A reminder to all that January 24-27, 2024 is the Water and Wastewater Education Transport and Training Expo in Indianapolis.
And here is a Registration discount code. Do stop by and visit our Booth!
Our Sessions at WWETT 2024: Track One
WWETT 2024
A reminder to all that January 24-27, 2024 is the Water and Wastewater Education Transport and Training Expo in Indianapolis. We will be providing information about all the education sessions we are hosting on the 24th and 25th shortly.
But in the meantime here is a Registration discount code. Do stop by and visit our Booth!
We wish you all a safe and prosperous 2024!
2023 Fall Seminar Sponsored by: Water Resources Research Center University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa- Water IS Water – not waste! International Options for Smart Wastewater Treatment Decisions
WATER IS WATER – NOT WASTE!
International Options for Smart Wastewater Treatment Decisions
WasteWater Education 501(c)3
For many small communities in Hawaii, the US, and overseas, the central wastewater infra-structure is not always affordable, geologically impossible to construct, and financially unsustainable with local resources.
WasteWater Education 501(c)3, with 21 years of operation, provides access to education and resources that increase public awareness of the link between appropriate wastewater systems and (1) clean drinking water, (2) safe recreational waters, (3) environmentally sustainable surface, and (4) groundwater with watershed-based best management practices.
WasteWater Education emphasizes water resource management and reuse strategies given the increasing impacts of climate change. Extreme weather events impact maintenance, operations and water availability and use. Resource recovery and building ‘smart’ should be prevalent in the design process. Webinar attendees will hear from our Board of Directors, who are international professionals, on how issues affecting Hawaii have been addressed worldwide and how the lessons learned can be put into practice here.
Speakers:
Ben Kele: Board Chair. Director at Arris Water, Rockhampton, Australia Director and co-founder of Arris Water.
Oliver Grievson: Vice Chair. Associate Director at AtkinsRéalis and a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor at the University of Exeter.
Lesley Desjardins: Board Secretary. Executive Director Western Canada Onsite Wastewater Management Association.
Richard Flynn: Board Member. Past Chairman at Irish Onsite Wastewater Association (IOWA). Vice President CABEVice President CABE.
Dendra J. Best: Executive Director, Wastewater Education 501(c)3. HWEA, ASTM D-19, NEHA, CCH Board.
November 27: International Perspectives and Options for Wastewater Systems from Perth, Australia- Recording now available
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: On-site & Decentralised Wastewater: International Perspectives. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email.
Speakers: Ben Kele, Sara Heger, Anish Jantria, Jerry Hanna, Lawrence Gill.
WATCH THE EVENT HERE:
November Special Events!
November 17, 2PM HST University of Hawaii Zoom presentation. Smart Options for Wastewater
November 28 – All Day! – Giving Tuesday
In partnership with Operators Without Borders
On-site & Decentralised Wastewater: International Perspectives
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Nov 27, 2023 04:00 PM Brisbane
Topic: On-site & Decentralised Wastewater: International Perspectives
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uhNSVPwvTxaTiYwsmLBlrg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Webinar Speakers
Jerry Hanna (CEO/Chairman @Clearflow Group Inc.)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerry-hanna-6a68551a/
Jerry Hanna is the CEO and Founder of Clearflow Group Inc and has 30 year’s experience related to water and water treatment systems and 11 years consulting experience in mining application. Jerry is a Canadian indigenous business owner and is highly experienced in working in rural and remote locations. He has experience in Environmental Impacts, Water Treatment System design and application, Sediment and Erosion Control Construction, Surface Water Management, Water Treatment Systems and has completed projects in Canada and internationally.
Dr. Sara Heger (@Onsite Sewage Treatment Program in the Water Resources Center at the University of Minnesota.)
Dr. Sara Heger is a researcher and instructor in the Onsite Sewage Treatment Program in the Water Resources Center at the University of Minnesota.
Since 1999, she has been providing education and technical assistance to homeowners, small communities, onsite professionals and local units of government regarding onsite wastewater treatment.
Sara coordinates the research program at the UMN and is currently, serving as the principal investigator on projects evaluation wastewater treatment and rest areas and developing training related to the land application of industrial wastewater.
Heger is on the faculty of the Water Resources Science program, teaching Sustainable Waste Management Engineering. She presents at many local and national training events regarding the design, installation and management of septic systems and related research.
Sara is the president of the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA). Sara serves on the NSF International Committee on Wastewater Treatment Systems. She is also the chair of the Minnesota State Advisory Committee on Decentralized Systems.
Dr Laurence Gill (@Head of Department, Trinity College Dublin at Trinity College Dublin)
Laurence Gill is a Professor in Environmental Engineering in the School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin.
His research interests involve studying the fate and transport of both air and water-borne pollutants in the natural and built environment, as well as the development of passive treatment processes.
Much of the work involves extensive field studies which are then used to develop mathematical models to gain further insight into the processes.
Prior to joining at Trinity College in 1999, he spent several years working in the UK water industry on the design of water and wastewater treatment processes for urban populations.
Dr. Gill was a presenter in the 2021 online course – To Perc or NOT to Perc! See https://vimeo.com/625935784?share=copy
Full event at https://vimeo.com/showcase/10709014
Dr. Anish R. Jantria (Associate Professor / Extension Specialist at Texas A&M University System @Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department at Texas A&M University)
linkedin.com/in/anish-jantrania-2748202a
Dr. Anish Jantrania is an Associate Professor/Extension Specialist in the Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department at Texas A&M University.
He is based at the Blackland Research & Extension Center in Temple, Texas.
Dr. Jantrania has over 25 years of experience working in the wastewater industry, in the public and private sectors, with a focus on On-Site Sewage Facilities (OSSF/septic systems), and decentralized wastewater systems used in areas not served by public sewer.
His research and extension interests focus on sustainable infrastructure to ensure the availability of clean water to meet society’s water demands, and to ensure safe sanitation to protect public health and environmental quality.
Before coming to Texas, Anish has worked in Virginia, Massachusetts, and West Virginia, and has studied in West Virginia, South Carolina, Ohio, and India.
His work in Texas will focus on developing a statewide extension education and research program related to surface and groundwater quality protection with specific emphasis on non-point sources, OSSF, and other environmental issues. His work will also focus on education and research needs in water treatment technologies (such as desalination), water capture and multiuse, and conservation technologies that address identified needs in both agricultural and urban sectors.
Ben Kele (Host of Today’s webinar, Director Arris Water, Board Chair WasteWater Education 501(c)3 )
Director at Arris Water, Rockhampton, Australia Director and co-founder of Arris Water a company that specializes in decentralized water treatment and recycling systems. Co-developer and lecturer in the ICEWaRM Post Graduate course the Engineered Water Cycle. Co-developer and co-lecturer in the IWES Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Systems course.
Researcher in Zeolites and other volcanic filter media
Co-developer and co-lecturer in the ICEWaRM Coal Seam Gas Water course
Assistance requested for Operators Without Borders
Still responding to water and wastewater training and disaster management issues in Ukraine, Operators Without Borders is conducting online and in person activities in Poland.
They are in immediate need of donations and support to pay for technical translators: English to Ukraine and Polish to Ukraine.
If you can help in any way please see https://operatorswithoutborders.org/donate/
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