Dear Colleagues,
We Welcome
It is with immense pleasure we welcome you back to Florida Water Resources Conference 2023 and the beautiful Gaylord Palms. The greater Orlando area is known as the top vacation destination for families and its central location in Florida makes it a top choice for the state and national conferences as well. The FWRC continues to be phenomenally successful due to the record number of attendees, exhibitors, and sponsorships. Your participation and support are key to the success of our conference.
Thanks to all the technical paper presenters, moderators, and workshop coordinators for sharing your expertise with us and the volunteers for assisting with the sessions, helping with registration, and ushering. Our thanks are also due to our trustees and board members for their valuable input and feedback as we were planning the conference details for this year. Finally, I am very thankful to our fellow FWRC officers and the executive directors for all their hard work in making this event a remarkable success.
We hope that FWRC 2023 will be another memorable event for you; we selected an easily accessible and family-friendly location, included informative and timely technical sessions, exhibits, and a field trip, and planned / scheduled more networking opportunities for you and your employer. We improved many of our registration processes with the new conference management system software to give you a better conference experience. Whether you are a consultant, exhibitor, sponsor, academician, student, or water/wastewater utility employee, you will find the FWRC of value to you.
While at the conference, we hope you and your family will enjoy the pleasant hotel ambience. Most importantly, let us all stay safe. While many of the COVID rules have been lifted, we still need to do our individual part to keep ourselves healthy.
If we can be of any assistance during your stay in Kissimmee, please do not hesitate to contact us. We welcome your feedback after this conference, as we plan our future events.
Tim
Madhanagopal
Tim Madhanagopal President, Florida Water Resources Conference Inc.
MISSION STATEMENT:
The Florida Water Resources Conference mission is to work for the advancement of science and education by distribution of its funds, particularly for development of professional continuing education in environmental materials, journals, services, and scholarly activities associated with the water and wastewater industry.
F W P C O A O p e r a t o r s S h o w c a s e
Wednesday 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Room Desoto 3
Operators Showcase Sponsor
Y o u a r e i n v i t e d t o a t t e n d t h e O p e r a t o r s S h o w c a s e , w h i c h i s a r e v i e w a n d d i s c u s s i o n f o r o p e r a t o r s o f
a l l l e v e l s t h a t w i l l b e i m p a c t e d b y c h a n g e s i n F l o r i d a r e g u l a t i o n s . T h e O p e r a t o r s S h o w c a s e w i l l f e a t u r e
a r e v i e w b y D r . C h r i s O w e n , A s s o c i a t e V i c e P r e s i d e n t a n d D i r e c t o r o f W a t e r a n d R e u s e I n n o v a t i o n s
w i t h H a z e n a n d S a w y e r . D r . O w e n w i l l s p e a k o n t h e e f f e c t s o f P F A S c h e m i c a l s o n t h e u t i l i t y i n d u s t r y . I n
M a r c h , t h e U . S . E P A p r o p o s e d n e w r e g u l a t i o n s f o r a g r o u p o f P F A S c o n t a m i n a n t s . T h e s e n e w M C L s w i l l
b e f i n a l i z e d a t t h e e n d o f 2 0 2 3 , o r t h e b e g i n n i n g o f 2 0 2 4 a n d u t i l i t i e s w i l l n e e d t o t a k e a c t i o n a s a
r e s u l t i n c l u d i n g m o n i t o r i n g , p u b l i c n o t i f i c a t i o n a n d t r e a t m e n t i f l e v e l s e x c e e d t h e n e w M C L s . U t i l i t i e s
w i l l h a v e t h r e e y e a r s t o i m p l e m e n t t r e a t m e n t i f n e e d e d . I n t h i s t a l k w e w i l l g o o v e r t h e n e w M C L s ,
c o m m u n i c a t i o n t o o l s , c o m p l i a n c e s c h e d u l e s , h o w t o c a l c u l a t e t h e M C L s a n d t r e a t m e n t a p p r o a c h e s . I n
a d d i t i o n , t h e f u n d i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s t h a t m a y b e a v a i l a b l e t o y o u r u t i l i t y w i l l b e h i g h l i g h t e d . W e w i l l
a l s o f e a t u r e D r C a r l y n J H i g g i n s , w h o i s c u r r e n t l y a n e n g i n e e r w i t h H a z e n a n d S a w y e r w i t h a
d o c t o r a t e d e g r e e f r o m t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f C e n t r a l F l o r i d a s p e c i a l i z i n g i n t h e r e m o v a l o f c o n t a m i n a n t s o f
e m e r g i n g c o n c e r n f r o m m e m b r a n e t r e a t m e n t p r o c e s s e s , w i l l b e p r e s e n t i n g o n t h e C i t y o f P l a n t C i t y ’ s
D i r e c t / I n d i r e c t P o t a b l e R e u s e W a t e r P i l o t P r o j e c t , i n c l u d i n g d a t a c o l l e c t i o n , o p e r a t o r t r a i n i n g , a n d o p e r a t o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n . I n a d d i t i o n , a n o v e r v i e w o f D P R w i l l b e d e l i v e r e d b y J o h n O ’ B r i a n . J o h n i s a n a
l i c e ns e d o p e r a t o r w o r k i n g f o r S e a c o a s t U t i l i t y A u t h o r i t y H e i s a n i n s t r u c t o r i n t h e u t i l i t y f i e l d a n d i s t h e n e w c h a i r o f t h e D i r e c t P o t a b l e R e u s e c o m m i t t e e f o r F W P C O A .
