Monitoring and Research Department 2015 Seminar Series
 
 
 
Date Subject
     
  January 30, 2015 report Technical Re-evaluation of Local Limits for Industrial Discharges in the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
(District) Service Area
    Dr. Kuldip Kumar, Senior Environmental Soil Scientist, District, Chicago, Illinois
 
  February 27, 2015 report Wastewater Worker Safety - Addressing Concerns on Ebola in Wastewater
    Dr. Matthew J. Arduino, Team Lead, Center for Disease Control Ebola Response Environmental Infection Control Team, Atlanta, Georgia
 
  March 27, 2015 report Updates on the Use Attainability Analysis for the Chicago Area Waterway System
    Ms. Margaret Conway, Principal Attorney, Law Department and Ms. Jennifer Wasik, Supervising Aquatic Biologist, Monitoring and Research Department, District, Chicago, Illinois
 
  April 24, 2015 report Algal-sludge Granules:  An Innovative Wastewater Treatment and Energy Recovery Process
      Dr. Chul Park, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
 
  May 29, 2015 report Developing a Long Term Capital Improvement Plan and Vetting Capital Improvement Projects Using an Organizationwide, Transparent and Objective Approach
    Mr. Edward Podczerwinski, Managing Civil Engineer and Mr. Jonathan Grabowy, Principal Civil Engineer, Monitoring and Research Department, District, Chicago, Illinois
 
  June 26, 2015 report Development of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy
    Mr. Sanjay Sofat, Manager of the Division of Water Pollution Control, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Springfield, Illinois
 
  July 31, 2015 report Recent Progress in Development of Mainstream Deammonification - A Potential Low Energy Option for Nitrogen Removal
Dr. George Wells, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
 
  August 28, 2015 report Green Infrastructure Program at DC Water
    Ms. Bethany Bezak, Green Infrastructure Manager, DC Clean Rivers Project, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, Washington, DC
 
  September 25, 2015 report Waste Activated Sludge Stripping to Remove Internal Phosphorus (WASSTRIP) Application at Clean Water Services
Mr. Peter Schauer, Principal Process Engineer, Clean Water Services, Hillsboro, Oregon
 
  October 30, 2015 report The MWRD’s Perspective on Co-Digestion and Biogas Utilization
    Mr. Thomas Kunetz, Assistant Director of Engineering, Engineering Department, District, Chicago, Illinois
 
  November 20, 2015 report Investigation of Anti-biotic Resistant Genes in Reclaimed Water
  Professor Amy Pruden, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Graduate Education, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
 
  December 18, 2015 report Development and Utilization of a Customized Model for Evaluating Performance of the Calumet, Mainstream and Des Plaines Tunnel and Reservoir Plan Systems
    Mr. Patrick Jensen, PE, Associate Civil Engineer and Ms. Ann Gray, Associate Civil Engineer, Collection Facilities/TARP, Engineering Department, District, Chicago, Illinois
 
 
     
 


RESERVATIONS REQUIRED (at least 24 hours in advance):  PICTURE ID REQUIRED FOR PLANT ENTRY

CONTACT:  Dr. Heng Zhang, Assistant Director of Monitoring and Research,
EM&R Division, (708) 588-4264 or (708) 588-4059

LOCATION:  Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, Lue-Hing R&D Complex,
6001 West Pershing Road, Cicero, IL 60804; TIME: 1:30 P.M.

(Note:  These seminars are eligible for Professional Development Credits/CEUs)