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WATER’S
WORTH IT
LET’S GO
ALL IN.
New England Water Environment Association Presents:
NEWEA 2019 Annual
Conference & Exhibit
January 27 – 30 | Boston Marriott Copley Place | Boston, Massachusetts
Miscellaneous Events & Committee Meetings Sunday, January 27, 2019 Committee Chair & Council Director Orientation Vineyard/Yarmouth 10:30 AM – Noon Executive Committee Salon E Noon – 3:00 PM YP Summit Salon D-C-B 10 AM – 5:00 PM Assessment and Development Committee Champions 4:30 – 5:00 PM Monday, January 28, 2019 Sponsorship Committee MIT 9:30 – 10:30 AM Awards Committee Orleans 10:30 AM – Noon Laboratory Practices Committee Hyannis 11:30 – 12:30 PM CSO/Wet Weather Issues Committee Champions Noon – 1:00 PM Energy Committee Falmouth Noon – 1:00 PM Stormwater Committee Vineyard/Yarmouth Noon – 1:00 PM Water Reuse Committee Salty Pig Noon – 1:00 PM Watershed Management Committee MIT Noon – 1:00 PM Young Professionals Committee Regis 12:15 – 1:45 PM Sustainability Committee Hyannis 1:00 – 2:00 PM Affiliated State Association Leadership Clarendon 2:00 – 3:00 PM Public Awareness Committee MIT 2:00 – 3:30 PM Government Affairs Committee Clarendon 3:00 – 4:30 PM Innovation Task Force 3rd floor atrium 4:30 – 5:30 PM Plant Operations Committee Vineyard/Yarmouth 4:30 – 5:30 PM Tuesday, January 29, 2019 Journal Committee Orleans 7:30 – 8:30 AM Laboratory Practices Certification Subcommittee Falmouth 9:00 – 10:30 AM Asset Management Committee Boston University 11:30 – 1:00 PM Industrial Wastewater Committee Champions (back) 11:30 – 1:00 PM Operations Challenge Committee Harvard 11:30 – 12:30 PM Public Education Committee Vineyard/Yarmouth Noon – 1:00 PM Residuals Management Committee Champions (back) Noon – 1:00 PM Safety Committee Champions Noon – 1:00 PM Water for People Committee Champions Noon – 1:00 PM Collection Systems Committee Regis 12:30 – 1:30 PM Membership Committee Boston University 2:00 – 3:00 PM NEWEA/NEWWA/APWA Leadership Falmouth 2:00 – 3:00 PM Utility Management Committee MIT 2:00 – 3:00 PM Collection Systems Certification Committee Hyannis 2:00 – 3:30 PM Veterans Workforce Development Committee Connexion Lounge 3:30 – 4:00 PM Wednesday, January 30, 2019 Photo Ready Room 3rd floor atrium 9:00 – 11:00 AM Microconstituents Committee Hyannis 11:00 AM – Noon Award Ceremony & Lunch Salon E 11:00 AM Small Communities Committee Cheesecake Factory 12:30 – 1:30 PM Speaker Breakfast/Ready Room (M, T, W) Hyannis 7:30 AM
Welcome to the 2019 NEWEA Annual Conference!
It’s the Year of the Volunteer! This year’s theme focused on how
all of us, as members of NEWEA, can do more in spreading the
word that Water’s Worth It! Thank you to everyone who raised
your hand. As an organization, we were very successful in “go-
ing all in” and we have several sessions at this year’s Annual
Conference to highlight these efforts.
This premier water quality event and exhibit features 34
technical sessions, two poster sessions that showcase the work
of both student and water quality professionals, and two floors
of exhibitors featuring the industry’s latest products. In keeping
Janine Burke-Wells with this year’s theme, find out about how YOU can help
NEWEA President spread the word—check out the Government Affairs session
on Monday morning and see how NEWEA is conversing with
federal, state and local legislators and decision makers or stop
into the Public Education session and learn how you can share
the message with the next generation, or inquire about joining
one of NEWEA’s many committees.
On Monday, join us at the Opening Session to hear from
our Keynote Speaker Charles Sennott of the GroundTruth
Project. Throughout the day, we encourage you to visit the
Professional Poster Board Session and technical sessions.
The afternoon winds down with the first of two Exhibit Hall
receptions on the 3rd Floor Exhibit Hall.
Tuesday is the day we celebrate the Operators and
Amy Anderson
Innovators including a full program of technical sessions
NEWEA Program
Committee Chair geared toward operators, and the Operator’s Reception at
noon. Join us at the Innovation Pavilion hosted by NEWEA
and NEWIN on the 3rd floor Atrium to experience the latest
innovation in the water industry and meet several of the local
TABLE OF CONTENTS startups working and living in New England. Finally, enjoy
countless networking opportunities at the 4th Floor Exhibit Hall
Executive Committee ....... 2
Reception in the afternoon.
Councils............................. 2 The final day of the conference features a full day of
Conference Events........... 12 technical sessions and exhibits, our lunch-time awards
Opening Session.............. 15 ceremony recognizing outstanding efforts in our industry
and the passing of the gavel to the 2019 NEWEA President,
TECHNICAL SESSIONS: Raymond “Sonny” Vermette, of the City of Dover, NH. The
Monday.......................... 16 Awards Luncheon sells out annually, so don’t miss out!
Tuesday......................... 23 We hope you take advantage of all the 2019 Annual
Wednesday.....................29 Conference has to offer and use this occasion to catch up with
Innovation Pavilion........... 36 old acquaintances and cultivate new ones.
Poster Board Displays...... 38 We wish to recognize the significant efforts of the Meeting
Management Council and members of the Program and
Session Moderators.......... 41
Awards Committees who make this conference the place to be
Program Presenters......... 43 every January. Thanks to the members of all the committees
Business Meeting............. 49 who review abstracts, moderate sessions, and provide the
Floor Plans ................. 50–51 technical and subject matter expertise we need to do our jobs
Exhibitor Directory and better. And big thanks to the NEWEA Office Staff: Mary Barry,
Booth Listings ................. 52 Janice Moran, Linda Austin and newest staffer Jordan Gosselin
for their energy, professionalism, and patience in planning and
coordinating this great event every year!