F W E A , F S A W W A , F W P C O A S h o w c a s e
Wednesday 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Exhibit Hall D-F
A r e y o u i n t e r e s t e d i n g e t t i n g m o r e i n v o l v e d i n t h e w a t e r / w a s t e w a t e r i n d u s t r y ? S t o p b y a n d f i n d o u t a b o u t v o l u n t e e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s w i t h F W E A , F S A W W A o r F W P C O A . M e e t i n d u s t r y l e a d e r s , p l a y a g a m e o f c o r n h o l e o r j u s t c h a t . T h i s y o u r o p p o r t u n i t y t o h e l p s h a p e t h e w a t e r q u a l i t y f i e l d t o d a y a n d t o m o r r o w .
F W E A O p e r a t i o n s C h a l l e n g e C o m p e t i t i o n
Thursday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Exhibit Hall D-F
O p e r a t i o n s C h a l l e n g e i s t h e " W a s t e w a t e r O l y m p i c s " f o r p r o f e s s i o n a l s i n t h e w a s t e w a t e r t r e a t m e n t
i n d u s t r y . T e a m s o f f o u r m e m b e r s c o m p e t e i n f i v e s e p a r a t e e v e n t s : o p e r a t i o n s , m a i n t e n a n c e , l a b o r a t o r y , s a f e t y , a n d c o l l e c t i o n s y s t e m s , a t a r e g i o n a l l e v e l , t o e a r n t h e r i g h t t o r e p r e s e n t F l o r i d a a t
t h e n a t i o n a l c o m p e t i t i o n a t W E F T E C T h e F l o r i d a c o m p e t i t i o n t a k e s p l a c e at F W R C e v e r y y e a r w i t h a n
a v e r a g e o f e i g h t t e a m s f r o m a r o u n d t h e s t a t e .
W o m e n o f W a t e r F o r u m
Thursday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Room Desoto 1 & 2
Women of Water Sponsor
C O M E O N E , C O M E A L L ! W o m e n o f W a t e r i n v i t e s Y O U t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h i s d y n a m i c c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h
l e a d e r s f r o m a c r o s s t h e s t a t e o f F l o r i d a ! T h i s p e e r - t o - p e e r e x c h a n g e o f k n o w l e d g e a n d s u p p o r t s e t s
t h e s t a g e t o o p e n y o u r m i n d a n d e x p a n d y o u r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f o u r c o l l e c t i v e e x p e r i e n c e . W a t e r
s e c t o r l e a d e r s w i l l s h a r e t h e i r u n i q u e p e r s p e c t i v e s i n t h i s a u d i e n c e i n t e r a c t i v e p a n e l r e l a t i n g t h e i r e x p e r i e n c e s , i n s p i r a t i o n s , a n d m o t i v a t i o n s F a c i l i t a t e d b y R a n d y B r o w n ( U t i l i t i e s D i r e c t o r , P o m p a n o
B e a c h ) a n d M a r j o r i e C r a i g ( U t i l i t i e s D i r e c t o r , V i l l a g e o f T e q u e s t a ) , o u r p a n e l i s t s t h i s y e a r i n c l u d e :
M a r i s e l a A r a n g u i z - C u e t o ( D e p u t y D i r e c t o r , M i a m i D a d e W a t e r a n d S e w e r D e p a r t m e n t ) , N a n c y
G a l l i n a r o ( U t i l i t i e s D i r e c t o r , C i t y o f N o r t h P o r t ) , T a r a L a m o u r e u x ( U t i l i t i e s D i r e c t o r , C i t y o f C a s s e l b e r r y ) ,
R a y n e t t a C u r r y M ar s h a l l ( C h i e f O p e r a t i n g O f f i c e r , J a c k s o n v i l l e E l e c t r i c A u t h o r i t y ) , M e g a n R o s s ( U t i l i t i e s
D i r e c t o r , P i n e l l a s C o u n t y ) a n d I f e t a y o V e n n e r ( W a s t e w a t e r P r a c t i c e L e a d e r , A r c a d i s )
J o i n t F S A W W A W a t e r U t i l i t y C o u n c i l & F W E A W R 3 C o m m i t t e e M e e t i n g
Thursday 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, Room Suwannee 2 & 3
P l e a s e j o i n u s f o r a j o i n t F S A W W A W a t e r U t i l i t y C o u n c i l ( W U C ) a n d F W E A W a t e r
R e s o u r c e s , R e u s e , a n d R e s i l i e n c y ( W R 3 ) C o m m i t t e e m e e t i n g a n d n e t w o r k i n g e v e n t
i m m e d i a t e l y f o l l o w i n g o u r j o i n t F S A W W A W U C , F W E A U C a n d F W E A W R 3 w o r k s h o p a s
w e c o n t i n u e o u r c o n v e r s a t i o n s a r o u n d d r i n k i n g w a t e r a n d w a s t e w a t e r c h a l l e n g e s a n d o p p o r t u n i t i e s . B e v e r a g e s w i l l b e s e r v e d !
