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SPLASHINGS FEATURES
4 10th Annual EPA and Four-State Governmental Affairs Meeting
10 Stockholm Junior Water Prize Seeking Kansas Students Interested in Water Research
12 The Economic Cost Impact of Water Infrastructure
16 Reclaiming Resources: Reducing Water Consumption Through Reuse
20 KWEA's Susan Pekarek Hired as New JCW General Manager
22 World Toilet Day Strives to Increase Awareness and Break Taboos
23 TheBenefitsofExternalTrainingforYoungProfessionals
25 KWEAYoungProfessionalsTourJCWWastewaterFacility
28 Kansas Laboratory Spotlight: El Dorado
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2 Message From the President
3 Welcome New Members
30 Splashings Advertising
31 KWEAOfficers
32 KWEA Committee Chairs
34 WEF Membership Application
Splashings is published four times each year. We welcome your submissions. The editorial deadlineforthenextissueisNov.15,2016.Please direct materials to Caitlin Perry at 913-458-3877 or [email protected].
Email address changing?To change your subscription email address or to subscribe to Splashings, contact Tina Leitzel at [email protected].
Thank you to the following for contributing to this issue of Splashings: David Hauser, Sylvan Coles, John Metzler, Rebecca Lewis, April Batt, Michael Bader, Erin Dougherty, Lori Sand, Ryan Rutkowski, Sarah McClure, Caitlin Perry, and Tina Leitzel.
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Welcome to Another Year of KWEAHappyfallseasontoall,andwelcometoanotheryearofKWEAactivities,meetings,workshops,andnextyear’s annual conference in Wichita, Kansas. I would like to personally thank all those board members, committee chairpersons, and members who helped organize, plan, and carry out the annual conference.
Iwouldlikeexpressmypersonalappreciationandaspecialshout-outtoSylvanColes,DustinColes,andTinaLeitzel for their continuous and every-year behind the scenes work to make this conference one of the best in theregion.Anotherthanksforallwhoagreedtobeamoderator,especiallyinourfirstyearthatweditchedthe“color pens” and went to using electronic scanners. Finally, a special thanks to all attendees for your patience for allowing KWEA a chance to try new technology. We know there was some frustration, and we are working on getting that ironed out for the conference in 2017.
I hope everyone got an opportunity to hear our keynote speaker, George Hawkins, general manager of DC Water, at least once. Hawkins provided engaging stories and insight into our water and wastewater industry from his unique perspective as an environmental lawyer, regulator, and now water and wastewater utility general manager.
For those who may not have been at the conference or heard, I would like to welcome two new key board members.ThefirstisRonThomann,projectmanagerwiththeTREKKDesignGroup,whowasnominatedasthe new KWEA vice president. The second is Jeanette Klamm, management analyst with City of Lawrence UtilitiesDepartment,whowasnominatedasthejuniorWaterEnvironmentFederation(WEF)delegatetoserve a three-year term as a delegate to WEF representing the Kansas Water Environment Association. Thank you both for your willingness to serve KWEA. Both of you have been involved in KWEA for many years in the past, in other capacities, and we look forward to what you each bring to KWEA in your new roles.
As you peruse this fall edition of Splashings, I would like to point out some interesting articles contained within:
The Four State Governmental Affairs Meeting – always interesting to see what future regulations are on the horizon;
Congratulations to Susan Pekarek on her new position as general manager of Johnson County Wastewater, while she serves as
president elect of KWEA;
Laboratory Spotlight features the City of El Dorado’s Water Reclamation Facility. That city seems to be in the spotlight a lot lately, as
theyalsohadthebesttastingwaterinKansasaccordingtothejudgesattheannualconference;
World Toilet Day – celebrated on Nov. 19 this year.
IfyouareinterestedinhearingwhatactivitiesaregoingonwithinKWEA,pleasecontactanyKWEAofficer,board member, or committee chair.
I look forward to serving as your KWEA president and welcome any comments or suggestions!
Dave HauserKWEA President 2016-2017, [email protected]
Welcome NeW members
The Membership Committee welcomes these new members who have joinedKWEA.
A special thank you to those dedicated members who sponsored them.
Joslyn Arthur
Samik Bagchi
John Brummer
Robert Bryant
Brooke Conrardy
Jeff Crispin
Tim Engbroten
Jessica Fox
Jeena John
Donald Koci
Jackson Letts
Clinton Manderfield
Shannon Mathes
Robert Morris
Mark Peterson
Michaela Rempkowski
Raul Romero
Bradley Saul
Guy Smith
Jim Stone
Joshua Tinkey
Rick Vankirk
Clint Worrall
Debra WraySPLASHINGS DEADLINES
WiNter | Nov. 15, 2016spriNg | Feb. 15, 2017summer | May 15, 2017Fall | Aug. 15, 2017
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10th Annual Four States Governmental Affairs Meeting
by John Metzler, CH2M
On September 7, 2016, the 10th annual Four States Governmental Affairs Meeting was held at the EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)RegionVIIoffices.Thesemeetingsprovideauniqueopportunityfortechnical presentations and discussions of regulatory issues of concern to the water quality industry. These meetingsaregraciouslyhostedbyEPARegionVIIWaterOfficestaff.InviteesincluderepresentativesfromeachoftheRegionVIIstatewaterqualityregulatoryagenciesin Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, as well as representatives of these four states’ Water Environment Federation(WEF)stateassociationGovernmentalAffairsCommittees. Following is a summary of the meeting.
National Chronic Aquatic Life Criteria for SeleniumPAT NELSON, CH2M-NWEASelenium is found in sedimentary rocks and shales. It is an essential nutrient in small amounts, but it bioaccumulates in the aquatic food chain, and chronic exposurecausesreproductiveissues.Commonsourcesofseleniumincludecoaltar,Infiltration/Inflow(I/I)fromsewers and sump pumps in areas with geological formations high in selenium. Selenium levels tend to be higher in waters in the upper Midwest.
On July 13, 2016, EPA proposed new criteria for seleniumfrom5microgramperliter(ug/l)to1.5forchronicand3.1ug/lacute.Thesenewcriteriawillbehard to meet for some waters. States are uncertain on how they might adopt the new criteria. Nebraska has many streams with background levels above the new criteria. In Missouri, there are few streams with high levels. Iowa plans to adopt the criteria when EPA proposes an implementation procedure. Kansas may adoptthecriteriain2017.There,irrigationreturnflowsare the biggest source, but it also comes from Colorado viatheArkansasRiver.Ashiftfromfloodtodripirrigationwouldbebeneficial.
