TAC Luncheon - MABR Solutions for Rapid Capacity Expansion
1/22/2026 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM MST
Location: Virtual
Registration ends on 1/21/2026
Event Description
Luncheon Description: Water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) are challenged with continually improving effluent quality under constraints of water scarcity, increasing load, energy reduction requirements, rising costs, and limited real estate for expansion. Membrane aerated biofilm reactors (MABR) have become an attractive solution for process intensification given their ability to increase treatment capacity and improve effluent quality within an existing footprint. The presentation will introduce the MABR process and include case studies illustrating how MABRs can be a great solution to meet stringent regulations on a tight timeline or constrained site, due to their modular nature, low footprint, and the ability to be installed without disrupting existing basin operations.
Presenter: Becca Chapa is a Wastewater Process Engineer at Black & Veatch; she helps WRRFs across the nation optimize processes and consider alternatives to meet treatment goals and upcoming regulations using data-driven decision making tools and process modeling software. Becca assists in the conceptual and design phase of projects, operational troubleshooting support, and process start-up support. Becca is a Colorado C certified plant operator and serves as the PWO Co-Chair and a trustee in RMWEA.
