2019 ACWA Summer Conference – July 24-26, 2019

Mt. Bachelor Village Resort, Bend, Oregon

This year’s Summer Conference was a rousing success, well attended and reviewed.

The program for the 2019 conference is available in PDF or Word file.

Presentations from the July 24–26, 2019 ACWA Summer Conference are made available here to download or print (presentations are linked by title or presenter’s name.)

• Tackling Toxics: For Healthier People, Planet and Products  (PDF 8.5 MB)
  • Arlene Blum, Ph.D., Executive Director, Green Chemistry Policy Institute

• The John Day Water Hub and Innovation Gateway – Turning Brownfields and Wastewater Dilemmas into Community and Environmental Gold  (PDF 7.55 MB)
  • Nick Green, City Manager, City of John Day
    

• Building Resilient Infrastructure in the Face of Climate Change and Seismic Threats: The City of Portland’s Resiliency Plan Results
  • Nathan Foged, P.E., Brown and Caldwell  (PDF 1.67 MB)
  • Nishant Parulekar, P.E., City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services  (PDF 8.52 MB)

• CMOM Really Knows Best  (5.48 MB)
  • Kristin Preston, P.E., Wastewater Superintendent, City of Albany
  • Lori Schumacher, P.E. Civil Engineer II, City of Albany

• Getting Mercury and Methylmercury out of Wastewater – The Effectiveness of Advanced Treatment and Diminishing Returns in Addressing Water Quality Standards.
  • Kathryn Gies, P.E., Engineering Manager, West Yost Associates  (PDF 3.37 MB)
  • Aron Borok, Water Quality Standards Specialist, Oregon DEQ   (PDF 6.94 MB)

• Wipes in the Pipes – A Tale of Two Vancouvers
  • Linda Parkinson, Program Manager, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia (PDF 204 MB)
  • Frank Dick, P.E., Engineering Supervisor, City of Vancouver, Washington  (PDF 3.9 MB)

• Implementing Oregon’s Biocriteria Standard in NPDES Permits
  • Michael Campbell, Partner, Stoel Rives, LLP   (PDF 588 KB)
  • Jennifer Wigal, Deputy Administrator, Water Quality Division, Oregon DEQ  (PDF 78 KB)

• Managing Water from a First Foods Perspective – An Example from the Umatilla Tribes of Oregon (PDF 8.7 MB)
• First Foods Management Paper – Link to another website
  • Eric Quaempts, Natural Resources Director, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation

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• Clean Water Act – Moving Beyond Aspirational to Attainable Goals
  • Adrienne Nemura, P.E., Principal, Geosyntec Consultants, Ohio

• Mosier Crude Oil Train Derailment – What Happened and What We Learned from It  (PDF 21.6 MB)
  • Arlene Burns, Mayor, City of Mosier

• Emerging Toxics of Concern for Water
  • Lee Thomas, Hydrologist, Laboratory Services and Applied Science Division, US EPA Region 10  (PDF 2.61 MB)
  • Amelia Nestler, Ph.D., Senior Environmental Scientist, Northwest Green Chemistry  (PDF 4.9 MB)
  • Kevin Masterson, Statewide Toxics Coordinator, Oregon DEQ  (PDF 3.26 MB)

• DEQ Water Quality Programs: Legislative Wrap-Up and Priorities (PDF 3.7 MB)
  • Justin Green, Administrator, Water Quality Division, Oregon DEQ
  • Jennifer Wigal, Deputy Administrator, Water Quality Division, Oregon DEQ

• Made in the Shade – Watershed Partnerships and Water Quality Trading for Temperature Compliance (PDF 4.3 MB)
  • Alex Johnson, Freshwater Fund Director, Freshwater Trust
  • Kaylea Kathol, Project Manager, City of Ashland
  • Todd Miller, Environmental Management Analyst, City of Springfield, MWMC

• Building a Strong Foundation for Oregon’s Clean Water Future  (PDF 2.27 MB)
  • Richard Whitman, Director, Oregon DEQ

• National Issues and Trends for Stormwater and Wastewater Utilities  (PDF 12.3 MB)
  • Chris Hornback, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Clean Water Agencies

• Charting the Path to a Safe, Secure and Resilient Water Future – The Opportunity is Now
  • Meta Loftsgaarden, Director, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
  • Bobby Cochran, Willamette Partnership

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• Living Rivers – Ceding Some Control to Gain Some Ground for Clean Water   (PDF 68.21 MB)
  • Joe Moll, Executive Director, McKenzie River Trust