Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s live conference blog for WEFTEC10 — glad we could get connected! We’ll see you back here again next year for WEFTEC11! It will be held in Los Angeles, California, from 15–19 October 2010. The deadline is 2 December 2010 if you want to submit an abstract. To …
WEFTEC Recap
Submitted by Sean Partington, Black & Veatch A whirlwind of events and accomplishments took place during WEFTEC 2010 in New Orleans. Here is a run-down of the people I saw, places I went, and the take-aways I brought home with me: Monday Morning: The breakfast hosted by Len Rodman and Ralph Eberts was informative, stimulating, …
Fermentation of mixed liquor for phosphorus removal
Submitted by James Barnard, Black & Veatch On Monday, 4 October, my paper “Fermentation of Mixed Liquor for Phosphorus Removal,” co-authored by Dwight Houweling of Envirosim, Howard Analla of the City of Henderson NV, and Mark Steichen of Black & Veatch, was scheduled at the same time as the AEESP/WEF lecture where I was moderating. …
Bigger than Ever: Interesting Facts for Sore Feet
If you were imagining that it seemed even more challenging to get around WEFTEC this year, your instincts were right. The 2010 event set records! From the WEF’s official press release: WEFTEC® 2010 Sets New Exhibition Record in New Orleans This year’s exhibition exceeded previous record by more than 5,700 net square feet ALEXANDRIA, Va. …
Quotable Quotes from the Economic Pressures Roundtable event
There were many valuable insights shared at Black & Veatch’s Economic Pressures Roundtable held during WEFTEC 2010…and plenty of “quotable quotes” worth repeating! To read more about the Roundtable event, visit www.waterdialogue.com) “We may not have all the resources we need, but we are extremely resourceful.” “We know we have to do more with less, …
AEESP/WEF Lecture WEFTEC 2010
Submitted by James L. Barnard, Black & Veatch Every year, a person who has made a substantial contribution to science and engineering is recommended by the WEF Research Subcommittee at the midyear program meetings to give this lecture. This year the honor fell to Denny Parker of Brown & Caldwell. Sudhir Murthy, of DC Water, …
Nothing Formal, Something Fun
This year marks The Water Environment Research Foundation’s (WERF) 20th year. The annual WERF Subscriber Luncheon at WEFTEC was a perfect venue to celebrate. WERF, formed in 1989, is dedicated to independent scientific research on wastewater and stormwater issues and has produced 300 research reports over the last two decades valued at over $62 million. For the luncheon …
Passing of the Gavel
What an amazing WEFTEC! At the passing of the WEF President’s gavel from Paul Freedman to Jeanette Brown, it hit me that I would be receiving the gavel in just 12 short months in Los Angeles. It seems like a long time, but I am sure that it will go as fast as my last …
Nose for news…
On Monday I stumbled across a press event in the exhibition hall at WEFTEC. My instincts as a former journalist kicked in, and I stopped by the WEF Global Center to see “Who Dat?” receiving a certificate from none other than Jeanette Brown, now the President of WEF.She was honoring the achievement of the Greater …
Don’t Forget Force Mains
Submitted by Bryon Livingston, Black & Veatch We were pleased to share “Force Mains: Not to be Forgotten Assets” with an enthusiastic audience at WEFTEC10 and I invite your review and analysis of our presentation. At WEFTEC, we explained the process used by Johnson County (KS) Wastewater to incorporate force main condition assessment into the …
