Monitoring and Research Department 2019 Seminar Series
 
 
 
Date Subject
     
  January 25, 2019 report The Development, Implementation, and Recent Progress of the Fulton County Nutrient Loss Reduction Program Under the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy
      Guanglong Tian, Ph.D., Principal Environmental Scientist, Monitoring and Research Department, Environmental Monitoring and Research Division, MWRDGC, Chicago, Illinois
 
  February 22, 2019 report Lessons Learned on Erosion Control in Shoreline Restoration
    Robert J. Kirschner, Director of Restoration Ecology, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois
 
  March 29, 2019 report Green Infrastructure Implementation at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
      James Yurik, Principal Civil Engineer, and John Watson, Associate Civil Engineer, Engineering Department, Stormwater Management Section, MWRDGC, Chicago, Illinois
 
  April 26, 2019 report Operating a Membrane Facility for Decades at the Orange County Water District and Groundwater Replenishment System
      Ms. Sandy Scott-Roberts, P.E., Groundwater Replenishment System Program Manager, Orange County Water District, Fountain Valley, California
 
  May 31, 2019 report Taking Ammonia-Based Aeration Control to the Next Level
    Wendy Anderson, Senior Engineer, Technology & Innovation Division, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, Denver, Colorado
 
  June 28, 2019 report Biosolids Market Analysis for a Strategic Long-Term Biosolids Management Program at Charlotte Water
    Irene Teshamulwa Okioga (Tesha) P.E., Ph.D., LEED AP, ENV SP, Senior Engineering Project Manager, Charlotte Water, Charlotte, North Carolina
 
  July 26, 2019 report Assessing the Impacts of Return Activated Sludge Fermentation on Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Performance and Associated Microbial Ecology
Erik R. Coats, P.E., Ph.D., Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
 
  August 23, 2019 report Challenges of Delivering Drinking Water to the City of New York
    Paul V. Rush, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply, New York City, New York
 
  September 20, 2019 report Sludge-Fermentation Based Side-Stream Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Enables Sustainable Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal with Carbon/Energy Recovery
April Gu, Ph.D., Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
 
  October 25, 2019 report Let the Water Flow: Lessons Learned from the Startup of the New Westside Aerated Grit Facility and Primary Settling Tanks at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant
    Paul D. O’Brien, P.E., Principal Civil Engineer, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
 
  November 22, 2019 report Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal at the Kirie Water Reclamation Plant: A Holistic Workplan with Step-By-Step Implementation to Achieve Treatment Goals with Minimum Infrastructure Investment
  Fenghua Yang, P.E., BCEE, Senior Environmental Research Scientist, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
 
  December 13, 2019 report Mainstream Short-Cut Biological Nitrogen Removal Coupled with Biological Phosphorus Removal
    George Wells, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, McCormick School of Engineering, Evanston, 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: 10:30 A.M.

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