The Conference on Industrial Water

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

THE INTERNATIONAL WATER CONFERENCE®

71st ANNUAL MEETING

October 24-28, 2010

The Crowne Plaza Riverwalk Hotel San Antonio, TX, USA

Wayne E. Bernahl General Chair

John T. Lucey, Jr., P.E. Program Chair

Michael C. Gottlieb Marketing Chair

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Condensate Polishing Systems for Power Plants

Session Chair: Robert Bartholomew, Sheppard T. Powell Associates LLC, Baltimore, MD Discussion Leader: Deborah Bloom, Nalco Company, Naperville, IL IWC Representative: David Simon, II, Cyrus Rice Water Consultants, Pittsburgh, PA

Design Considerations for Condensate Polishing Off-Site Regeneration Gerald (Jerry) Alexander - Siemens Water Technologies, La Canada, CA IWC-10-01

Amine Form Operation of Deep Bed Condensate Polishing Ion Exchange Resins Lewis Crone - Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., Waterford, CT IWC-10-02

A Report On Resin Separation and Backwash Efficiency of Mixed Bed Ion Exchange Resins William Moore - Aquatech, Canonsburg, PA; Bharathwaj Gopalakrishnan and Gary L. Foutch, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK IWC-10-03

Industrial Wastewater Treatment

Session Chair: Paul Pigeon, P.E., Golder Associates Inc., Lakewood, CO Discussion Leader: Ajit Ghorpade, N.A. Water Systems LLC, Moon Township, PA IWC Representative: Bradley D. Wolf, P.E., Navigant Consulting, Pittsburgh, PA

Commissioning of Biological Nitrogen Removal from Cheese Plant Wastewater Using an Alternate Carbon Source Eric Blumenstein - Golder Associates Inc., Lakewood, CO; Paul Pigeon and Pamela Edrich (same);Joe Middlebrooks, Independent Consultant, Superior, CO; Sheldon Knapp and Douglas Pettinger, Glanbia Foods, Inc., Gooding, ID IWC-10-07

Prepared Discussion by: Rafique Janjua, P.E., Fluor, Houston, TX

Physico-Chemical Treatment of Biologically Treated Pharmaceutical Wastewater: Efficiency of Fenton’s Reagent and Activated Carbon Anal Chavan, Ph.D., Siemens Information Systems Ltd., Bangalore, Karnataka, India; Vrajesh Mehta, and Priyanka Keshari (same) IWC-10-08

Prepared Discussion by: Frank Johns, P.E., TetraTech, Lakewood, CO

Generating Power from Onion Waste Juan Josse - HDR, Irvine, CA; Andrew Dale, and Lynn Orphan (same) IWC-10-09

Prepared Discussion by: Peter Lemke, P.E., MWH Americas, Inc., Denver, CO

Trace Metals/Selenium Removal

Session Chair: H. Robert Goltz, Ph.D., Dow Special Separations, Midland, MI Discussion Leader: Fred Vance, Kemira, Atlanta, GA IWC Representative: Dan Rice, DBR Consulting, Sault Ste. Marie, MI

Emerging Biological Selenium Removal Processes for Refinery Wastewater Yakup Nurdogan, Ph.D., P.E., Bechtel National, Inc., Pueblo, CO; Patrick Evans, Ph.D., CDM, Bellvue, WA; John Christiansen, M.S., CDM, Houston, TX IWC-10-10

Prepared Discussion by: Joon H. Min, Ph.D., Psomas, Orange County, CA

Biological Treatment of Nitrate and Selenium: Two Pilot Case Studies of Active and Passive Water

Tom Rutkowski - Golder Associates Inc., Lakewood, CO ; Rachel Hanson (same)

IWC-10-11 Prepared Discussion by: David D. Friese, Applied Process Technologies, San Francisco, CA

Removal of Water Pollutants by Immobilized Magnetite Nano-particles

Adva Zach-Maor - Technion, Haifa, Israel Israel; Raphael Semiat and Hilla .0 (same)

IWC-10-12 Prepared Discussion by: Yongheng Huang, Ph.D., P.E., Impaired Water Treatment, College Station, TX

Unusual Topics in Water Treatment

Session Chair: David A. Velegol, Chester Engineers, Pittsburgh, PA Discussion Leader: Clifton McCann, Venable LLP, Washington, DC IWC Representative: Kumar Sinha, P.E., Bechtel Power, Frederick, MD

Patent Law Developments That Affect Water Treatment Technology Clifton E. McCann - Venable LLP, Washington, DC, Lars H. Genieser, Ph.D. (same) IWC-10-04

Prepared Discussion by: David A. Velego, Chester Engineers, Moon Township, PA

Integrating Pollution Prevention and Water Footprint Reduction Initiatives

David Nystuen, SES Environmental, Fort Wayne, IN

IWC-10-06 Prepared Discussion by: Nandan Vani, Bechtel Power Corporation, Houston, TX

New Methods in Boiler Asset Protection and System Efficiency

Session Chair: Edward (Ted) Beardwood, Ashland Chemical Drew Division, Ajax, Ontario Discussion Leader: Merrill Willett, University of Michigan - Central Power Plant, Ann Arbor, MI IWC Representative: Wayne Bernahl, W. Bernahl Enterprises Ltd., Elmhurst, IL

Research Evaluation of Polyamine Chemistry for Boiler Treatment: Phase Distribution and Steam Carry Rosa Crovetto - GE Power & Water, Water & Process Technologies, Trevose, PA, Anthony M. Rossi, and Eunice Murtagh (same) IWC-10-13

Prepared Discussion by: Roger Light, Dow Chemical Company, Freeport, TX

Evaluating the Correlation of Low Conductivity Boiler Water Pitting and Generalized Corrosion Analysis Compared to Coupons and On-Line Water Chemistry Vickie G. Olson, Honeywell Field Solutions, Sandy Springs, GA, Slawomir Kus, Ph. D., Honeywell Process Solutions, Warsaw, Poland; Mark Yunovich, Honeywell Corrosion Solutions, Houston, TX; Sheree Xiu Zhao, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA IWC-10-14

Prepared Discussion by: Jim Robinson, GE Water & Process Technologies, Trevose, PA