EPA had many comments on two previous criteria proposals. EPA will address many of those concerns in the implementation procedure, which could be proposed in October. The procedure may allow for setting criteria on a water body by water body basis. Pat foresees the need for many of these studies.
Nutrient Reduction, Point and Non-point Source Cooperation, & Water Quality Trading UpdateGREG SINDT, IAWEAAdam Schneider, Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR),presentedtheIowaNutrientReductionStrategy Implementation program, adopted in 2013. It is a cooperation between IDNR, Iowa Department of Agriculture, and Iowa universities. The available funding isinthe$120millionrangefornon-pointsources(NPS).From 2011 to 2015, the acres managed went from 100,000to400,000.Forpointsources(PS),90NationalPollutantDischargeEliminationSystems(NPDES)permits have been issued, with 24 nutrient removal feasibility studies submitted.
Mike Kuntz, City of Cedar Rapids, reported on cooperative efforts there between point sources andNPS.ThehistoricJune2008floodraisedlocalawareness of the importance of the watershed. The city uses the Cedar River for water supply. However, nitratesareincreasingandhavebeenabove10mg/lconsistently since 2011, and in some years, as high as70mg/l.Thecityworkedwithmorethan10NPSstakeholders,with$4.3millionavailableoverthenextfiveyears.Halfofthefundsareforplandevelopment,theotherhalfforbestmanagementpractice(BMP)construction. The program also developed a watershed plan and monitoring program. It was found that a good BMP practice is to plant grass between rows, which keeps ground covered longer and holds on to nutrients. Bioswales with wood chips for the treatment of drainage tile discharges was effective at denitrifying
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nitrates. Almost 10,000 acres are now participating in various BMPs.
Dustin Miller with the Iowa League of Cities provided an update on the Water Quality Trading Framework. Numerous stakeholders, including environmental and agricultural groups, EPA, and IDNR participate. Instead ofwaitingforTotalMaximumDailyLoads(TMDLs)and/or numeric criteria, the goal is to move forward with trading. It was noted the Clean Water Act is not well-suited to Iowa NPS, but the Farm Bill is, so that tool has beenused.Floodmitigation/stormwatermanagementisakeyandwell-supportedaspectduetothe2008floods.Drinking water protection is critical, as many source watersareabove20milligramperliter(mg/l)innitrates.The IDNR Nutrient Reduction Strategy helps prioritize
trading.Atradingexchangetohandletradingsituationsisnowinplace.StateRevolvingFunds(SRF)fundsarebeing used for tile discharges treatment.
Achieving Consensus for a Watershed PlanSANDRA RALSTON, CONSENSUS LLCIt has been noted that under the EPA watershed restoration program, stakeholder group consensus is critical to success. A 2013 Government Accountability Office(GAO)reportsaidcompletedTMDLsarenotbeing implemented. One of the challenges is that a TMDL requires commitments before implementation is demonstrated to be locally effective. Stakeholder led plans are a better approach and have been embracedbyRegionIV.Asanexample,Savannah
goVerNmeNt aFFairs
Harbor,Georgia,wasimpairedfordissolvedoxygen(DO)on150milesofriver.Thereare24NPDESdischargers: 10 industrial and 14 municipal. To build trust, the program started with meetings one on one with stakeholders. Only one person per organization could speak at meetings, so each entity had the same power. The program found that more effort was needed from high-impact facilities than low-impact facilities. Credit was given for past reductions in loads. It was found that economic hardship has to be considered. The TMDL determined an 80% reduction inbiochemicaloxygendemand(BOD)isrequired.Theprogram considered about 30 reduction alternatives among dischargers. Small group meetings were held to develop allocation scenarios. Discussion was limited to three comments per participant to make discussions more effective. Group voting was used to achieve consensus.
EPA/States-Criteria Updates and Upcoming Calendar of PrioritiesOn chlorides, EPA is waiting on research results, but may move forward with this criteria in late 2017. They will likely consideramixofions.Thecoppersaltwaterbioligandsmodel criteria comment period closes in late September. The copper freshwater criteria were updated in 2007, but is being studied, and should be proposed in late 2016.
EPA is supportive of state-wide variance programs forammoniaforlagoons,notingspecificallyKDHE’sproposal. They do want to be sure variances are carefully monitored. KHDE’s proposal is to assess affordability of a mechanical plant for each discharger using a rigorous two step test from EPA guidance. First, medianhouseholdincome(MHI)isevaluated,andthensixsecondarycriteriaareevaluated.Eachoneisre-evaluatedeveryfiveyears.95%ofPSvolume
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is discharged by mechanical plants that can generally meet the new criteria, the remaining 5% is from lagoons. Environmental groups are concerned variances are a way of avoiding environmental progress, so they are watchingtheseproposalscarefully.RegionVIIhaslearned from the Kansas proposal, and is ready to share thatexperiencewithotherthreestates.
TheWaterResourceRecoveryFacility(WRRF)NutrientsStudy-National Study of Nutrient Removal and Secondary Technologies was also discussed. 47% of U.S. streams have high phosphorous, and 53% have high nitrogen. 34%ofmajordischargeshavenutrientlimits,and63%have monitoring requirements. The study will focus on what secondary treatment can achieve, especially through optimizingoperationsandmaintenance(O&M)practices.EPA needs a national, statistically valid database to support future decisions. They want to set a baseline for nutrient performance for each type of secondary treatment WRRF.Theprojectapproachincludesasimplesurveyofall20,000plusplantstodefinethesetofWRRFstostudywith a more detailed survey of representative WWRFs, all to be conducted from 2017-2020. Sampling at a small but statisticallysignificantnumberofWWRFswillbeconductedin2022.Influentnutrientdataisnowbelievedtobelacking.EPA plans to use 308 authority for phase one, which resulted in concerns from several attendees. There will be a September 2016 Federal Register notice on the survey.
