Florida Water Resources Conference Program

We Welcome

Dear Colleagues,

It is with immense pleasure we welcome you back to Florida Water Resources Conference 2023 and the beautiful Gaylord Palms. The greater Orlando area is known as the top vacation destination for families and its central location in Florida makes it a top choice for the state and national conferences as well. The FWRC continues to be phenomenally successful due to the record number of attendees, exhibitors, and sponsorships. Your participation and support are key to the success of our conference.

Thanks to all the technical paper presenters, moderators, and workshop coordinators for sharing your expertise with us and the volunteers for assisting with the sessions, helping with registration, and ushering. Our thanks are also due to our trustees and board members for their valuable input and feedback as we were planning the conference details for this year. Finally, I am very thankful to our fellow FWRC officers and the executive directors for all their hard work in making this event a remarkable success.

We hope that FWRC 2023 will be another memorable event for you; we selected an easily accessible and family-friendly location, included informative and timely technical sessions, exhibits, and a field trip, and planned / scheduled more networking opportunities for you and your employer. We improved many of our registration processes with the new conference management system software to give you a better conference experience. Whether you are a consultant, exhibitor, sponsor, academician, student, or water/wastewater utility employee, you will find the FWRC of value to you.

While at the conference, we hope you and your family will enjoy the pleasant hotel ambience. Most importantly, let us all stay safe. While many of the COVID rules have been lifted, we still need to do our individual part to keep ourselves healthy.

If we can be of any assistance during your stay in Kissimmee, please do not hesitate to contact us. We welcome your feedback after this conference, as we plan our future events.

Tim Madhanagopal President, Florida Water Resources Conference Inc.

MISSION STATEMENT: The Florida Water Resources Conference mission is to work for the advancement of science and education by distribution of its funds, particularly for development of professional continuing education in environmental materials, journals, services, and scholarly activities associated with the water and wastewater industry.

F W P C O A O p e r a t o r s S h o w c a s e

Wednesday 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Room Desoto 3

Y o u a r e i n v i t e d t o a t t e n d t h e O p e r a t o r s S h o w c a s e , w h i c h i s a r e v i e w a n d d i s c u s s i o n f o r o p e r a t o r s o f a l l l e v e l s t h a t w i l l b e i m p a c t e d b y c h a n g e s i n F l o r i d a r e g u l a t i o n s . T h e O p e r a t o r s S h o w c a s e w i l l f e a t u r e a r e v i e w b y D r . C h r i s O w e n , A s s o c i a t e V i c e P r e s i d e n t a n d D i r e c t o r o f W a t e r a n d R e u s e I n n o v a t i o n s w i t h H a z e n a n d S a w y e r . D r . O w e n w i l l s p e a k o n t h e e f f e c t s o f P F A S c h e m i c a l s o n t h e u t i l i t y i n d u s t r y . I n M a r c h , t h e U . S . E P A p r o p o s e d n e w r e g u l a t i o n s f o r a g r o u p o f P F A S c o n t a m i n a n t s . T h e s e n e w M C L s w i l l b e f i n a l i z e d a t t h e e n d o f 2 0 2 3 , o r t h e b e g i n n i n g o f 2 0 2 4 a n d u t i l i t i e s w i l l n e e d t o t a k e a c t i o n a s a r e s u l t i n c l u d i n g m o n i t o r i n g , p u b l i c n o t i f i c a t i o n a n d t r e a t m e n t i f l e v e l s e x c e e d t h e n e w M C L s . U t i l i t i e s w i l l h a v e t h r e e y e a r s t o i m p l e m e n t t r e a t m e n t i f n e e d e d . I n t h i s t a l k w e w i l l g o o v e r t h e n e w M C L s , c o m m u n i c a t i o n t o o l s , c o m p l i a n c e s c h e d u l e s , h o w t o c a l c u l a t e t h e M C L s a n d t r e a t m e n t a p p r o a c h e s . I n a d d i t i o n , t h e f u n d i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s t h a t m a y b e a v a i l a b l e t o y o u r u t i l i t y w i l l b e h i g h l i g h t e d . W e w i l l a l s o f e a t u r e D r C a r l y n J H i g g i n s , w h o i s c u r r e n t l y a n e n g i n e e r w i t h H a z e n a n d S a w y e r w i t h a d o c t o r a t e d e g r e e f r o m t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f C e n t r a l F l o r i d a s p e c i a l i z i n g i n t h e r e m o v a l o f c o n t a m i n a n t s o f e m e r g i n g c o n c e r n f r o m m e m b r a n e t r e a t m e n t p r o c e s s e s , w i l l b e p r e s e n t i n g o n t h e C i t y o f P l a n t C i t y ’ s D i r e c t / I n d i r e c t P o t a b l e R e u s e W a t e r P i l o t P r o j e c t , i n c l u d i n g d a t a c o l l e c t i o n , o p e r a t o r t r a i n i n g , a n d o p e r a t o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n . I n a d d i t i o n , a n o v e r v i e w o f D P R w i l l b e d e l i v e r e d b y J o h n O ’ B r i a n . J o h n i s a n a l i c e ns e d o p e r a t o r w o r k i n g f o r S e a c o a s t U t i l i t y A u t h o r i t y H e i s a n i n s t r u c t o r i n t h e u t i l i t y f i e l d a n d i s t h e n e w c h a i r o f t h e D i r e c t P o t a b l e R e u s e c o m m i t t e e f o r F W P C O A .