T h e F S A W W A W U C i s r e c o g n i z e d a s t h e a u t h o r i t a t i ve r e s o u r c e f o r k n o w l e d g e ,
i n f o r m a t i o n , a n d a d v o c a c y t o i m p r o v e t h e q u a l i t y a n d s u p p l y o f d r i n k i n g w a t e r . I t s
m i s s i o n i s t o d e v e l o p a c t i o n p r o g r a m s t o i n i t i a t e , e v a l u a t e , r e s p o n d , a n d c o m m e n t o n
l e g i s l a t i v e , r e g u l a t o r y , a n d o t h e r m a t t e r s d i r e c t l y a f f e c t i n g w a t e r u t i l i t i e s i n F l o r i d a . T h e
W R 3 g r e w o u t o f t h e O n e W a t e r c o n c e p t w h e n t h e W a t e r R e u s e a n d I n t e g r a t e d W a t e r
R e s o u r c e s c o m m i t t e e s m e r g e d t o m e e t th e c u r r e n t i n d u s t r y t r e n d s . T h e c o m m i t t e e i s
d e d i c a t e d t o p r o v i d i n g t e c h n i c a l e d u c a t i o n a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t p r o g r a m s f o r
a s s o c i a t i o n m e m b e r s t h r o u g h s e m i n a r s , w o r k s h o p s , a n d a c c e s s t o t e c h n i c a l e x p e r t s i n
t h e f i e l d o f w a t e r r e u s e , i n t e g r a t e d w a t e r r e s o u r c e s , w a t e r s u p p l y , w a t e r c o n s e r v a t i o n
a n d r e s i l i e n c y .
Y o u n g P r o f e s s i o n a l s / S t u d e n t P o s t e r C o n t e s t
Friday 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, Room Exhibit Hall D-F
S t u d e n t s a n d y o u n g p r o f e s s i o n a l s w i l l p r e s e n t p o s t e r s o n w a t e r , w a s t e w a t e r , a n d
e n v i r o n m e n t a l t o p i c s . C o m e v i e w t h e p o s t e r s , a s k q u e s t i o n s , a n d w a tc h a s t h e t o p
p o s t e r s e a r n a w a r d s .
S t u d e n t s a n d Y o u n g P r o f e s s i o n a l s R e c e p t i o n
Friday 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Room Escambia
Student & Young Professional Reception Sponsor
M i x a n d m i n g l e w i t h f e l l o w y o u n g p r o f e s s i o n a l s a c r o s s t h e s t a t e w i t h d r i n k s , f o o d , g a m e s , a n d r a f f l e p r i z e s .
Y o u n g P r o f e s s i o n a l s W o r k s h o p
Saturday 7:30 AM - 1:00 AM, Room Lafayette 1 & 2
A j o i n t e n d e a v o r b y F W E A a n d F S A W W A y o u n g p r o f e s s i o n a l s , t h i s w o r k s h o p w i l l b r i n g t o g e t h e r y o u n g p r o f e s s i o n a l s i n t h e w a t e r a n d w a s t e w a t e r i n d u s t r y t o l e a r n f r o m i n d u s t r y l e a d e r s , g r o w p r o f e s s i o n a l l y , a n d n e t w o r k w i t h p e e r s f r o m a c r o s s F l o r i d a .
F W E A S t u d e n t D e s i g n C o m p e t i t i o n
Saturday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Room Lafayette 3 & 4
W i t n e s s u n i v e r s i t y s t u d e n t s p r e s e n t t h e i r f i n d i n g s a n d d e s i g n s a f t e r m o n t h s d e d i c a t e d
t o s o l v i n g a w a s t e w a t e r o r e n v i r o n m e n t a l p r o b l e m . W i n n i n g t e a m s c o n t i n u e o n t o t h e
n a t i o n a l c o m p e t i t i o n a t W E F T E C .
Hamlin Water Reclamation Facility Tour
The Hamlin Water Reclamation Facility (HWRF) resides on 50 acres in the Horizon West/Winter Garden section of Orange County and has a permitted treatment capacity of 5 million gallons per day. This advanced domestic wastewater treatment facility currently treats a daily average of 3 million gallons and serves approximately 40,000 people. The operating permit represents the first of three construction phases, and initial treatment of flows began in October 2022.