Update on Nutrients Program & EffortsJAMIE GAGGERO AND TOM STILES, KDHE; TRENT STOBER, KWEA Tom Stiles reported that the KDHE hazardous algae bloom(HAB)programiscomplaintdriven.Elevenlakeswere put on warning status in the 2016 season. The KDHE warning system is set up as:
i.HABwatch-4ug/lmicrocystinor80K/mlcellcount
ii.HABWarning-20ug/lor250K/mlcellcount
iii. HAB Recommended Closure-2000 or 10m
Milford Lake has a persistent HAB issue, with adverse impacts on the local economy. EPA is evaluating microcystin criteria for recreation. KDHE has not adopted numeric phosphorous criteria, but rather the current narrative criteria focuses on aquatic life support and water supply. KDHE is using the TMDL process to address problems. He noted the El Dorado success story, where phosphorous in the Walnut River was reduced from 3.0 to0.374mg/laftera2007plantupgrade.Inlowflowconditions, phosphorous concentrations are mostly driven by PS. The Kansas River TMDL will be KDHE’s most challenging. One approach is that once biological nutrientremoval(BNR)isachievedforallPS,thenKDHEwould focus solely on NPS for about 20 years. KDHE believes the river can only achieve a phosphorous level of0.3mg/lwithfullBNRforallPS,butitwillrequirereductionsfromNPStoachieve0.2mg/l,KDHE’scurrentgoal. When TMDL mandated controls are implemented, andifbiologicalindex,DO,andchlorophyllgoalsaremet,KDHEwillsetstream-specificcriteriabasedontheresulting phosphorous levels.
Jaime Gaggero presented the WRAPS Program, which addresses NPS issues in certain watersheds. The effort is lead by a stakeholder leadership team. KDHE’s TMDLs provide goals for the program. For Toronto Lake, the lake has a high sedimentation rate and eutrophication. The TMDL set a goal to reduce phosphorous by over 26,000 pounds. In partnership with the KSU Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, it was found that the best results could be achieved by focusing on 20% of the watershed. The program has set yearly goals for bringing acreage into four different types of BMPs and percent phosphorous reduction.
Jaime noted that nationally, Kansas ranks second in sedimentreduction,fifthinphosphorousreduction,and eighth in nitrogen reduction. The WRAPS program focuses on partners and adding short-term stream monitoring stations to the current KDHE system. They
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have had success in delisting some streams from the impaired waters list from improvements achieved under the WRAPS program. For each watershed, there is a planrevieweveryfiveyearsthatincludesastakeholderself-evaluation, pre-evaluations reconnaissance, full evaluation, and an update of the nine element watershedplan.GeographicalInformationSystem(GIS)isusedextensivelytoidentifyNPSareasofinterest.The WRAPS program has budget challenges and is voluntary.ProjectedWRAPSprogramneedsforthestateaverages$11millionperyearforthenext5years,but available WRAPS funding is only $1.7 million. So, KDHE needs to leverage other sources. They have partnered with the Kansas Forest Service. Also, the Local Conservation Lending Program, new program approved by legislature July 1, 2015 is adding funding. The Department of Agriculture contributes about $2
million as well. The Governor’s new State Water Plan calls for long term vision for water supply and notes that loss of water supply caused by sedimentation is a big concern, and proposes $26 million in funding.
Nutrient Reduction Implementation-National and State PerspectivesAdam Schneider reported on the NACWA Task Force. EPAisimplementingthesecondarytreatmentsurvey/study discussed earlier. Also, EPA is encouraging states to monitor streams for nutrients. EPA is pushing better technologyonmonitoring(e.g.,realtimemonitors).EPAwants to see progress in permitting and optimization of nutrient removal. The Nancy Stoner 8 point memo remains a big focus, but states must show progress is being made under that program.
TheStockholmJuniorWaterPrize(SJWP)isthemostprestigious youth award in the world for a water-related scienceproject.Theprizetapsintotheunlimitedpotential of today’s high school students as they seek to address our water challenges.
Who Can Compete?The competition is open to any high school student in grades 9-12 who is 15 years of age by August 1 of the competition year. All research papers must be uploaded online no later than April 15 of each year to qualify for the state competition. State winners will receive an all-expensespaidtriptotheSJWPnationalcompetition.The national winner will receive $10,000 and an all-expensepaidtriptoStockholm,Sweden,toparticipate in the SJWP international competition
The U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition, which is celebrating its 20th year in 2017, is made possible through a collaborative effort between the Water Environment Federation and its local Member Associations(MAs)acrossthecountry.Eachstatecompetition is sponsored by an MA and has a designatedstateorganizer.Eachstateidentifiesandsendsawinner(orwinningteam)totheU.S.nationalcompetition which is currently held the second week of June at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, North Carolina.
How Can You Get Involved?For this to be a success, it is important that KWEA members get involved in this program. How can you get involved? Glad you asked!
1. Contact your local high school science teachers to involve students
nowsotheycansubmitapapernextspring.PleasecontactBecky
Lewis,KWEASJWPchair,forflyersthatyoucangivetoyourlocalhigh
school to display at the school.
2. Do you have a high school student that would like to participate in
thiscompetitionandhaveachancetowinatriptoNorthCarolinanext
summer? Please have them contact Becky Lewis for paper ideas and
more information.
3. Do you know of a high school science fair in your area? Encourage
studentstodevelopawaterprojectandthensubmitthepapertothe
national competition.
For more information about the Stockholm Junior Water Prize, visit http://www.wef.org/SJWP or contact Becky. Sheisalwayslookingforjudgesandwouldlovetohaveyouhelpjudgepapersor,evenbetter,havestudentssubmit papers.
Becky Lewis, Kansas SJWP Chair
2305 E. 57th St. South, Wichita, KS 67216
(316)303-8702
KWea aWards
Stockholm Junior Water Prize Seeking Kansas Students Interested in Water Research
by Becky Lewis, City of Wichita
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The Economic Impact of Water InfrastructureLearning from the Transportation Sector
Marisa Tricas, MS, ENV SP is Manager, Water Resources, Innovation & Policy in the Water Science & Engineering Center at the Water Environment Federation.
A paradigm shift in the water sector is taking place, where treated wastewater is being recognized as a high-quality resource that can be recovered. This shift has enhanced the status of water reuse as an alternative water source in integrated water supply planning. Economic evaluations of water reuse often focus on the projectitselfanditsdirectbenefitstotheutility.Butasutilitiesexpandtheiranalysesbeyondtheprojectitself,the economic development indicators sometimes are seen in the social leg of the triple bottom line, such as thenumberofjobscreatedandthewaterresourcesused for recreation.