F W E A , F S A W W A , F W P C O A S h o w c a s e

Wednesday 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Exhibit Hall D-F

A r e y o u i n t e r e s t e d i n g e t t i n g m o r e i n v o l v e d i n t h e w a t e r / w a s t e w a t e r i n d u s t r y ? S t o p b y a n d f i n d o u t a b o u t v o l u n t e e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s w i t h F W E A , F S A W W A o r F W P C O A . M e e t i n d u s t r y l e a d e r s , p l a y a g a m e o f c o r n h o l e o r j u s t c h a t . T h i s y o u r o p p o r t u n i t y t o h e l p s h a p e t h e w a t e r q u a l i t y f i e l d t o d a y a n d t o m o r r o w .

F W E A O p e r a t i o n s C h a l l e n g e C o m p e t i t i o n O p e r a t i o n s C h a l l e n g e i s t h e " W a s t e w a t e r O l y m p i c s " f o r p r o f e s s i o n a l s i n t h e w a s t e w a t e r t r e a t m e n t i n d u s t r y . T e a m s o f f o u r m e m b e r s c o m p e t e i n f i v e s e p a r a t e e v e n t s : o p e r a t i o n s , m a i n t e n a n c e , l a b o r a t o r y , s a f e t y , a n d c o l l e c t i o n s y s t e m s , a t a r e g i o n a l l e v e l , t o e a r n t h e r i g h t t o r e p r e s e n t F l o r i d a a t t h e n a t i o n a l c o m p e t i t i o n a t W E F T E C T h e F l o r i d a c o m p e t i t i o n t a k e s p l a c e at F W R C e v e r y y e a r w i t h a n a v e r a g e o f e i g h t t e a m s f r o m a r o u n d t h e s t a t e .

Thursday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Exhibit Hall D-F

W o m e n o f W a t e r F o r u m

Thursday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Room Desoto 1 & 2

Women of Water Sponsor

C O M E O N E , C O M E A L L ! W o m e n o f W a t e r i n v i t e s Y O U t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h i s d y n a m i c c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h l e a d e r s f r o m a c r o s s t h e s t a t e o f F l o r i d a ! T h i s p e e r - t o - p e e r e x c h a n g e o f k n o w l e d g e a n d s u p p o r t s e t s t h e s t a g e t o o p e n y o u r m i n d a n d e x p a n d y o u r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f o u r c o l l e c t i v e e x p e r i e n c e . W a t e r s e c t o r l e a d e r s w i l l s h a r e t h e i r u n i q u e p e r s p e c t i v e s i n t h i s a u d i e n c e i n t e r a c t i v e p a n e l r e l a t i n g t h e i r e x p e r i e n c e s , i n s p i r a t i o n s , a n d m o t i v a t i o n s F a c i l i t a t e d b y R a n d y B r o w n ( U t i l i t i e s D i r e c t o r , P o m p a n o B e a c h ) a n d M a r j o r i e C r a i g ( U t i l i t i e s D i r e c t o r , V i l l a g e o f T e q u e s t a ) , o u r p a n e l i s t s t h i s y e a r i n c l u d e : M a r i s e l a A r a n g u i z - C u e t o ( D e p u t y D i r e c t o r , M i a m i D a d e W a t e r a n d S e w e r D e p a r t m e n t ) , N a n c y G a l l i n a r o ( U t i l i t i e s D i r e c t o r , C i t y o f N o r t h P o r t ) , T a r a L a m o u r e u x ( U t i l i t i e s D i r e c t o r , C i t y o f C a s s e l b e r r y ) , R a y n e t t a C u r r y M ar s h a l l ( C h i e f O p e r a t i n g O f f i c e r , J a c k s o n v i l l e E l e c t r i c A u t h o r i t y ) , M e g a n R o s s ( U t i l i t i e s D i r e c t o r , P i n e l l a s C o u n t y ) a n d I f e t a y o V e n n e r ( W a s t e w a t e r P r a c t i c e L e a d e r , A r c a d i s )

Operators Showcase Sponsor

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S A W W A W a t e r U t i l i t y C o u n c i l & F W E A W R 3 C o m m i t t e e M e e t i n g

Thursday 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, Room Suwannee 2 & 3

P l e a s e j o i n u s f o r a j o i n t F S A W W A W a t e r U t i l i t y C o u n c i l ( W U C ) a n d F W E A W a t e r R e s o u r c e s , R e u s e , a n d R e s i l i e n c y ( W R 3 ) C o m m i t t e e m e e t i n g a n d n e t w o r k i n g e v e n t i m m e d i a t e l y f o l l o w i n g o u r j o i n t F S A W W A W U C , F W E A U C a n d F W E A W R 3 w o r k s h o p a s w e c o n t i n u e o u r c o n v e r s a t i o n s a r o u n d d r i n k i n g w a t e r a n d w a s t e w a t e r c h a l l e n g e s a n d o p p o r t u n i t i e s . B e v e r a g e s w i l l b e s e r v e d !