The HWRF currently uses a five-stage Bardenpho-type process that includes screening, odor control, grit removal, aeration with nitrification and denitrification, secondary clarification, supplemental chemical feed (if necessary), disk filtration units, and chlorination. Biosolids are processed through gravity belt thickening equipment and stored in holding tanks for eventual transport. Reclaimed water produced is stored in the public access reuse tank and pumped offsite to Water Conserv II. The facility is staffed 16 hours a day by one Senior Operations Specialist, five Plant Specialists, one Senior Utilities Maintenance Coordinator, one Industrial Electrician, and two Industrial Mechanics.
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MEETING ROOMS
MEZZANINE LEVEL
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BREAKFASTS & MEETING ROOM
LUNCHES
BALLROOM LEVEL
H2YOU THUR NITE PARTY
REGISTRATION
Exhibit Hall
WEDNESDAY
President's H2YOU Reception
Wednesday 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM Exhibit Hall
Mix and mingle and enjoy some great food and music.
Get a first look at all 379 booths in the Exhibit Hall.
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FWRC H2YOU Evening Event
Thursday 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Exhibit Hall C
After you enjoy dinner with colleagues, it's time to network, get the blood moving with the Go Time band and share some desserts and drinks!
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Don't Miss All the Activities in the Exhibit Hall
FWEA, FSAWWA, FWPCOA Showcase on Wednesday 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM at Booth 132
Wednesday night's Presidents H2YOU Reception 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Operations Challenge Thursday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Booth 517
Young Professional / Student Poster Contest Friday 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM at Booth 132
Prizes and Giveaways each day
379 Booths of your favorite companies in the water industry
WEF Bookstore at Booth 803
What's your water story? Share your story at Booth 132
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BREAKFASTS
A la carte tickets for Breakfast meetings are still available; visit Onsite Registration desk to buy today!
LUNCHES
Lunch & Annual Meeting on Thursday
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A la carte tickets are still available; visit Onsite Registration desk to buy tickets!
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Join us at Booth 132 to tell YOUR water story. Stop by so we can capture your talents, ingenuity, dedication and, of course, your water stories.
Wednesday May 31 from 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Thursday June 1 from 1:15 PM - 5:00 PM Friday June 2 from 1:15 PM - 4:00 PM
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WEF BOOKSTORE
The WEF Bookstore will be the convening spot for attendees interested in discounted resources for all stages of their careers, including training materials, manuals of practice, standards, and general management titles. WEF- and waterthemed merchandise will be available for attendees to purchase for family, staff, and clients. Bookstore visitors will receive a free gift and a chance to win a free subscription when they get a brief demonstration of Access Water, the Water Environment Federation’s technical content library of more than 20,000 pieces of technical content.
Stop by Booth 803
Workshop 1: Using Wastewater Treatment Modeling for Improved Operations - Teams of five to six wastewater industry professionals will compete in a battle royale of process modeling in this game-based modeling workshop. Each team will work together to optimize, strategize, and execute operation techniques using a modeling tool. Each task will present an existing treatment facility process model with unique objectives and restrictions. Attendees will be exposed to the many capabilities and limitations of wastewater process simulators with a focus on problem-solving during this very interactive workshop. This workshop provides a general understanding of the different wastewater process modeling platforms and how models are used and applied for the design, operation, and optimization of wastewater treatment facilities. The intent is not to teach the attendees how use any one software package or build a specific plant model, but rather demonstrate the capabilities and limitations of modeling platforms through an interactive game-based approach. Attendees are not expected to have any modeling background.This workshop is intended for individuals that have never used or have very limited exposure to process model simulation software. This includes:
Wastewater operations staff to include plant managers, superintendents, and experienced operators that are interested in how models can be used to design and optimize wastewater treatment facilities.
Project managers, engineering supervisors, and junior engineers that are engaged in the design, evaluation, or operation of wastewater treatment facilities.
Students and researchers that are interested in using models to investigate processes or use them as teaching aids.
Equipment suppliers and manufacturers that are interested in how models are used to evaluate and size unit processes.
Moderator: Claes Westring
Workshop 2: Septic System Conversion / Onsite Treatment - This workshop will cover presentations on septic-to-sewer design considerations, onsite treatment options, and BMAPs and OSTDS remediation plan development. Moderator: Anthony Gluber
Workshop 3: Contractor's Council - Increase the number of qualified bidders and proposers on your projects. With budget constraints, a large market volume, and fewer qualified bidders and proposers, delivering projects today is getting more challenging. This workshop will have a focused and open discussion on how to increase the number of qualified bidders and proposers for your projects. Moderators: Christian Collins (Manatee County), Jonathan Fernald (EnviroSales of Florida). Speakers: Dallas Lamberson (TLC Diversified), Mark Kelly (Garney), Richard Hewitt (PCL) and Todd O’Donnell (Wharton Smith).