Study of Deaerator Efficiency Improvement at a Manufacturing Plant Using At Temperature ORP

Richard Peterson, Nalco Company, Naperville, IL; Christina Fleming, Scott Dolezal, and Kurt Kraetsch (same) IWC-10-15

Prepared Discussion by: Douglas Dewitt-Dick, Champion Technologies, Fresno,TX

Cooling Water 1

Session Chair: Jason Styve, Ph.D., Crown Solutions, Vandalia, OH Discussion Leader: Phil Hazen, Water Works Services, Houston, TX IWC Representative: James Dromgoole, Fort Bend Services, Inc., Stafford, TX

Development of Next Generation Phosphorus-Free Cooling Water Treatment Technology Ray Post - ChemTreat, Inc, Glen Allen, VA; Richard Tribble, and John Richardson (same)

IWC-10-23 Prepared Discussion by: Vance Lumme, GE Water & Process Technologies, Houston, TX

Calcium Carbonate Scale Prediction Methods for Cooling Tower Waters-What is the Most Accurate, Where and Why Some Fail, and How to Utilize to Provide Optimization of a Scale Control Program. Paul Puckorius - Puckorius & Associates, Inc., Arvada, CO IWC-10-24

FGD Wastewater

Session Chair: William Willersdorf, Siemens Water Technologies, Bridgewater, NJ Discussion Leader: Michael Soller, Bowen Engineering Corporation, Indianapolis, IN IWC Representative: John T. Lucey, Jr., P.E., HDR Engineering, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

Selenium Speciation and Partitioning in Wet FGD Systems Gary Blythe - URS Corporation, Austin, TX ; Mandi Richardson, URS Corporation, Austin, TX; Paul Chu and Charles Dene, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA; Dirk Wallschlager, Ph.D., Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada; Kevin Fisher and Katherine Searcy, Trimeric Corporation, Buda, TX IWC-10-16 Prepared Discussion by: Corey A. Tyree, Ph.D., Southern Company Services, Birmingham, AL

Case Study: Cost-Minimization Approach to the Design, Procurement, Installation,and Commissioning of a FGD Wastewater Treatment System at a Power Station Tony Lau, Ph.D., Infilco Degremont, Inc., Richmond, VA; Michael McDonough, Dominion Virginia Power, Chester, VA

IWC-10-17 Prepared Discussion by: Thomas Lawry, HDR Engineering, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA ABMet: Setting the Standard for Selenium Removal Jill Sonstegard - GE Power & Water Technologies, Salt Lake, UT; James Harwood, and Tim Pickett (same); William Kennedy, P.E., Orion Engineering, Charlotte, NC IWC-10-18 Prepared Discussion by: A. Paul Togna, Ph.D., Environmental Operating Solutions, Inc., Bourne, MA

Produced Water 1

Session Chair: Michael Sheedy, Eco-Tec Inc., Pickering, Ontario Discussion Leader: Peter Midgley, Christ Water Technology Americas,LLC, New Britain, CT IWC Representative: James Sabzali, Aldex Chemical Company Ltd., Granby, QC

Subsurface Wash and Backwash Effectiveness in SAC Vessels at Cenovus’ Foster Creek SAGD Facilities Tamer Antar, EIT, Cenovus Energy, Bonnyville, AB, Canada, Caroline W. Mussbacher, P.Eng. (same) IWC-10-19 Prepared Discussion by: Claude Gauthier, P. Eng., The Purolite Company, Paris, ON

Corrosion Control in Inter-Site Pipeline Carrying Produced or Recycled Water in Oil-Sand Jasbir Gill, Ph.D. - Nalco Company, Naperville, IL IWC-10-20 Prepared Discussion by: Melonie Myszczyszyn, Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Bonnyville, AB

Produced Water Recovery at Seneca Resources Using Short Bed Ion Exchange Lewis Krause, Eco-Tec Inc., Pickering, ON,Canada; Michael Sheedy (same); Keith Jones, Seneca Resources Corporation, Bakersfield, CA IWC-10-21

Horizontal Evaporators: An Option to Vertical Evaporators in SAGD J. Michael Marlett, P.E., P.Eng, Aquatech International Corporation, Hartland, WI IWC-10-70 Prepared Discussion by: Sudhir D. Parab, P.Eng., ConocoPhillips Canada Limited, Calgary, AB

Cooling Water 2

Session Chair: Raymond Post, P.E., Chemtreat, Inc., Langhorne, PA Discussion Leader: Rick Lancaster, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing NA, Erlanger, KY IWC Representative: Paul Puckorius, Puckorius & Associates, Inc./Water Training Serv., Arvada, CO

Barium and Strontium Scale Chemistry and Prediction in Cooling Water Systems Robert Ferguson, French Creek Software, Inc., Kimberton, PA, Baron Ferguson (same) IWC-10-29

Prepared Discussion by: Rickey E. Smith, Southern Company Services, Birmingham, AL

State of the Art of Friendly "Green" Scale Control Inhibitors David Hasson - Rabin Desalination Laboratory, Grand Water Research Institute, Technion, Haifa, ISRAEL; Hilla Shemer, Ph.D. (presenter (same)), Alexander Sher, Nestle PTC, Marysville, OH IWC-10-30

Prepared Discussion by: Michael H. Dorsey, DuPont Engineering, Orange, TX

In Situ Monitoring of Biofilm Growth and Disinfection using a Thermal Analysis Measurement Technique Olivier Horner - Electricite de France R&D, CHATOU Cedex, FRANCE; Celine Bouteleux (same) IWC-10-31

Prepared Discussion by: Jon Vernon, Lyondell Chemical Company, Channelview, TX

Cooling Tower Designs for the Water-Constrained Nuclear World Christopher Kaplan, Bechtel Power Corporation, Frederick, MD; Natasha Jones, Keegan Kinney, and Ram Narula IWC-10-32

Prepared Discussion by: Jim Cuchens, Southern Company, Birmingham, AL

Nuclear

Session Chair: Venus Kaur, Southern California Edison, Westminster, CA Discussion Leader: Sandy Schexnailder, GE Water & Process Technologies, Dallas, TX IWC Representative: Kumar Sinha, P.E., Bechtel Power, Frederick, MD