Janine Burke-Wells, NEWEA President
Amy Anderson, NEWEA Program Committee Chair
NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM 1
NEWEA 2018 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NEWEA 2018 COUNCILS (CONTINUED)
President Janine Burke-Wells Meeting Management Council
President Elect Raymond Vermette Conference Arrangements Committee Ronald Tiberi
Vice President Jennifer Kelly Lachmayr Exhibits Committee Paul Casey
Treasurer Priscilla Bloomfield Program Committee Amy Anderson
Past President (Management Review) James Barsanti Registration Committee Kerry Reed
Executive Director Mary Barry Communications Council
Journal Committee Joseph Boccadoro
WEF Delegate (10/15) Susan Sullivan Newsletter Committee Ashley Dunn
WEF Delegate (10/16) Frederick McNeill Public Awareness Committee Katelyn Biedron
WEF Delegate (10/17) Matthew Formica Website Committee* Robert Musci
WEF Delegate (10/18) Susan Guswa
Treatment, Systems Operations,
& Management Council
State Directors Asset Management Committee John Rogers
Connecticut Virgil Lloyd Energy Committee Denise Breiteneicher
Maine Clayton “Mac” Richardson Laboratory Practices Committee James Galasyn
Massachusetts Justin deMello Contaminates of Emerging
New Hampshire Sean Greig Concern Committee Rachel Watson
Rhode Island Scott Goodinson Operations Challenge Committee Travis Peaslee
Vermont Christopher Robinson Plant Operations Committee Thomas Hazlett
Residuals Management Committee Natalie Sierra
Council Directors Small Community Committee Kurt Mailman
Collection Systems/Water Resource Council John Digiacomo Utility Management Committee Gary Zrelak
Communications Council Director Meg Tabacsko
Collection Systems/Water Resource Council
Meeting Management Director Elena Proakis Ellis
Collection Systems Certification Committee Gregory Kidd
Outreach Council Jonathan Kunay
Collection Systems Committee Peter Garvey
Treatment, Systems Operations, &
Management Council Marylee Santoro CSO/Wet Weather Issues Committee Ivonne Hall
Industrial Wastewater Committee Sarah White
Stormwater Committee Angela Blanchette
NEWEA 2018 COUNCILS Sustainability Committee Courtney Eaton/Robert Montenegro
Water Reuse Committee Nicholas Ellis
Vice President Council
Watershed Management Committee Jennifer Johnson
Veterans Workforce Development* Dustin Price
Outreach Council
Management Review Council Government Affairs Committee Robert Fischer
Assessment and Development Committee Charles Tyler Humanitarian Assistance and
Awards Committee Michael Wilson Grants Committee Tim Vivian
Bylaws Committee Phyllis Arnold Rand Membership Committee David Archard
Committee Member Appreciation Committee Denise Descheneau Public Education Committee Leonard Young
Nominating Committee Matthew Formica Safety Committee David Wright
Sponsor Committee Dennis Vigliotte Scholarships Committee Udayarka Karra
Student Activities Committee Nick Tooker
Water for People Committee Renie Jesanis
Young Professionals Committee Ben Stoddard
* Ad hoc
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NEWEA 2019 Meet
Spring Meeting
& Exhibit
WATER’S
WORTH IT
INSPIRING THE
WATER REVOLUTION
Call
Junefor
2 – 5,presentations and
2019 • Wentworth by the Sea • papers
New Castle, New Hampshire
Abstract submission deadline is February 15, 2019
Call for
NEWEA presentations
2019 Spring Meetingand papers
& Exhibit
June 2 – 5 • Wentworth by the Sea, New Castle, New Hampshire
NEWEA invites the submission of abstracts for presentations
for the upcoming 2019 Spring Meeting & Exhibit. This annual
meeting consistently attracts more than 300 engineers,
consultants, scientists, operators, and students, and features a
variety of technical sessions, student presentations, exhibitor
displays, and the Operations Challenge competition. It provides
an opportunity for professional exchange of information and
state-of-the-art concepts in wastewater treatment and water
environment issues.
Visit newea.org and click Submit an abstract
to complete the on-line abstract submittal form
Please consider submitting an abstract on water quality topics
such as:
• Energy reuse
• Innovation
• Resiliency
• Climate change
• Sustainable clean water treatment
Abstract submission deadline
February 15, 2019
For more information contact the NEWEA office
Phone: 781-939-0908 • Email: mail@newea.org
It is NEWEA’s policy that all participants and speakers
are responsible for their own conference registration fee
and other meeting-related expenses.
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New England Water Environment
Association Presents: Monday, January 28 continued
Let’s Go All In Exhibit Hall Grand Opening....................................................................................10:30 AM
Paul P. Casey, Exhibits Committee Chair; Janine Burke-Wells, NEWEA President
NEWEA 2019 Annual Grand Opening will take place at the main entrances of both the 3rd and 4th floor
exhibit areas. Exhibits (3rd and 4th Floor Exhibit Areas)............... 10:30 AM–6:30 PM
Conference & Exhibit Please note that the 3rd and 4th floor exhibit areas are connected by a stairwell in
the back of exhibit hall. See list of exhibitors beginning on page 52
January 27–30, 2019 Opening Session (Salon E)........................................................................................11:00 AM
Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, MA See description on page 15
Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers’ Lunch ......................... Noon–2:00 PM
by invitation – Charles Tyler, Influent Integrator (Dartmouth/Exeter)
Technical Sessions 7–12........................................................................ 2:00–4:30 PM
See descriptions beginning on page 19
Exhibit Hall Break..............................................................................................3:00–3:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Reception (3rd Floor Exhibit Area).........................................4:30–6:30 PM
Conference Events
Sunday, January 27 Tuesday, January 29
Registration (4th Floor).............................................................................7:00 AM–6:00 PM
Young Professionals Summit (Salon D, C, B)................................... 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Speakers’ Breakfast (Hyannis).......................................................................7:30–8:30 AM
New Committee Chair Orientation (Vineyard/Yarmouth)......................... 10:30–Noon
NEWEA Presidents’ Breakfast ....................................................................8:00–9:00 AM
Registration (4th Floor)...................................................................................Noon–4:00 PM by invitation
Exhibit Hall Set-Up......................................................................................... Noon–6:00 PM Innovation Pavilion (3rd Floor Atrium).................................................8:00 AM–4:00 PM
Executive Committee Meeting (Salon E)..................................................Noon–3:30 PM See description on pages 36–37
Exhibits (3rd and 4th Floor Exhibit Areas)...........................................8:00 AM–6:00 PM
Monday, January 28 Technical Sessions 13–18..............................................................................9:00–11:30 AM
See descriptions beginning on page 23
Registration (4th Floor).............................................................................7:00 AM–6:00 PM
College Student Poster Board Displays/Competition...................9:00 AM–4:00 PM
