| Thursday, October 16 |
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
(Express Badge Pick-up Only) |
WEFTEC.08 Registration
For Exhibitors Only
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| Friday, October 17 |
| 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
WEFTEC.08 Registration
For Exhibitors Only
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| 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
WEFTEC.08 Registration
For Workshop Registrants Only
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| Saturday, October 18 |
| 7:00 am – 5:00 pm |
WEFTEC.08 Registration
For Attendees, Exhibitors, and International Visitors
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| 7:00 am – 5:00 pm |
WEFTEC.08 Global Center
See International Visitors for more information.
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| 8:30 am – 5:00 pm |
Workshops
W101 WEF/WERF Demonstrated Processes for Limit of Technology Nutrient Removal: Achievable Limits and Statistical Reliability
W102 Membrane Bioreactors: How Far Are We Now and Where Are We Going? A Companion Program to Workshop W207 (*Note: Discount available for booking workshops W102 and W207 together - use code W301 to book both workshops at once and receive discount pricing.)
W103 Advanced Hands-On Workshop on Whole Wastewater Treatment Plant Modeling
W104 Activated Sludge and BNR Process Control - in A BNR World: A Companion Program to Workshop W206 (*Note: Discount available for booking workshops W104 and W206 together - use code W302 to book both workshops at once and receive discount pricing.)
W105 Maintenance Fundamentals for a High Performance Organization
W106 Understanding and Applying On-Line Process Analyzers
W107 Wastewater Treatment Microbiology
W108 Selecting a Class A Physical/Chemical Treatment for Biosolids
W109 Green Infrastructure: The Windy City and Beyond
W110 Wastewater Treatment in Tomorrow's Climate Change Driven World
W111 Strategic Workforce Planning for Leaders at All Levels: Getting, Keeping, and Developing Your New Workforce
W112 Using Management Systems to Reduce Costs and Improve Performance
W113 The Big Picture: Reclaimed Water As a Water Resource
W114 How Does It Work? UV Operations and Maintenance
W115R* WERF: The Latest on WERF Collection System Research (*Note: This is a half-day session from 1:30-5:00 pm.)
W116R WERF: Sustainable Watershed Protection through Distributed Management of Decentralized Systems |
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| Sunday, October 19 |
| 7:00 am – 5:00 pm |
WEFTEC.08 Registration
For Attendees, Exhibitors, and International Visitors
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7:00 am – 5:00 pm
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
8:00 am - |
WEFTEC.08 Global Center
See International Visitors for more information.
Environmental Engineering ABET/EAC Evaluator Training and Education Workshop
See WEFTEC Events for more information.
WERF/WEFTEC.08 Golf Tournament |
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
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Workshops
W201 WEF/WERF Nutrient Removal: What the U.S. EPA, WERF, and Others are Doing to Help Address this Challenge
W202 Tackling Industrial Wastewater Treatment Challenges
W203 Upgrading Plants Using IFAS, MBBR, and Membrane Technologies: Process Selection and Operation
W204 Pumping 101 -- Basic and Advanced Wastewater Pump Station Design and Operation
W205 WEF/WERF Making It Go Away: An Overview of Waste Sludge Reduction Technologies
W206 Activated Sludge and BNR Process Control - Hands-On in the Real World: A Companion Program to Workshop W104 (*Note: Discount available for booking workshops W104 and W206 together - use code W302 to book both workshops at once and receive discount pricing.)
W207 Membrane Bioreactors -- Innovative Operations: A Companion Program to Workshop W102 (*Note: Discount available for booking workshops W102 and W207 together - use code W301 to book both workshops at once and receive discount pricing.)