Modeling Studies and Electrochemical Experiments on Amine Systems James Bellows, Ph.D., Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL; Matthew Taylor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA IWC-10-33

Prepared Discussion by: Rosa Crovetto, GE Power & Water, Trevose, PA

Effects of Polyacrylic Acid on Ion exchange Resins Douglas C. Kellogg, Siemens Water Technologies Corp., Rockford, IL IWC-10-34

Prepared Discussion by: David C. Auerswald, Southern California Edison, Westminster, CA

Implementation of Zinc Injection at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Jonathon Muniga, Southern California Edison, Westminster, CA IWC-10-35

Ultra Low Sulfate Resins for Condensate Polishing Applications in Nuclear Power Plant Peter Yarnell, Ph.D., Graver Technologies, LLC, Glasgow, PA IWC-10-36

Prepared Discussion by: Terrence Heller, Purolite Company, Rochester Hills, MI

Refinery Wastewater

Session Chair: Ramesh Kalluri, P.E., Kalluri Group, Inc., Houston, TX Discussion Leader: Jerry L. Penland, Chester Engineers, Moon Township, PA IWC Representative: Michael B. Ryder, P.E., Chester Engineers, Moon Township, PA

State of Options In Petrochemicals Wastewater Treatment Processes Rafique Janjua, P.E., Fluor, Sugar Land, TX IWC-10-25

Prepared Discussion by: Bill Moore, P.E., Aquatech, Canonsburg, PA

Resource Recovery from Refinery Wastewater Sludges and Waste Conversion from Hazardous to Non- Hazardous - A Case Study at a Major Oil Refinery in Louisiana Jared Meiser, Veolia Water, Houston, TX; Bob Cook (same) IWC-10-27

Successful Pilot Trial to Recycle Petrochemical Wastewater using External Membrane Bioreactor in combination with High Efficiency Reverse Osmosis (HERO) Arun Mittal - Aquatech International Corporation, Canonsburg, PA ; Apurva Mulye (same) IWC-10-28

Prepared Discussion by: David Marrs, P.E., Valero Energy Corporation, San Antonio, TX

MBBR AND DAF TREATMENT SOLUTIONS Chandler H. Johnson, World Water Works, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, USA

IWC-10-71 Prepared Discussion by: Chuck Hewell, P.E., CLH Consulting, LLC, Sugar Land, TX

Zero Liquid Discharge

Session Chair: Patrick Randall, Aquatech International, Canonsburg, PA Discussion Leader: J. Michael Marlett, P.E., Aquatech International Corporation, Canonsburg, PA IWC Representative: Dennis McBride, Fluor Enterprises, Inc., Greenville, SC

Low Temperature Crystallization Process is the Key to ZLD Without Chemical Conditioning William Shaw, P.E., HPD / Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, Pewaukee, WI IWC-10-39

Prepared Discussion by: Matthias Loewenberg, Ph.D., GEA Process Engineering Inc., Columbia, MD

Scoping and Construction Considerations for Zero Liquid Discharge Facilities Jim Beninati, HDR Engineering, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, Michael Soller, Bowen Engineering, Indianapolis, IN IWC-10-37

Prepared Discussion by: Brian Clarke, Kiewitt Power Engineers Co., Lenexa, KS

Achieving Zero Discharge at El Paso Electric Company's Newman Generating Station Using an Innovative EC-UF-RO System Jose Carlos Bustamante, El Paso Electric Company, El Paso, TX IWC-10-38

Prepared Discussion by: Brian Heimbigner, Siemens Water Technologies, Warrendale, PA

Monitoring & Control of Water Chemistry in Boiler Systems & Other Applications

Session Chair: Deborah Bloom, Nalco Company, Naperville, IL Discussion Leader: Jack Reinhart, Controls Link, Inc., Sewickley, PA IWC Representative: Colleen M. Layman, P.E., Bechtel Power Corporation, Frederick, MD

Corrosion Products Sampling Jeff McKinney, Sentry Equipment Corp., Oconomowoc, WI IWC-10-40

Prepared Discussion by: Wayne Bernahl, W. Bernahl Enterprises Ltd., Elmhurst, IL

Benefits of Integrated Conductivity Sensors in Water Treatment Systems David M. Gray, Mettler-Toledo Thornton, Inc., Bedford, MA, Stefan Raabe (same) IWC-10-41

Prepared Discussion by: Colleen M. Layman, P.E., Bechtel Power Corporation, Frederick, MD

Degassed Acid Conductivity Used for the Steam Quality Monitoring: Concept, Specifications and Limitations Markus Bernasconi, SWAN Analytische Instrumente AG, Hinwil, Switzerland IWC-10-42

Prepared Discussion by: Nadan Vani, Bechtel OG & C, Houston, TX

New Image-Based Water Analyzer for Real-Time Monitoring and Research Kent Peterson, Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc., Yarmouth, ME, Harry Nelson (same) IWC-10-43

Prepared Discussion by: William J. Herbert, Sr., Global Chem-feed Solutions, New Britain, PA

Pretreatment

Session Chair: Robert Applegate, Graver Water Systems, Cranford, NJ Discussion Leader: Paul Gross, Liquid Process Technologies, Inc. IWC Representative: Michael Gottlieb, ResinTech, West Berlin, NJ

New and Unusual Items in Water Treatment George Crits, Aqua-Zeolite Sciences, Inc., Ardmore, PA, William Runyan, IDRECO, West Chester, PA IWC-10-44

Prepared Discussion by: Steve Gagnon, AVANTech, Inc., Columbia, SC

Pilot Testing of Draft Tube-Enhanced Crystallization and Sand-Ballasted Settling Technologies Proves New High-Rate Softening Application for Refineries Holly Johnson, N.A. Water Systems, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Company, Moon Twp, PA, Mark Hess (same) IWC-10-45

Prepared Discussion by: Robert T. O’Connell, WRA, Inc., Port Monmouth, NJ

Use of Fractal Liquid Distribution for Producing Demineralized Water for Chlor-Alkali Industry Richard Posa, SAMCO Technologies, Inc., Buffalo, NY, Matthew Burger (same), Christopher Martin, ERCO Worldwide (USA), Inc., Port Edwards, WI IWC-10-46