To help decision-makers better quantify the indirect and induced economic development impacts of water investments,wecanlookatthemetricsfromexistingeconomic frameworks in other sectors, such as transportation. These frameworks can be applied to the water sector to help planners see holistic economic alternatives and sustainable investments that water reuseandreclamationprojectscancontributetotheirlocal communities.
Adopting Tools from Transportation Other infrastructure sectors are much more developed than the water sector when it comes to identifying the economicimpactsforprojectinvestments.Fulleconomic
frameworksandtoolsalreadyexistinthetransportationsector and have been successfully implemented in communities throughout the country and the world. The Transportation Economic Development Impact System (TREDIS)isacommonlyusedmodelusedtoprovideeconomicdevelopmentimpactevaluationandbenefit-cost analysis. Currently, 45 U.S. governmental agencies use this tool in 35 states.
In2014,theWaterResearchFoundation(Denver,Colorado)andtheWaterEnvironmentResearchFoundation(Alexandria,Virginia)releasedthereportNationalEconomic&LaborImpactsoftheWaterUtilitySector.Thisstudyexaminedtheactualorplannedexpendituresof30waterutilitiesacrosstheUnitedStatesandquantifieddirect,indirect,andinducedeconomicbenefits.Thisreportwasthefirsttoaggregatethe national economic impact of water utilities’ planned and capital budgets using an economic input-output analysis. The study used the IMPLAN model, which is partofTREDIStomodelthewayadollarinjectedintoone sector is spent and re-spent in other sectors of the economy, generating waves of economic activity. The studyfoundtheexpendituresresultedinacombinedtotalof289,000jobsand$52billionperyeargeneratedin economic activity. The utilities involved in the study directly employ 36,500 workers.
In2016,theWaterEnvironmentFederation(WEF)andthe WateReuse Association, both headquartered in Alexandria,Va.,conductedananalysistoestimatetheeconomic impact of the Clean Water and Drinking Water
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StateRevolvingFund(SRF)programs.Theseprogramsare considered to be among the most successful infrastructure funding programs administered by the federal government and implemented by individual states, having provided billions of dollars in low-interest loansforthousandsofprojects.
The study showed that for every SRF dollar spent, 21.4% is returned to the federal government in the formoftaxes.AnadvantageoftheSRFprogramisthe leveraging of state program funds to enhance the investment. Thus, the proposed $34.7 billion in federal allocation will leverage an additional $116.2 billion in state spending. Together, the proposed federal allocations and state SRF program funds will result in$32.3billioninfederaltaxrevenue.Whentheseleveraged state funds are taken into account, $0.93 of federaltaxrevenueisgeneratedforevery$1offederalinvestment. The study also documented increased employment and labor income as well as increases in total economic output.
WEF and WateReuse also used the IMPLAN model to evaluate the economic impacts of proposed federal SRF allocations used through an IMPLAN model results per 1 billion of SRF summary. SRF spending generates high-payingjobs—eachjobisestimatedtobringabout$60,000inlaborincome.Onaverage,16.5jobs
Figure. U.S. jobs created by water investment (16.5 jobs created per million dollars invested)
are generated for every million dollars in water and wastewatercapitalinvestments.Thefigureshowsthedistribution of employment impacts and compares the water and transportation sectors.
Thewatersectorgainsbetween10and25jobspermilliondollarsofcapitalexpenditures.Comparatively,the transportation sector show equivalent impacts, with jobcreationestimatesrangingbetween13and20jobsper million dollars invested. The most important areas that overlapped in both sectors were siphoned down to sixcategories:Theeconomicroleofwaterreuse,impactofwaterspending,benefitofwaterreuseinvestment,economic return on investment, impact of future scenarios for strategic planning, and online performance tracking. The framework developed is outlined below withspecificimpactmeasurequestionsthatplannerscan refer to when evaluating their utilities:
Category 1: The economic role of water reuse. What is the role of
current water supply facilities and services in supporting the local
economy? What are the stakes associated with failure to continue to
support them?
Category 2: Impact of water spending. How does ongoing and
planned water spending affect the regional economy, and what is the
incomebenefitfromit?
Category 3:Benefitofwaterreuseinvestment.Howdoesongoing
andplannedspendingonwaterreuseinprovidebenefitsforusersof
those facilities?
Category 4: Economic return on investment. How will planned future
capital investments affect the future competitiveness, productivity, and
growth of the region’s economy? What is the payback from it?
Category 5: Impact of future scenarios for strategic planning. How will
alternative scenarios for future water supply capital investments affect
the future competitiveness and growth of the region’s economy? How
can that information help identify investment gaps that require funding
to allow economic growth?
Category 6: Ongoing performance tracking. How can the evaluation
andselectionoffutureprojectsincorporateeconomicimpactsand
benefit-costrelationships?Howcanthisapproachapplytointegrated
water resources planning?
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The water sector can learn from the transportation sector and better identify the indirect and induced impacts of awaterproject.Byhighlightingtheseimpactmeasurecategories that help drive economic growth, water reuse projectsmayhaveopportunitiesforadditionalalliesina region’s economic development initiatives, especially since water sector investments are comparable to transportationinvestmentsonajobcreationandreturn-on-investment basis.
The information provided in this article is designed to be educational. It is not intended to provide any type of professional advice including without limitation legal, accounting, or engineering. Your use of the information provided here is voluntary and should be based on your own evaluation and analysis of its accuracy, appropriateness for your use, and any potential risks of using the information. The Water Environment Federation (WEF), author and the publisher of this article assume no liability of any kind with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness of use for a particular purpose. Any references included are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute endorsement of any sources.
Reclaiming Resources: Reducing Water Consumption through Reuse
Al Goodman is a principal with 42 years of experience serving clients in water reuse projects at the Louisville, Kentucky, office of CDM Smith (Boston).
Communities and industries around the world are turning to water reuse. The drivers are varied: the need to augment strained water supplies, reduce nutrients in treatedeffluent,maintainecologicalbalance,usethemostenergy-efficientwatersources,andreducecostofpurchasedandtreatedwater.Themajordriveriswaterscarcity in arid and semi-arid regions, though some regions of the world that are not considered to be water-scarce are implementing water reuse.
Ecological drivers are becoming more important in evaluating reuse as part of a response to rigorous and costlyrequirementstoreduceorremovenutrients(mainlynitrogenandphosphorus)fromdischargestosurfacewaters. Though water reuse can be energy-intensive, depending on the level of treatment required, only a full life-cycle analysis can reveal whether overall resource costs are greater than or less than alternative water supplies.
