The 69Th Annual International Water Conference® CONFERENCE
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cover art TThehe 6969tthh AnnualAnnual IInternationalnternational WWaterater CConferenceonference® MMarkark yyourour ccalendaralendar Sponsored by: fforor thethe The Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania CCONFERENCEONFERENCE The Pittsburgh Engineers’ Building 22009009 337 Fourth Avenue IInternationalnternational Pittsburgh, PA 15222 PPROGRAMROGRAM ® Tele: 412-261-0710 WWaterater CConferenceonference Fax: 412-261-1606 GGUIDEUIDE E-mail: [email protected] October 4 -7, 2009 Web site: www.eswp.com/water The opinions expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the International Water Conference Executive Hilton in Committee, Advisory Council or the October 26-30, 2008 Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania. Walt Disney World Resort Crowne Plaza Orlando, Florida Speakers and program content are subject to change. Riverwalk Hotel San Antonio, Texas USA TTABLEABLE OFOF CONTENTSCONTENTS Schedule at a Glance. Pages 34-35 Chairman’s Welcome. Pages 2-3 Continuing Education Workshops . Pages 48-50 General Information . Pages 2-8 Exhibitor Information . Pages 51-68 Hotel Maps . Inside Back Cover Info-Share Suite Listing. Page 6 IWC Advisory Council. Page 8 IWC Executive Committee . Page 7 IWC Sponsors. Page 6 Keynote / Awards Session . Pages 15-16 Technical Sessions, by day: Monday AM Technical Sessions . Pages 9-16 Condensate Polishing ........................................................................................ 9 Current Challenges Facing Nuclear Power Plants ................................................ 10 Monitoring – The Key to Successful Water Treatment Operations .........................12 Significance of Hydroxide Alkalinity Control in Steam Generation Systems, Sponsored by the ASME Research Committee on Water and Steam in Thermal Systems .......14 Keynote/Awards Session .............................................................................15-16 Monday PM Technical Sessions . Pages 17-23 Achieving Sustainability through Water Recycle/Reuse ....................................... 17 Legionella - Regulation, Risk Management and Reduction .................................18 Pretreatment .................................................................................................. 20 Water Treatment in Hydrocarbon Processing and Chemical Processing Steam Systems - Practical Answers to Your Questions, a Session Sponsored by the ASME Research Committee on Water and Steam in Thermal Systems ........................................22 Tuesday AM Technical Sessions . Pages 24-30 Challenges in Dealing with Flue Gas Desulfurization Purge Wastewaters .............. 24 Challenges in Produced Water Treatment ......................................................... 26 Cooling System Optimization – The Latest in Management and Control Alternatives (PART I) ......................................................................... 27 Ion Exchange ................................................................................................. 29 Tuesday PM Technical Sessions . Pages 31-39 Approaches to Minimizing Membrane Fouling ................................................... 31 Cooling System Optimization – The Latest in Management and Control Alternatives Continued (PART II) ..........................................................32 Produced Water ............................................................................................. 36 Wastewater Treatment in Recycle/Reuse Systems ...............................................37 Wednesday AM Technical Sessions . Pages 40-47 Commissioning High Pressure Power Plants .......................................................40 Advances in Refinery Wastewater Treatment ......................................................41 Recycle/Reuse Alternatives for POTW Applications ..............................................43 Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Technlogies and Applications ...................................45 Trace Contaminant Removal............................................................................. 