Florida Water Environment Association - Event Information
Event Name:
FWEA West Coast Chapter Second Quarter 2022 Spring Luncheon
Event Type(s):
West Coast Chapter
Description:
Hello West Coast Chapter FWEA members,
Date: Thursday, April 7th
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location: Columbia Restaurant, 2117 East 7th Avenue, Tampa, FL
Topic: Get Rid of PFAS in your Water
Speaker: Viraj deSilva, PhD, PE, BCEE, Freese and Nichols Senior Treatment Process Leader
Topics presented will include the
Registration: Florida Water Environment Association - Event Information (fwea.org)
****Note – This is an in-person event only; no virtual option is being provided.****
Annual Regional Sponsors will receive 1 free ticket to this event.
Our 2022 spring quarterly luncheon is coming up in a few weeks! Don't forget to sign up and join us on Thursday, 4/07/22. This event will be an in-person as we continue our quarterly meetings into 2022 to promote networking and facilitate good technical discussions during the Q&A component of the presentations. Please register soon as space is limited! Thanks, and I look forward to seeing you all at this event!
Date: Thursday, April 7th
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location: Columbia Restaurant, 2117 East 7th Avenue, Tampa, FL
Topic: Get Rid of PFAS in your Water
Speaker: Viraj deSilva, PhD, PE, BCEE, Freese and Nichols Senior Treatment Process Leader
PFAS are stable chemicals that do not naturally degrade. When released into the environment, PFAS can contaminate groundwater and surface water, and these impacts may pose a risk to public health and the environment. The recently released EPA PFAS Strategic Roadmap sets timelines to safeguard public health and protect the environment. This means all utilities must follow guidelines to produce PFAS-free water. To achieve this, new PFAS MCLs, modifications to NPDES permits, and restrictions on biosolids management could be expected in the next few years.
Topics presented will include the
- EPA’s latest PFAS Roadmap
- The Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCRM 5)
- Potential sources of PFAS and ways to eliminate them from entering waters
- Available options for PFAS treatment and waste disposal
- Costs for PFAS sampling and treatment
- PFAS Workshop information at 2022 FWRC (1:30 PM, Monday April 25,2022)
Viraj deSilva is a Senior Treatment Process Leader in FNI's Water/Wastewater Treatment group. He has a Civil Engineering BS from Ukraine, MS in Water Treatment from Japan, and PhD in Wastewater Treatment from Northwestern University. His 29 years of experience on water and wastewater treatment projects across the U.S. and 12 other countries, includes PFAS management and treatment projects in 5 states working on airports, landfills, municipalities, and other contaminated sites. He has published in or presented at over 180 industry journals and conferences, and authored EPA, WEF, ASCE and AWWA manuals of practice. Viraj currently serves on the WEF’s PFAS Task Force and works closely with the national EPA PFAS Council, several EPA Regions PFAS groups, along with several state agencies for the development of the new PFAS regulations. His PFAS presentations and publications are in WEF, AWWA, AMTA, SWANA, GWPC, PFAS Forum, APWA, SAME and NACWA. He teaches PFAS courses at Forester University, CA, and FL Environmental Permitting School.
In March 2022 at AMTA/AWWA conference Viraj was awarded the 2021 AWWA’s Best Paper in Membrane Treatment for his work on “Managing and Treating PFAS in Membrane Concentrates.”
Registration: Florida Water Environment Association - Event Information (fwea.org)
****Note – This is an in-person event only; no virtual option is being provided.****
| Early Registration Cost | At the Door Cost | |
| Member | $25 | $30 |
| Non-Member | $35 | $40 |
| Student | $10 | $15 |
Annual Regional Sponsors will receive 1 free ticket to this event.
Event Date:
4/7/2022
Event Time:
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Eastern
Location:
Columbia Restaurant
2117 East 7th Ave.
Tampa, Fl 33605
UNITED STATES
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Tampa, Fl 33605
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1905 Salad & Cuban Bread
Option 1: Pollo Salteado:
Boneless pieces of tender chicken sautéed in a hot skillet with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, green peppers, Spanish onions, fresh mushrooms, potatoes, chorizo and red wine. Served with yellow rice.
Option 2: Roast Pork “A La Cubana”
Generous slices of roast pork with a delicious marinade. Served like back home in Cuba with black beans, white rice and platanos.
Option 3: Snapper Russian Style
Boneless fillet of sea bass, breaded with seasoned Cuban bread crumbs and grilled. Garnished with lemon butter sauce, hard boiled eggs and parsley. Served with yellow rice.
Option 4 - Vegetarian “Cubana”
Yuca, black beans, white rice, platanos, tostones and sautéed fresh vegetables.
Dessert: Flan
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