Prepared Discussion by: Loraine Huchler, P.E., CMC MarTech Systems, Inc., Lawrenceville, NJ

Wide Particle Size Spectrum, High Efficiency Pleated Filters Fred Tepper, Argonide Corporation, Sanford, FL, Leonid Kaledin, Ph.D., Olga Vargas, Tatiana Kaledin (same) IWC-10-47

Prepared Discussion by: Kaivan Foroughi, Graver Technologies, Glasgow, DE

Produced Water 2

Session Chair: Donald Downey, Purolite Company, Paris, ON Discussion Leader: Peter Meyers, ResinTech, Inc., West Berlin, NJ IWC Representative: Manoj Sharma, Aquatech International Corp., Canonsburg, PA

Characterization of Deposition and Metallurgical Degradation in OTSG Overheating Failures Paul Desch, Ph.D., Nalco Company, Naperville, IL IWC-10-51

Prepared Discussion by: Ed Sylvester, ChemTreat, Inc., Glen Allen, VA

Scale and Deposit Formation in Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) Facilities Hugh Goodman, Nalco Company, Naperville, IL, Martin Godfrey, and Thomas Miller (same) IWC-10-52

Prepared Discussion by: Claude Gauthier, P.Eng., The Purolite Company, Paris, ON

Comparison of Produced Water Evaporator Systems at Connacher Great Divide and Algar Carolina Gonzalez, GE Water & Process Technologies, Bellevue, WA, James Nowak (same) IWC-10-53

Prepared Discussion by: Sudhir Parab, ConocoPhillips, Calgary, AB

High Recovery Reverse Osmosis for Treatment of Produced Water Robert J. Kimball, P.E., BCEE - CDM, Helena, MT IWC-10-54

Prepared Discussion by: Francis Boodoo, The Purolite Company, Bala Cynwyd, PA

Recycle/Reuse

Session Chair: Brian Heimbigner, Siemens Water Technologies, Warrendale, PA Discussion Leader: Arun Mittal(A), Aquatech International Corporation, Cannonsburg, PA IWC Representative: James Dromgoole, Fort Bend Services, Inc., Stafford, TX

Grey Water Treatment System for Duke Energy's Edwardsport IGCC Power Plant M. Adam Edwards, HPD, LLC, Plainfield, IL, Andrew Broerman, Duke Energy, Edwardsport, IN IWC-10-48

Prepared Discussion by: Michele Funk, Bechtel Power Corporation, Frederick, MD

Recycling Urine in Space Patricia Mendoza Watson, NASA, Washington, DC IWC-10-49

Prepared Discussion by: J. Michael Marlett, P.E., P. Eng., Aquatech, Hartland, WI

Water Reuse for New and Existing Cooling Tower Systems- Guide Lines and Recent Experiences Paul Puckorius, Puckorius & Associates, Inc., Arvada, CO IWC-10-50

Prepared Discussion by: David Clayton, Ph.D., PPM Services, Houston, TX

Natural Gas Hydro fracturing Flow Back Water Treatment

Session Chair: Devesh Mittal(D), Aquatech International Corporation, Canonsburg, PA Discussion Leader: Jeffrey S. Cadman, P.E., GAI Consultants, Inc., Homestead, PA IWC Representative: John T. Lucey, Jr., P.E., HDR Engineering, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

Water Management: Treatment of Frac Water at Wellhead Chuck Kozora, Aquatech, Canonsburg, PA IWC-10-63

Prepared Discussion by: Bradley D. Wolf, P.E., Navigant Consulting, Pittsburgh, PA

Precipitation Reactions in Hydrofracturing Wastewater Treatment John Schubert, P.E., HDR Engineering, Inc., Sarasota, FL IWC-10-64

Prepared Discussion by: Scott C. Quinlan, P.E., GAI Consultants, Inc., Homestead, PA

NORM Removal from Frac Water in a Treatment Facility James Silva, GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY, Hope Matis (same); Joseph Tinto, GE Water and Process Technologies, Bellevue, WA IWC-10-65

Prepared Discussion by: Jerry Penland, Chester Engineers, Moon Township, PA

Water Recovery via Thermal Evaporative Processes For High Saline Frac Water Flowback Joseph Tinto, GE Water & Process Technologies - RCC Thermal, Bellevue, WA, Robert Solomon, Ph.D. (same) IWC-10-66

Non-chemical Cooling Water with Panel Discussion

Session Chair: John J. Farmerie, Cyrus Rice Water Consultants, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA Discussion Leader: Paul Puckorius, Puckorius & Associates, Inc, Sebring, FL IWC Representative: Paul Puckorius, Puckorius & Associates, Inc./Water Training Serv., Arvada, CO

A New Mechanical Water Softener Using Plasma Discharge with an Application to the Prevention of Mineral Fouling in Cooling Water Young Cho, Ph.D., Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, Yong Yang, Hyoungsup Kim, Andrei Starikovskiy, and Alex Fridman (same) IWC-10-67

Hydrodynamic Cavitation for Cooling Water Treatment: A Technology Update Phil Vella, Ph.D., VRTX Technologies, Schertz, TX IWC-10-68

Field Comparison of a Novel Ultrasonic Microbial Control Program with a Conventional Bromine Microbial Control Program Donald Weakley, Ashland Hercules Water Technologies, Ajax, ON, Canada IWC-10-69

Power Plant Water Systems Design

Session Chair: Diane Martini, Sargent & Lundy, LLC, Chicago, IL Discussion Leader: Steven Gagnon, AVANTech, Inc., Columbia, SC IWC Representative: Dennis McBride, Fluor Enterprises, Inc., Greenville, SC

Automated Selenium Analyzer for Water Quality Monitoring Vladimir Dozortsev, Ph.D., TraceDetect Inc., Seattle, WA, William T. Dietze, Ph.D., Li Xiao Ph.D., (same), Derek A. Eggert, Ph.D., Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL IWC-10-59

Prepared Discussion by: Steve Gagnon, AVANTech, Inc., Columbia, SC

Incorporating Safety into Water Treatment Design Michele Funk, P.E., Bechtel Power Corporation, Frederick, MD, Michael Chuk, P.E., Kumar Sinha, P.E. (same) IWC-10-60

