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Friday, April 25, 2025
7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Registration Opens
7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Registration Opens
Location: Mesquite GH (Convention Center)
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Engineering and Research Committee Breakfast (Fee)
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Engineering and Research Committee Breakfast (Fee)
Location: Mohave Learning Center (Renaissance)
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
P3S Committee Meeting
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
P3S Committee Meeting
Location: Madera (Renaissance)
8:10 AM – 9:10 AM
Lite Breakfast
8:10 AM – 9:10 AM
Lite Breakfast
Location: Ballroom Terrace (Renaissance)
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM
Advancing Utility Adoption of Large Language Models: Practical applications in asset management
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM
Advancing Utility Adoption of Large Language Models: Practical applications in asset management
Location: Sierra / Ventura (Renaissance)
Lead Presenter:
Andrew Goldberg
– Brown and Caldwell
Presenter:
Dillon McCormick (he/him/his)
– Brown and Caldwell
Track Facilitator:
Phil Ackman
– Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM
Creating an EPA Compliant Fats, Oils, & Grease Program
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM
Creating an EPA Compliant Fats, Oils, & Grease Program
Location: Madera (Renaissance)
Lead Presenter:
Tony Cole (he/him/his)
– BMP Compliance Group
Track Facilitator:
Bryan Burnitt (he/him/his)
– Carollo Engineers
Pretreatment, Pollution Prevention, and Stormwater
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM
Defining the Foundations: Best Practices to Building Wastewater Program
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM
Defining the Foundations: Best Practices to Building Wastewater Program
Location: Mohave Learning Center (Renaissance)
Lead Presenter:
Alice Wang
– HDR
Track Facilitator:
Jon Liberzon (he/him/his)
– Black & Veatch
Speaker:
Amy Omae (she/her/hers)
– HDR
Emerging Challenges and Opportunities
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM
Inevitable Role of Secondary Treatment in Direct Potable Reuse Facilities
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM
Inevitable Role of Secondary Treatment in Direct Potable Reuse Facilities
Location: Catalina (Renaissance)
Lead Presenter:
Zeynep Erdal
– Black & Veatch
Presenter:
Ufuk G. Erdal, PhD, P.E.
– Black and Veatch
Track Facilitator:
Bryan Trussell
– Trussell Technologies
Speaker:
Ufuk G. Erdal, PhD, P.E.
– Black and Veatch
Water Reuse & Advanced Water Treatment
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM
Planning Your Water/Wastewater Career Pathway
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM
Planning Your Water/Wastewater Career Pathway
Location: Pasadena (Renaissance)
Lead Presenter:
Dillon Copa (he/him/his)
– Black & Veatch
Presenter:
Shravani Ravadagundhi
– Black & Veatch
Track Facilitator:
Rachel Hernandez
– City of Arcata
Leadership
10:00 AM – 10:10 AM
Break
10:00 AM – 10:10 AM
Break
10:10 AM – 11:00 AM
Being Prepared for a Visit by a "First Amendment Auditor"
10:10 AM – 11:00 AM
Being Prepared for a Visit by a "First Amendment Auditor"
Location: Pasadena (Renaissance)
Lead Presenter:
Sergio Ramirez
– West Bay Sanitary District
Track Facilitator:
Rachel Hernandez
– City of Arcata
Leadership
10:10 AM – 11:00 AM
Data Management and Analytics Platform for Water Quality Monitoring Data - Actionable Decision-Making
10:10 AM – 11:00 AM
Data Management and Analytics Platform for Water Quality Monitoring Data - Actionable Decision-Making
Location: Sierra / Ventura (Renaissance)
Presenter:
Ghina M. Yamout
– CDM Smith
Lead Presenter:
Peter Martin
– Trinnex
Presenter:
Clifford Shum
Presenter:
Joshua Soper
– CDM Smith
Presenter:
Bryan Truong
– LASAN
Track Facilitator:
Phil Ackman
– Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
10:10 AM – 11:00 AM
Finding Fugitives: Where Wastewater Agencies Can Make a Climate Impact
10:10 AM – 11:00 AM
Finding Fugitives: Where Wastewater Agencies Can Make a Climate Impact
Location: Mohave Learning Center (Renaissance)
Lead Presenter:
Shannon Cavanaugh (she/her/hers)
– Brown and Caldwell
Presenter:
Trung Le (he/him/his)
– Brown and Caldwell
Track Facilitator:
Jon Liberzon (he/him/his)
– Black & Veatch
Emerging Challenges and Opportunities
10:10 AM – 11:00 AM
Secondary Effluent Quality, Potable Reuse, and Nitrogen Removal: Considerations for Multi-Benefit Projects
10:10 AM – 11:00 AM
Secondary Effluent Quality, Potable Reuse, and Nitrogen Removal: Considerations for Multi-Benefit Projects
Location: Catalina (Renaissance)
Lead Presenter:
Linda K. Sawyer (she/her/hers)
– Brown and Caldwell
Track Facilitator:
Bryan Trussell
– Trussell Technologies
Water Reuse & Advanced Water Treatment
10:10 AM – 11:00 AM
Strengthening Sewer System Resilience: Collaborative Strategies in Pretreatment and Collections
10:10 AM – 11:00 AM
Strengthening Sewer System Resilience: Collaborative Strategies in Pretreatment and Collections
Location: Madera (Renaissance)
Lead Presenter:
Lucia F. Diaz (she/her/hers)
– Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Presenter:
Ken Tam
– Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Track Facilitator:
Bryan Burnitt (he/him/his)
– Carollo Engineers
Pretreatment, Pollution Prevention, and Stormwater
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM
A Roadmap to Energy Planning: Development of the Energy Management Strategic Plan Update
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM
A Roadmap to Energy Planning: Development of the Energy Management Strategic Plan Update
Location: Mohave Learning Center (Renaissance)
Lead Presenter:
Tyler D. Estrada (he/him/his)
– Black & Veatch
Presenter:
Daniel Lopez
– Black & Veatch
Track Facilitator:
Jon Liberzon (he/him/his)
– Black & Veatch
Emerging Challenges and Opportunities
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM
A Woman’s Perspective in a Male-Dominated Industry
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM
A Woman’s Perspective in a Male-Dominated Industry
Location: Pasadena (Renaissance)
Track Facilitator:
Rachel Hernandez
– City of Arcata
Lead Presenter:
Jaclyn Alm
– Jurupa Community Services District
Leadership
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM
Assessment of Virus Removal and Infectivity During Municipal Wastewater Treatment: Implications for Safe Reuse
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM
Assessment of Virus Removal and Infectivity During Municipal Wastewater Treatment: Implications for Safe Reuse
Location: Catalina (Renaissance)
Lead Presenter:
Rasha Maal-Bared, PhD (she/her/hers)
– CDM Smith
Track Facilitator:
Bryan Trussell
– Trussell Technologies
Water Reuse & Advanced Water Treatment
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM
Compliance Strategies- Not Just Enforcement
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM
Compliance Strategies - Not Just Enforcement
Location: Madera (Renaissance)
Presenter:
Shannon Simmers (she/her/hers)
– City of Riverside
Track Facilitator:
Bryan Burnitt (he/him/his)
– Carollo Engineers
Presenter:
Ariana Pizano
– City of Fontana
Pretreatment, Pollution Prevention, and Stormwater
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM
Using wastewater biogas microgrids to reduce electricity bills at Silicon Valley Clean Water
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM
Using Wastewater Biogas Microgrids to Reduce Electricity Bills at Silicon Valley Clean Water
Location: Sierra / Ventura (Renaissance)
Lead Presenter:
Jose Bolorinos
– FLOWS Energy
Presenter:
Alex Miot
– Silicon Valley Clean Water
Presenter:
Meagan Mauter
– Stanford University
Track Facilitator:
Phil Ackman
– Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
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