Municipalities are implementing various types of urban water reuse and turning to industry and agriculture as potential customers of reclaimed water. Categories of water reuse applications are presented in the table. This article focuses on considerations relevant for municipal and industrial reuse.
Although water reuse can be energy-intensive, its use is increasing across numerous industries
For more information on the full range of categories of reuse, refer to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Guidelines for Water Reuse(2012;http://nepis.epa.gov/Adobe/PDF/P100FS7K.pdf).
ThereisgreatpotentialtoexpandwaterreuseintheUnited States and globally over the coming decades. Because the United States currently reclaims only about 7% to 8% of municipal wastewater, there is tremendous potentialtoexpandreclaimedwateruse,particularlywhere demand is geographically close to the generation of municipal wastewater, such as in some types of power generation, industrial, and urban uses. In addition, there aresignificanteffortsintheindustrytoevaluateon-sitewater reuse for various production processes.
Reclaimed water usage in various industriesWater can be reused in several ways for numerous applications, including cooling towers, boilers, high-tech, and prepared food manufacturing.
COOLING TOWERSReclaimed water can be used for cooling tower makeup water. Evaporative cooling systems require significantvolumesofmakeupwatertoreplacewaterlost through evaporation. Additionally, some water must be periodically discharged, referred to as “blow-down water,” so that dissolved solids that are concentrated 16
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Table. Categories of water reuse applications (adapted from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Guidelines for Water Reuse, 2012)
CATEGORY OF REUSE DESCRIPTION
IndustrialIndustrialapplicationsandfacilities(includingfoodproductionandhigh-techindustries),powerproduction,andextractionoffossilfuels
Urban Nonpotable applications in municipal settings
Agricultural Irrigation of food crops that may or may not be intended for human consumption
Environmental Creating,enhancing,sustaining,oraugmentingwaterbodies,includingwetlands,aquatichabitats,orstreamflow
Groundwater Recharge - Non-potable
Indirect potable reuse(IPR)
Augmentationofadrinkingwatersource(surfaceorgroundwater)withreclaimedwater,followedbyanenvironmental buffer that precedes normal drinking water treatment
Potable Direct potable reuse(IPR)
Theintroductionofreclaimedwater(withorwithoutretentioninanengineeredstoragebuffer)directlyintoawatertreatment plant, either co-located or remote from the advanced wastewater treatment system
during evaporation do not build up in the cooling water and damage equipment. The main issues in using reclaimed water for cooling towers are controlling biologicalregrowth(i.e.,whennutrientsarepresent andadisinfectantresidualisnotmaintained)and scaling(i.e.,duetothepresenceofminerals, particularly calcium, magnesium, sulfate, alkalinity, phosphate,silica,andfluoride).
BOILER WATER MAKE-UPWaterforboilermake-uprequiresextensivepretreatmenttocontrolscalingandoxygenwithinthe boiler, whether the source is reclaimed water or conventional potable water. Boilers are even more susceptible to corrosion due to scale build-up than cooling towers, because they operate at higher pressures and temperatures.
HIGH-TECH WATER REUSEReclaimed water is used in high-tech manufacturing, such as the semiconductor industry for microchip manufacturing and the manufacture of circuit boards. Water quality for circuit board manufacturing is similar tothatofboilermake-upwater,requiringextensivetreatment. Reclaimed water is also used at the associated facilities for cooling water and site irrigation.
IntelCorporation(SantaClara,California)internallyrecyclesapproximately2billiongallons(7.6millionm3)of water per year, equivalent to 25% of its total water withdrawals. A large portion of this comes from using internally generated water. After ultra-pure water is used to clean silicon wafers during fabrication, the water is reused for industrial purposes, irrigation, cooling towers, scrubbers, and other facility uses through special dedicated plumbing networks.
PREPARED FOOD MANUFACTURINGPrepared food manufacturing is most often a water-use intensive process, especially if irrigation used in thefoodchainsupplyisincluded.(Inmanyareasofthecountry,70%ofwaterusageisforcropirrigation.)Though the food and beverage manufacturing industry was initially reluctant to use reclaimed water because of public perception concerns, the use of highly treated, drinking-water-quality reclaimed process water has been growing. With increasing knowledge of water reuse principles and treatment technology, comes the motivation to use reclaimed water at manufacturing sites, which helps minimize the total volume of water used.CompaniessuchasCoca-ColaandPepsiCo/Frito-Lay are implementing water reuse as part of holistic approaches to reduce resource use. 17
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Wastewater treatment for reuseBecauseeachopportunityforreusepresentssite-specificandprocess-specificfactors,waterreuseconsiderationrequires thorough data collection and careful analysis of the many options available. The primary factors affecting the decision to implement water reuse and required treatment processes include the following:
1. What water quality is needed for reuse? Potential water reuse
optionsincludelandapplication/disposal,landscapeirrigation,cooling,
industrial reuse, and many other options. These uses vary in required
water quality and treatment cost.
2. What are the water flows at the facility? Facilities should start
with a water survey that considers daily and seasonal use variations,
assessescurrentandfuturewateruse(bothqualityandquantity),and
determines potential combined uses of recoverable water. Reuse for
coolingandirrigation,forexample,willvaryconsiderablydependingon
the season and weather conditions.
3. What are future water demands? Reuse considerations should
include a water-needs study to predict future demands and determine
opportunities on a community-wide basis. This will help predict
total treatment needs and capacities for design purposes and help
determine the return-on-investment.
4. What is the public perception and acceptance of the type of
reuse? The reuse of treated water will rely on acceptance of the
end-user of the quality and reliability of the treatment technology, plant
operations, and continuity of “guaranteed quality,” including removal of
unknown constituents that may be harmful. This is a critically important
consideration and needs a business-based approach as well as public
educationandprogrammaticmethodstoconfirmacceptance—before
implementation or construction of reuse technologies.
5. What is in the wastewater? Sampling and analytical testing are
needed during various process conditions to determine minimum,
maximum,andaverageloadingsonthetreatmentsystem.These
may include nontraditional analytical parameters, salinity, hardness,
alkalinity, silica, cations, and anions, especially if membrane treatment
systems are considered. These process streams can vary considerably
inbiochemicaloxygendemand;chemicaloxygendemand;fats,
oils, and grease; total suspended solids; pH; temperature; and salt
concentrations.
