18th Annual Southwest Florida Water & Wastewater Exposition Technical Program

Location: Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center – Punta Gorda, FL
Date: August 21, 2025

Morning Session | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Track A: Planning

• Strategic Integration of PFAS Solutions in Expansion Planning for Lee County's Corkscrew WTP
  Presented by: Raphael Knickerbocker, Ph.D., PE, Carollo Engineers
• The Role of Smart Tanks in Distribution Water Quality Management
  Presented by: Pavol Plecenik, Odyssey Manufacturing Co.
• Optimizing Potable Reuse: Equipment Selection, Operating Conditions, & Process Performance from 10 Pilot Studies
  Presented by: Joshua Benjamin, PhD, PE, CDM Smith
• Plant City Water – Our Water, Our Future: Leading the Way in Potable Reuse in Central Florida
  Presented by: Cole Anderson, EI, Hazen and Sawyer

Track B: Resiliency/Sustainability

• Southwest Florida Climate Change and Water Resources: Latest Predictions and Potential Impacts
  Presented by: Robert G. Maliva, PhD, PG, WSP USA
• Enhancing Utility Operations with Reliable SCADA Solutions
  Presented by: Fred Toone, Solutions Consultant
• Future Proofing Existing Wastewater Pumping – Innovations in Assessment, Retrofitting, Operability and Resiliency
  Presented by: Jeremy Koch, Ardurra Group, Inc.
• Enhancing Resiliency of High-Density Coastal Communities: The River Oaks Stormwater Pump Stations Project
  Presented by: Rachel Loffing, P.E., Hazen and Sawyer

Track C: Wastewater Collection & Conveyance System

• Sensor Density: The Key to Understanding and Pinpointing I&I in the Collection System
  Presented by: Jay Boyd, Grundfos
• Fort Myers PS 162 Basin Evaluation: A Case Study in Odor, Corrosion, and FOG Control
  Presented by: Asley Victor, V&A Consulting Engineers Inc.
• Mandatory Sewer Inspections Using an Acoustic Technology to Inspect Sanitary Sewer Lines in About 80 Seconds
  Presented by: Walt Woodard, InfoSense, Inc.
• Smarter Collection, Stronger Communities: Vacuum Sewer Solutions for Resilient Wastewater Infrastructure
  Presented by: Michael Pringle, Flovac Vacuum Sewerage Systems

Afternoon Session | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Track A: Wastewater Treatment/Design Build

• Accelerating Infrastructure Renewal with Find-and-Fix Progressive Design-Build in Pinellas County
  Presented by: Antonio Serbia, PE, Wright-Pierce
• Decentralized Thermal Processing for Sustainable Biosolids Management: PFAS Destruction, Landfill Diversion, and Phosphorus Recovery via the SludgeReformer System
  Presented by: Alexander Kraemer, Harvest Technology
• Half the Capacity, Double the Challenge: Process Modeling and Operational Lessons Learned from Upgrading a Stressed AWWTF
  Presented by: Zein Hayek, P.E., Associate DBIA, AECOM
• Ave Maria WWTP – Package Plant 2 Startup and Seeding
  Presented by: Steve Youssef, Jacobs

Track B: Asset Management

• Minimizing Capital Costs and Asset Management
  Presented by: Sheryl Parsons, PE, Mead and Hunt
• Tank Tactics: Strategies for Effective Water Storage Management
  Presented by: Aaron Turman, McKim & Creed, Inc.
• Data as an Asset: Fort Myers’ First Steps in a Digital Transformation
  Presented by: Jason Sciandra, PE, City of Fort Myers
• Performing a Water System Audit in Accordance with AWWA M-36
  Presented by: Carlos Espinosa, PE, The RJN Group

Track C: DBIA Training Session

• Design-Build 101 for Water & Wastewater: An Introduction to Collaborative Delivery
  Presented by: Guy Voss, FDBIA
• Collaborative Delivery in Action: A Water & Wastewater Owner and Practitioner Panel
  Presented by Scott Churilla, JD, FDBIA, DBIA Florida Region, Certified Trainer and Chapter Chair and Justin Sobol, PMP, DBIA, DBIA Florida Region, Certified Trainer and Chapter Chair

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