W o r k s h o p 4 : v e r s a t i o n s
C o n t i n u e - T h e F W E A W a t e r R e s o u r c e s , R e u s e , a n d R e s i l i e n c y C o m m i t t e e ( W R 3 ) , F W E A U t i l i t y
C o u n c i l ( F W E A U C ) , a n d F S A W W A W a t e r U t i l i t y C o u n c i l ( W U C ) h a v e p u l l e d t o g e t h e r t h e i r
r e s o u r c e s t o p r e s e n t t h i s h i g h l y i n f o r m a t i v e a n d i n t e r a c t i v e w o r k s h o p . Ea c h o f t h e f i v e
w o r k s h o p t o p i c s l i s t e d b e l o w w i l l b e l e d b y t e c h n i c a l , r e g u l a t o r y , a n d p o l i c y e x p e r t s . T h e
p a n e l i s t s w i l l g i v e s h o r t p r e s e n t a t i o n s d e s i g n e d t o p r o v i d e v a l u a b l e i n f o r m a t i o n a n d
g e n e r a t e d i s c u s s i o n .
F u n d i n g – M o n e y , M o n e y , M o n e y !
P F A S – B e y o n d T e c h n o l o g y , A R u l e s U p d a t e
I n t e r a c t i v e R o u n d T a b l e D i s c u s s i o n s o n L e a d a n d C o p p e r R u l e R e v i s i o n s
C C R R u l e R e v i s i o n s – W h a t ’ s C o m i n g D o w n t h e P i k e
F a c i l i t a t e d D i s c u s s i o n o f F e d e r a l a n d S t a t e L e g i s l a t i v e a n d R e g u l a t o r y U p d a t e s
M o d e r a t o r : L i s a W i l s o n - D a v i s
W o r k s h o p 5 : S t a t e o f t h e E c o n o m y : H o w i t I m p a c t s U t i l i t i e s - T h e F l o r i d a S e c t i o n
A m e r i c a n W a t e r W o r k s A s s o c i a t i o n ( F S A W W A ) R a t e s a n d F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e w i l l b e h o s t in g a
w o r k s h o p d i s c u s s i n g t h e S t a t e o f t h e W a t e r 2 0 2 3 E c o n o m i c U p d a t e u t i l i z i n g p r e s e n t a t i o n s
f r o m a n e c o n o m i s t , a b o n d m a r k e t e x p e r t , a u t i l i t y a n a l y t i c s a n d r a t e c o n s u l t a n t , a n d a u t i l i t y d i r e c t o r a n d m o d e r a t e d b y a g r a n t w r i t e r . M o d e r a t o r : L e e H a l e
W o r k s h o p 6 : E v o l u t i o n o f W a t e r R e u s e i n C e n t r a l F l o r i d a : T h e S t o r y o f P o t a b l e R e u s e -
T h e s t a t e o f F l o r i d a ’ s l e g i s l a t i v e a n d r e g u l a t o r y a c t i o n o n m a x i m i zi n g t h e u s e o f r e c l a i m e d
w a t e r i s p r o v i d i n g t h e i m p e t u s f o r s e v e r a l u t i l i t i e s t o e x p l o r e p o t a b l e r e u s e a s a f u t u r e w a t e r
s u p p l y o p t i o n . S p e c i f i c a l l y i n c e n t r a l F l o r i d a , t h e S o u t h w e s t F l o r i d a W a t e r M a n a g e m e n t
D i s t r i c t i s c o f u n d i n g s u c h p r o j e c t s i n t h e i r e a r l y s t a g e s f o r P o l k C o u n t y U t i l i t i e s , C i t y o f P l a n t
C i t y , C i t y o f N o r t h P o r t , a n d C i t y o f W i n t e r H a v e n . R a n g i n g f r o m f e a s i b i l i t y s t u d i e s t o
d e m o n s t r at i o n p i l o t s , t h e s e u t i l i t i e s a r e o n t r a c k t o i m p l e m e n t p o t a b l e r e u s e p r o j e c t s i n t h e
n e a r f u t u r e . T h e s u c c e s s o f t h e s e p r o j e c t s d e p e n d s n o t o n l y o n s o u n d e n g i n e e r i n g a n d
t e c h n i c a l d e c i s i o n s , b u t a l s o o n m e e t i n g e v o l v i n g r e g u l a t o r y r e q u i r e m e n t s a n d g a i n i n g p u b l i c
c o n f i d e n c e . T h i s w o r k s h o p b r i n g s t h e l e a d e r s h i p o f t h e s e u t i l i t i e s t o g e t h e r o n o n e p l a t f o r m
t o d i s c u s s t h e i r l o n g - t e r m p l a n n i n g e f f o r t s , O n e W a t e r s t r a t e g i e s , a n d t h e i r e f f o r t s o n
e n g a g i n g t h e p u b l i c i n e a r l y o u t r e a c h a n d e d u c a t i o n p r o g r a m s .
