73rd Annual Environmental Engineering Conference Program

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Finding Solutions in a Non-Linear World: Equity, Escalation and Capital Planning

Moderator

Belinda Sturm, Director and Professor CEAE Department, University of Kansas

Time	Event
8:30 am	Opening Remarks
8:40 am	Welcome: Dave Darwin, Chair, Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering Department, University of Kansas
8:45 am	US EPA’s Efforts in Environmental Justice Meg McColister, Regional Administrator for US EPA Region 7
9:15 am	PFAS: Developing Information About the Effects on Human Health to Inform Regulatory Needs Detlef Knappe, Distinguished Professor and Deputy Director of North Carolina State University’s Center for Environmental and Human Health Effects of PFAS
10:00 am	Networking Break
10:30 am	A Utility’s Perspective: Investing in Research and Innovation to Address the Water and Wastewater Industry’s Biggest Challenges John Norton, Director of Energy, Research, & Innovation, Great Lakes Water Authority
11:20 am	A Focus on Finances: Utility Rate Planning and Challenges Facing Utilities Today David Neumann, Senior Project Manager, 1898 & Co, Part of Burns & McDonnell
11:40 am	Project Delivery Lifecycle Risks: Considerations for Escalation, Funding, Design Phasing, Market Capacity, Supply Chain, and Craft Labor BJ Peterson, Senior Vice President Operations, McCarthy Building Companies
12:00 pm	Announcements and Award Presentations
12:10 pm	Lunch Break

Co-Moderators

Robert A. Hulsey, Global Practice & Technology Leader, Black & Veatch

Justin M. Hutchison, Assistant Professor, CEAE Department, University of Kansas

Time	Event
1:00 pm	See No, Speak No: Challenges with Addressing Legionella in Drinking Water Distribution Systems William Rhoads, Process Engineer, Black and Veatch
1:45 pm	Estimating the National Cost of a PFAS Drinking Water Regulation: Surveying Costs on the PFAS Roadmap Dan Farley, Water Process Specialist, Black and Veatch
2:30 pm	Break
3:00 pm	Land Use Planning to Reduce Risks From Natural Hazards and Climate Change Ward Lyles, Associate Professor, University of Kansas
3:45 pm	Biofilter Configurations and Applications for Drinking Water Treatment Justin Hutchison, Assistant Professor, CEAE Department, University of Kansas
4:30 pm	Networking

Co-Moderators

Belinda Sturm, Director and Professor CEAE Department, University of Kansas

Aaron Witt, Chief Engineer, Johnson County Wastewater

Time	Event
1:00 pm	Biological Process Intensification – Lessons from Denver Metro Rudy Maltos, Wastewater Process Engineer, Metro Water Recovery
1:45 pm	Startup and Commissioning of Tomahawk Creek WWTP Doug Nolkemper, Operations Engineer, JCW Anjana Kadava, Operations Engineer, JCW
2:30 pm	Break
3:00 pm	A Utility’s Perspective: Using Hydrothermal Liquefaction for Sludge Processing Xavier (Xavi) Fonoll Almansa, Management Professional Research & Innovation, Great Lakes Water Authority
3:45 pm	Water Reclamation is a Critical Path to Sustainability in Western Kansas Jake White, Project Manager and Technical Leader, Burns and McDonnell Fred Jones, Water Resource System Manager, City of Garden City
4:30 pm	Networking

Co-Moderators

Robynn Andracsek, Senior Air Quality Engineer, Providence – An Engineering and Environmental Consulting Firm

Ted Peltier, Associate Chair & Professor, CEAE Department, University of Kansas

Daniel R. Wilkus, Director, Environmental Services, Evergy, Inc.

Time	Event
1:00 pm	Talking Trash in Indian Country Page Hingst, Tribal Response Program Manager, Office of Environmental Protection, Santee Sioux Nation of Nebraska
1:45 pm	Circular Bioeconomy for Rural Residency: Recovering Efficient Fertilizers, Biogas, and Water from Diverse Wastewaters with Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors Prathap Parameswaran, Associate Professor, Kansas State University
2:30 pm	Break
3:00 pm	Implications of a lower PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard Robynn Andracsek, Senior Air Quality Engineer, Providence – An Engineering and Environmental Consulting Firm
3:45 pm	Energy and Environmental Justice, a Utility’s Perspective Dan Wilkus, Director, Environmental Services, Evergy, Inc.
4:30 pm	Networking