This year, KJ will feature four presenters—Connor Rutten, Claudia Llerandi, Margaret Wild, and Todd Reynolds! Learn more about their presentations below.
In addition to our speakers, KJ’s Groundwater Service Leader Paul Chau will moderate a panel on “Predicting What You Can’t See: A Retrospective from Experts Who Have Implemented Groundwater Replenish Reuse,” on Tuesday, September 17, at 11:00 AM.
Joining him on the panel is Heather Dyer – CEO/General Manager of San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District, Eric Owens – Assistant General Manager of West basin Municipal Water District, and Sunny Wang – Water Utilities Manager for the City of Santa Monica.
Sunday, September 15th | 4:00 PM
Securing Santa Cruz Water Future: A Pathway to a Resilient Water Supply in the Age of Climate Change
Speakers: Claudia Llerandi, with Heidi Luckenbach of Santa Cruz Water Department
The City of Santa Cruz is developing a water supply portfolio that is adaptable to climate change and can be implemented incrementally to maintain affordability for the community. It is difficult to make decisions around future water supply under conditions of deep uncertainty. KJ’s specialist in water supply resilience, Claudia Llerandi, and co-speaker Heidi Luckenbach of the Santa Cruz Water Department will present on using models and adaptive pathways to plan water resources and evaluate proposed infrastructure-based adaptation strategies under uncertain climate conditions.
Monday, September 16th | 11:15 AM
Ventura MBR/UV Project: Increased Reliability, Lower Nitrogen, Potable Reuse
Speakers: Todd Reynolds, with Keel Robinson of Trussell Technologies
The Ventura Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) and Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection Project will replace aging and deficient infrastructure, improve tertiary water quality, and become the first treatment components of a potable reuse advanced water purification facility (AWPF) treatment process. KJ Drinking Water Treatment Service Leader Todd Reynolds is teaming up with Keel Robinson from Trussell Technologies to highlight the design approach to the evaluation, pre-qualification, and pre-selection of the Ventura MBR and UV equipment so that the tertiary treated water will be potable and reuse ready.
Monday, September 16th | 1:30 PM
Winning Partnerships – Agricultural & Industrial Synergies for Reuse in The Central Valley
Speaker: Margaret Wild
Beneficial reuse of industrial process wastewater is becoming an attractive way for industrial companies to meet Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Goals, comply with statewide and regional regulatory programs, support local agricultural communities, and have a dependable, year-round option for disposal of industrial wastewater that is economically feasible. Join KJ Food & Beverage Service Leader Margaret Wild on Monday to learn about different types of industrial wastewater discharge including food processing wastewater combined with municipal wastewater, winery wastewater, and oilfield-produced water.
Monday, September 16th | 4:00 PM
Twice As Nice: Future Proofing Recycled Water Infrastructure Using a Digital Twin
Speaker: Connor Rutten
Recycled water (RW) systems face the challenge of matching variable supply to system demand fluctuations with equalization storage. Peak RW demands must be met from either distribution system storage or a pump station. Digital twins (DT) such as hydraulic models can be leveraged to evaluate the tradeoffs between storage or pump stations to meet peak demands. Listen in on Monday as Conner Rutten explains how to pair seasonal storage analysis with a digital twin to identify cost-effective infrastructure solutions to serve RW customers.
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