T h e F S A W W A W U C i s r e c o g n i z e d a s t h e a u t h o r i t a t i ve r e s o u r c e f o r k n o w l e d g e , i n f o r m a t i o n , a n d a d v o c a c y t o i m p r o v e t h e q u a l i t y a n d s u p p l y o f d r i n k i n g w a t e r . I t s m i s s i o n i s t o d e v e l o p a c t i o n p r o g r a m s t o i n i t i a t e , e v a l u a t e , r e s p o n d , a n d c o m m e n t o n l e g i s l a t i v e , r e g u l a t o r y , a n d o t h e r m a t t e r s d i r e c t l y a f f e c t i n g w a t e r u t i l i t i e s i n F l o r i d a . T h e W R 3 g r e w o u t o f t h e O n e W a t e r c o n c e p t w h e n t h e W a t e r R e u s e a n d I n t e g r a t e d W a t e r R e s o u r c e s c o m m i t t e e s m e r g e d t o m e e t th e c u r r e n t i n d u s t r y t r e n d s . T h e c o m m i t t e e i s d e d i c a t e d t o p r o v i d i n g t e c h n i c a l e d u c a t i o n a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t p r o g r a m s f o r a s s o c i a t i o n m e m b e r s t h r o u g h s e m i n a r s , w o r k s h o p s , a n d a c c e s s t o t e c h n i c a l e x p e r t s i n t h e f i e l d o f w a t e r r e u s e , i n t e g r a t e d w a t e r r e s o u r c e s , w a t e r s u p p l y , w a t e r c o n s e r v a t i o n a n d r e s i l i e n c y .

Y o u n g P r o f e s s i o n a l s / S t u d e n t P o s t e r C o n t e s t

Friday 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, Room Exhibit Hall D-F

S t u d e n t s a n d y o u n g p r o f e s s i o n a l s w i l l p r e s e n t p o s t e r s o n w a t e r , w a s t e w a t e r , a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l t o p i c s . C o m e v i e w t h e p o s t e r s , a s k q u e s t i o n s , a n d w a tc h a s t h e t o p p o s t e r s e a r n a w a r d s .

S t u d e n t s a n d Y o u n g P r o f e s s i o n a l s R e c e p t i o n

Friday 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Room Escambia

M i x a n d m i n g l e w i t h f e l l o w y o u n g p r o f e s s i o n a l s a c r o s s t h e s t a t e w i t h d r i n k s , f o o d , g a m e s , a n d r a f f l e p r i z e s .

Y o u n g P r o f e s s i o n a l s W o r k s h o p

Saturday 7:30 AM - 1:00 AM, Room Lafayette 1 & 2

A j o i n t e n d e a v o r b y F W E A a n d F S A W W A y o u n g p r o f e s s i o n a l s , t h i s w o r k s h o p w i l l b r i n g t o g e t h e r y o u n g p r o f e s s i o n a l s i n t h e w a t e r a n d w a s t e w a t e r i n d u s t r y t o l e a r n f r o m i n d u s t r y l e a d e r s , g r o w p r o f e s s i o n a l l y , a n d n e t w o r k w i t h p e e r s f r o m a c r o s s F l o r i d a .

F W E A S t u d e n t D e s i g n C o m p e t i t i o n

Saturday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Room Lafayette 3 & 4

W i t n e s s u n i v e r s i t y s t u d e n t s p r e s e n t t h e i r f i n d i n g s a n d d e s i g n s a f t e r m o n t h s d e d i c a t e d t o s o l v i n g a w a s t e w a t e r o r e n v i r o n m e n t a l p r o b l e m . W i n n i n g t e a m s c o n t i n u e o n t o t h e n a t i o n a l c o m p e t i t i o n a t W E F T E C .

Student & Young Professional Reception Sponsor

Hamlin Water Reclamation Facility Tour

The Hamlin Water Reclamation Facility (HWRF) resides on 50 acres in the Horizon West/Winter Garden section of Orange County and has a permitted treatment capacity of 5 million gallons per day. This advanced domestic wastewater treatment facility currently treats a daily average of 3 million gallons and serves approximately 40,000 people. The operating permit represents the first of three construction phases, and initial treatment of flows began in October 2022.

