Words On Water #165: How One Project Reflects Water Sector Trends and Opportunities

October 1, 2020

Frank Houston is Senior Regional Manager for the Eastern U.S. for DN Tanks and Alan Parent is Director of Business Development and Laura Simmers is Preconstruction Coordinator for PC Construction. In this episode Frank, Alan, and Laura talk about a $271 million bio-energy project at a Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission’s facility in Piscataway, Md. They explain the benefits of extensive collaboration in the project, the design-build process, and advancement of biosolids and energy generation, as well as how these are broader trends and opportunities for the water sector. Frank, Alan, and Laura also discuss the deliberate use of woman- and minority owned businesses in the project.

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Words On Water #162: Kevin Marsh on the Role of I&I in Tracking Coronavirus

September 29, 2020

Kevin Marsh is the President of FlowWorks. In this episode Kevin discusses the increasingly popular practice of wastewater epidemiology in identifying coronavirus in communities and on college campuses. He explains that to accurately measure the presence of the virus wastewater flow data must be normalized for inflow and infiltration in collection systems, and how his company is working with others on this approach. Kevin also talks about the latest in machine learning and automated data.

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Words On Water #161: Steve Myers and Melody White on the Momentum in Resource Recovery

September 29, 2020

Steve Myers and Melody White are Application Development Managers at Hach. In this episode Steve and Melody talk about the increasing momentum in the sector for water reuse and nutrient recovery. They discuss how regional differences in water and regulations require different solutions for resource recovery and the technology and equipment that can meet those needs.

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Words On Water #159: Hossein Zarrin and Tim Mollart on Using Synthetic Diamonds in Water Treatment

September 28, 2020

Hossein Zarrin is Head of Water and Tim Mollart is Principal Application Engineer at Element Six. In this episode Hossein and Tim explain how synthetic diamonds can be used in industrial water treatment, particularly to target certain difficult pollutants. They also discuss the advantages of using synthetic diamonds and why more industries are opting to use the technology.

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Words On Water #158: Onder Caliskaner on Carbon Re-Direction and Cellulose Removal

September 25, 2020

Onder Caliskaner is Founder of Caliskaner Water Technologies. In this episode Onder explains the process and purpose of carbon re-direction at water resource recovery facilities and the current trends in the sector. He also talks about the practice and benefits of cellulose recovery from wastewater. WEFTEC Connect will explore these topics during Going KETO: Stories of Carbon Re-Direction in the Age of Advanced Nutrient Removal and Cellulose Recovery From Wastewater.

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Words On Water #157: A Preview of WEFTEC Connect

September 14, 2020

In this episode WEF staff provide a preview of WEFTEC Connect, the fully virtual event and online learning platform that offers attendees interactive education, an exhibitor showcase, and networking experiences. They explain how WEFTEC Connect is more than another webinar or virtual meeting – it is a dynamic, immersive learning amd networking experience, that takes the best of our in-person event, reshapes it for the virtual world, and delivers it all directly to attendees. WEFTEC Connect will be held October 5 to October 9 and more information is at www.weftec.org

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Words On Water #154: Lucy Pugh on Water Reuse Challenges in Food and Beverage Industry

August 31, 2020

Lucy Pugh is a Vice President and Industrial Water and Wastewater Technical Practice Director at AECOM. In this episode Lucy discusses water reuse challenges in the food and beverage industry and how its wastewater processes differ from municipal treatment. She also talks about technologies used in food and beverage can be transferred to municipal facilities. Lucy will be leading a session at WEFTEC Connect on Tuesday, October 6 at 3:30 p.m. on solutions to wastewater treatment and reuse challenges faced by the food and beverage industry.

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Words On Water #104: Preview of WEFTEC 2019

September 13, 2019

WEFTEC 2019, the Water Environment Federation’s Technical Exhibition and Conference, will be held September 21-25 in Chicago. This episode provides a preview of content in the program topic areas of research, utility management, future issues, and municipal design, including suggestions for highly recommended sessions to attend.

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Words On Water #69: InFLOW (Introducing Future Leaders to Opportunities in Water)

December 17, 2018

InFLOW is a new program from the Water Environment Federation that stands for Introducing Future Leaders to Opportunities in Water. In this episode, WEF staff Morgan Brown and Rahkia Nance explain that InFLOW identifies promising students from underrepresented minority groups who are interested in professional careers in the water industry and provides them scholarships to attend WEFTEC. In its first year, 16 students from Howard University, Tuskegee University, and the University of South Florida participated in the program. Three of those students – Maya Carrasquillo, Sigmund Skinner, and Faith Oviawe – discuss their experiences with InFLOW and perspectives on water careers.

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Words On Water #51: Preview of WEFTEC 2018

September 7, 2018

WEFTEC, the Water Environment Federation’s Technical Exhibition and Conference, is the largest annual water quality event in the world. This year it will be held September 29 to October 3 in New Orleans. In this episode, WEF staff provide a preview of WEFTEC, including highlights of the conference program, the new additions to the exhibit floor, what to expect at the opening session, and how to use the app to navigate the event.

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