You could do worse than to spend a weekend in New Orleans before WEFTEC 2010 officially kicks off on Monday, Oct. 4. The rebuilding city has plenty to offer, and so does the WEFTEC agenda. On Saturday and Sunday, you have a choice of 35 workshops on a wide range of topics. Here are some of the more intriguing workshop of potential interest to operators:
* Wastewater Treatment Microbiology.
* Optimizing Biological Nutrient Removal Operations.
* Cost-Effective Wastewater Reuse Systems that Minimize Energy Consumption and Maximize Emerging Contaminants Removal.
* Wastewater Disinfection -- Efficiency and Effectiveness
* Do You Know the Standard Procedures for Collecting and Evaluating Odors?
* Sustaining Our Communities' Future Through Triple-Bottom-Line Evaluation.
* Race to Energy Self-Sufficiency: Energy Management at WWTPs.
* Process Automation and Control Fundamentals: SCADA 101.
* High-Efficiency Anaerobic Digestion.
* Optimized Maintenance Practices to Improve O&M Reliability and Cost-Effectiveness.
* Controlling Pathogens and Meeting Regulatory Requirements for Land Application of Biosolids.
* Dynamic Leadership of a Dynamic Workforce.
Nearly all of these are full-day programs running from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Workshops are not part of the regular WEFTEC conference registration and are charged separately. Find out more and view the entire workshop schedule by visitng www.weftec.org.