W208 Wastewater Treatment Microbiology
W209 Sustainable Infrastructures: Designing for Collection Systems O&M
W210 The Next Phase of the Clean Water Act: Getting Ready for NDPES Phase II Repermitting
W211 WEF/WERF Getting Prepared for "New" Pathogen Standards
W212 Setting Levels of Service and Involving Customers and Stakeholders to Sustain Your Community
W213 Disinfection Strategies to Keep Pace with Reuse Trends
W214 Implementation of Instrumentation and Control in Wastewater Treatment
W215R WEF/WERF: Constructed Wetlands for Nutrient Control and Wastewater Treatment |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Bicycle Ride along Lake Michigan
See WEFTEC Events for more information. |
| 11:30 am – 4:00 pm |
University Student Lounge
See Students & Young Professionals for more information. |
| 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm |
WEFTEC Orientation – A WEFTEC Success Course for First-Time Attendees and New WEF members. See WEFTEC Events for more information. |
| 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm |
Student Design Competition
See Students & Young Professionals for more information. |
| 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
Exhibition |
| 4:45 pm – 6:15 pm |
Opening General Session |
| 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
Water For People Gala
See WEFTEC Events for more information. |
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| Monday, October 20 |
| 7:00 am – 5:00 pm |
WEFTEC.08 Registration
For Attendees, Exhibitors, and International Visitors
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7:00 am – 5:00 pm
7:30 am - 9:00 am |
WEFTEC.08 Global Center
See International Visitors for more information.
AAEE/AIDIS/WEF Breakfast
See WEFTEC Events for more information. |
| 8:00 am – 4:30 pm |
14th Annual WEFTeach
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8:30 am - 12:00 pm
10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Fees, Finance, and the Future - Water Is Life, and Infrastructure Makes It Happen™ Pay Offs
See WEFTEC Events for more information.
Don't Let the Big Picture Dictate the Local Decision: Persistent Questions Around Water Treatment
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| 9:30 am – 4:30 pm |
Exhibition |
| 11:30 am – 4:00 pm |
University Student Lounge
See Students & Young Professionals for more information.
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10:30 am – Noon
11:30 am - 1:30 pm |
Student Chapter Meeting - Annual Meeting
Student Chapter Officers, members, and advisors from 64 WEF Student Chapters meet annually at WEFTEC to share ideas and programs. See Students & Young Professionals for more information.
23rd Annual U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards Program
See WEFTEC Events for more information. |
| 11:30 pm – 1:30 pm |
AEESP/WEF Scientists' Luncheon
See WEFTEC Events for more information. |
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Students & Young Professionals Networking and Career Fair
See Students & Young Professionals for more information.
View a list of Career Fair participating companies (coming soon)
T1 Sold Out Collection Systems Tour: Chicago's Deep Tunnel
T2 John G. Shedd Aquarium
T3 Chicago River Tour
Eco-San in the Marketplace: The Economy of Ecology
See WEFTEC Events for more information. |
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
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AEESP/WEF Lecture – Part of Technical Session 22
See WEFTEC Events for more information.
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| 8:30 am - Noon |
Technical Sessions
Session: 1 Fundamentals of Phosphorus Removal
Session: 2 Industrial Wastewater Biological Nutrient Removal
Session: 3 Developing Technologies
Session: 4 Innovative Ideas in Nitrification and Dentrification Systems
Session: 5 Whole Plant Issues*
Session: 6 Wet Weather Treatment*
Session: 7 Plant Process Optimization and Energy Management
Session: 8 Advancing Digestion
Session: 9 Collection System Basics: What You Need to Know
Session: 10 Odor and Corrosion Control in Collection Systems: From the Pipes to the Plants
Session: 11 Habitat Assessment and Restoration*
Session: 12 Nutrients: Where Are They Now?*
Session: 13 Manage your Stormwater or Get Managed
Session: 14 Organizational Strategies to Meet Future Opportunities: There's Been Plenty of Talk, Now Walk the Walk
Session: 15 Pathogens and Priority Pollutants in Reclaimed Water
Session: 16 Fees, Finance, and the Future: "Water Is Life, and Infrastructure Makes It Happen™" Pays Off
Session: 17 Sustainability Metrics and Measurements
Session: 18 Water Scarcity Issues: The Global Perspective
Session: 19 Planning for and Recovery from Natural Disasters: Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
Session: 20 Performance of Small Community Infrastructure
Session: 21 Enterprise Asset Management and GIS Applications I |
| 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Technical Sessions
Session: 22 AEESP Lecture and Microbial Fuel Cells
Session: 23 Wastewater Plant Modeling: Hydraulics and Physical Operations*
Session: 24 Don't Forget the Head of the Plant: Preliminary and Primary Treatment*
Session: 25 Phosphorus Removal
Session: 26 Energing Challenges with Chlorine Disinfection
Session: 27 Sludge Minimization/Pretreatment
Session: 28 Private Property…Not So Private Anymore
Session: 29 Modeling for Water Quality Management Decision Support
Session: 30 Manage "Overflows" to Meet LTCPs
Session: 31 Financial Management in Turbulent Times
Session: 32 Workforce Professional Development
Session: 33 Technology Solutions for Sustainability Strategies
Session: 34 Water Reuse Case Studies I
Session: 35 Advanced Water Reuse Treatment Technologies
Session: 36 Case Studies for Implementing Water Sustainability
Session: 37 Water Environmental Technical and Management Approaches for Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions I
Session: 38 Water Scarcity and the Potential Role of Distributed Wastewater Management
Session: 39 SCADA, SCADA Applications, and SCADA Integration I
Session: 40 Innovative Technology Forum I
Session: 41 YP - Nutrient Control Strategies*
Session 42 YP - Advanced Biological Process Modeling* |
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| 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm |
Industrial Networking Reception (by invitation only)
See WEFTEC Events for more information.