Speakers’ Breakfast (Hyannis).......................................................................7:30–8:30 AM (3rd and 4th Floors) Session with authors.........................................11:00 AM–12:30 PM
Coffee and Continental Breakfast (3rd Floor Atrium)............................ 7:30–9:00 AM Exhibit Hall Break..........................................................................................10:00–10:30 AM
Young Professionals Lounge (Vineyard/Yarmouth)................................. 7:30–9:00 AM Operator’s Reception (Dartmouth/Exeter).................................................Noon–1:30 PM
The YP Committee will be hosting a Young Professionals Lounge Sponsored by:
Coordinator: Ben Stoddard, Kleinfelder Connecticut Water Pollution Abatement Association
NEWEA Annual Business Meeting (Falmouth)......................................... 8:00–8:30 AM Connecticut Water Pollution Control Association
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Green Mountain Water Environment Association
Janine Burke-Wells, NEWEA President/Warwick Sewer Authority, Warwick, RI Maine Water Environment Association
Presentation and vote on 2019 Slate of NEWEA Officers. Massachusetts Water Pollution Control Association
See description on page 49 Narragansett Water Pollution Control Association
New Hampshire Water Pollution Control Association
Professional Poster Board Displays/Session (4th Floor)............... 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
Coordinator: Lauren Hertel, Woodard & Curran Technical Sessions 19–23................................................................................1:30–4:00 PM
Session with authors .........................................................................................1:30–3:30 PM See descriptions beginning on page 26
Technical Sessions 1–6..................................................................................8:30–10:30 AM Exhibit Hall Break............................................................................................. 2:30–3:00 PM
See descriptions beginning on page 16 Student Poster Awards (3rd Floor Atrium)...................................................3:15–4:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Reception (4th Floor Exhibit Area)........................................ 4:00–6:00 PM
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Wednesday, January 30 Opening Session
Registration (4th Floor)............................................................................. 7:30 AM–2:00 PM
Speakers’ Breakfast (Hyannis).......................................................................7:30–8:30 AM
Exhibits (3rd and 4th Floor Exhibit Areas)............................................8:00 AM–1:00 PM Welcome:
MONDAY, JANUARY 28
Janine Burke-Wells, NEWEA President,
Technical Sessions 24–29.............................................................................8:30–11:00 AM 11:00 AM
Warwick Sewer Authority
See descriptions beginning on page 29 Moderator:
Amy Anderson, NEWEA Jackie Jarrell, WEF President-Elect,
Exhibit Hall Break........................................................................................... 9:30–10:00 AM Charlotte Water
Program Chair, Arcadis
NEWEA Awards Ceremony and Lunch (Salon E)............................. 11:00 AM–1:00 PM Keynote Speaker:
Ticket required Salon E Charles Sennott, The GroundTruth Project
Exhibit Area Brunch................................................................................. 11:00 AM–1:00 PM
The exhibit area brunch will be held in both the 3rd and 4th floor exhibit areas. Charles Sennott is the
Founder, Chief Executive
Technical Sessions 30–34.............................................................................. 1:00–3:00 PM Officer, and Editor of The
See descriptions beginning on page 32
GroundTruth Project, a
Adjourn............................................................................................................................3:00 PM nonprofit and nonpartisan
news organization committed
to mentoring and supporting
the development of
journalists. GroundTruth’s
team reports on social justice
issues across America and
around the world, such as
human rights, global health,
and the environment. Charles Sennott
Throughout his 30 years in international, national,
and local reporting, Charles has covered regional
issues, such as courts and municipal government,
and international concerns, including post 9/11
conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. In addition to starting
GroundTruth in 2014, Charles launched Report for
America, GroundTruth’s local reporting initiative, in
2017 and co-founded GlobalPost, an international
news website.
Prior to establishing GroundTruth, he worked as
a reporter at The New York Daily News and The
Boston Globe, where he became Bureau Chief for
the Middle East and Europe. Sennott also has worked
as a correspondent for PBS FRONTLINE and PBS
NewsHour and contributed news analysis to BBC,
CNN, NPR, and MSNBC, among others. He earned
a Master’s degree in Journalism from Columbia
University and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard
University.
14 NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM 15Sessions 1 – 6
Monday Technical Sessions Monday
8:30–10:30 AM
Technical Sessions 1 – 6
8:30–10:30 AM
Session 1 Real-Time, Continuous Monitoring of Green Session 3 A Tale of Two Neighborhoods and Beyond – Climate
Change Preparedness and Resiliency Planning for
Infrastructure at Boston’s Middle Schools Watershed
Public Education: Genevieve Ho, OptiRTC City of Cambridge
Greening our Management: Nathalie Beauvais, Kleinfelder
Kate England, Boston Water & Sewer Commission
World: Community Solutions Without Indrani Ghosh, Kleinfelder
Approaches for Using Youth Education to Increasing Borders—Data Katherine Watkins, City of Cambridge, MA
Involvement in Stormwater Awareness
Stormwater Quality Collection and A Watershed Permit to Facilitate Nitrogen
Paul Mathisen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Modeling for
Improvements Corey Denenberg Dehner, Worcester Polytechnic Management in Cape Cod’s Pleasant Bay
Institute
Watershed Michael Giggey, Wright-Pierce
Moderators: Management Brian Dudley, MassDEP
Allison McMordie, Think Blue Massachusetts—A Statewide Stormwater Carole Ridley, Ridley Associates
Tighe & Bond Awareness Campaign Moderators:
Danielle DiRuzza, MWRA Kerry Reed, City of Framingham, MA/Massachusetts Jennifer Johnson, Condensing the Water Budget to Guide Planning
Statewide Municipal Stormwater Coalition Nitsch Engineering, Inc. Efforts for Connecticut’s Water Management
Suffolk Robin Craver, Town of Charlton, MA/Massachusetts Sara Greenberg, GHD Rebecca Guihan, CDM Smith
Statewide Municipal Stormwater Coalition Kathryn Swanson, CDM Smith
Eric Eckl, Water Words That Work, LLC
Wellesley Elaine Sistare, Town of Putnam, CT
Soak Up the Rain: NEWEA’s 1st Community Service Regress Me or Not Here AI Comes
Project Constantine Karos, CDM Smith
Kate Roosa, Kleinfelder Joshua Registe, CDM Smith
Marc Weller, Pare Corporation Maryanne Taylor, CDM Smith
Sara Churgin, East Rhode Island Conservation District Ken Zegel, Suffolk County Department of Health
Ben Stoddard, Kleinfelder Services
Session 2 Disaster Recovery: Response to a Major Fire at a Session 4 There are many challenges facing the six states that
make up the New England region. The intention of
Water Resource Recovery Facility Government Affairs
Utility Management 1: Jeff Kalmes, Town of Billerica, MA the Roundtable Session is to allow for discussion
Making Utilities Tom Hazlett, Woodard & Curran Moderators: of common issues/solutions and to facilitate the
Resilient Robert Fischer, City of exchange of information.