Prepared Discussion by: James Braun, AVANTech, Inc., Columbia, SC

Experiences Using Neutralizing Amines to Control pH and Minimize FAC in a Combined-Cycle Power Plant Robin Kluck, GE Water and Process Technologies, Trevose, PA, Juan Torres, GE Water & Process Technologies, Ponce, PR, Adolfo Antompietri and Jose Rivera, EcoElectrica L.P., Penuelas, PR IWC-10-61

Prepared Discussion by: Peter Lemke, P.E., MWH Americas, Inc., Denver, CO

Carbon Capture Technology Ramifications on Power Plant Water Treatment Sandra Kolvick, P.E., Fluor Enterprises, Inc., Charlotte, NC, Dennis McBride (same) IWC-10-62

Prepared Discussion by: Wayne Micheletti, Wayne C. Micheletti, Charlottesville, VA

RO/Membrane

Session Chair: Peter Meyers, ResinTech, Inc., West Berlin, NJ Discussion Leader: Jane Kucera, Nalco Company, Naperville, IL IWC Representative: George Abrahim, P.E., Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, Moon Township, PA

Zero Discharge Desalination (ZDD) Technology - Ion Substitution Electrodialysis Maximizes Water Recovery for Inland Desalination

Brad Biagini, N.A. Water Systems, Moon Township, PA, Bernie Mack, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, Waltham, MA Thomas A. Davis and Malynda Cappelle, Center for Inland Desalination Systems, University of Texas at El Paso, TX IWC-10-55

Enhancing RO Permeate Recoveries with Cyclic Ion Exchange Francis Boodoo, Purolite, Bala Cynwyd, PA IWC-10-56

Prepared Discussion by: Carl Galletti, ResinTech, Inc., West Berlin, NJ

Novel Membrane Fouling Test Procedure to Compare Fouling-Resistant Membranes Gregg Poppe, Dow Water & Process Solutions, Edina, MN, Abhishek Roy (same) IWC-10-57

Recycling Industrial Wastewater with Innovative Membrane Technologies Henia Yacubowicz, Koch Membrane Systems, Wilmington, MA, Antonia von Gottberg, Cambridge, MA IWC-10-58

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE

2011 INTERNATIONAL WATER CONFERENCE®

The World’s Premier Conference on Industrial Water & Wastewater

72nd ANNUAL MEETING November 13- 17, 2011

The Hilton at the Walt Disney World Resort® Orlando, FL USA

John T. Lucey, Jr., P.E. General Chair

Dennis McBride Program Chair

Sponsored by Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania

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Rights to reprint articles in this publication may be granted, provided that written permission from the author and a statement of the prospective author’s intent are received by the IWC and that the IWC grants written permission to the prospective publisher. The opinions and findings expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the International Water Conference®, Advisory Council, or the Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania. © Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania. All rights reserved.

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Abia II, T.S., Texas A&M University College Station, TXIron Oxide Emplacement On Sand Media For Groundwater Arsenic RemovalIWC 11- 44C. Wang, & Y.H. Huang, Texas A&M University Station, TX

Prepared Discussion by: Jim Knoll Graver Technologies, New Providence, NJ

Aglietto, Ph.D., Ivano, SA Envitech s.r.l., Caenago di Brianza, ItalyAdvanced Oxidation Process with a New Nanstructured MaterialIWC 11- 42Michele Marcotti, & Beatrice Sardi, SA Envitech Caenago di Brianza, Italy

Prepared Discussion by: Barbara Schilling Ozonia N.A., Leonia, NJ

Amjad, Zahid, Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc., Cleveland, OHFactors Impacting Silica/Silicate Control Agent Performance in Industrial Water SystemsIWC 11- 61Robert Zuhl, P.E., Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc. Cleveland, OH

Prepared Discussion by: Jasbir Gill The Nalco Company, Chicago, IL

Bachman, Gregory, Technology and Lab Services, Rockford, ILAmine Chemistry – Update on Impact to ResinIWC 11- 04Doug Kellogg & Marty Wilkes, Siemens Industry Inc. Rockford, IL

Prepared Discussion by: Jim Wiegand ChemTreat, Inc., Davenport, IA

Barber, John, GE Power and Water, Guelph, ON, CanadaCarbon Electrode-based Demineralization at a Wastewater FacilityIWC 11- 65Hai Yang, GE Global Research Shanghai, China

Prepared Discussion by: Frank DeSilva ResinTech, Los Angeles, CA

Bishop, Andrew, ResinTech, West Berlin, NJMolybdate Removal by Ion ExchangeIWC 11- 05Peter Meyers, ResinTech West Berlin, NJ

Prepared Discussion by: Claude Gauthier The Purolite Company, Tornoto, ON, Canada

Buecker, Brad, Kiewit Power Engineers, Lenexa, KSFilll Selection and Chemical Treatment Methods to Minimize Scaling/Fouling in Cooling TowersIWC 11- 48Ray Post, P.E., ChemTreat Langhorne, PARich Aull, P.E., Brentwood Industries Reading, PA

Prepared Discussion by: Tony Selby Water Technology Consultants, Inc., Evergreen, CO

Chamberlain, Bruce, Ashland Water Technology, Wilmington, DEInnovative Monitoring and Control System Optimizes Cooling Water Treatment EffectivenessIWC 11- 32

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Darcy Dauterive & Bruce Tibbott, Ashland Water Technology Wilmington, DE Prepared Discussion by: Ray Post ChemTreat Inc., Langhorne, PA

Chan, Michael, Duraflow, LLC, Tewksbury, MA Recovery and Recycling of Industrial Side-Stream Wastewater IWC 11- 02 Prepared Discussion by: Arun Mittal Aquatech International Corp., Canonsburg, PA Christiansen, John, CDM, Houston, TX

Challenges and Promises for Refinery Wastewater: Case Studies in Upgrading the WWTP under Many Constraints