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Young Professionals Reception
Young Professionals (YPs) are invited to join the WEF Manufacturers and Representatives Committee (MARC) as they celebrate young professionals at local hotspot. A WEFTEC Badge is required in order to attend the reception. See Students & Young Professionals for more information.
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| Tuesday, October 21 |
| 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
WEFTEC.08 Registration
For Attendees, Exhibitors, and International Visitors
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| 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
WEFTEC.08 Global Center
See International Visitors for more information.
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| 8:00 am – 3:00 pm |
Leadership Day Workshop
See WEFTEC Events for more information.
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| 8:30 am - Noon |
Technical Sessions
Session: 43 Nitrogen Removal
Session: 44 Models Applied to Practice
Session: 45 Industrial Applications of MBBR and MBR Wastewater Technologies
Session: 46 Microconstituents: What Is New and What Is Needed
Session: 47 Nutrient Removal: How Low Can You Get?
Session: 48 Activated Sludge Process Optimization: I Can See Clearly Now the Floc Is Gone
Session: 49 U.S. EPA’s Performance Based Method Approach, National Lab Accreditation, and New Methods for Environmental Monitoring
Session: 50 Validation of UV Reactors: New Approaches to Consistent UV Design
Session: 51 Health and Safety in Treatment and Use of Biosolids
Session: 52 CMOM: Clean and Assess Conditions
Session: 53 Capital Improvement Programs: Using New Ways to Solve Old Problems
Session: 54 Water Quality Issues in Storage and Aquifer and Storage Recovery (ASR)
Session: 55 Reclaimed Water Treatment Technologies*
Session: 56 Wetlands As a Reuse Treatment Technology*
Session: 57 Government Affairs Update
Session: 58 Sustainability Tools and Modeling
Session: 59 Water Environmental Technical and Management Approaches for Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions II*
Session: 60 Design Criteria, Modeling, and Experience Gained in Large Wastewater Treatment Plants in Latin America
Session: 61 Green Power: Renewable Energy Options for Water and Wastewater Utilities
Session: 62 Wastewater Conveyance and Overflows: Pipes, Pumps, and Tunnels |
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| 9:00 am – 1:00 pm |
T4 Industrial Tour: Abbott Laboratories Wastewater Pretreatment Plant
T5 Facility Tour: Jardine Water Purification Plant |
| 9:30 am – 4:30 pm |
Exhibition |
| 9:15 am – 5:00 pm |
Operations Challenge.08
Located in Hall C2, McCormick Place
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| 11:30 am – 4:00 pm |
University Student Lounge
See Students & Young Professionals for more information. |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm |
Collection Systems Luncheon
Ticket Cost: $50. See WEFTEC Events for more information.