Smart City…Smart Water: How Newport News is South Burlington, VT Panelists:
Moderators: Leading Virginia’s Smart Cities Efforts Joseph Haberek, RI DEM
Raymond Willis,
Jason Lavoie, Kleinfelder Jessica Hou, Gannett Fleming Engineers and Onsite Engineering Rowland Denny, CT DEEP
Don Gallucci, Architects, Inc Brian Kavanah, ME DEP
Weston & Sampson City of Framingham’s Emergency Preparedness, Risk C/D Susannah King, MassDEP
Management, and Business Continuity Planning Shea Miller, VT DEC
Provincetown Tracy Wood, NH DES
James Barsanti, City of Framingham, MA
Kate Novick, Gradient Planning NPDES Permit Renewal—What to Expect and How to
Blake Lukis, City of Framingham, MA Prepare
Ashley Dunn, City of Framingham, MA Michael Schrader, Tighe & Bond
Stephen Leone, City of Framingham, MA Janet Moonan, Tighe & Bond
Town of Ayer, MA: Resilient Strategies in a Rural Legislative Update: Massachusetts Bill Promoting
Non-coastal Community Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental and
Jennifer Lachmayr, Arcadis Natural Resource Protection, and Investment in
Mark Wetzel, Town of Ayer, MA Recreational Assets and Opportunity
Steven Torres, West Group Law, PLLC
Jillian Jagling, West Group Law, PLLC
Teno West, West Group Law, PLLC
16 NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM 17Monday Technical Sessions 1 – 6 Sessions 7 – 12
8:30–10:30 AM Monday Technical Sessions
2:00–4:30 PM
Session 5 Evaluation of Street Flooding Solutions in a Highly
Transited Urban Area using a Detailed Flow
Stormwater 1: Dynamics 2D Model Session 7 Leveraging Full-Scale Experience and Applied
Research for Ultralow TP with Ballasted
Not Knowing What You Yovanni Catano, Stantec Plant Operations 1: Sedimentation
Don’t Know—Finding David Bedoya, Stantec Pushing the Limit on Patrick Dunlap, Black & Veatch
a Path to a Resilient An Integrated Approach to Resilience - Case Study in Phosphorus Removal Jim Fitzpatrick, Black & Veatch
Solution Bridgeport, Connecticut Will Walkup, Black & Veatch
Moderators:
Moderators: Roni Deitz, Arcadis Tom Hazlett, The Power of Partnering: Present and Future
Kate Edwards, Arcadis Tyler Carson, Arcadis Woodard & Curran Generations of Engineers and Operators Collaborate
Patrick Gordon, StormTrap Humble Hummocks: Designing a “Hedge” against Nick Tooker, on Hands-on State Point Clarifier Analysis Training
Future Storm Surge UMass Amherst Susan Guswa, Woodard & Curran
Simmons Kirsten Ryan, Kleinfelder Todd Brown, University of Hartford
David Kaplan, City of Cambridge, MA
A/B
Start-up and Optimization of a Tertiary Phosphorus
City of Medford: 2D Inundation Model and Flood Removal System at Clinton WWTP
Mitigation Strategies Caitlin Hunt, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
Kenneth Yu, Kleinfelder Shannon Beaton, Stantec
Alicia Hunt, City of Medford, MA Ethan Wenger, Massachusetts Water Resources
Authority
Chemical Precipitation as Primary, Polishing or Back-
Session 6 Wet Weather Preparation the Massachusetts Water
Resources Authority up Process for Phosphorus Removal
Stephen Cullen, Massachusetts Water Resources Jurek Patoczka, Mott MacDonald
CSO/Wet Weather 1:
Combined Sewer Authority
Charles Ryan, Massachusetts Water Resources
Overflow and Wet
Authority
Weather Plannings
What is in Your Data? Performing Data Analytics
Moderators: to Quantify Seven Years of Sewer Rehabilitation
Rita Fordiani, Kleinfelder Projects for a Metro Boston Municipality
David Gonclaves, Ayman Halaseh, CDM Smith
Mott MacDonald
Integrated Planning: Balancing What You are
A/B Required to do With What You Must Do
Joseph Laliberte, CDM Smith
Susan Negrelli, The Metropolitan District Commission
The West Lynn Sewer Separation Project
David VanHoven, Stantec
Anthony Marino, Lynn Water & Sewer Commission
Daniel O’Neill, Lynn Water & Sewer Commission
Exhibit Hall Break
3:00–3:30 PM
18 NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM 19Monday Technical Sessions 7 – 12 Monday Technical Sessions 7 – 12
2:00–4:30 PM 2:00–4:30 PM
Session 8 Use of LIDAR Scanning and Other Innovative
Condition Assessment Strategies to Guide Targeted
Session 10 Improving the Fort Point Channel—A Challenging
IDDE Project in Boston, MA
Collection System 1: Rehabilitation of the North Metropolitan Sewer Young Professionals: Jonnas Jacques, Kleinfelder
I/I Collection Systems Benjamin Agrawal, Hazen and Sawyer Addressing Technical Amy Schofield, Boston Water & Sewer Commission
Moderators: Charles Wilson, Hazen and Sawyer and Staffing Changes Charlie Jewell, Boston Water and Sewer Commission
Peter Garvey, Dewberry Patricia Mallett, Massachusetts Water Resources Moderators: David Peterson, Kleinfelder
Authority Infusing Youth in the Water and Wastewater field
Anthony Maressa, Rachel Watson, Stantec
City of Fitchburg Kathleen McCue Cullen, Massachusetts Water Landon Kendricks, Woodard & Curran
Resources Authority Vanessa Borkowski,
Stantec Phosphorus Removal at an SBR Plant
C/D
Private Work, Public Benefit—How Installing Sump Simmons Paul Moran, Tighe & Bond
Pumps Relieved Neighborhood Sewer Backups Kellie Rotunno, R2O Consulting
Katelyn Biedron, CDM Smith Hydraulic Capacity Assessment in City of Fitchburg
Jason Waterbury, The Metropolitan District Commission Eliza Morrison, Wright-Pierce
Chris Coyle, CDM Smith Matthew Corbin, Wright-Pierce
Inflow and Infiltration Removal: Three communities,
three approaches
Chris Henry, Mott MacDonald
Session 11 Climate Resilience Guidelines for the City of Boston
Julie Eaton, Weston & Sampson
Sustainability 1: Steven Roy, Weston & Sampson
Innovative, Real-Time Data Sharing Methods Create Mitigating the Risk and
Efficiencies in Sewer Assessments on Nantucket Resilience Strategies for South Boston—Mitigating
Adaptively Responding
Daniel Kramer, Hazen and Sawyer Risk through Partnerships
to Changing Kathryn Edwards, Arcadis
David Gray, Town of Nantucket, MA Conditions—Climates,
Deborah Mahoney, Hazen and Sawyer Mia Mansfield, City of Boston, MA
Charles Wilson, Hazen and Sawyer
Regulations and
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority’s Climate
Beyond
Change Strategy: A Commitment to Sustainability,
Moderators: Sea Level Rise Adaptation, and Energy Efficiency
Session 9 Service Levels and Performance Management—
Step 1 in the Asset Management Cycle Courtney Eaton, Kleinfelder Hillary Monahan, Massachusetts Water Resources
Asset Management 1: Kevin Campanella, Burgess & Niple, Inc. Wayne Bates, Tighe & Bond Authority
Optimize your Capital Traditional Engineering Solutions Become the
Cost Outputs—What Pairing Wastewater & Roadway Risk-Based Wellesley Cornerstone of Adaptive Management Strategy—
Assessments to Prioritize South Portland, ME’s
Matters Most? Infrastructure Investments Falmouth Case Study
Rachel Osborn, Woodard & Curran Sandra Tripp, GHD
Moderator:
Peter Lyons, Woodard & Curran Amy Lowell, Town of Falmouth, MA
Dan Capano, Gannett
Fleming Engineers Brad Weeks, City of South Portland, ME
John Sykora, Assessing the Long-Term Financial Sustainability of
Weston & Sampson Water Mains Using Monte-Carlo Simulation
Suffolk Cris Perez, Kleinfelder
Use of an Asset Management Plan to Meet State
Fiscal Sustainability Plan Requirements
Len Sekuler, Arcadis
Jason Waterbury, The Metropolitan District
Commission
Exhibit Hall Break Exhibit Hall Break
3:00–3:30 PM 3:00–3:30 PM
20 NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM 21Monday Technical Sessions 7 – 12 Sessions 13 – 18
2:00–4:30 PM Tuesday Technical Sessions
9:00–11:30 AM
Session 12 P3s and the Water-Energy Nexus—Opportunities for
Water Sector Energy Projects
Energy: Tried and True Bruce Tobey, Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC Session 13 NEW Three 15-minute or quicker presentations
followed by presenter panel discussion!
