WEF Announces Open Registration For Nutrient Symposium 2015 And The Release Date Of The Highly Anticipated Nutrient Roadmap

Symposium scheduled for July 26-28 in San Jose, Calif.; The Nutrient Roadmap and the new Shortcut Nitrogen Removal book set for late June release

The Water Environment Federation (WEF), the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF), and the California Water Environment Association (CWEA) announce open registration for the Nutrient Symposium 2015. Scheduled for July 26-28, 2015 at the Doubletree San Jose in San Jose, Calif., the symposium will focus on the practical design and process operations of dealing with nutrient issues across the globe.

Later this month, WEF will simultaneously release two highly anticipated publications, The Nutrient Roadmap (June 25) and Shortcut Nitrogen Removal—Nitrite Shunt and Deammonification (June 30). As a special offer, symposium registrants will have the opportunity to pre-order and receive up to 32 percent off the list price of both publications.

The two-day symposium will feature a pre-conference workshop, exhibition, local facility tour, and a program that includes 15-20 minute presentations, short briefings, and an interactive, facilitated discussion on a range of relevant topics, such as: nutrient removal and recovery; BNR optimization and process demonstrations; research and new technologies; operations; process control optimization; nutrient management lessons-learned; and compliance strategies. Those encouraged to attend, include: utility staff, consultants, regulators, and vendors who are addressing nutrients at water resource recovery facilities.

In October 2013, WEF, the Environmental Defense Fund, and the Johnson Foundation at Wingspread established a bold new goal for the next generation of wastewater treatment: zero net impact with regard to nutrient discharges by 2040. The Nutrient Roadmap ($84 members; $105 non-members) builds upon the previously released Nutrient Roadmap Primer and is a first step toward achieving the net zero goal by accelerating the transition to smarter nutrient management; facilitating the shift from removal to recovery; and anticipating future requirements to conserve energy and reuse resources.

The roadmap provides utility managers and decision-makers with a better understanding of where their utilities fall on the path to becoming a facility that not only produces clean water, but also recovers critical nutrients for reuse in an energy-neutral manner. It explores key issues that decision-makers must consider as they move toward this goal, such as environmental and community effects, operational effectiveness, economic factors, permit compliance, regulatory compliance, current and emerging treatment technologies, and more.

Case studies examine the innovative, cost-effective solutions employed by pioneering wastewater resource recovery facilities. Most importantly, the roadmap acknowledges that each utility faces unique challenges and provides decision-makers with a variety of paths to follow and alternative destinations from which to choose as they embark on the road toward sustainability.

Complementing the roadmap is the release of a brand new publication, Shortcut Nitrogen Removal—Nitrite Shunt and Deammonification ($100 members; $125 non-members). Jointly published by WEF and WERF to augment the Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology (LIFT), the book is an essential resource for facility owners and practitioners evaluating the implementation of shortcut nitrogen removal. This emerging economical solution refers to the biological nitrogen removal (BNR) process whereby ammonia is not converted to nitrate, but stops at nitrite to shortcut the conventional nitrification/denitrification process.

The book establishes guidelines for assessing the application of various technologies; provides a thorough understanding of the current research and best practices; and explores the impacts of these emerging processes on permit compliance, energy recovery, carbon usage, chemical addition, and solids production.

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About WEF
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization of 36,000 individual members and 75 affiliated Member Associations representing water quality professionals around the world. Since 1928, WEF and its members have protected public health and the environment. As a global water sector leader, our mission is to connect water professionals; enrich the expertise of water professionals; increase the awareness of the impact and value of water; and provide a platform for water sector innovation. For more information, visit www.wef.org.