Virtual Workshop: January 29, 2021

Title: Advances and Direction of Future Regulations Governing Phosphorous Removal in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants 

Date and Time: January 29, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM ET 

Speakers: please see below

Please RSVP to mdagnew@uwo.ca so that we can send the webinar details

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 Speakers:

  1. “The ABC of Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal (EBPR)”--James L. Barnard, Ph.D.,D.Ing.h.c.,Pr.Eng. BCEE, WEF Fellow, Dist. MASCE-Global Practice & Technology Leader Advanced Biological Treatment , Black & Veatch Dr. Barnard developed the Bardenpho, MLE and Phoredox (aka AO, A2O) processes for biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal and designed more than 140 BNR plants including the first plants in North America at Palmetto FL and Kelowna BC. He received Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of Johannesburg, Iowa State and Stellenbosch, the Lee Kuan Yew Singapore Water Prize in July 2011 and Dist. MASCE in 2013. Became a WEF Fellow in 2011.  His research into BPR has unveiled some new perspectives.  He is fascinated by the history of sanitation and especially biological nutrient removal.

 

  1. “Status of Global Phosphorus:  A Case for Recovery?”—Art Umble and Mehran Andalib, Stantec Consulting
Dr. Art Umble leads the Global Wastewater Treatment Sector and manages the Institute for Water Technology & Policy for Stantec Consulting. He provides technical leadership for new and rehabilitated wastewater treatment plants, with emphases on nutrient removal and recovery, process optimization for capacity and energy management, and water reuse. He serves on numerous national and local advisory boards and councils for environmental policy and technology for academia and professional organizations.  In addition to consulting, his career includes managing publicly owned water and wastewater utilities and university teaching.
Dr. Andalib leads the technology initiatives for Stantec’s Institute of Water Technology & Policy. Mehran is an expert in wastewater treatment, process engineering for municipal and industrial systems, specializing in technology research and application as well as mathematical modeling. His work is centered around finding sustainable solutions for the world’s environmental challenges by combining innovation, talent, and determination.

 

  1. “Modelling the many turns and twist phosphorus takes in wastewater treatment plants” Imre Takacs, Dynamita

Dr. Imre Takacs is a widely recognized expert on process modeling with 41 years of experience. He received his PhD in environmental sciences in Ghent, Belgium. He is active member of IWA and WEF, worked on the Good Modeling Practice STR, several books and many peer reviewed papers. He is founder and first director of the MEGA workgroup in MRRDC, WEF. Imre participated in and directed the development of process software that are widely used in the industry: GPS-X, BioWin and Sumo. He has also developed new concepts in process models that extend their applicability for real-world, whole plant applications: settling, chemical and biological phosphorus removal, side-stream treatment, carbon capture for energy recovery, biofilms, equilibrium chemistry, natural and engineered precipitation such as for nutrient recovery. Imre trained hundreds of companies around the world in the use of process modeling. He is currently CEO of Dynamita, a new kind of simulation company, makers of Sumo.

 

  1. “Phosphorus Management – A Utility’s Perspective”—Jigs Patel, City of Calgary
Jigs is the Sr. Asset Planning Engineer (Team Lead)-Infrastructure Planning  |  Water Resources
The City of Calgary. He is an experienced professional engineer with a demonstrated history of almost 20 years of progressive experience in the water industry. He has a unique blend of experience as a consulting engineer, a technology provider and more recently with the large water utility. All of this has allowed him to gain diverse knowledge and multiple perspectives as to how projects are planned, designed, developed and delivered. Currently he enjoys working with the City of Calgary with the focus on strategic planning of capital infrastructure, determining long term infrastructure investment requirements and asset management. He is skilled in all aspects of water and wastewater treatment, water quality management, regulations, innovative technologies and research.  His technical interests include municipal wastewater treatment, process intensification, reclaimed municipal wastewater reuse, residual biosolids management and resource recovery.

 

  1. “Management of Phosphorus from Wastewater Sources in Ontario” Michael Azulay, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks and the Ministry of Infrastructure

Michael Azulay has worked for over 15 years with the Province of Ontario on water and wastewater infrastructure issues, splitting his time between the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks and the Ministry of Infrastructure. Michael holds an MBA in Water Management, a Masters of Law in Water Law and Policy and Bachelor in Environmental Science. Michael has also worked as an environmental consultant and for the United Nations. Michael guest lectures at various universities on international water law and the development of water and sewage systems in Ontario when his time permits.