Projects that will Save Sean McGinniss, The Horinko Group Asset Management 2:
Your Facility Energy 13.1—GOING FROM CONDITION TO RISK:
Sustainable Wastewater Facilities—A Creative Condition Assessment,
Predictive and Condition Assessment using Smart
and Money Approach to Energy Management and Cost Control A Key to Sound Cost, Technology
Moderators: Carina Hart, JKMuir, LLC Level of Service, Risk, Rob Jordan, Hayes Pump
Cynthia Castellon, David Newman, The ECG Group Investment, Funding
Collection System Condition and Risk using Asset
Tighe & Bond Jen Muir, JK Muir, LLC and Asset Decisions
Management Software and PACP
Tracy Chouinard, Kendra McQuilton, The ECG Group
Moderators: Ken Conaty, Town of Merrimack, NH
Brown and Caldwell Denis Cuevas, City of Waterbury, CT
John Jackman, Hoyle, Capital Prediction based on Asset Management
Provincetown Mixer Upgrades at the South Essex Sewerage Tanner & Associates Rod Lovely, Assetic
District—A Successful Energy Reduction Project Gary Arthur,
David Michelsen, South Essex Sewerage District Fiberglass Institute Q&A with speaker panel
Peter Pommersheim, South Essex Sewerage District 13.2—INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR OWNERS:
C/D Inspecting Fiberglass Assets and Emerging
The Largest Cost Savings You Don’t Know About
Alexandra Rozen, JKMuir, LLC Regulations
Chelsea Conlon, JK Muir, LLC Gary Arthur, Fiberglass Institute
Case Histories for Fiberglass Odor Control Assets
Dick Pope, Hazen and Sawyer
Case Histories for Other Fiberglass Assets
Randy Nixon, Corrosion Probe
Q&A with speaker panel
Session 14 Morris Cove Pump Station VFD Rehabilitation
Paul Ketchum, Arcadis
Plant Operations 2: Greg Bazydola, Arcadis
WRRF Upgrade and Brian Robinson, Flow Tech, Inc.
Case Studies
From Odors to Ocean Breezes—Tackling Odor Control
Moderators: Through Operational and Capital Improvements
John Adie, Eric Kelley, Environmental Partners Group, Inc.
New Hampshire DES Christopher Pratt, City of Newburyport, MA
Benjamin Levin, Robert Rafferty, Environmental Partners Group
Hazen and Sawyer WWTP Primary Clarifier/Thickener Upgrade
A/B Frederick McNeill, City of Manchester, NH
Robert Robinson, City of Manchester, NH
David Mercier, Underwood Engineers, Inc.
Hydraulic Improvements and Lessons Learned with
Upgrades to Two 75 ft Squircle Secondary Clarifiers
in Chicopee, MA
Jacob Weinrich, Tighe & Bond
Mike Williams, SUEZ
Exhibit Hall Break Exhibit Hall Break
3:00–3:30 PM 10:00–10:30 AM
22 NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM 23Tuesday Technical Sessions 13 – 18 Tuesday Technical Sessions 13 – 18
9:00–11:30 AM 9:00–11:30 AM
Session 15 Alternative Project Delivery for Water/Wastewater
Facility Projects
Session 17 Integrating Sustainability into Biosolids Master
Planning
Utility Management 2: Hillary Holmes, Stantec Residuals: Tracy Chouinard, Brown and Caldwell
Effective Program Denise Descheneau, Upper Blackstone Clean Water Advances in Biosolids Natalie Sierra, Brown and Caldwell
Management Planning and John Willis, Brown and Caldwell
Evolution of a CMOM Program in Waterbury, CT
Moderators: Julie Silva, Woodard & Curran Treatments Operations of a Thermal Hydrolysis and Digestion
Tim Vadney, Wright-Pierce Public Utility Management A.S. and B.S. Degree Moderators: System
Scott Firmin, Programs Natalie Sierra, Peter Loomis, CDM Smith
Portland Water District Wesley Winterbottom, Gateway Community College Brown and Caldwell Pyrolysis as an Innovative Technology for
Janet Hayes, Gateway Community College Christopher Muller, Microconstituent Removal from Biosolids
Suffolk Brown and Caldwell
Program Management at DC Water—Value Added for John Ross, Brown and Caldwell
Successful CIP Implementation Simmons Advanced Digestion and Biogas Handling—
John Wujek, Mott MacDonald Planning, Design and Construction
Eric Spargimino, CDM Smith
Session 16 Take a virtual tour of wastewater treatment facilities
in all six New England states. Hear from the
Operator Ingenuity: perspectives of operators across New England as
Session 18 OSHA Top Ten and How They May Impact
Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Wastewater Treatment they describe their facilities, provide insight on their Safety: David Horowitz, Tighe & Bond
Facilities throughout operational successes and challenges, and share their The Top 10 of Safety Alan Stratton, Tighe & Bond
New England– experiences amongst other fellow operators: and Security
Bringing Better Security Practices to the
A Virtual Tour from an Dana DiScuillo, Town of Narragansett, RI Moderators: Water Sector for a New Normal
Operator’s Perspective Robert Fischer, City of South Burlington, VT David Wright, Corinne Ketchum, Arcadis
Moderators: Daniel Munsey, Brunswick Sewer District Weston & Sampson Ryan Joyce, Arcadis
Helen Gordon, David St. Armand, City of Manchester, NH David Horowitz, Most Common Fatalities
Environmental Partners Tighe & Bond David Wright, Weston & Sampson
Anthony Piazzi, Town of Simsbury, CT
Group
Elena Proakis Ellis,
Scott Urban, SUEZ Provincetown The Top 10!