6. What waste disposal options are available? Water reuse must
be compared to traditional discharge options. In reuse scenarios that
usereverseosmosis(RO)andothermembrane-basedprocesses,the
concentrated stream must be carefully managed and disposed. If this
stream cannot be discharged into the publicly owned treatment works
or surface water, then on-site evaporation or further concentration of
therejectmayberequired,significantlyincreasingcostsandthespace
required.
7. What are the potential costs and savings? Reuse scenarios
should be considered from a life-cycle cost perspective. Costs can
includethoseforcapitalandoperatingandmaintenance(withlabor,
electric/energy,chemicals,andresidualsdisposalbeingtheprimary
ongoingoperationalcosts).Waterreusetreatmentcostsdependon
the water quality required. As the quality increases, the costs increase
somewhatexponentially,andtheleveloftechnicalcompetence
required of facility operators increases likewise.
Treatment technologies are available to achieve any desired level of water quality, and the level of treatment required depends on the reuse application. For most land application uses of reclaimed water, conventional processesinvolvingsecondarytreatment,filtration,anddisinfectionstepsaresufficienttoachievenecessarywater quality. In applications where the chance of human contact increases, or root crops are harvested, advanced treatment may be required. It is important to note that not all constituents have negative impacts for all uses. For example,nutrients(nitrogenandphosphorus)maybebeneficialinreclaimedwaterwhenusedforlandscapeirrigation to offset the need for fertilizers.
Thehighestwaterquality(i.e.,drinkingwaterquality)may require activated carbon or RO membranes. RO canremovesaltsandspecificions,whilegranularactivatedcarbon(GAC)canadsorbpotentialfoulingcompounds prior to RO membranes. RO systems are oftentubularorspiral-woundflatplatesystemsandarealready used in desalination and many food industries.
An alternative treatment option for reuse is natural treatmentusingfiltrationintogroundwater(rapidinfiltrationbasins)providingindirectpotablereuse,(IPR)followed by traditional treatment of groundwater.
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As technologies have advanced to reduce facility water and energy use, industries and municipalities have increasingly embraced the use of reclaimed water for a wide-ranging suite of purposes: preventing salt water intrusion(asOrangeCountyinCaliforniaisdoing)orusing it as industrial process water, boiler feed water, coolingtowerwater,aswellasusingitforflushingtoilets and site irrigation. Current technologies produce reclaimed water without degrading the performance of the intendeduseswhencomparedtomoreexpensivepotablewater. As water resources become increasingly valued aroundtheworld,waterreuseisanticipatedtoexpand.
REFERENCES Kenny, Joan F.; N.L. Barber; S.S. Hutson; K.S. Linsey; J.K. Lovelace, and M.A. Maupin (2009). Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 2005. United States Geological Survey. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2012). Guidelines for Water Reuse. EPA/600/R-12/618, Washington, D.C..
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Susan Pekarek Hired as New JCW General Manager
by Lori Sand, Johnson County Wastewater
Susan Pekarek, chief engineer at Johnson County Wastewater(JCW)forthepastthreeyearsanda15-year employee with the department, has been named the new general manager of JCW which provides sanitary sewer service to more than 400,000 customers throughout the county.
She succeeds John P. O’Neil, who retired from JCW on July 1, ending a 27-year career with Johnson County. During the county’s national search for his replacement, Pekarek served as the interim manager of the department.
A resident of Overland Park, Pekarek assumed her new duties September 25.
The selection of the new wastewater administrator was announced by Deputy County Manager Penny Postoak Ferguson.
“Susan Pekarek has long served the residents of Johnson County in her role with JCW. She has demonstrated leadership, knowledge, professionalism, and hard work in wastewater operations,” Postoak Fergusonsaid.“Thecountywillcontinuetobenefitfromher incredible value as a well-respected wastewater professional, a team player, a team leader, and a dedicatedcountyemployee.She’sagoodfittofillbigshoes.”
In her new role, Pekarek will oversee the $280 million TomahawkWastewaterTreatmentFacilityexpansionprojectwhichisthelargestprojectJCWwillhavecompleted in its 70-year history. Overall, she will oversee assetsinexcessof$2billion.
“Iamveryexcitedaboutthechallengesandopportunities for community service this position offers,” Pekarek said. “Johnson County Wastewater is recognized as one of the best wastewater utilities in the
nation,andIlookforwardtoworkingwiththeexcellentstaff at JCW to continue that tradition.”
Pekarek has served as chief engineer, including overseeing the Asset Management, Planning and PublicProjectsDivision,since2013.ShejoinedJCWin 2001 as a managing engineer in the Engineering and Operations and Maintenance Divisions along with assistinginthreemajorwastewatertreatmentplantexpansionstotalingmorethan$100million.
BeforejoiningJohnsonCounty,Pekarekbeganherprofessional career in 1997 as an environmental engineer at Burns and McDonnell where she worked for four years.
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Shereceivedabachelor’sdegree(1996)incivilengineering from Kansas State University and a master’s degree(1997),alsofromKSU,incivilengineeringwithan environmental focus.
Her professional memberships and collaborations include the Core 4 Blue River Watershed Integrated Planning Task Force, the Kansas Water Environmental Association, and Water Environmental Research Federation.
Johnson County Wastewater is responsible for the safe collection, transportation, and treatment of wastewater
generated by more than 139,000 residential, industrial, and commercial accounts.
JCW operates a total treatment capacity of nearly 64 milliongallonsperday,includingsixmajortreatmentplants, 31 pump stations, and more than 2,250 miles of wastewater lines that processes more than 18.5 billion gallons of sewage annually. The wastewater system covers a service area of more than 172 square miles and 16 cities.
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World Toilet Day 2016 Strives to Increase Awareness and Break Taboos
by Erin Dougherty, Shockey Consulting Services, Inc.
Of the world’s 7 billion people, 2.5 billion people do not have access to a basic toilet every day. World Toilet Day aims to break the taboo around toilets and draw attention to the global sanitation issue. Poor sanitation increases the risk of disease and illness, especially for women and children. The lack of access to proper toilets and safe sewage management leads to serious health consequences for billions of people around the world.
