11:30 AM - 5:30 PM Central
Event Registrations
Friday, August 22
11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Bartlett Wastewater Treatment Plant
(1150 Bittersweet Dr, Bartlett)
Join us for the Annual Poo & Brew Workshop and Networking Event! The program starts at 11:30 a.m. and includes lunch and a facility tour. See below for the programming agenda.
The program ends at 3 p.m. and be followed by a networking event at More Brewery (121 W Railroad Ave, Bartlett, IL 60103) from 3:30-5:30 pm.
Registration is free for attendees thanks to the generosity of Drydon Equipment, Inc.
Attendee Limit: 50 people
Bartlett WWTP requires that attendees fill out the attached waiver before arriving on site on August 22. Email the completed waiver to John Pullia at jpullia@bartlettil.gov.
Hosted by IWEA's Student and Young Professionals Committee
Programming Agenda:
Village of Bartlett Wastewater Improvements Simplify Operation While Providing Biological Nutrient Removal Flexibility
Phil Severson, Project Manager at Strand Associates, Inc.
The Bartlett Bittersweet Water Reclamation Facility required significant upgrades to address aging infrastructure, convoluted processes, and maintenance issues. The facility aimed to enhance effluent quality, increase wet-weather capacity to 20.5 MGD, and reduce energy use through automation and efficiency. The project’s biological nutrient removal design provides the flexibility to operate in the A2O process mode and allows for implementation of sidestream enhanced biological phosphorus removal (S2EBPR)/RAS fermentation
High Performance Grit Management in 15 Minutes
Matt Bodwell,Regional Sales Manager for Hydro International – A CRH Company
Hydro International is the leading expert in Advanced Grit Management for municipal and industrial applications. This presentation will cover Hydro’s discoveries in grit behavior and the resultant changes to equipment design, highlighting the HeadCell, Grit King, and Grit Cleanse technologies. The HeadCell and Grit Cleanse were installed and started up about 1.5 years ago at the Bartlett WWTP.
Innovative Applications for Cloth Media Filters, a Condensed Version
Steve Stanish,Regional Sales Manager for Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.
Cloth media filtration is a well-established technology for tertiary treatment of municipal wastewater, particularly to meet tight limits for suspended solids, phosphorus, or turbidity. More recently, cloth media filters are helping to solve additional challenges in wastewater plants, such as advanced primary treatment or wet weather treatment. The Bartlett WWTP currently operates the AquaDisk Filter.
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