City of Melrose, MA David Wright, Weston & Sampson
Wellesley
Exhibit Hall Break Exhibit Hall Break
10:00–10:30 AM 10:00–10:30 AM
24 NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM 25Sessions 19 – 23
Tuesday Technical Sessions Tuesday
1:30–4:00 PM
Technical Sessions 19 – 23
1:30–4:00 PM
Session 21 Maybe We Can Do This!! Beneficial Re-Use of a
Nutrient-rich Wastewater
Session 19 Effects of Food to Microorganism (F/M) Ratio and
Feast-Famine Condition on NO2 Accumulation
Industrial Wastewater: Michael Curtis, Quantum Biopower
Plant Operations 3: During Denitrification -- Resurgence of
Lessons Learned from Warwick’s First Craft Brewery
WRRF Optimization Mehran Andalib, Stantec Industrial Wastewater
BettyAnne Rogers, Warwick Sewer Authority
Upgrades Art Umble, Stantec Treatment and Debbie Hoyes, Arcadis
Amanda Ford, Hazen and Sawyer Regulatory
Moderators: Regulations Playing Catchup on Sustainable
Pamela Westgate, Don’t Stop Me Now: Implementing MBR Upgrades Opportunities in 2018
Industrial Water Reuse
Kleinfelder Without Interrupting Operations Moderators: Edward Sharood, Woodard & Curran
Travis Peaslee, Joshua Jondro, Woodard & Curran Sarah White, UniFirst Corp.
Lewiston-Auburn WPCA Brent Sutter, Woodard & Curran An Innovative Approach to Brewery Waste
Darrell Interess, LabCentral Treatment at the Alchemist Brewery
A/B Sludge Settleability Improvements at the East End Michael Smith, Weston & Sampson
WWTF Simmons
Daniel Dair, World Water Works
Benjamin Levin, Hazen and Sawyer
Deborah Mahoney, Hazen and Sawyer
Paul Rodriguez, Portland Water District Session 22 Coast to Coast: Creative Water Reuse Options
in the USA
Scott Firmin, Portland Water District Water Reuse: Robert Little, Woodard & Curran
Optimizing Pumping Operations—Maintaining your Water Reuse—Across
Pumps will Help, but your Control System Can do Save Water, Save Money—The Water Kaizen
the Country and in your
Much Better Blitz Process
Own Back Yard Hope Matis, Arcadis
Frederick Mueller, Tighe & Bond
Moderators: Evangelina Belia, Primodal Inc.
Nick Ellis, Acing the Aquifer: Field Methods to Help Keep
Session 20 Retrofitting a Pump Station for Improved
Performance, O&M, Aesthetics and Odor Control
Hazen and Sawyer the Budget Under-Par
Collection System 2: Meredith Zona, Stantec Kathryn Swanson, CDM Smith
Erik Osborn, Woodard & Curran
Pumping Resilience Karilyn Heisen, CDM Smith
Sean Tarbox, Woodard & Curran Provincetown Robert Schreiber, CDM Smith
Moderators: Approaches to Address Resiliency and Reduce Risk
Kara Johnston, CDM Smith at Pump Stations Direct Water Reuse in New England—
Amy Sowitcky, Tighe & Bond Today and Tomorrow
John Murphy, Stantec
Daniel Roop, Tighe & Bond Bruce Douglas, NSU Water
C/D
Westport’s Pump Station No. 2 Force Main
Replacement Project using HDD: A Case Study
Bryan Thompson, Town of Westport, CT
Abhinav Huli, Haley & Aldrich
Lori Carriero, Tighe & Bond
Improving Pump Station Resilience, City of Warwick, RI
Peter Calderazzo, Dewberry
Earl Bond, Warwick Sewer Authority
Exhibit Hall Break Exhibit Hall Break
2:30–3:00 PM 2:30–3:00 PM
26 NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM 27Tuesday Technical Sessions 19 – 23 Sessions 24 – 29
1:30–4:00 PM Wednesday Technical Sessions
8:30–11:00 AM
Session 23 Massachusetts Watershed-based Tool for Statewide
Watershed Planning
Stormwater 2: David Roman, Geosyntec Consultants Session 24 Engaging the Public on the Importance of
Maintaining Municipal Infrastructure for a Small
Shades of Green & Andrea Braga, Geosyntec Consultants Small Community: Community—A Public Outreach Success Story in
Gray (and Beyond)— Julia Keay, Geosyntec Consultants Coastal Solutions and Funding a Major Wastewater Infrastructure Upgrade
Promoting GI & LID in Malcolm Harper, MassDEP Outreach Approaches Marc Drainville, GHD
Design Underground Stormwater Detention and Rainwater Benn Sherman, Town of Uxbridge, MA
Moderators:
Moderators: Harvesting System for Northbrook Park District Chris Hayward, Critical Success Factors to Locating Acceptable
Marc Gabriel, Brett Holmes, StormTrap Orenco Systems Effluent Recharge Sites
Nitsch Engineering, Inc. Paul Siegfried, Baxter & Woodman Consulting Ian Catlow, Karilyn Heisen, CDM Smith
Natalie Pommersheim, Engineers Tighe & Bond Michaela Bogosh, CDM Smith
Environmental Partners Greening Springfield: Springfield’s Green Jeff Colby, Town of Yarmouth, MA
Group Infrastructure Technical Guide
Provincetown
Beginning Anew—A Collection System, Effluent
Suffolk Lori Kennedy, VHB Treatment Facility, and Effluent Disposal System
Matthew Sokop, City of Springfield, MA Design from Scratch for a Small Cape Town
Corrin Meise-Munns, Pioneer Valley Planning Tess Laffer, AECOM
Commission Thomas Parece, AECOM
Improving Resiliency in an Urban Industrial Fighting Floatables in Small Town Pump Stations
and Commercial Area Through Green and Grey Rachel Schnabel, Fuss & ONeill
Stormwater Infrastructure Planning and Assessment
Andrew Walker, Weston & Sampson
Steven Roy, Weston & Sampson Session 25 Applying GIS & Business Intelligence Technology
and Leveraging Big Data to Support More Effective
Asset Management 3: Utility Management
Big Data–How to Jayson Brennen, CDM Smith
Efficiently Capture Data Harry Finklea, West Virginia University
and Use it Effectively Sewer System Asset Data Collection with ESRI
Moderators: Mobile Apps
Demetrios Vidalis, Boston Peralie Burbank, City of Bangor, ME
Water & Sewer Commission Patrick Cowan, City of Bangor, ME
John Rogers, Quantified Efficiency and Enhancements of Day-to-
City of Framingham, MA Day Operations Utilizing an Enterprise Geographic
Suffolk Information System—“A Regional Authority’s