What Is World Toilet Day?WorldToiletDaywasestablishedin2001bythenon-profit,World Toilet Organization, and is intended to increase awareness about the people in the world who don’t have access to a toilet, despite the fact that clean water and sanitation is a basic human right. As professionals working in the water and wastewater industry, you understand sanitation and its importance to public health, the environment, and economic development.
On Nov. 19, 2016, we encourage you to take action and help promote the idea that we still need to make progress toward improving the lives of 2.5 billion people who suffer from the global sanitation challenge. Everyone deserves access to a toilet and there are a number of ways you can help!
Share information and raise awareness for World Toilet Day across
your social media platforms.
Promote tours at the local wastewater treatment plant to raise
awareness around sanitation practices and foster an appreciation for
wastewater services in your community.
Issue a press release about the importance of World Toilet Day.
Work with your city to issue a Proclamation for World Toilet Day.
Postflyersaroundtheworkplaceandsharesomestatisticswithyour
colleagues.
Hold a Toilet Paper Drive at your workplace and donate the toilet paper
rolls to a local charity.
DonatetotheWorldToiletOrganization(worldtoilet.org)
Communities across the nation will be participating in the celebration of World Toilet Day on Nov. 19, 2016. Let’s show the world that Kansas cares!
Website: worldtoiletday.org
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The Benefits of External Training for Young Professionals
bySarahMcClure,Burns&McDonnellEngineering
I was recently invited to attend multiple training sessions involving sewer system rehabilitation. While I was excitedfortheopportunity,Iwasalsoreluctantaboutthe amount of time I would be giving and nervous about being one of the few young professionals in the room. After attending these sessions, I understood the many benefitsthatyoungprofessionalsreceivewhileattendingtraining sessions. In making connections and learning real world applications within training sessions, we become better engineers and technicians.
Attending training sessions is an easy way to make connectionswithintheindustry.Itplacesexperiencedprofessionals and young professionals within one room and gives all attendees a commonality. With this commonalityalreadyinplay,itshouldbeeasytofindreasons to introduce yourself to and make connections with anyone in the room.
Beinginaroomwithexperiencedengineersandtechnicians is not only a great opportunity for making connections but it also lends itself to better, more real-worldinputaboutthetraining.Experiencedindustrymenandwomenhavetheexperiencethatwedonot.They know what has worked in the past and what push back has been received with different applications. In myexperience,hearingwhattheyhadtosaywasasvaluable as hearing what the instructors had to say.
After attending these sewer rehabilitation trainings, I can better see the value of all training sessions. Not only do they teach the standards of the industry, but they also give us a chance to connect and hear from others that havemoreexperiencethanwedo.Thesetrainingsareinvaluable to our generation and can help propel our careers and the entire industry forward.
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KWEA Young Professionals Tour JCW Facility
by Ryan Rutkowski, CAS Constructors
KWEAYoungProfessionals(YPs)recentlyspentaninformative, educational, and entertaining afternoon taking a guided tour of the Johnson County Wastewater MyronK.NelsonTreatmentComplex.SuperintendentPhil Webster provided a thorough walkthrough of the facility which offered a great opportunity for the young professionals group to ask questions about the treatment process and gain rare insight into the inner workings of a treatment plant.
After the tour, everyone gathered for a social happy hour of drinks and dinner at the new Peanut in Mission, Kansas, which provided everyone an opportunity to network and get to know fellow young professionals a little more.
If you have any questions or are interested in receiving information on becoming involved in your local KWEA YPsection,pleasecontact:
Ryan Rutkowski, Student & Young Professional Chair
Young Professionals
Kansas Laboratory Spotlight: El Dorado
byAprilBatt&MichaelBader,CityofGreatBend
The El Dorado Wetlands and Water Reclamation FacilityinElDorado,Kansas,handlesand/oranalyzes samples from the wastewater facility, NRCS stream analysis, as well as storm water sampling. The wastewater facility treats 2 million gallons per day(mgd)withanyoverflowsgoingtotheon-sitewetlands. The plant uses the treated water for lawn irrigation and supplies the water to the wetlands.
The laboratory is located at the reclamation facility with one lab technician, Ron McClure, doing the analysis.With25years’experience,RonisaclassIVwastewateroperatorandholdsaclassIVAssociationofBoardCertification(ABC)Wastewateranalystcertification.HealsoassistsasanElDoradomiddle school science technology ambassador.
The laboratory analyzes NH3-N, BOD5, pH, TSS, DO, and E. coli for the National Pollutant Discharge EliminationSystem(NPDES)permit.Forprocesscontrol, they analyze settability, MLSS, sludge blanket depthandclarityonclarifiers,microbiologyslides
onactivatedsludge,NH3-N,MLVSS,hardness,andalkalinity. For NRCS stream testing they analyze TSS, E. coli,phosphorus,nitrite/nitrate,andforstormwatertheyanalyze E. coli, TSS, clarity, and turbidity.
They are National Environmental Laboratory AccreditationProgram(NELAP)accreditedinallanalytes on the NPDES permit, utilize two contract laboratories, and use Kansas State University for ag-related samples. The primary instrumentation utilized includes incubators, tray sealer, TSS meter, balances, andaspectrometer.Theyencouragecertificationforalltechnicians and have an aquarium fed by the treatment plantstreatedwater.ThelaboratoryjustfinishedaNH3-N study on the city’s collections system to see the normal levels of ammonia in the sanitary sewer system.
The laboratory also conducts tours for schools, assists intheGirlScoutfishingderbyintheplant’seffluent,andthe plant received the National Association of Clean WaterAgencies(NACWA)PlatinumPeakPerformanceAward in 2015.