47 OCTOBER 26-30, 2008, SAN ANTONIO, TX, USA 1 GGENERALENERAL IINFORMATIONNFORMATION GGENERALENERAL INFORMATIONINFORMATION CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME ADDRESS recognize this year’s Technical Program Committee under Wayne Bernahl, Mar- Welcome to the 69th Annual International Water keting Committee under Mike Gottlieb, Jim Sabzali, and Manoj Sharma, and the Conference® (IWC). The Engineers’ Society of Western New Member Outreach Committee under Joe Loftis. I also wish to recognize Brad Pennsylvania, the IWC Advisory Council, and the Wolf who chairs the Budget Committee for coming up with innovative ideas in Executive Committee are very pleased to respond to managing the IWC funding requests. All our Executive Committee members have the changes occurring in the water treatment industry done a superb job in bringing this conference together with the help and valued nationally and internationally. Please review this assistance from the Advisory Council Companies. I also thank the authors, co- year’s program carefully, as it reflects our efforts to authors, session chairs, discussion leaders, and the discussers for moving the IWC continue to offer diversity in selecting technical papers Kumar Sinha, P.E. forward and keeping the high quality of the papers for which we are well known. for the conference. We continue to offer timely sessions Please seek them out and extend your appreciation for all of their efforts. that will appeal to anyone who is active in the field of Rest assured, the work is not finished, and we want to make even more improve- water and wastewater including Legionella Control, Water Reuse and Recycle, ments next year. We would like to encourage everyone to become part of the IWC Refinery Wastewater Treatment, Zero Liquid Discharge, Biological Treatment, planning and implementation process. I am pleased to welcome Dennis McBride Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) Wastewater Treatment, Membrane and Resin as our newest member to the IWC Executive Committee. Also, many new compa- Technologies, and Challenges facing the Nuclear Industry. We are offering many nies have joined the Advisory Council this past year. Please feel free to approach Continuing Educational Workshops (CEWs) for attendees to learn from experts in any member of the IWC staff or Executive Committee to voice your interest, and their fields and earn credit for their professional registration or merit. The Work- we can review the options for your involvement. shops are slated for both newcomers to the water industry and professionals who Before closing, I wish like to acknowledge the hard work put in by David have been involved with engineering and science of water treatment applications. Teorsky, General Manager of ESWP and IWC Conference Manger, Tracy Devlin, This year’s technical program has twenty one sessions and I am certain that who have been instrumental in planning and executing this conference. I thank you will find attending these sessions very rewarding. It will be difficult to nar- the IWC Executive Committee and the ESWP Board to provide me with the op- row down the sessions that you will attend from the four technical sessions that portunity to serve as the General Chair for 2008. are being presented concurrently. However, we will manage and adhere to our I hope to see you all at the 2008 IWC in San Antonio! allocated time and schedule of our technical papers, allowing attendees to locate from one session to another as they maximize the benefits from participation in this year’s conference. Kumar Our exhibit hall is filled with exciting displays from our dedicated participants Kumar Sinha, P.E. who are pioneers of the water treatment industry and from our own Advisory 2008 IWC General Chair Council companies. We are very fortunate to be at this Crown Plaza Hotel facility. Principal Engineer, Bechtel Power Corporation As you will see the Hotel is ideally laid out for a conference like ours. We have the exhibit hall located close to the technical sessions. We are also able to locate more exhibitors this year, which will enhance the experience of the attendees. The hotel is adjacent to the Riverwalk allowing for a multitude of evening options including excellent restaurants and entertainment venues. In addition, there are spousal programs, coffee klatches, and brunches to allow the visitors and guests to enjoy their time in a leisurely fashion. This year’s Keynote Speaker is Jean-Michel Herrewyn, Executive Vice president and CEO of Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies. He will address the Plenary Session on the Future of Water Treatment Industry: the Vision of a Commercial partner and how we should be prepared for handling tomorrow’s changes. He will also discuss how the traditional difference between wastewater treatment and water treatment are already disappearing and the need for the industry to develop innovative technologies in reuse and recycling, desalination, biogas generation, minimization of energy consumption, metals recovery and bio-plastics production. I want to recognize the dedication and hard work of the members of the Executive Committee and Advisory Council in continuing to step up to the plate and volunteering their time to make this conference a success. I want to especially 2 69th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WATER CONFERENCE® OCTOBER 26-30, 2008, SAN ANTONIO, TX, USA 3 GGENERALENERAL IINFORMATIONNFORMATION GGENERALENERAL INFORMATIONINFORMATION ABOUT THE IWC followed by an open floor discussion where audience members and presenters can