Perspective”
Ricardo Ceballos, Greater New Haven WPCA
Tony Yates, Langan
Brett Milburn, Langan
Tips and Tricks for Establishing a Thrifty Culvert
Asset Management Program
Janet Moonan, Tighe & Bond
Eric Ohanian, Tighe & Bond
Daniel Nason, Town of Sudbury, MA
William O’Rourke, Town of Sudbury, MA
Exhibit Hall Break Exhibit Hall Break
2:30–3:00 PM 9:30–10:00 AM
28 NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM 29Wednesday Technical Sessions 24 – 29 Wednesday Technical Sessions 24 – 29
8:30–11:00 AM 8:30–11:00 AM
Session 26 Assessment of Micro Plastics in Wastewater and
Drinking Water
Session 28 Aiming for Envision Platinum in Advanced
Wastewater Treatment Plant Design -- Upper York
Microconstituents: Dounia Elkhatib, University of Rhode Island Sustainability 2: Sewage Servicing (UYSS) Water Reclamation Centre
Assessment and Vinka Oyanedel-Craver, University of Rhode Island Considering Innovative Case Study
Treatment of Strategies to Achieve Anastasia Rudenko, GHD
First Time Use of Ozofractionation to Treat AFFF
Contaminants of Release and Validation by TOP Assay Improved Efficiency Dianna Senior, GHD
Emerging Concern Allan Horneman, Arcadis and Sustainability Adam Lachmann, Region Municipality of York
Moderators: Jeff McDonough, Arcadis Moderator: Achieving Revenue Enhancement and Sustainability
Ned Beecher, NEBRA Yousof Aly, Arcadis Meredith Zona, Stantec Gains through Utility Efficiency
Laurel Schaider, Ian Ross, Arcadis Robert Montenegro, Jay Sheehan, Woodard & Curran
Silent Spring Institute Regulatory, Technical and Communication Challenges Grundfos Beat Ultra-Low Phosphorus Targets with Reactive
for Licensed Environmental Remediation Professionals Filtration: How Marlborough, MA Efficiently Meets
Simmons Nick Hastings, Woodard & Curran Wellesley 0.07 mg/L
Lessons Learned in PFAS Water and Wastewater Nick Janous, Nexom
Treatment from Half Way Around the World Case Study of Blended Blower Technologies
Marc Drainville, GHD for Optimum Aeration Efficiency
Anastasia Rudenko, GHD Paul Petersen, Atlas Copco
Ali Farhat, GHD Laurel Schaich, CDM Smith
Chris Hertle, GHD
Session 29 A Penny (Road) Saved is a Lesson (L)earned
Session 27 This two-hour session will include a description of
stormwater compliance program innovations from Collection System 3:
Ryan Henley, Weston & Sampson
Scott Dixon, City of Melrose, MA
Stormwater 3: across the New England region. The session will Rehabilitation Issues Elena Proakis Ellis, City of Melrose, MA
MS4 Compliance— be broken into two consecutive moderated panel John Potts, Weston & Sampson
Moderators:
Panel Discussion discussions with each of the presenters providing Scott Lander, Retain-It Narragansett Bay Commission Rehabilitation
from all New England insights on needs, challenges, and opportunities
David Pavlik, of Large Diameter Brick Sewer with GeoSpray
Communities during stormwater compliance program delivery Town of Lexington, MA Geopolymer Mortar
associated with their MS4 General Permit. The panel Scott Naiva, Milliken Infrastructure
Moderators:
Zach Henderson,
will be moderated with the intention of engaging A/B Meg Goulet, Narragansett Bay Commission
the audience in active dialogue on innovations and James Fleming, National Water Main Cleaning
Woodard & Curran opportunities. Topics and panelists include:
Kerry Reed, City of Beware of Cross Bores!—New NASSCO Guidelines
Framingham, MA Working Together to Get More for Less for Prevention and Detection
Tom DiPietro – South Burlington, VT’s cooperative Laurie Perkins, Wright-Pierce
C/D efforts with a neighboring Town
Jami Fitch, Town of Scarborough, ME – Building Multi- 21st Century Solutions for 19th Century
Town Community Support Sewer Systems
Michael Dietz, UCONN – Building Tools for CT Tom Perry, Multi Utilities Ventures
communities
Kerry Reed – Statewide Collaboration in MA
Overcoming Challenges in Construction and Post-
construction Programs—Lessons Learned
Angela Blanchette, Scarborough, ME
Kara Falise, Cambridge, MA
Jamie Houle, UNH Stormwater Center
Exhibit Hall Break David Wheeler, South Burlington, VT Exhibit Hall Break
9:30–10:00 AM 9:30–10:00 AM
30 NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM 31Sessions 30 – 34
Wednesday Technical Sessions Wednesday
1:00–3:00 PM
Technical Sessions 30 – 34
1:00–3:00 PM
Session 32 Heads or Tails—Where to Start Looking for Sewage
in Your Storm Drains
Session 30 GLSD’s Co-Digestion of Food Waste and its Path to
Net Zero Energy Use
Stormwater 4: Garrett Bergey, SDE, Inc.
Energy/Residuals: Richard Weare, Greater Lawrence Sanitary District MS4 Compliance—
RIDOT’s Stormwater Program—Tracking Progress
Resource Recovery— Ben Mosher, CDM Smith Building on Progress
Lauren Caputo, VHB
Maximizing Energy Made as We Start a Cambria Ung, VHB
Next Generation Resource Recovery: Co-Digestion to
Generation New Chapter
Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Pipeline Injection at Lessons from the Chesapeake Bay—Leveraging
Moderators: the Des Moines WRF Moderators: Ecosystem Restoration TMDL Reduction Practices
Tom Schwartz, Dustin Craig, CDM Smith Virginia Roach, CDM Smith for Comprehensive Resilient Solutions
Woodard & Curran Peter Loomis, CDM Smith Angela Blanchette, Glenn Muckley, Stantec
Eric Spargimino, CDM Smith Laurel Schaich, CDM Smith Town of Scarborough, ME Doug Beisch, Stantec
Getting the Most Value from Digester Gas at A/B Boston’s IDDE Program—Lessons Learned from 20
Simmons GNHWPCA’s East Shore WPAF Years of Experience
Jay Kemp, Black & Veatch Amy Schofield, Boston Water and Sewer Commission
FOG to Biodiesel Pilot Facility Garrett Bergey, SDE, Inc.