A t t e n d e e s c a n e x p e c t t o l e a r n a b o u t :
L o n g - t e r m p l a n n i n g e f f o r t s r e q u i r e d f o r p o t a b l e r e u s e p r o j e c t s
G r a n t f u n d i n g / c o f u n d i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s w i t h t h e w a t e r m a n a g e m e n t d i s t r i c t s
T e c h n i c a l d e t a i l s o f p o t a b l e r e u s e p r o j e c t s
E v o l v i n g r e g u l a t o r y e n v i r o n m e n t a n d i m p a c t o n d e c i s i o n m a k i n g
E x a m p l e s o f p u b l i c o u t r e a c h c a m p a i g n s
A b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f a s u s t a i n a b l e a p p r o a c h t o r e g i o n a l w a t e r s u p p l y
M o d e r a t o r : T a n i a M c M i l l a n
Workshop 7: Resiliency During Hurricane Ian - Hurricane Ian recently put the Peace River region’s ability to wheel water between various utilities to the test, and the region passed that test with flying colors. The Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority (Authority) was able to remain in operation sending out over 40 mgd during the storm thanks to an offline reservoir system and dedicated staff that remained at the water treatment facility for the storm and following days. This workshop discusses the Authority, its regional members, and affiliates’ response to pipeline breaks, power outages, and production issues due to the storm that allowed the region to wheel water between utilities while providing water to 1.1 million residents during Hurricane Ian. The Authority and each of the regional members will give a short presentation on the effects of and response to Hurricane Ian and lessons learned. Members presenting include representatives from Sarasota County, Manatee County, Charlotte County, DeSoto County, and the City of North Port. Moderator: Mike Knowles
Workshop 8: Grant Funding - This interactive workshop will discuss state funding opportunities, common application pitfalls, and grant success stories. Moderator: Felicity Appel
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FLORIDA SELECT SOCIETY OF SANITARY SLUDGE SHOVELERS
CHARTER MEMBERS - Class of 1956 * Founder: David B Lee
* M Emory Dawkins
* Pat Flanagan
* John E Kiker Jr
* C E Richeimer
* K S Watson
Shoveler Class of 1957
* Ralph H Baker
* Bill Bryant
* J Robert Hoy
* Emil Jensen
Shoveler Class of 1958
* J J R Bristow
* Ralph E Fuhrman
* Wylie W Gillespie
* Ellis K Phelps
* R E Simon
Shoveler Class of 1959
* Sidney A Berkowitz
* Thomas De S Furman
* D Joe Raye
* John D Wakefield
* Joe C Woolf
Shoveler Class of 1960
* Clifford M Courson
* Arthur R Finney Jr
* George T Lohmeyer
Shoveler Class of 1961
* Ray Lawrence
* Robert R McNary
* Ralph L Metcalf
* E C Shreve Jr
Shoveler Class of 1962
* Perry A Cessna
* Fred A Eldness
* Harry E Schlenz
Shoveler Class of 1963
* Alvin R Murphy Jr
* Vincent D Patton
* J A Shepard
* Sidney W Wells
Shoveler Class of 1964
* John E Baber
* J F Kapinos
* Donald P Schlesswohl
* Robert S Shaw
* Raymond C Willis
Shoveler Class of 1965
* Charles E Adams
* Fred C Funnell
* Sam P Robinson
* Sam Scott
* Joe M Valdespino
Shoveler Class of 1966
* Arthur D Castor
Albert Henderson
* Hoyle Knight
Robert S Wright
Shoveler Class of 1967
* Lou Branding
* K K Hufstetler
Shoveler Class of 1969
* William P Allman
* Hugh Pearch
* James Santarone
* Robert Sinn
* Arthur F Vondrick
Shoveler Class of 1970
* Roderick W Campbell
* Joseph B Hanlon
* John B Miller
* Charles C Sweglar
Shoveler Class of 1971
* Hardy C Croom
* L T Faulk
Joseph F Lagnese, Jr
Shoveler Class of 1972
* J Floyd Byrd
* B T Dean
* Harry W Gioielli
* S M Richard Jr
Shoveler Class of 1973
Charles L Meyer
* Richard C Mills
* John D Parkhurst
* George E Symons
* William C Timms
Shoveler Class of 1974
* James F Barlow
* John A Dacy
* R L Hart
* Victor G Wagner
Shoveler Class of 1975
* Mac Grossman
* Cecil M Kent
* Madame Jean Suave
* William P Simpson
* Horace L Smith
Shoveler Class of 1976
* John W Bamble
* George W Parker Jr
* Norman Tuckett Jr
Shoveler Class of 1977
Richard Englebrecht
* George Humphreys
* R A Litkenhaus
* J Edward Singley