The HWRF currently uses a five-stage Bardenpho-type process that includes screening, odor control, grit removal, aeration with nitrification and denitrification, secondary clarification, supplemental chemical feed (if necessary), disk filtration units, and chlorination. Biosolids are processed through gravity belt thickening equipment and stored in holding tanks for eventual transport. Reclaimed water produced is stored in the public access reuse tank and pumped offsite to Water Conserv II. The facility is staffed 16 hours a day by one Senior Operations Specialist, five Plant Specialists, one Senior Utilities Maintenance Coordinator, one Industrial Electrician, and two Industrial Mechanics.

MEETING ROOMS

MEZZANINE LEVEL

Gaylord Map

H2YOU THUR NITE PARTY

BREAKFASTS & MEETING ROOM

Exhibit Hall

REGISTRATION

LUNCHES

BALLROOM LEVEL

President's H2YOU Reception

Wednesday 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM Exhibit Hall

Mix and mingle and enjoy some great food and music.

Get a first look at all 379 booths in the Exhibit Hall.

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FWRC H2YOU Evening Event

Thursday 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Exhibit Hall C

After you enjoy dinner with colleagues, it's time to network, get the blood moving with the Go Time band and share some desserts and drinks!

Night Social Event Sponsor

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Raffle for Free Booth @ FWRC 2024

Friday at 3:15 PM

Don't forget to drop your card in the box

Be sure to check out the Operations Challenge Competition on Thursday, June 1st located at the center of the exhibit hall floor. Vaughan Company is excited to be the featured equipment for the Maintenance Event!

We are proud to support FWRC 2023 as a Bronze Sponsor!

Don't Miss All the Activities in the Exhibit Hall

FWEA, FSAWWA, FWPCOA Showcase on Wednesday 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM at Booth 132

Wednesday night's Presidents H2YOU Reception 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Operations Challenge Thursday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Booth 517

Young Professional / Student Poster Contest Friday 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM at Booth 132

Prizes and Giveaways each day

379 Booths of your favorite companies in the water industry

WEF Bookstore at Booth 803

What's your water story? Share your story at Booth 132

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BREAKFASTS

A la carte tickets for Breakfast meetings are still available; visit Onsite Registration desk to buy today!

LUNCHES

Lunch & Annual Meeting on Thursday

Lunch & Annual Meeting on Friday

A la carte tickets are still available; visit Onsite Registration desk to buy tickets!

Green sheets are no longer required to get your CEU and PDH certificates. Simply make sure the QR code on your badge is scanned at the entrance to each technical session. Then, on June 12th, all certificates will be sent to your email address on file.

Available for both Apple and Android devices

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SCAVENGER HUNT

Can you find all the stops in the Scavenger Hunt?

Play along in the FWRC app; find them all to be entered to win!

WEF BOOKSTORE

The WEF Bookstore will be the convening spot for attendees interested in discounted resources for all stages of their careers, including training materials, manuals of practice, standards, and general management titles. WEF- and waterthemed merchandise will be available for attendees to purchase for family, staff, and clients. Bookstore visitors will receive a free gift and a chance to win a free subscription when they get a brief demonstration of Access Water, the Water Environment Federation’s technical content library of more than 20,000 pieces of technical content.

Stop by Booth 803

Overall Technical Session Sponsor

Workshop 1: Using Wastewater Treatment Modeling for Improved Operations - Teams of five to six wastewater industry professionals will compete in a battle royale of process modeling in this game-based modeling workshop. Each team will work together to optimize, strategize, and execute operation techniques using a modeling tool. Each task will present an existing treatment facility process model with unique objectives and restrictions. Attendees will be exposed to the many capabilities and limitations of wastewater process simulators with a focus on problem-solving during this very interactive workshop. This workshop provides a general understanding of the different wastewater process modeling platforms and how models are used and applied for the design, operation, and optimization of wastewater treatment facilities. The intent is not to teach the attendees how use any one software package or build a specific plant model, but rather demonstrate the capabilities and limitations of modeling platforms through an interactive game-based approach. Attendees are not expected to have any modeling background.This workshop is intended for individuals that have never used or have very limited exposure to process model simulation software. This includes:

Wastewater operations staff to include plant managers, superintendents, and experienced operators that are interested in how models can be used to design and optimize wastewater treatment facilities.

Project managers, engineering supervisors, and junior engineers that are engaged in the design, evaluation, or operation of wastewater treatment facilities. Students and researchers that are interested in using models to investigate processes or use them as teaching aids.

Equipment suppliers and manufacturers that are interested in how models are used to evaluate and size unit processes.

Moderator: Claes Westring

Workshop 2: Septic System Conversion / Onsite Treatment - This workshop will cover presentations on septic-to-sewer design considerations, onsite treatment options, and BMAPs and OSTDS remediation plan development. Moderator: Anthony Gluber

Workshop 3: Contractor's Council - Increase the number of qualified bidders and proposers on your projects. With budget constraints, a large market volume, and fewer qualified bidders and proposers, delivering projects today is getting more challenging. This workshop will have a focused and open discussion on how to increase the number of qualified bidders and proposers for your projects. Moderators: Christian Collins (Manatee County), Jonathan Fernald (EnviroSales of Florida). Speakers: Dallas Lamberson (TLC Diversified), Mark Kelly (Garney), Richard Hewitt (PCL) and Todd O’Donnell (Wharton Smith).