Justin Motta, Stantec
Richard Parnas, University of Connecticut
Session 33 Sustainable Engineering Solutions to Alleviate Water
Scarcity in Saviefe-Deme, Ghana
Water For People: Samantha LeValley, UMass Amherst
Session 31 The Solution to This Pollution is Bioswales—
Greater New Haven’s Innovative Approach to CSO Global Solutions for Victoria Hennon, UMass Amherst
CSO/Wet Weather 2: Abatement Increasing Access to Michael Andrick, UMass Amherst
Green Wet Weather Douglas Brisee, Fuss & O’Neill, Inc. Safe Water Wayne Bates, Tighe & Bond
Solutions Erik Mas, Fuss & O’Neill Moderators: Increasing the Water Security of the Island Republic
Moderators: Green Stormwater Infrastructure for CSO Control Renie Jesanis, of Kiribati Through a Multi-Prong Approach
Steve Perdios, Dewberry Bernadette Callahan, Stantec Massachusetts Water Anastasia Rudenko, GHD
Jason Kreil, Resources Authority Phoebe Mack, GHD
Analysis of the Implementation of City-Wide Green Audrey Degnan, GHD
Woodard & Curran Tenzin Lama, MassDEP
Infrastructure Solutions to Address Combined Sewer
Overflow. Case Studies: New York City, Philadelphia, Wellesley Ovoid Ceramic Filters Evaluated for Improved Water
Suffolk Purification in Developing Communities
and Cleveland
Kathryn DePippo, Mott MacDonald Zachary Shepard, University of Rhode Island
John Scheri, Mott MacDonald Elizabeth Lux, University of Rhode Island
Kellie Rotunno, R2O Consulting Vinka Oyanedel-Craver, University of Rhode Island
Flood Mitigation in the Birthplace of America: The Why are They all So Happy . . . It’s in the Water
Cohocksink Storm Flood Relief Project Rachel Watson, Stantec
Gary Snyder, Mott MacDonald
32 NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM 33Wednesday Technical Sessions 30 – 34
1:00–3:00 PM
Session 34 Roxbury Canal Sewer Separation—The Boston Water
and Sewer Commission’s Continued Commitment
Collection System 4:
Tidal Issues
to Environmental Stewardship and Infrastructure
Reliability.
Help Build
Moderators:
Ryan Wingard,
Michael Carroll, Stantec
Irene McSweeney, Boston Water & Sewer Commission
Congressional
Wright-Pierce
Kara Keleher,
Daniel Kucharski, Stantec
Not on My Watch—Using CIPP to Ensure Disaster
Support for Clean
Weston & Sampson Doesn’t Strike
Justin deMello, Woodard & Curran
Water in New England
C/D Paul Costello, City of Quincy, MA
Join NEWEA at the National Water Policy Fly-In
Identification and Removal of Tidal Intrusion Sources
in Manchester-by-the-Sea’s Wastewater Collection Water Week, April 3-4, 2019
System
Come to the Capitol to join with WEF, NACWA, WRF and other national
Allison Shivers, Tata & Howard, Inc.
organizations to support water quality and to dialog with Congressional
Nantucket Sewers—Our Island Story representatives from the New England states.
Laurie Toscano, Weston & Sampson
David Gray, Town of Nantucket, MA We’re at a critical juncture for the clean water industry!
Andrew Patnode, Weston & Sampson On the plus side, President Trump and the new House of Representatives
have indicated strong support for investments in infrastructure.
• Will our water and wastewater systems receive critically needed funding?
• Will the Clean Water State Revolving Fund continue unscathed, and how
will New England’s share be affected?
On the uncertainty side, we expect the EPA to continue to look very
different in 2019.
• How will water policies change under the new administration?
• What are the water environment focuses for the 116th Congress?
The Government Affairs Committee will work with attendees to organize the
meeting and will be summarizing the key issues related to these topics in
advance of the trip to Washington to give you background information and
provide talking points to use when you speak with federal legislators.
This year’s Congressional trip will be different and more succinct than past
NEWEA trips to DC. Major events will include:
• NEWEA Kick-Off Dinner on Wednesday, April 3—speakers will cover
major water developments in Washington, tips for elected Congressional
meetings and review NEWEA’s talking points
• Meetings with Senators, Representatives and aides on Capitol Hill—
Wednesday and Thursday
• Congressional Reception—Thursday evening, April 4
For more information call: Bob Fischer (802-658-7964),
Scott Firmin (207-774-5961 Ext. 3077), Ray Willis (508-341-8570)
or Mary Barry (781-939-0908)
34 NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM NEWEA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FINAL PROGRAM 35Tuesday
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM NEWEA/NEWIN Innovation Pavilion
3rd Floor Atrium
Innovation Pavilion
Exhibitors SCH EDULE
Aclarity 8:00 Join us for coffee & danish pastries
The New England Water Environment Association
(NEWEA) and the Northeast Water Innovation AquaVector 8:30 – 9:00 Welcome: Research to Innovation
Network (NEWIN) are excited to announce The Canopus Water Experience Panel
Water Innovation Pavilion, taking place during Technologies 9:00 – 3:00 Student Posters representing Market
the 2019 NEWEA Annual Conference in Boston. Capro-X Driven Research Stage
NEWEA and NEWIN, which exists to highlight FoliaWater 10:00 – 10:30 Innovation to Market Experience
Mass CEC Panel
water-innovation as a super-cluster with over
300 companies in the community and throughout PerOxygen 12:15 – 12:30 Natixis presentation— Environmental,
New England, modeled the Innovation Pavilion Social and Governance (ESG) Driven
Resolute Marine Target Date Funds
after a similar forum at the Water Environment Energy
Highlighting Federation’s (WEF) Annual Conference. This 12:30 – 1:30 Exhibitor Pitch Event
leading water- event was developed with the goal of building
WERF-LIFT
2:30 – 3:00 Market to Scale Experience Panel
innovators and awareness, sharing ideas, and creating
Wint
innovations connections between businesses, utilities,
Xylem 3:00 – 3:15 Innovation Pavilion Closing remarks
in energy and regulators, and academics to drive innovation
3:15 – 4:00 Student Poster Awards
water quality— in our region. The close proximity of so many 4:00 – 6:00 Exhibit Hall Reception (4th floor)
including: cities, utilities, businesses, and innovators who
energy are passionate about water makes the Northeast Join us as we hear from the Water Innovators
generation, unique in the water-cluster ecosystem in the of New England at the Innovation Pavilion
energy United States. on Tuesday, January 29th on the 3rd floor Atrium. The
efficiency, Pavilion will highlight a selection of the most promising
nutrients and We are pleased to highlight the leading water- water technology businesses while championing an
emerging innovators and innovations in two areas: Energy important dialogue about innovation. Come and meet
contaminants and Water Quality, which includes Energy with innovators; learn about their technologies; and
Generation, Energy Efficiency, Nutrients and listen to a panel discussion on Research to Innovation,
Emerging Contaminants. Come visit the Innovation Innovation to Market, or Market to Scale.
Pavilion to meet with the innovators and learn
about their developments. Members of The Thank you to our sponsors:
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)
and the Water & Energy Test Center, EPA Region 1, Ⓡ
and the Water Research Foundation will also be ®
in attendance.
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