Last updated 5/15/24
Vendors are located throughout the Holiday Inn Conference Center. All workshop presentations are in the White Oaks Ballroom in the Conference Center.
June 4, 2024 Pre-Workshop Training Seminar – Start time 8:00 a.m.
TUESDAY, JUNE 4
NOON | Registration Opens |
1:30pm | Introduction & Welcome |
1:45pm | Managing Filter Fouling Associated with a Grey Water Supply Reservoir Bill Garrett or Duane Wilson, Southern Company |
2:15pm | On-Line Chloride and Sulfate Detection Winnie Nabea, Mettler Toledo |
2:45pm | Carbon Capture Steve Russell, Kiewit Engineering |
3:15pm | BREAK |
3:30pm | Typical and Frequent Chemistry Issues in Cycling Plants Michael Rziha, PPCHEM AG |
4pm | Silica Measurement Accuracy Michael Feldman, Hach Company |
4:30pm | On-Site Water Reuse Dan Sampson, HDR, Inc. |
5-7pm | Reception |
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5
7am | Breakfast |
8am | Membrane Durability Tried-and-True: Long-Term Stable Operation of 2nd Generation TFN BWRO Membranes After Frequent Cleanings at Plant Bowen Brian Keenan, LG Chem Ltd. |
8:30am | Moving Beyond Elution Studies for Demineralizer Performance Evaluations Mike Rhoads, ChemTreat |
9am | Condenser Tubes, Tubesheets and Waterbox Flange Protective Coatings Jim Mitchell, Plastocor, Inc. |
9:30am | BREAK |
10:15am | Heavy Metals Monitoring and Ultrasonic Algae Control E. J. Neafsy, LG Sonic |
10:45am | Chlorine Dioxide Application in RO Ganesh Kamatkar, Air Liquide |
11:15am | Cooling Water Brad Buecker, Buecker & Associates |
Noon | LUNCH |
1pm | Makeup Water Treatment Processes – Ignore at Your Peril Ed Sylvester, ChemTreat |
1:30pm | Power Plant Optimizes Influent Water Treatment by Changing Coagulant Robert Russell, Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions |
2pm | Cooling Water Nora Eibergen, Ph.D., Nalco an Ecolab Company |
2:30pm | BREAK |
3:15pm | The Application of Film-Forming Substances Dale Stuart, ChemTreat |
3:45-4:45pm | Panel Discussion Bob Mitzel (Vistra Energy) & Kyra Kornely (We Energies) |
THURSDAY, JUNE 6
7am | Breakfast |
8:30am | New PFAS Drinking Water Regulations Overview and proposed RCRA Changes Diane Martini, Burns & McDonnell |
9am | Complications With Cycling HRSGs Kevin Boudreaux, ChemTreat |
9:30am | Sustainable Cooling Water Dan Cicero, Nalco an Ecolab Company |
10am | BREAK |
10:30am | Considerations for Steam and Water Sample Line Sizing- Case Studies Ben Toon, Sentry Equipment |
11am | The Loss of Know-How Michael Rziha, PPCHEM AG |
11:30am | Important Aspects of Power Plant Chemistry Knowledge Transfer Brian Snyder, NIPSCO |
Noon | Wrap-Up and Acknowledgements |
FUTURE DATE: June 16-18, 2025 at the Illinois Conference Center