IWC 11- 22 William Xu, Ph.D, CDM Houston, TX Collentro, William, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Plymouth, MA Monochloramine Removal by Activated Carbon – Design, Operating and Maintenance Considerations IWC 11- 14 Prepared Discussion by: Stephanie Carr Calgon Carbon Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA Crone, Lewis, Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., Waterford, CT Operating Experience with Amine Form Condensate Polishing IWC 11- 18 DeLozier, Greg, Novozymes A/S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark Enzymatic Removal of Selenocyanate From Sour Water Stripper Bottoms IWC 11- 24 Yakup Nurdogan, Ph.D., P.E., Bechtel Pueblo, CO Prepared Discussion by: John Christiansen CDM, Inc., Houston, TX Diaz, Luis, NextEra Energy, Juno Beach, FL On-site Sodium Hypochlorite Generation System Improves Safety, Reliability, and Reduces Cost IWC 11- 67 Prepared Discussion by: Michele Funk Bechtel Power Corporation, Frederick, MD Dietrich, Jonathan, Dietrich Consulting Group, LLC, Charlotte, NC Membrane Pretreatment Considerations with Seawater Reverse Osmosis IWC 11- 58 Prepared Discussion by: Kelly Lange-Haider Dow Water and Process Solutions, St. Paul, MN

Dimotsis, George, Dripping Wet Water, San Antonio, TX Field Trial Experience Using Chlorine Dioxide As a Cleaner For Biofilm Control In An RO Application IWC 11- 78 Downey, Donald, Purolite Company, Paris, ON Seawater Regeneration of PUROLITE® SST80™ shallow shell SAC resin IWC 11- 06

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Prepared Discussion by: Dave Dally Lanxess, Birmingham, NJ

El-Shamy, Awad, Crane Environmental, Inc., Venice, FLUsing Permeat Suction to Reduce Concentration Polarization In Spiral Wound Nanofiltration ModuleIWC 11- 60

Robert Carnahan, Mahmoud Nachabe, Mark Ross, Ayden Sunol, Ahmed Said, University of South FloridaTampa, FL

Prepared Discussion by: Peter Waldron Toray Membrane USA., Yarmouth, MA

Farooq, Khalid, Pall Corp., Port Washington, NYUpgrade of Condensate Water Filtration System with High Efficiency Disposable FiltersIWC 11- 19

Ferguson, Robert, French Creek Software, Inc., Kimberton, PAMineral Scale Prediction and Control at Extreme TDSIWC 11- 77

Prepared Discussion by: Michael Bluemle Ashland Water Technologies, Wilmington, DE

Folkedahl, Ph.D., Bruce, Energy & Environmental Research Center, Grand Forks, NDPrinciples of a Liquid Desiccant Dehumidification System (LDDS) for Water Extraction from Combustion Gases.IWC 11- 01

Prepared Discussion by: William Moore Aquatech International Corp., Canonsburg, PA

Gagnon, Steven, AVANTech, Inc, Columbia, SCDouble Pass Electro-DeionizationIWC 11- 63Troy Gill, AVANTech, Inc Columbia, SC

Prepared Discussion by: Michael Snow, Ph.D. SnowPure Water Technologies, San Diego, CA

Gay-de-Montella, R., Worley Parsons Canada, Calgary, AB, CanadaCeramic Membranes, Commercially Available Alternatives, Operating Performance, Successes and FailuresIWC 11- 23T. Harding, The University of Calgary Calgary, AB, CanadaV. Martez, Applied Research and Innovation, SAIT Calgary, AB, Canada

Prepared Discussion by: Rick Szilagyi WesTech Engineering, Rockford, IL

Gaztelu, Javier, INIMA-OHL Group, Miami, FLPublic- Private Partnership Projects Influence on Cost and Performance For Seawater Desalination ProjectsIWC 11- 72Alfredo Andres, INIMA-OHL Group Miami, FL

Prepared Discussion by: Jonathan Shimko GAI Consultants, Homestead, PA

Germenis, Duane, Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, Inc., Houston, TXNew No Solvent Method for fast, field Oil in Water Sample Measurement

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IWC 11- 56 Gary Bartman, Dale Brost, Ph.D., Amy Foster, Michael Holmes, Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, Inc. Houston, TX

Gill, Ph.D., Jasbir, Nalco Company, Naperville, IL

Challenges with the Use of Sea Water for Cooling and Development of a Novel Treatment and Monitoring Control

IWC 11- 45 Geoff Townsend, Ph.D., & Paloma Lopez Serrano, Nalco Netherlands BV Leiden, Netherland Prepared Discussion by: Vickie Olson Honeywell, Sandy Springs, GA Gray, David, Mettler-Toledo Thornton, Inc., Bedford, MA Advanced On-line Sodium Measurement IWC 11- 62 Prepared Discussion by: Jim Cairns ThermoFisher Scientific, Beverly, MA Harrelson, Elizabeth, Enviro Tech Chemical Services, Inc., Modesto, CA A Review of the Cooling Water Methods for Sodium Hypochlorite Activation of Sodium Bromide into Hypobromous Acid Biocide IWC 11- 47 Jonathan Howarth, Courtney Mesrobian, Todd Shaver, Enviro Tech Chemical Services, Inc. Modesto, CA Prepared Discussion by: Bruce Chamberlain Ashland Water Technologies, Baton Rouge, LA Higgins, Thomas, CH2M HILL, Chantilly, VA Demonstration Test of Iron Addition to an FGD Absorber to Enhance Flue Gas Selenium Removal IWC 11- 34 Karen Meade, CH2M HILL Santa Ana, CA Dennis Fink, CH2M HILL Oakland, CA Prepared Discussion by: Kristin Collier Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, MO Horner, Olivier, EDF R&D, Chatou, France Study of The Scaling Process By the Fast Controlled Precipitation Method: Application to Raw River Water IWC 11- 16 Guillaume Gautier &Olga Alos-Ramos, EDF R&D Chatou, France Prepared Discussion by: Barbara Moriarty Nalco Company, Naperville, IL Knapp, Alan, Siemens Industry, Inc. Water Technologies, Portland, OR In Search of the Highest Purity Resin Available Stretching the Limit of Ion Exchange in Microelectronics IWC 11- 64 Slava Libman, Air Liquide, Balazs NanoAnalysis Freemont, CA Prepared Discussion by: Peter Yarnell Graver Technologies, Glasgow, DE Kratochvil, Ph.D., P.Eng, David, BioteQ Environmental Technologies, Vancouver, BC, Canada Sulfate Removal from Acid Mine Drainage for Potential Water Re-use IWC 11- 11 Alex West, BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Phil Fatula, Lanxess Sybron Chemicals Inc Pittsburgh, PA