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| 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
T6 Facility Tour: Chicago Center for Green Technology
T7 Facility Tour: Stickney Water Reclamation Plant |
| 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Technical Sessions
Session: 63 Particle Behavior in Biological Processes
Session: 64 Metals and Mining Industry
Session: 65 Virtual Wastewater Treatment: Benefits and Breakthroughs in Process Modeling
Session: 66 How to Optimize Your MBBR-IFAS Design
Session: 67 Operation of Biological Phosphorus Removal Systems
Session: 68 Lab Practices Detection and Quantitation: New Methods and Perspectives of U.S. EPA's Federal Advisory Committee
Session: 69 Management of Odor and VOCs
Session: 70 Think Thick or Dry
Session: 71 Build (or Rehab) It and It Will Come
Session: 72 Standards and Permitting: ""Let's Make a Deal
Session: 73 Watershed Management Approaches
Session: 74 Groundwater: Contemporary Issues in Contaminants, Remediation, Recharge, and Regulation
Session: 75 Sustainability Strategies and Systems
Session: 76 Innovative Water Reuse in Industrial and Commercial Applications
Session: 77 Clean Water Policy 2008
Session: 78 Water, Wastewater, and Environmental Challenges Facing Small Island Nations: Examples and Lessons Learned from Puerto Rico and Barbados
Session: 79 Enterprise Asset Management and GIS Applications II
Session: 80 Planning and Implementation of Plant and Receiving Waters Upgrades MWRGDC Experience*
Session: 81 Chicago Area Waterway Studies*
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| Wednesday, October 22 |
| 8:00 am – 3:00 pm |
WEFTEC.08 Registration
For Attendees, Exhibitors, and International Visitors
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| 8:00 am – 3:00 pm |
WEFTEC.08 Global Center
See International Visitors for more information. |
| 8:30 am - Noon |
Technical Sessions
Session: 82 Membrane Processes
Session: 83 Side Stream and High Strength Treatment (Joint with Municipal, Facility Ops.)
Session: 84 Optimization of Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations*
Session: 85 Microconstituents in the Aqueous Environment: What Do We Know and What Does It Mean?
Session: 86 Secondary Treatment: Optimization and Innovation
Session: 87 Operation of Biological Nitrogen Removal Systems
Session: 88 Innovative Lab Methods: Microconstituents, Organic Compounds, and NanoMaterials
Session: 89 Co-Digestion: You're Adding What to Your Digester?*
Session: 90 Think Big! Tunnels and CSO/SSO Controls
Session: 91 Bacteria: An Infectious Topic*
Session: 92 Innovations in Stormwater Management*
Session: 93 Asset Management: Now That We Know What We Have, How Do We Take Care of It?
Session: 94 Is the Baby Boom a Bust for Your Organization? Preparing for Future Personnel Challenges
Session: 95 Protecting Our Nation's Most Critical Asset: U.S. EPA's Collaborative Approach to Water/Wastewater Resiliency and Security
Session: 96 Global Sanitation: Current Situation and Innovations for the Future
Session: 97 Design Tools for Decentralized Infrastructure
Session: 98 Energy Conservation and Management for Water and Wastewater Facilities
Session: 99 SCADA, SCADA Applications, and SCADA Integration II
Session: 100 Treatment Plant Issues
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| 9:00 am – 1:00 pm |
T8 Facility Tour: Chicago Center for Green Technology
T9 Facility Tour: Stickney Water Reclamation Plant |
| 9:30 am – 4:30 pm |
Exhibition |
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
T10 Facility Tour: John G. Shedd Aquarium |
| 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Technical Sessions
Session: 101 Microconstituent Interactions in Biological Processes
Session: 102 Food, Beverage, and Agricultural Waste Treatment*
Session: 103 Best of the IWA Large Plant Conference
Session: 104 Disinfection Compliance: Make It Work!
Session: 105 Safety and Security Priority Challenges at Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Session: 106 Greenhouse Gases and Sustainability
Session: 107 Pump Stations: Keeping Your Assets High and Dry
Session: 108 TMDLs: The Issues and the Answers*
Session: 109 Effective Watershed Planning*
Session: 110 Asset Management: There Are Many Routes to the Asset Management Goal
Session: 111 Water Reuse Case Studies II
Session: 112 Addressing Water Quality Standards in Long-Term Control Plans
Session: 113 Technology and Understanding: Projects that Put the Pieces Together
Session: 114 Utility and Plant Planning
Session: 115 Innovative Technology Forum II
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