* Garrett Sloan
Shoveler Class of 1978
* Arthur Saarinen Jr
* Felix Janocha
Charles Hogue
* Curtis Stanton
Shoveler Class of 1979
* Donald K Shine
* Geoffrey Scott
Bobby L Jones
Shoveler Class of 1980
* Ray C Holman
Terry Knepper
* E Jack Newbould
* Joseph Papia
Shoveler Class of 1982
* William E Dunn
* Everett Kinloch
Shoveler Class of 1983
* Joan E Stokes
James Taylor
Shoveler Class of 1984
* Frank D Hoble
Larry Robinson
* Wally Zentner
Shoveler Class of 1985
* James M McCracken
* William D Johnson
Shoveler Class of 1986
* George H Dacy
* Kenneth M Drury
* Theodore C Pope
Shoveler Class of 1987
Thomas M Baber
J I Garcia-Bengochea
* Richard Sheldon
Shoveler Class of 1988
Joseph Cheatham
* Robert Driver
David Stewart
Shoveler Class of 1989
Phillip K Feeney
* Herb Pickle
Samuel R Willis
Shoveler Class of 1990
Patrick Karney
* Robert Parmelee
H E Pruder
Phil Searcy
Shoveler Class of 1991
* Sam P Gutridge Ill
Katherine Kinloch
Shoveler Class of 1992
Donald Holcomb
David Shulmister
* J Jack Smith
Shoveler Class of 1993
Timothy Brodeur
David Pickard
Frederick Trippensee
Shoveler Class of 1994
Salvatore D’Angelo
Bert Hale
Charles Jacobs
Shoveler Class of 1995
Donald Munksgaard
Charles Logue
* James Baird Jr
Douglas W Fredericks
Shoveler Class of 1996
Rim Bishop
Gregory J Chomic
Thomas Mueller
Shoveler Class of 1998
Charles C Billias
Michael D Cliburn
* C W “Mickey Sheffield
Shoveler Class of 1999
Robert Bailey
Larry J Ruffin
Thomas Lothrop
Shoveler Class of 2000
Jessie L Carpenter
* Juan A Citarella
Julie L Karleskint
Shoveler Class of 2001
Luis Aguiar
John Harward
* Grady Sorah
Richard Voorhees
Shoveler Class of 2002
Gary D Dernlan
Rudolph Fernandez
Authur Saey
* Kenneth Wilson
Shoveler Class of 2003
Christine Ferraro
William Edgar
Kenneth Rearden
Roy Pelletier
Shoveler Class of 2004
Thomas Helgeson
Raymond E Hanson
Robert Solomon
Shoveler Class of 2005
Scott Kelly
Holly M Hanson
Douglas Prentis
Shoveler Class of 2006
* Lee Kraft
O H “Sonny” Moss
* David York
Shoveler Class of 2007
Kartik Vaith
Mark Cliburn
* Edward James
Shoveler Class of 2008
Chuck Hlavach
Tim Madhanagopal
Jon Meyer
Shoveler Class of 2009
* Albert “Bill” Heller Jr
Mark McNeal
Donna Kaluzniak
* Donald Maurer
Shoveler Class of 2010
Pamela Holcomb
Thomas King
Christopher Stewart
Shoveler Class of 2011
Walter Barrett
John Giachino
Shoveler Class of 2013
Timothy McVeigh
Darrell Milligan
Paul Pinault
Shoveler Class of 2014
Patrick Allman
* Richard Griswold
Christine Miranda
Shoveler Class of 2015
Gregory Kolb
Frederick Nugent
Jeffrey Poteet
Shoveler Class of 2016
Brad Hayes
Rodney Shupler
Brian Wheeler
Shoveler Class of 2017
Tom Evans
Chris Fasnacht
Sondra Lee
Shoveler Class of 2018
Raymond Bordner
Ron Cavalieri
David Hartwig
Shoveler Class of 2019
Clyde Burgess
Tim Harley
Patrick Murphy
Shoveler Class of 2020
Tina Nixon
Larry Hickey
Mike Darrow
Shoveler Class of 2021
Mike Sweeney
Vaughan Harshman
Jake Rohrich
* Richard P Vogh
Shoveler Class of 1968
* Paul D Haney
* Nick Mastro
* John V Miner Jr
* Thomas P Smith
* David B Preston
Shoveler Class of 1981
* Robert A Canham
* George B Furman
* Phil E Whelchel
Shoveler Class of 1997
* David L Crowson
Richard W Fernandez *
Joseph Habraken
* J C Holley
George Lomax
Shoveler Class of 2012
James Hope
Nabil Muhaisen
Lisa Prieto
Shoveler Class of 2022
Chris Collins
Keaton Heller
Lynn Spivey
The Florida Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers was founded in 1956 by David B. Lee to recognize industry professionals for their outstanding, meritorious service above and beyond the call of duty to the Florida Water Environment Association (FWEA). Nominees must be a FWEA member in good standing at the time of their nomination.
This is a society that you cannot join - you "must be selected" by your peers and membership is based on your contribution to the industry.
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DE NORA TETRA®
Drinking and Wastewater Filters
With more than 70 years of experience and over 1,300 installations, DE NORA TETRA® delivers filtered process, drinking, effluent, and reuse water to a variety of applications worldwide.