W o r k s h o p 4 : v e r s a t i o n s

C o n t i n u e - T h e F W E A W a t e r R e s o u r c e s , R e u s e , a n d R e s i l i e n c y C o m m i t t e e ( W R 3 ) , F W E A U t i l i t y

F u n d i n g – M o n e y , M o n e y , M o n e y !

P F A S – B e y o n d T e c h n o l o g y , A R u l e s U p d a t e

I n t e r a c t i v e R o u n d T a b l e D i s c u s s i o n s o n L e a d a n d C o p p e r R u l e R e v i s i o n s

C C R R u l e R e v i s i o n s – W h a t ’ s C o m i n g D o w n t h e P i k e F a c i l i t a t e d D i s c u s s i o n o f F e d e r a l a n d S t a t e L e g i s l a t i v e a n d R e g u l a t o r y U p d a t e s

C o u n c i l ( F W E A U C ) , a n d F S A W W A W a t e r U t i l i t y C o u n c i l ( W U C ) h a v e p u l l e d t o g e t h e r t h e i r r e s o u r c e s t o p r e s e n t t h i s h i g h l y i n f o r m a t i v e a n d i n t e r a c t i v e w o r k s h o p . Ea c h o f t h e f i v e w o r k s h o p t o p i c s l i s t e d b e l o w w i l l b e l e d b y t e c h n i c a l , r e g u l a t o r y , a n d p o l i c y e x p e r t s . T h e p a n e l i s t s w i l l g i v e s h o r t p r e s e n t a t i o n s d e s i g n e d t o p r o v i d e v a l u a b l e i n f o r m a t i o n a n d g e n e r a t e d i s c u s s i o n . M o d e r a t o r : L i s a W i l s o n - D a v i s W o r k s h o p 5 : S t a t e o f t h e E c o n o m y : H o w i t I m p a c t s U t i l i t i e s - T h e F l o r i d a S e c t i o n A m e r i c a n W a t e r W o r k s A s s o c i a t i o n ( F S A W W A ) R a t e s a n d F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e w i l l b e h o s t in g a w o r k s h o p d i s c u s s i n g t h e S t a t e o f t h e W a t e r 2 0 2 3 E c o n o m i c U p d a t e u t i l i z i n g p r e s e n t a t i o n s f r o m a n e c o n o m i s t , a b o n d m a r k e t e x p e r t , a u t i l i t y a n a l y t i c s a n d r a t e c o n s u l t a n t , a n d a u t i l i t y d i r e c t o r a n d m o d e r a t e d b y a g r a n t w r i t e r . M o d e r a t o r : L e e H a l e W o r k s h o p 6 : E v o l u t i o n o f W a t e r R e u s e i n C e n t r a l F l o r i d a : T h e S t o r y o f P o t a b l e R e u s eT h e s t a t e o f F l o r i d a ’ s l e g i s l a t i v e a n d r e g u l a t o r y a c t i o n o n m a x i m i zi n g t h e u s e o f r e c l a i m e d w a t e r i s p r o v i d i n g t h e i m p e t u s f o r s e v e r a l u t i l i t i e s t o e x p l o r e p o t a b l e r e u s e a s a f u t u r e w a t e r s u p p l y o p t i o n . S p e c i f i c a l l y i n c e n t r a l F l o r i d a , t h e S o u t h w e s t F l o r i d a W a t e r M a n a g e m e n t D i s t r i c t i s c o f u n d i n g s u c h p r o j e c t s i n t h e i r e a r l y s t a g e s f o r P o l k C o u n t y U t i l i t i e s , C i t y o f P l a n t C i t y , C i t y o f N o r t h P o r t , a n d C i t y o f W i n t e r H a v e n . R a n g i n g f r o m f e a s i b i l i t y s t u d i e s t o d e m o n s t r at i o n p i l o t s , t h e s e u t i l i t i e s a r e o n t r a c k t o i m p l e m e n t p o t a b l e r e u s e p r o j e c t s i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e . T h e s u c c e s s o f t h e s e p r o j e c t s d e p e n d s n o t o n l y o n s o u n d e n g i n e e r i n g a n d t e c h n i c a l d e c i s i o n s , b u t a l s o o n m e e t i n g e v o l v i n g r e g u l a t o r y r e q u i r e m e n t s a n d g a i n i n g p u b l i c c o n f i d e n c e . T h i s w o r k s h o p b r i n g s t h e l e a d e r s h i p o f t h e s e u t i l i t i e s t o g e t h e r o n o n e p l a t f o r m t o d i s c u s s t h e i r l o n g - t e r m p l a n n i n g e f f o r t s , O n e W a t e r s t r a t e g i e s , a n d t h e i r e f f o r t s o n e n g a g i n g t h e p u b l i c i n e a r l y o u t r e a c h a n d e d u c a t i o n p r o g r a m s .