Prepared Discussion by: Joseph Swearman Consol Energy, Canonsburg, PA

Kurz, Bethany, Energy & Environmental Research Center, Grand Forks, NDEvaluation of Brackish Groundwater Treatment for Use in Hydraulic Fracturing of the Bakken Formation, North DakotaIWC 11- 08Daniel Stepan, John Harju, Brad Stevens, Robert Cowan, Energy & Environmental Research Center Grand Forks, ND

Prepared Discussion by: John Schubert HDR Engineering, Inc., Sarasota, FL

Lau, Antonio, Infilco Degremont, Inc., Richmond, VAEvaluation of Carbon Sources for the Anaerobic Treatment of Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) Wastewaters for Heavy Metals RemovalIWC 11- 33Rudy Labban, & Sunil Mehta, Degremont North America R&D Laboratory Richmond, VAA. Paul Togna, Ph.D., Environmental Operating Solutions Richmond, VA

Prepared Discussion by: William Kennedy Orion Engineering, PLLC, Charlotte, NC

Loewenberg, Ph.D., Matthias, GEA Process Engineering Inc., Columbia, MDConcepts in Zero-Liquid DischargeIWC 11- 49Dipl.-Ing. Christian Melches, & Dipl.-Ing. Günter Hofmann, GEA Messo PT Duisburg, Germany

Prepared Discussion by: Brad Buecker Kiewit Power Engineers, Lenexa, KS

Lu, Ph.D., Jie, World Minerals, Inc., Lompoc, CAA Novel Anti-Scaling Method And Its Use In Zero Liquid Discharge Mode In Cooling Tower OperationIWC 11- 46Mujun Pan, Wylton & Bosheng Fu, Wylton (China) Chemical Co. Ltd. Fuquan, Guizhou, China

Prepared Discussion by: Emmanuel Quagraine, Ph.D. Saskatchewan Power Corporation, Estevan, SK, Canada

Mah, Richard, Suncor Energy, Calgary, AB, CanadaPiloting Conventional and Emerging Industrial Wastewater Treatment Technologies for the Treatment of Oil Sands Process-Affected WaterIWC 11- 21Rodney Guest, Ph.D., & Pritesh Kotecha, Suncor Energy Inc. Calgary, AB, Canada

Prepared Discussion by: Jeff Easton WesTech Engineering, Inc., Salt Lake, UT

Majamaa, Katariina, Dow Chemical Ibérica, S.L., Tarragona, SpainMunicipal Wastewater as an Alternative Feed Source for Industrial Water NeedsIWC 11- 03Gregg Poppe, The Dow Chemical Company Edina, MN

Prepared Discussion by: Robert Bradley Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, Houston, TX

McCann, Clifton, Venable LLP, Washington, DCUsing Patents to Monetize Innovative Ideas

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IWC 11- 71Lars Genieser, Venable LLP Washington, DCJennifer Vanderhart, Exponent, Inc. Washington, DC

Prepared Discussion by: Thomas C. McThenia, Jr. GrayRobinson, P.A., Orlando, FL

Min, Joon, BKT, Anaheim, CAAnti-fouling Membrane System For Industrial Wastewater Treatment and RecoveryIWC 11- 59Daeik Kim, & Young Eum, BKT United Anaheim, CAGi Park, & Sang Kim, FMC Daejon, KoreaJang Kim, BKT Korea Seoul, Korea

Prepared Discussion by: Doug Frick Porex Filtration, Fairburn, GA

Mobley, Dustin, Black & Veatch, Jacksonville, FLDevelopment of an Interactive Water Management Program for Orlando Utility Commission's Curtis H. Stanton Energy CenterIWC 11- 76Kenneth Weiss, Black & Veatch Corporation Jacksonville, FLEric Costello & Alan Planeta, Orlando Utilities Commission Orlando, FL

Prepared Discussion by: Loraine Huchler MarTech Systems, Lawerenceville, NJ

Morales, Ivan, MEG Energy, Calgary, AB, CanadaExperiences and Challenges for Measuring Total Iron in Produced WaterIWC 11- 53Christopher Graham, MEG Energy Calgary, AB, Canada

Morrison, Jared, Westar Energy, Inc., Topeka, KSThe Use of Constructed Wetlands in the Treatment of Flue Gas Desulfurization WastewaterIWC 11- 50Christopher Snider, P.E., P.G & Dennis Haag, CWB. CPESC, Burns & McDonnell Kansas City, MO

Prepared Discussion by: Dan Sampson Worley Parsons, Folsom, CA

Moylan, Stephen, The Purolite Company, Bala Cynwyd, PAProduced Water Softener Regeneration Using Boiler BlowdownIWC 11- 37Francis Boodoo, The Purolite Company Bala Cynwyd, PA

Prepared Discussion by: George Crits Aqua-Zeolite Sciences, Ardmore, PA

Nebrig, Herman, Southern Company Services, Birmingham, ALEvaluation of Thermal ZLD Treatment of FGD Purge Water Options Rev 3IWC 11- 36Xinjun (Jason) Teng & David Downs, Southern Company Services Birmingham, AL

Prepared Discussion by: Bill Shaw Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, Pewaukee, WI

Neshem, Dean, CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company, Richland, WAChromate Removal at the Hanford SiteIWC 11- 41