ADVANTAGES
Most reliable system on the market with expected lifecycle of 25+ years
High loading rate and smaller footprint
Longer runtimes between backwashes
Effective backwash without losing media
Removes nitrate-nitrogen solids in a single step
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Upgrade Your Wastewater Treatment System with Kubota’s MBRs
Reuse Quality Effluent Produced with Kubota’s Retrofitting Solutions
Want to be able to reuse your effluent and become more sustainable?
At the Davie plant:
Effluent is reused for landscape irrigation
Reduced footprint provides significant cost savings
Our MBR systems remove contaminants from wastewater more efficiently than traditional treatment methods, resulting in a higher quality effluent able to meet the most stringent regulatory requirements.
Need to upgrade your plant?
Construction costs blowing up your budget?
At the Canton plant we were able to:
Increased flow from 26 MGD up to 42 MGD
Allows plant to meet new phosphorus limits
Enables plant to meet nitrogen limits in the future Kubota’s membrane bioreactors (MBR) offer a cost-effective solution for retrofitting into existing basins with a compact and efficient design, often eliminating the need to construct any new tanks.
With Kubota’s MBR systems, you can expect:
Rugged and durable membranes designed to last 10 years or more
High-quality effluent suitable for reuse applications
Compact and efficient design for retrofitting into existing basins
Contact us to learn more about our retrofitting solutions and the benefits of using Kubota’s MBR systems.
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TOMCO SYSTEMS
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UP TO 45% IN CO2 SAVINGS
TOMCO has mastered their patented technology to produce clean water without off-gassing of carbon dioxide into the environment.
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Lisa Wilson-Davis
Emilie Moore, P.E.
Terry Holcomb, P E
Tyler Tedcastle, P E
Mark Lehigh
Richard Anderson
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LaTishia R Smith
Mia Clark
Trooper Smith
Stephen Schwab
Tony Pevec
Samantha Tedrow
David Richardson
Hayden Tse
Zuzanna Wasowska
Sondra W. Lee, P.E.
Suzanne Mechler, P E
Joseph Paterniti, P E
Joan Fernandez, P.E., IAM
Kartik Vaith, P E
Ronald R Cavalieri, P E , BCEE
Patrick Murphy
Athena C Tipaldos
Rim K Bishop
Kevin Shropshire
Ken Enlow
Tim Madhanagopal, F WEF, P E
Kim Kowalski
Nicole McConnell, P.E.
Mark Lehigh
Mish Clark
Myrtle Tucker
Debbie Monteleone
Clyde Harris
Jennifer Ribotti
Jamie Hope
Jessica Green
Matthew Grewe
Mike Stoup
Jose Leon
Erica Stone
Heather Ripley
Kathy Traexler
Viraj deSilva
Brad Hayes
Ben Yoakum
Kris Samples
Pradeep Nagarajan
Brian Karmasin
Freddy Betancourt
Jennifer Stokke Nyfennegger
Josefin Hirst
Nandita Ahuja
Alex Kraemer
Bina Nayak
Mike Demko
Tim Ware
Ben Yoakum
Russ Ferlita
Manasi Parekh
Alex Kraemer
Claes Westring
Anthony Gluber
Brad Hayes
Doug Eckmann
Yanni Polematidis
Heather Ripley
Andrea Netcher
Jonathan Ferland
Lisa Wilson-Davis
Shari Ramirez
Tatiana Konstantis
Julia Felter
Christophe Robert
Kylie Cummins
Doug Eckmann
Tim Madhanagopal
Rhea Dorris
Maggie Giraldo
Tim Harley
Greg Taylor
Manasi Parekh
Evan Curtis
Mike Sutton
Mike Stoup
Sam Hanzel
Tim Ware
Curtis Kunihiro
Nicole McConnell
Jennifer S. Nyfennegger
Kris Samples
Brian Karmasin
Sam Hanzel
Mike Demko
Lee Hale
Meera Joshi
Pradeep Nagarajan
Josefin Hirst
Viraj DeSilva
Kylie Cummins
Mike Knowles
Felicity Appel
Christian Collins
Alex Solanilla
Jenelle Ostrowski
Scott Lee
Thomas Cross
Glenn Whitcomb
Jenny Arguello
Isabel Botero
Sondra Lee
Casey Cumiskey
Terri Holcomb
Samer Alkhatib
Lisa Kelley
David Yonge
Donna Metherall
Jenny Arguello
Peggy Guingona
Emilie Moore
Holly Kremers
Tim Madhanagopal
Kevin Kennoy
Jay Kwag
Melanie Garro
Ryan Fisher
Tony Pevec
Laura Rodriguez
Shelby Brodie
Samantha Graybill
Ignacio Sastre
Olga Mikhalchishina
Geoffrey Chong
Kaylei Kambak
Emily Lutter
Deirdre Lynch
Matt Marotta