Program

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

NOONRegistration Opens
1:30pmIntroduction & Welcome
1:45pmManaging Filter Fouling Associated with a Grey Water Supply Reservoir
Bill Garrett or Duane Wilson, Southern Company
2:15pmOn-Line Chloride and Sulfate Detection
Winnie Nabea, Mettler Toledo
2:45pmCarbon Capture
Steve Russell, Kiewit Engineering
3:15pmBREAK
3:30pmTypical and Frequent Chemistry Issues in Cycling Plants
Michael Rziha, PPCHEM AG
4pmSilica Measurement Accuracy
Michael Feldman, Hach Company
4:30pmOn-Site Water Reuse
Dan Sampson, HDR, Inc.
5-7pmReception

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5

7amBreakfast
8amMembrane 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.
8:30amMoving Beyond Elution Studies for Demineralizer
Performance Evaluations
Mike Rhoads, ChemTreat
9amCondenser Tubes, Tubesheets and Waterbox Flange Protective Coatings
Jim Mitchell, Plastocor, Inc.
9:30amBREAK
10:15amHeavy Metals Monitoring and Ultrasonic Algae Control
E. J. Neafsy, LG Sonic
10:45amChlorine Dioxide Application in RO
Ganesh Kamatkar, Air Liquide
11:15amCooling Water
Brad Buecker, Buecker & Associates
NoonLUNCH
1pmMakeup Water Treatment Processes – Ignore at Your Peril
Ed Sylvester, ChemTreat
1:30pmPower Plant Optimizes Influent Water Treatment by
Changing Coagulant
Robert Russell, Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions
2pmCooling Water
Nora Eibergen, Ph.D., Nalco an Ecolab Company
2:30pmBREAK
3:15pmThe Application of Film-Forming Substances
Dale Stuart, ChemTreat
3:45-4:45pmPanel Discussion
Bob Mitzel (Vistra Energy) & Kyra Kornely (We Energies)

THURSDAY, JUNE 6

7amBreakfast
8:30amNew PFAS Drinking Water Regulations Overview and proposed RCRA Changes
Diane Martini, Burns & McDonnell
9amComplications With Cycling HRSGs
Kevin Boudreaux, ChemTreat
9:30amSustainable Cooling Water
Dan Cicero, Nalco an Ecolab Company
10amBREAK
10:30amConsiderations for Steam and Water Sample Line Sizing- Case Studies
Ben Toon, Sentry Equipment
11amThe Loss of Know-How
Michael Rziha, PPCHEM AG
11:30amImportant Aspects of Power Plant Chemistry Knowledge Transfer
Brian Snyder, NIPSCO
NoonWrap-Up and Acknowledgements

FUTURE DATE: June 16-18, 2025 at the Illinois Conference Center