WQAW Convention - 2019

SCHEDULE of EVENTS

Friday, September 13, 2019

   9:30 am              WQAW Golf Tournament @ Trappers Turn Golf Course

   3:00 pm              Registration Desk  - Opens at the Kalahari

   3:00 pm              Table Top Exhibit Set-Up

   5:00 pm              Table Top Exhibits Open and Reception

   6:30 pm               Banquet and Awards Ceremony

Saturday, September 14, 2019

   7:30 am – 9:30 am           Breakfast Buffet for registered attendees

   8:00 am – 8:30 am           WQAW Membership Meeting – at the Kalahari 

   8:30 am – 9:30 am          Success with Optimizations  
Presented by Jeff Hellenbrand, Hellenbrand Inc.  This seminar will review optimizations from Madison, WI study, its continued impact and current chloride trends; an update on the Waukesha optimization project; and the impact of higher salt efficiency levels as it relates to current salt efficiency levels for your market; plus, learn what our neighboring State of MN and its statewide chloride reduction program.   

   9:30 am – 10:30 am         Emerging Contaminants
Presented by David Emmens, Pentair.  This session was created to explain the NSF/Ansi 401 certification standard, what contaminants are related to this standard and their associated
Maximum Contaminant Levels. The presentation also covers the Safe Drinking Water Acts process for establishing new contaminants for regulation including useful links to that information directly from the EPA’s website. The presentation also includes a discussion of  balance between a product/technology being certified for reduction of contaminates and the ability of the technology to do so. The presentation touches on the differences in regulatory compliance of  residential vs commercial applications in regards to the Clean Water  Act on discharge of Reverse Osmosis and Ion Exchange waste  streams. This presentation is not meant to provide any legal advice  but only serves to promote awareness of the regulatory environment. 

   10:30 – 11:00 am             Break – Extra time to check out of your room. 

   11:00 am – Noon            PFAS
Presentation by Katarina Schulz, UWM School of Freshwater Sciences.  This seminar will provide an overview of Perfluorinated alkyl substances, including nomenclature standards, history of production and use, relevant industry sectors, environmental fate and transport, human and environmental health risks, and routes of human exposure.  It will then cover known contamination in Wisconsin and current status of state and federal efforts to address the issue.  Lastly, there will be a brief description of technologies available for removal of these compounds from water and gaps in knowledge that should be prioritize in future research.                          

    Noon                              Program Concludes

*Seminars will offer continuing education credits for State of Wisconsin and WQA certification.

2019 Lifetime Achievement Honoree

  
  Bill Maher, Maher Water Corporation

MORE INFORMATION

• Table Top Exhibits & Sponsors - click here for table top and golf sponsorships

• Paper Registration - click here for a paper registration

• Schedule of Events - click here for a full schedule of events

QUESTIONS?

Contact Cheryl Lytle at WQAW Office at: Cheryl@CapGroupWI.com  
                                                                                            or Ph:  (608) 210-3303

Online Registration Here!