Continuing Professional Education

Experts in water quality and treatment, wet weather flows, and air, energy and waste management will convene Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at the Kansas Union on the University of Kansas campus. The morning session will address more general topics of interest, including how to manage the environment in difficult economic times. Three afternoon sessions are designed to let participants select speakers and topics relevant to their individual needs and interests. Additionally, exhibitors will showcase up-to-date products, equipment and services.

Conference Schedule

7:30 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast
	Plenary Session
	Woodruff Auditorium, 5th Level
	Moderator: Stephen J. Randtke, Professor, University of Kansas
8:35 a.m.	Opening Remarks
8:45 a.m.	Departmental Welcome Craig D. Adams, Chair and J. L. Constant Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Kansas
8:50 a.m.	Environmental Management in Economic Hard Times: Getting Back to the Fundamentals G. Tracy Mehan, III, Principal, The Cadmus Group, Inc.
9:30 a.m.	Smarter Investment to Advance Clean Water Christopher J. Hornback, Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)
10:10 a.m.	Networking & Refreshments—Exhibits Open
10:40 a.m.	Current and Emerging Issues Impacting Kansas Water Resources Susan Metzger, Manager, Watershed Coordination Unit, Kansas Water Office
11:20 a.m.	A Plan to Power the World with Wind, Water, and the Sun Mark Z. Jacobson, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director, Atmosphere/Energy Program, Stanford University; and Mark A. Delucchi, University of California–Davis
Noon	Announcements & Award Presentations
12:10 p.m.	Conference Luncheon—Ballroom
	SESSION 1: Water Quality and Treatment	SESSION 2: Managing Wet Weather Flows	SESSION 3: Air, Energy and Waste Management
	Alderson Auditorium 4th Level	Woodruff Auditorium 5th Level	Kansas Room 6th Level
	Co-Moderators: Craig D. Adams, Chair and J. L. Constant Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Kansas; and Jeff Neemann, Assistant Director of Water Treatment Technology, Black & Veatch	Co-Moderators: Belinda M. Sturm, Assistant Professor, University of Kansas; and John A. Metzler, Chief Engineer (retired), Johnson County Wastewater	Co-Moderators: Deborah A. English, Vice President, SCS Engineers; and David H. Homer, Senior Environmental Toxicologist, Tetra-Tech Inc.
1:20 p.m.	Asset Management/Work Order Management – Critical Tools for Uncertain Times Neil J. Dobler, Public Works Division Director, Bartlett & West, Inc.; and Don L. Rankin, Director of Utilities Infrastructure Division, City of Topeka, Public Works Department	Wet Weather Flows: Understanding the Regulatory Landscape Michael B. Tate, Interim Director, Bureau of Water, Kansas Department of Health and Environment	Moving Forward with Greenhouse Gas Reporting Ward A. Burns, Environmental Engineer, Air Permitting and Compliance Branch, EPA Region 7
2:00 p.m.	Improved Water Treatment and Less Chemical Usage with Online Analyzers Chuck J. Weber, Operations and Maintenance Manager, WaterOne; and Greg S. Totzke, Team Leader, WaterOne	The Last Frontier in Collection System Rehabilitation: Private Lateral Sewers Richard (Rick) E. Nelson, Vice President, Conveyance Infrastructure Fellow, and Conveyance Global Service Leader, CH2M HILL	Horizontal Drilling for Crude Oil and Natural Gas in South Central Kansas Doug Louis, Director of the Conservation Division, Kansas Corporation Commission
2:40 p.m.	Networking & Refreshments—Exhibits Open
3:00 p.m.	Enhanced Removals of Organics and Other Compounds with PAC and Ballasted Clarification Matthew D. Cotton, Process Group Manager, I. Kruger, Inc.	General Approaches and Recent Developments in Handling Wet Weather Flows in WWTPs Julian Sandino, Vice President and Wastewater Treatment Fellow, CH2M Hill	ICM Gasification Technology—Applications in Biomass-to-Energy and Waste-to-Energy Albert S. (Bert) Bennett, Principal Scientist and Process Engineer, ICM, Inc.
3:40 p.m.	Filtration Membranes: How to Realize Their Maximum Potential Jeff Neemann, Assistant Director of Water Treatment Technology, Bruce Long, Scott Freeman, and Vasu Veerapaneni, Black & Veatch	Panel Discussion: Managing Wet Weather Flows in a Time of Uncertainty and Scarcity Facilitator: John A. Metzler Panelists: Mike Tate, Rick Nelson, and Julian Sandino	Frito-Lay’s Biomass Boiler Project Allen Moore, Technical Manager, and Jim Robinson, Frito-Lay North America
4:20 p.m.	Adjourn