Ron McClure, laboratory technician – El Dorado Wetlands and Water Reclamation Facility
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Kansas Water Environment Association6209 S.W. 24th TerraceTopeka, KS 66614Phone: 785-286-6994 Fax:[email protected]
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Past PresidentKurt Bookout – City of El Dorado380 E. Central AvenueEl Dorado, KS 67042-2132Phone: 316-322-4980Fax:316-321-6282Email: [email protected]
Secretary/TreasurerSylvan Coles – City of Topeka1115 N.E. Poplar StreetTopeka, KS 66616Phone: 785-368-4236Fax:785-368-3855Email: [email protected]
Senior DelegatePageBurks–Black&Veatch8400 Ward Parkway Kansas City, MO 64114Phone: 913-458-3814Fax:913-458-3802Email: [email protected]
Junior DelegateJeanette Klamm – City of LawrenceP.O.Box708 Lawrence, KS 66044Phone: 785-832-7861Email: [email protected]
PWO TrusteeJoe Foster – City of OlatheP.O.Box768Olathe, KS 66051--0768Phone: 913-971-9041Fax:913-971-9099Email: [email protected]
Manufacturer TrusteeMichael Rudy – EPEC2250 N. Rock Road, Suite 118-253Wichita, KS 67226Phone: 316-866-2888Fax:316-866-2779Email: [email protected]
Convention CoordinatorDustin Coles – City of Topeka930 N.E. Hilltop Drive Topeka, KS 66617Fax:785-286-6993Email: [email protected]
Young Professionals TrusteeEd McGrath – R.E. Pedrotti Co. 5855 Beverly Avenue, Suite A Mission, KS 66202Phone: 913-677-3366Fax:913-677-3460Email: [email protected]
PresidentDavidHauser–Burns&McDonnell9400 Ward ParkwayKansas City, MO 64114Phone:816-823-7815Email: [email protected]
President-ElectSusan Pekarek – JCW4800 Nall AvenueMission, KS 66202Phone:913-715-8553 Fax:913-715-8501Email: [email protected]
Vice-PresidentRon Thomann – TREKK Design Group1411 E 104th StreetKansas City, MO 64131Phone: 816-877-8677Email: [email protected]
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AdministrativeConstitution & Bylaws Sub-CommitteeJames Martin – PEC1263 S.W. Topeka BoulevardTopeka, KS 66612Phone: 785-233-8300Fax: 785-233-8855Email: [email protected]
Finance Sub-CommitteeBrian Spano – Wilson & Company 1700 E. Iron AvenueSalina, KS 67401Phone: 785-827-0433 Fax: 785-827-5949Email: [email protected]
Membership Sub-CommitteeDan Riney – City of OttawaP.O. Box 60Ottawa, KS 66067-0060Phone: 785-229-3730Fax: 785-309-3731Email: [email protected]
AuditWaldo Margheim – Burns & McDonnell9400 Ward ParkwayKansas City, MO 64114Phone: 816-844-4641Email: [email protected]
Collection SystemsChair Chris Ramsey – Black & Veatch 8400 Ward ParkwayKansas City, MO 64114Phone: 913-458-3303 Fax: 913-458-3802Email: [email protected]
Vice Chair Laura Gray – Larkin Lamp Rynearson 10122 Garnett StreetOverland Park, KS 66214Phone: 816-361-0440Email: [email protected]
Past Chair Ron Thomann – TREKK Design Group1411 E 104th StreetKansas City, MO 64131Phone: 816-877-8677Email: [email protected]
Government AffairsTrent Stober – HDR Engineering, Inc.3610 Buttonwood Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, MO 65201Phone: 573-489-5961Email: [email protected]
Collections Sub-CommitteeDan Ott – JCW4800 Nall AvenueMission, KS 66202Phone: 913-715-8553Fax: 913-715-8501Email: [email protected]
Stormwater Sub-CommitteeAndy Sauer - Burns & McDonnell 9400 Ward Parkway Kansas City, MO 64114 Phone: 816-448-7578 Email: [email protected]
Treatment Sub-CommitteeSusan Pekarek - JCW4800 Nall AvenueMission, KS 66202Phone: 913-715-8553Fax: 913-715-8501Email: [email protected]
IndustrialMichael Carter – JCW11811 S. Sunset Drive, Suite 2500 Olathe, KS 66061-7061Phone: 913-715-6940Fax: 913-888-1762 Email: [email protected]
LaboratoryCo-ChairJason Patty – City of El Dorado 220 E. 1st Avenue El Dorado, KS 67042 Phone: 316-322-4981 Email: [email protected] Co-Chair Mike Bader – City of Great Bend 200 Kiowa Road P.O. Box 1168 Great Bend, KS 67530 Phone: 620-793-4170 Fax: 620-793-4173 Email: [email protected]
Municipal ManagementPatrick Beane – JCW11811 S. Sunset Drive, Suite 2500Olathe, KS 66061 Phone: 816-715-8684Email: [email protected]
Municipal Tech TransferPhil Burns – Shafer, Kline & Warren, Inc.11250 Corporate Avenue Lenexa, KS 66219Phone: 913-888-7800 Fax: 913-888-7868Email: [email protected]
NominatingKurt Bookout – City of El Dorado380 E. Central AvenueEl Dorado, KS 67042-2132Phone: 316-322-4980Fax: 316-321-6282Email: [email protected]
Plant Operations & MaintenanceTyler Pjesky – Bartlett & West Engineers1200 S.W. Executive DriveTopeka, KS 66615Phone: 785-969-0423Email: [email protected]
Biosolids Sub-CommitteeVacant
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Program CommitteeSusan Pekarek – JCW4800 Nall AvenueMission, KS 66202Phone:913-715-8553 Fax: 913-715-8501Email: [email protected]
Public Communication & OutreachSheila Shockey – Shockey Consulting Svcs.13000 W. 87th Street, Suite 103 Lenexa, KS 66215Phone: 913-248-9585Email: [email protected]
Public Education Sub-CommitteeVacant
Publications Sub-CommitteeCaitlin Perry – Black & Veatch8400 Ward ParkwayKansas City, MO 64114Phone: 913-458-3877Email: [email protected]
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Website Sub-CommitteeTina Leitzel – Leitzel Design Wichita, KSPhone: 316-214-7026Email: [email protected]
SafetyCraig Stromgren – Safety Consulting, Inc.4111 N.W. 16th StreetTopeka, KS 66618Phone: 913-234-1005Email: [email protected]
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ScholarshipMartha Tasker – City of Salina300 W. Ash StreetSalina, KS 67401-2335Phone: 785-309-5725Fax:785-309-5713Email: [email protected]
Stockholm Junior Water PrizeRebeccaLewis–WichitaPublicWorks/Utilities1900 E. 9th StreetWichita, KS 67214Phone: 316-268-8355Fax:316-858-7394Email: [email protected]
Student & Young ProfessionalChair Ryan Rutkowski – CAS Constructors Inc. 501 NE Burgess Street Topeka, KS 66608Phone: 785-354-9953Email: [email protected]
Vice ChairMelindaSloan–Burns&McDonnell9400 Ward ParkwayKansas City, MO 64114 Phone: 816-995-9250Email: [email protected]
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