A t t e n d e e s c a n e x p e c t t o l e a r n a b o u t :

L o n g - t e r m p l a n n i n g e f f o r t s r e q u i r e d f o r p o t a b l e r e u s e p r o j e c t s

G r a n t f u n d i n g / c o f u n d i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s w i t h t h e w a t e r m a n a g e m e n t d i s t r i c t s

T e c h n i c a l d e t a i l s o f p o t a b l e r e u s e p r o j e c t s

E v o l v i n g r e g u l a t o r y e n v i r o n m e n t a n d i m p a c t o n d e c i s i o n m a k i n g

E x a m p l e s o f p u b l i c o u t r e a c h c a m p a i g n s

A b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f a s u s t a i n a b l e a p p r o a c h t o r e g i o n a l w a t e r s u p p l y

M o d e r a t o r : T a n i a M c M i l l a n

Workshop 7: Resiliency During Hurricane Ian - Hurricane Ian recently put the Peace River region’s ability to wheel water between various utilities to the test, and the region passed that test with flying colors. The Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority (Authority) was able to remain in operation sending out over 40 mgd during the storm thanks to an offline reservoir system and dedicated staff that remained at the water treatment facility for the storm and following days. This workshop discusses the Authority, its regional members, and affiliates’ response to pipeline breaks, power outages, and production issues due to the storm that allowed the region to wheel water between utilities while providing water to 1.1 million residents during Hurricane Ian. The Authority and each of the regional members will give a short presentation on the effects of and response to Hurricane Ian and lessons learned. Members presenting include representatives from Sarasota County, Manatee County, Charlotte County, DeSoto County, and the City of North Port. Moderator: Mike Knowles

Workshop 8: Grant Funding - This interactive workshop will discuss state funding opportunities, common application pitfalls, and grant success stories. Moderator: Felicity Appel #FWRC2023

Get ready to showcase your FWRC content on LinkedIn and engage with FWEA for a chance to win one of three $50 Amazon gift cards! Remember to tag FWEA and use the hashtag #FWRC2023 to be entered into the contest. The FWEA Students and Young Professionals Committee will be keeping an eye out for the most engaging posts, so start sharing your FWRC excitement today!

Tag your social posts during the conference!

