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GAWP Water Treatment PFAS Workshop

· March 22, 2023

PFAS Workshop

We hope you’ll join Carollo at GAWP’s PFAS Water Treatment Workshop next week! This workshop will explore the concentrations of PFAS in biosolids, current and future toxicity regulations, and emergent destructive treatment technologies, and features Carollo’s own Jody Barksdale as a presenter!

AGENDA

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM: Breakfast/Networking/Workshop Objectives

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Session 1 (1.5 hrs)

  • Three workshops (30 min each)
    • National Perspectives on PFAS Regulations – Chris Moody (AWWA)
    • PFAS Health Advisory Levels Released by EPA: What Does My Utility Do Now? – Stuart Jeffcoat (HDR)
    • PFAS – Latest Regulatory Landscape and Treatment Approaches for Municipal Biosolids – Jody Barksdale (Carollo)

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM: Break

9:45 AM – 11:45 PM: Session 2 (2 hr)

  • Three workshop (30 mins each)
    • Lessons Learned in PFAS Treatment Technology Selection and Design – Alex Gorzalski (Hazen and Sawyer)
    • Comparative investigation of PFAS treatment for drinking water through a long-term pilot evaluation – Henry Croll (Stantec)
    • Evaluation and Implementation of a Surface Modified Clay Adsorbent for PFAS Removal: From Bench Testing to Field Implementation – Scott A. Grieco (Jacobs)
  • 30 min panel with speakers

11:45 PM – 12:30 PM: Lunch/Networking

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM: Session 3 (1.5 hrs)

  • Three workshops (30 mins each)
    • Exploring Design Criteria for GAC Treatment for PFAS Removal – Zaid K. Chowdhury (Garver) and Detlef Knappe
    • Regeneration of PFAS-Exhausted Granular Activated Carbons – Tanju Karanfil
    • Impacts of Integrated One Water Approach on PFAS – Chris Impellitteri / Gayathri Ram Mohan (The Water Tower/Hazen and Sawyer)

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM: Break

2:15 PM – 4:15 PM: Session 4 (2 hrs)

  • Two workshops (30 min each)
    • PFAS Public Communications: How to Successfully Handle the EPA’s Latest Actions & Get Ready for UCMR 5 Discoveries – Mike McGill (WaterPIO)
    • Working with the Media – Drew Kann (AJC)
    • Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) Update – Ania Truszczynski – (Georgia EPD)
  • 30 min panel with speakers

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM: Closing Remarks