The PNCWA Water Reuse Committee coordinated Workshops in both 2008 & 2009

2008 Idaho Wastewater Reuse Conference:Reclaimed Water—A Solution We Can Live With

A great success, 187 attendees, thank you all! Presentations will be available at the IDEQ website
June 17–18, 2008 Doubletree Hotel Boise Riverside, Boise, ID 1.3 CEUs

Presented by Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division, Boise, ID  with support from PNCWA

Doubletree Boise Riverside are available—2900 Chinden Blvd., Boise, ID 83714(208) 343-1871

$110 registration Includes: Two days with continental breakfast and lunch both days and Tuesday Social Hour

The Honorable Cecil Andrus, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior and four-time governor of Idaho, delivered the keynote address. John Ruetten of Resource Trends spoke on public outreach and marketing. His firm is lead investigator on the WateReuse Foundation project addressing public perceptions of indirect potable reuse.

There were two discussion panels—one covering the topics of water rights and the use of irrigation conveyance and the other focusing on owners’ perspectives on TMDLs and water reuse. Case studies from Idaho and Washington provided up-to-date info on projects already on the ground.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

7:00–8:15 Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:15–8:30 Opening Remarks Barry Burnell, IDEQ Water Quality Administrator

8:30–9:00 Keynote Address Honorable Cecil Andrus
9:00–9:45 Idaho Class A&B Rules and Regulations Mark Mason, DEQ Boise Regional office

9:45–10:15 Break/Exhibits
10:15–11:00 Marketing and Public Perception John Ruetten, Resource Trends

11:00–11:45 Water Reuse—How Do We Pay for It? Dina o'Reilly and Cil Pierce, HDR

11:45–1:30 Lunch and Keynote Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman

1:30–2:15 Post Falls Project—Municipal Planning and Policy-Making Terry Werner, Post Falls
2:15–3:00 Reuse: The Treasure Valley in 50 Years Jack Harrison, HyQual
3:00–3:30 Break/Exhibits
3:30–5:00 Discussion panel—Water Rights & Use of Irrigation Conveyance for Distribution of Reclaimed Water: Marc Johnson (moderator), The Gallatin Group; Jeff Fereday, Givens Pursley; Paul Woods, Ada County Commissioner; Gary Spackman, Idaho Dept. of Water Resources; Shelley Davis, Barker Rosholt & Simpson

5:00–6:15 Social Hour/Exhibits

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

7:00–8:15 Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:15–8:30 Opening Remarks Lynn Moser, Eagle Sewer District
8:30–9:15 Treatment for Reuse: The Occurrence and Removal of Acronyms (PPCPs, EDCs, THMs and NMDA) Roger Stephenson, MWH
9:15–10:00 Rewriting WA Water Reuse Rules/WA Case Studies Katharine Cupps, WA Dept. of Ecology10:00–10:30 Break/Exhibits
10:30–11:15 Low Nutrient TMDL Focus in Idaho Bill Stewart, EPA
11:15–12:00 Cleaning and Restoring Water for Our Community: LOTT’s Reclaimed Water Program Karla Fowler, LOTT Alliance

12:00–1:45 Lunch and Keynote Mayor Dave Bieter, City of Boise (Invited)

1:45–2:30 Planned Water Reuse Projects in Idaho—Dry Creek Ranch and Eastern Idaho Regional Water Factory Dean Smith, Brown and Caldwell; Roger Christensen, Bonneville County Commissioner; Brent Crowther, Forsgren Associates
2:30–3:15 Current Reuse Projects in Idaho—Gozzer Ranch and Meridian Stephen Cordes, Welch Comer; David Keil, HDR; Clint Dolsby, City of Meridian
3:15–3:30 Break/Exhibits
3:30–4:30 Discussion panel—Owners’ Perspective on TMDLs and Water Reuse Dan Ayers, CH2M HILL (moderator); Carl Ellsworth, City of Boise; Greg Lanning, City of Pocatello; Clint Dolsby, City of Meridian
4:30–4:45 Closing Remarks Barry Burnell, IDEQ Water Quality Administrator

June 12 2007 Reclaimed Water Workshop for Washington

Co-Sponsored by Puget Sound Action Team, WA Department of Ecology, WA Department of Health, King County, WateReuse Association

Ron Sims, King County Executive, Welcoming Remarks-Reclaimed Water as a Resource for Local Governments

Jay Manning, Director, WA Dept. of Ecology, Reclaimed Water in Washington State—the Outlook for Today and Tomorrow

Richard Atwater, General Manager, Inland Empire Utilities Agency, Chino, CA, President-elect, National WateReuse Association
A Snapshot of National Research and Funding Initiatives

Gregg Grunenfelder, Assistant Secretary, Division of Environmental Health, WA State Department of Health
Reclaimed Water as a Source of Supply—The Department of Health’s Perspective

Linda Macpherson, Vice President – Reuse Technology/CH2M HILL, The Language of Water – Translating the Jargon 

Dr. James Crook, Ph.D., P.E., author, “Irrigation of Parks, Playgrounds, and Schoolyards with Reclaimed Water: Extent & Safety”
“What’s Still in the Water?”: Answering the Recurring Questions 

Panel: Perspectives on Reclaimed Water:
Hal Thomas, Public Works Director, City of Walla Walla
Rich Hoey, Water Resources Manager, City of Olympia
Daryl Williams, Tulalip Natural Resource Director, Tulalip Tribes
Rachel Paschal Osborn, Acting Exec. Dir., Center for Environmental Law & Policy
Dan Golner, Manager of Conservation Programs, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.

Lunch and Luncheon Speaker:
Dr. David York, Ph.D, P.E., Water Reuse Coordinator, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Lessons Learned from Florida—Experience with Drivers and Barriers to Reclaimed Water Use 

Breakout Sessions: Identifying barriers and possible solutions for different facets of reclaimed water use in Washington 

Mike Sharar, Consultant and former Director, L.O.T.T. Alliance, facilitator

Treatment Operators Forum: Producing Reclaimed Water,
Dick Finger, PNCWA Water Reuse Committee, facilitator
Henryk Melcer, Senior Process Engineer, Brown and Caldwell
Bob Bucher, King County WWTD, Advanced Technology Demonstration Projects
Ben McConkey, Operations Supervisor, L.O.T.T. Alliance

Water Purveyors Forum:
Meeting Customers’ Needs, Linda Macpherson, CH2M HILL, facilitator;
Dr. James Crook, Ph.D., P.E.
Kirk Holmes, Public Works Director, City of Snoqualmie
Jim Hill, Water Reclamation Division Administrator, City of Medford, OR
Robin Saunders, Director of Water and Sewer Utilities, City of Santa Clara, CA

Policymakers and Managers Forum:
Planning and Implementing a Reclaimed Water Project, Mark Cullington, Senior Scientist, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, facilitator
Karla Fowler, L.O.T.T. Alliance
Lars Hendron, Project Manager, City of Spokane
Scott Redman, Puget Sound Action Team