Thank you to our Bronze Sponsors

Thank you to our Supporting Sponsors

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• Section 8 Housing

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• RV Parks

• Dairy Farms

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FLORIDA SELECT SOCIETY OF SANITARY SLUDGE SHOVELERS

CHARTER MEMBERS - Class of 1956 *

Founder: David B Lee

* M Emory Dawkins

* Pat Flanagan

* John E Kiker Jr

* C E Richeimer

* K S Watson

Shoveler Class of 1957

* Ralph H Baker

* Bill Bryant

* J Robert Hoy

* Emil Jensen

Shoveler Class of 1958

* J J R Bristow

* Ralph E Fuhrman

* Wylie W Gillespie

* Ellis K Phelps

* R E Simon

Shoveler Class of 1959

* Sidney A Berkowitz

* Thomas De S Furman

* D Joe Raye

* John D Wakefield

* Joe C Woolf

Shoveler Class of 1960

* Clifford M Courson

* Arthur R Finney Jr

* George T Lohmeyer

Shoveler Class of 1961

* Ray Lawrence

* Robert R McNary

* Ralph L Metcalf

* E C Shreve Jr

Shoveler Class of 1962

* Perry A Cessna

* Fred A Eldness

* Harry E Schlenz

Shoveler Class of 1963

* Alvin R Murphy Jr

* Vincent D Patton

* J A Shepard

* Sidney W Wells

Shoveler Class of 1964

* John E Baber

* J F Kapinos

* Donald P Schlesswohl

* Robert S Shaw

* Raymond C Willis

Shoveler Class of 1965

* Charles E Adams

* Fred C Funnell

* Sam P Robinson

* Sam Scott

* Joe M Valdespino

Shoveler Class of 1966

* Arthur D Castor Albert Henderson

* Hoyle Knight Robert S Wright

Shoveler Class of 1967

* Lou Branding

* K K Hufstetler

* Richard P Vogh

Shoveler Class of 1968

* Paul D Haney

* Nick Mastro

* John V Miner Jr

* Thomas P Smith

Shoveler Class of 1969

* William P Allman

* Hugh Pearch

* James Santarone

* Robert Sinn

* Arthur F Vondrick

Shoveler Class of 1970

* Roderick W Campbell

* Joseph B Hanlon

* John B Miller

* Charles C Sweglar

Shoveler Class of 1971

* Hardy C Croom

* L T Faulk Joseph F Lagnese, Jr

Shoveler Class of 1972

* J Floyd Byrd

* B T Dean

* Harry W Gioielli

* S M Richard Jr

Shoveler Class of 1973 Charles L Meyer

* Richard C Mills

* John D Parkhurst

* George E Symons

* William C Timms

Shoveler Class of 1974

* James F Barlow

* John A Dacy

* R L Hart

* Victor G Wagner

Shoveler Class of 1975

* Mac Grossman

* Cecil M Kent

* Madame Jean Suave

* William P Simpson

* Horace L Smith

Shoveler Class of 1976

* John W Bamble

* George W Parker Jr

* Norman Tuckett Jr

Shoveler Class of 1977

Richard Englebrecht

* George Humphreys

* R A Litkenhaus

* J Edward Singley

* Garrett Sloan

Shoveler Class of 1978

* Arthur Saarinen Jr

* Felix Janocha

Charles Hogue

* Curtis Stanton

Shoveler Class of 1979

* Donald K Shine

* Geoffrey Scott Bobby L Jones

Shoveler Class of 1980

* Ray C Holman

Terry Knepper

* E Jack Newbould

* Joseph Papia

* David B Preston

Shoveler Class of 1981

* Robert A Canham

* George B Furman

* Phil E Whelchel

Shoveler Class of 1982

* William E Dunn

* Everett Kinloch

Shoveler Class of 1983

* Joan E Stokes

James Taylor

Shoveler Class of 1984

* Frank D Hoble

Larry Robinson

* Wally Zentner

Shoveler Class of 1985

* James M McCracken

* William D Johnson

Shoveler Class of 1986

* George H Dacy

* Kenneth M Drury

* Theodore C Pope

Shoveler Class of 1987

Thomas M Baber

J I Garcia-Bengochea

* Richard Sheldon

Shoveler Class of 1988

Joseph Cheatham

* Robert Driver

David Stewart

Shoveler Class of 1989

Phillip K Feeney

* Herb Pickle

Samuel R Willis

Shoveler Class of 1990

Patrick Karney

* Robert Parmelee

H E Pruder

Phil Searcy

Shoveler Class of 1991

* Sam P Gutridge Ill

Katherine Kinloch

Shoveler Class of 1992

Donald Holcomb

David Shulmister

* J Jack Smith

Shoveler Class of 1993

Timothy Brodeur

David Pickard

Frederick Trippensee

Shoveler Class of 1994

Salvatore D’Angelo

Bert Hale

Charles Jacobs

Shoveler Class of 1995

Donald Munksgaard

Charles Logue

* James Baird Jr

Douglas W Fredericks

Shoveler Class of 1996

Rim Bishop

Gregory J Chomic

Thomas Mueller

Shoveler Class of 1997

* David L Crowson

Richard W Fernandez *

Joseph Habraken

* J C Holley

Shoveler Class of 1998

Charles C Billias

Michael D Cliburn

* C W “Mickey Sheffield

Shoveler Class of 1999

Robert Bailey

Larry J Ruffin

Thomas Lothrop

Shoveler Class of 2000

Jessie L Carpenter

* Juan A Citarella

Julie L Karleskint

Shoveler Class of 2001

Luis Aguiar

John Harward

* Grady Sorah

Richard Voorhees

Shoveler Class of 2002

Gary D Dernlan

Rudolph Fernandez

Authur Saey

* Kenneth Wilson

Shoveler Class of 2003

Christine Ferraro

William Edgar

Kenneth Rearden

Roy Pelletier

Shoveler Class of 2004

Thomas Helgeson

Raymond E Hanson

Robert Solomon

Shoveler Class of 2005

Scott Kelly

Holly M Hanson

Douglas Prentis

Shoveler Class of 2006

* Lee Kraft

O H “Sonny” Moss

* David York

Shoveler Class of 2007

Kartik Vaith

Mark Cliburn

* Edward James

Shoveler Class of 2008

Chuck Hlavach

Tim Madhanagopal

Jon Meyer

Shoveler Class of 2009

* Albert “Bill” Heller Jr

Mark McNeal

Donna Kaluzniak

* Donald Maurer

Shoveler Class of 2010

Pamela Holcomb

Thomas King

Christopher Stewart

Shoveler Class of 2011

Walter Barrett

John Giachino

George Lomax

Shoveler Class of 2012

James Hope

Nabil Muhaisen

Shoveler Class of 2013

Timothy McVeigh

Darrell Milligan

Paul Pinault

Shoveler Class of 2014

Patrick Allman

* Richard Griswold

Christine Miranda

Shoveler Class of 2015

Gregory Kolb

Frederick Nugent

Jeffrey Poteet

Shoveler Class of 2016

Brad Hayes

Rodney Shupler

Brian Wheeler

Shoveler Class of 2017

Tom Evans

Chris Fasnacht

Sondra Lee

Shoveler Class of 2018

Raymond Bordner

Ron Cavalieri

David Hartwig

Shoveler Class of 2019

Clyde Burgess

Tim Harley

Patrick Murphy

Shoveler Class of 2020

Tina Nixon

Larry Hickey

Mike Darrow

Shoveler Class of 2021

Mike Sweeney

Vaughan Harshman

Jake Rohrich

Shoveler Class of 2022

Chris Collins

Keaton Heller

Lynn Spivey

The Florida Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers was founded in 1956 by David B. Lee to recognize industry professionals for their outstanding, meritorious service above and beyond the call of duty to the Florida Water Environment Association (FWEA). Nominees must be a FWEA member in good standing at the time of their nomination.

