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Wright-Pierce engineers actively participate in professional organizations and are routinely invited to present technical papers to share project experience.

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ASRWWA - Atlantic States Rural Water and Wastewater Association

  • Controlling DBP Hot Spots in Water Distribution Systems presented by Mariusz Jedrychowski, P.E.
  • Energy Efficiency in Water and Wastewater Facilities presented by John Braccio, P.E. and Lisa Muscanell

MWWA - Massachusetts Water Works Association

  • Nutrient Removal Upgrade at Leominster, MA WPCF presented by Jon Hume, P.E.
  • Strategic Planning for Municipal Utilities presented by Mark Wetzel, P.E.

NEWWA - New England Water Works Association

  • Application of Low Pressure Microfiltration Membrane Technology for Compliance With Long Term 2 ESWTR and Stage 2 D/DBP Rules presented by Dan Flaig, P.E.
  • A Maine Water Utility’s Approach for Addressing Increasing System Demand, In-stream Flow Regulations, and Rising Chemical Costs presented by Gary Smith, P.G.
  • Chloramination and Precursor Reduction: How Do You Measure Up? presented by Jeff Musich, P.E.
  • Co-Precipitation of Iron, Manganese and Arsenic presented by Rob Williamson, P.E.
  • Sustainable Water Treatment Facility Design presented by Chris Berg, P.E.
  • Riverbank Filtration Assessment for Manchester Water Works presented by Gary Smith, P.G.
  • Turning Your Water Green presented by Mark Wetzel, P.E.
  • Centralizing Data Access Through GIS presented by Andy Begin, P.E.

MWPCA - Massachusetts Water Pollution Control Association

  • Dissolved Air Flotation Tertiary Treatment to Achieve 0.1 mg/L Total Phosphorous presented by Kevin Olson, P.E. & Jason Jancaitis,P.E.

MWWCA - Maine Wastewater Control Association

  • Sedimentation Theory and Sludge Dewatering presented by Bartt Booz, P.E. and Don Song, P.E.
  • Emerging Technologies for Meeting Nutrient Limits presented by Jon Hume, P.E.
  • What Chapter 583 Phosphorus Limits Mean to You presented by Paul Birkel, P.E. and Doug Hankins, P.E.
  • Economic Impacts of Flux in Sewer Users presented by Chris Dwinal, P.E.
  • What the Northeast Climate Impacts Assessment Means to Maine Wastewater Utilities presented by Ray Sirois and Ryan Wingard, P.E.
  • Alternative Land Application Systems presented by Melissa Hamkins, P.E.
  • Savings Optimizing Aeration Systems presented by Bartt Booz, P.E.

NEWEA - New England Water Environment Association

  • Considerations for Full Scale Application of Urine Diverting Tools  presented by Ed Leonard, P.E.
  • Private I/I or Public I/I? -  That is the Question in Wallingford, CT presented by Ryan Wingard, P.E.
  • Managing the Cost of Future Growth to Ensure the Sustainability of Small Wastewater Systems presented by Ed Leonard, P.E.
  • Countering the Fear of Uncontrolled Growth; Tools for Ensuring that Your Wastewater Project is “Growth-Neutral” presented by Michael Giggey, P.E.
  • Biosolids as Energy presented by Melissa Hamkins, P.E.
  • Tailored Approach Minimizes Nutrient Removal Costs presented by Doug Hankins, P.E.
  • Energy Conservation Opportunities in Activated Sludge Process presented by Bill Brown, P.E.
  • Fats, Oils and Grease:Is there a Silver Lining in FOG? presented by Mellisa Hamkins, P.E.

NHWPCA - New Hampshire Water Pollution Control Association

  • Dewatering System at Manchester, NH Wastewater Treatment Facility presented by David Tobiason, P.E.

NHWWA - New Hampshire Water Works Association

  • Energy Efficiency in the Water Industry presented by Rick Davee, P.E.
  • Water Facility Designed for LEED Certification in Rochester, NH presented by Rick Davee, P.E.
  • Disinfection By-Product Control Within the Distribution System presented by Chris Silke, P.E.
  • Designing A Green Water Treatment Plant presented by Rick Davee, P.E.

NH Water & Watershed Conference

  • Wastewater Nutrient Control and Nitrogen, the 21st Century Coastal Watershed Challenge both presented by Bill Brown, P.E. and Peter Atherton, P.E.
  • The EPA on Climate Change and Northeast Climate Impacts Assessments - What it Means to Public Works both presented by Ray Sirois and Ryan Wingard, P.E.

Northeast Arc User Group

  • Signs - What’s Your Plan? presented by Jason Wise, GISP

Bill Brown, President and CEO, presented Cost of Compliance to Wastewater System Users at the recent water symposium co-hosted by the Business and Industry Association (BIA), New Hampshire's statewide Chamber of Commerce and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.

Chris Silke, Senior Project Manager, will be presenting UV Disinfection and Filtration Waiver - A Novel Approach to LT2ESWTR Compliance for GWUDI Water Supplies at the upcoming December 16, NEWWA meeting in Randoph, MA.

Ed Leonard, Senior Project Manager in the Wastewater Practice Group, presented Considerations for Full Scale Application of Urine Diverting Tools as part of the Fall 2010 NEWEA Energy and Sustainability "Rethinking Wastewater" conference.

Ryan Wingard, stormwater engineer, addressed the issue of determining private and public sources of I-I at a recent NEWEA (New England Water Environment Association) conference. Ryan discussed one Connecticut town's successful effort to differentiate public I-I from private I-I, and the resultant prioritized, collection system-wide I/I reduction project they initiated. Ryan also discussed the funding and enforcement issues associated with a private source disconnection program.

John Braccio, Senior Vice President and Manager of the Connecticut office, discussed energy efficiency in wastewater and water facilities at the recent Atlantic States Rural Water and Wastewater Association (ASRWWA) conference.

Jon Edgerton, Senior Vice President in the Infrastructure Engineering Practice Group, was invited to speak about Wright-Pierce downtown and mill revitalization work at the Maine Development Foundation Revitalizing Maine Communities 2010 Conference.