This is a society that you cannot join - you "must be selected" by your peers and membership is based on your contribution to the industry.

Lisa Prieto *Deceased

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DELIVERS

Past Chair Secretary Treasurer

Section Director

General Policy Director

Executive Director

Greg Taylor, P.E.

Marjorie G Craig, P E

Lisa Wilson-Davis

Emilie Moore, P.E.

Terry Holcomb, P E

Tyler Tedcastle, P E

Mark Lehigh

Richard Anderson

Peggy Guingona

F l o r i d a W a t e r E n v i r o n m e n t A s s o c i a t i o n

President President Elect

Vice President

Secretary / Treasurer

Executive Director of Operations

Past President

Sondra W. Lee, P.E.

Suzanne Mechler, P E

Joseph Paterniti, P E

Joan Fernandez, P.E., IAM

Kartik Vaith, P E

Ronald R Cavalieri, P E , BCEE

F l o r i d a W a t e r P o l l u t i o n C o n t r o l O p e r a t o r s A s s o c i a t i o n

President

Vice President

Secretary - Treasurer

Secretary - Treasurer Elect

Past President

Patrick Murphy

Athena C Tipaldos

Rim K Bishop

Kevin Shropshire

Ken Enlow

F l o r i d a W a t e r R e s o u r c e s C o n f e r e n c e I n c .

President Vice President, Local Arrangements

Vice President, Technical Program

Treasurer

Executive Director

Tim Madhanagopal, F WEF, P E

Kim Kowalski

Nicole McConnell, P.E.

Mark Lehigh

Mish Clark

R e g i s t r a t i o n a n d D o o r V o l u n t e e r s

LaTishia R Smith

Mia Clark

Trooper Smith

Stephen Schwab

Tony Pevec

Samantha Tedrow

David Richardson

Hayden Tse

Zuzanna Wasowska

Myrtle Tucker

Debbie Monteleone

Clyde Harris

Jennifer Ribotti

Jamie Hope

Jessica Green

Matthew Grewe

Mike Stoup

Jose Leon

Thomas Cross

Glenn Whitcomb

Jenny Arguello

Isabel Botero

Sondra Lee

Casey Cumiskey

Terri Holcomb

Samer Alkhatib

Lisa Kelley

David Yonge

Donna Metherall

Jenny Arguello

Peggy Guingona

Emilie Moore

Holly Kremers

Tim Madhanagopal

Kevin Kennoy

Jay Kwag

Melanie Garro

Erica Stone

Heather Ripley

Kathy Traexler

Viraj deSilva

Brad Hayes

Ben Yoakum

Kris Samples

Pradeep Nagarajan

Brian Karmasin

Freddy Betancourt

Jennifer Stokke Nyfennegger

Josefin Hirst

Nandita Ahuja

Alex Kraemer

Bina Nayak

Mike Demko

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Tim Ware

Ben Yoakum

Russ Ferlita

Manasi Parekh

Alex Kraemer

Claes Westring

Anthony Gluber

Brad Hayes

Doug Eckmann

Yanni Polematidis

Heather Ripley

Andrea Netcher

Jonathan Ferland

Lisa Wilson-Davis

Shari Ramirez

Tatiana Konstantis

Julia Felter

Ryan Fisher

Tony Pevec

Laura Rodriguez

Shelby Brodie

Samantha Graybill

Ignacio Sastre

Christophe Robert

Kylie Cummins

Doug Eckmann

Tim Madhanagopal

Rhea Dorris

Maggie Giraldo

Tim Harley

Greg Taylor

Manasi Parekh

Evan Curtis

Mike Sutton

Mike Stoup

Sam Hanzel

Tim Ware

Curtis Kunihiro

Nicole McConnell

Jennifer S. Nyfennegger

Kris Samples

Brian Karmasin

Sam Hanzel

Mike Demko

Lee Hale

Meera Joshi

Pradeep Nagarajan

Josefin Hirst

Viraj DeSilva

Kylie Cummins

Mike Knowles

Felicity Appel

Christian Collins

Alex Solanilla

Jenelle Ostrowski

Scott Lee

Olga Mikhalchishina

Geoffrey Chong

Kaylei Kambak

Emily Lutter

Deirdre Lynch

Matt Marotta