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Peter Meyers, ResinTech West Berlin, NJ Prepared Discussion by: Terry Heller The Purolite Company, Bala Cynwyd, PA Nicholson, P.E., Mark, HPD, a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company, Plainfield, IL SAGD ZLD approaches IWC 11- 68 Prepared Discussion by: Prit Kotecha, P.E., M.E. Suncor Energy, Calgary, AB, Canada Nicoll, Peter, Modern Water plc, Guildford, Surrey, UK Forward Osmosis Applied to Desalination and Evaporative Cooling Make-up Water IWC 11- 13 Prepared Discussion by: Donald Kirk University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada Nurdogan, Yakup, Bechtel National, Inc., Pueblo, CO Design of the Biotreatment Process For Chemical Agent Hydrolysate By Immobilized Cell Bioreactor IWC 11- 28 Craig Myler, Ph.D., Bechtel National, Inc. Frederick, MD George Lecakes, Battelle Pueblo, CO Paul Usinowicz, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, Battelle Columbus, OH Eric Blumenstein, P.E., Golder Associates, Inc. Lakewood, CO Prepared Discussion by: Jill Sonstegard GE Water, Salt Lake, UT Ogan, Kenneth, Advanced MicroLabs, Fort Collins, CO Monitoring of Trace Levels of Ions In The Steam Cycle By Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis IWC 11- 17 Jonathan Vickers, & Matthew Heim, Advanced MicroLabs, LLC Fort Collins, CO Prepared Discussion by: Dave Silverman Advanced Water Engineering, Inc., Indian Harbour Beach, FL Owens, Mark, Degremont Technologies, Richmond, VA Solidification of FGD Wastewater with Fly Ash: Feasibility and Fate Analysis IWC 11- 51 Rudy Labban, P.E. & Denise Horner, Degremont North American Research & Development Richmond, VA Prepared Discussion by: Patricia Scroggin Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, MO Parab, Sudhir, ConocoPhillips Canada, Calgary, AB, Canada

On-site Laboratory Methods for Determination of Silica and Alkalinity for Steam Generators for In-Situ Bitumen Recovery

IWC 11- 54 Ramesh Sharma, ConocoPhillips Company Houston, TX Peterson, Kent, Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc., Yarmouth, ME Optical Based Software Techniques for Real-Time Analysis and Classification of Produced Water IWC 11- 57

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Pickard, David, Premier Magnesia LLC, Tampa, FLThirty Years of Successful Nitrogen Removal Using Deep Bed Denitrification Filters in FloridaIWC 11- 27

Prepared Discussion by: John Schubert HDR Engineering, Sarasota, FL

Preston, Michael, Black & Veatch, Overland Park, KSA Holistic Water Management Approach to Changing Power Plant RegulationsIWC 11- 73

Prepared Discussion by: Stephen Frank GenOn Energy, Canonsburg, PA

Puckorius, Paul, Puckorius & Associates, Inc., Arvada, COImportant Considerations for Pre-startup of Cooling Tower Water Systems to Minimize Water Contacted Equipment Deterioration IWC 11- 29

Prepared Discussion by: Rick Kreuser RTK Technologies Inc., Baton Rouge, LA

Quagraine, Emmanuel, Saskatchewan Power Corporation, Shand Power Station, Estevan, SK, CanadaOrganic Removal with Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) from Distillate Water with Bio-Fouling Tendency, and associated issues: A Follow-up Report on a Power Plant Case-Study.

Prepared Discussion by: Rafique Janjua Fluor Enterprises, Inc., Sugar Land, TX

Quinlan, P.E., C.B.C., Scott, GAI Consultants, Inc., Homestead, PA AMD Reuse and Other Sustainable TechnologiesIWC 11- 12Allison McCurdy, GAI Consultants Pittsburgh, PAGary Van Balen, P.E., Sci-Tek Consultants, Inc. Penn Hills, PAJoseph Fedor, P.E., ALCOSAN Pittsburgh, PA

Prepared Discussion by: Louiza Bell Teck Metals Ltd, Trail, BC, Canada

Reynolds, Dorothy, GE Power & Water, Water & Process Technologies, Trevose, PANovel Biocide Delivery for Improved Control of Biofilm OrganismsIWC 11- 31Charles Ascolese,Gloria Tafel, Linna Wang, Juan Jiang, Bob Semet, GE Power & Water, Water & Process Technologies Trevose, PAPrepared Discussion by: Tom Armon H-O-H Water Technology, Palmetto, FL

Richardson, John, ChemTreat, Ashland, VANutrient Control - The Key to a Low Environmental Impact Cooling Water ProgramIWC 11- 25Helen Cerra, & Richard Tribble, ChemTreat Ashland, VA

Prepared Discussion by: Bob Goltz The DOW Chemical Company, Midland, MI

Robinson, James, GE Power and Water, Trevose, PABoiler Deposit Control - Informed Selection Improves Boiler ProtectionIWC 11- 75Dennis Dyer, GE Power and Water Trevose, PA

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Prepared Discussion by: Robert Bartholomew Sheppard T. Powell Associates LLC, Baltimore, MD

Rosenberg, Ph.D., Edward, University of Montana (UM)/Purity Systems Inc. (PSI), Missoula, MTMine Waste Clean-Up with Novel Hybrid Organic-Inorganic MaterialsIWC 11- 10Carolyn Hart, University of Montana (UM)/Purity Systems Inc. (PSI) Missoula, MT

Prepared Discussion by: Tom Rutkowski Golder Associates Inc., Lakewood, CO

Sacco, Gina, MAR Systems Inc., Solon, OHAbsorbent Technology for Removal of Soluble Mercury at the Trace Contaminant Level (Low Part Per Trillion)IWC 11- 43Cheryl Soltis-Muth, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Cleveland, OH

Prepared Discussion by: Bob Goltz The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI

Searcy, Katherine, Trimeric Corporation, Buda, TXSelenium Control in Wet FGD SystemsIWC 11- 52Mandi Richardson & Gary Blythe, URS Corporation Austin, TXPaul Chu & Chuck Dene, EPRI Palo Alto, CADirk Wallschlager, Trent University Peterborough, ON, Canada

Prepared Discussion by: Tom Higgins Aquatech International Corp., Canonsburg, PA

Sharma, Ramesh, ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TXFiltration Process Review in SAGD Produced WaterIWC 11- 38Travis Dinsdale, ConocoPhillips Canada Limited Calgary, AB, CanadaKris Bansal, ConocoPhillips Company Houston, TX

Prepared Discussion by: Rudy Tamayo Husky Energy, Calgary, AB, Canada

Shaw, P.E., William, HPD, LLC, a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company, Plainfield, ILThe Real Cost of ZLD for Shale Gas Frac Water in the Marcellus Shale PlayIWC 11- 09

Prepared Discussion by: Dan Dudek Siemens Industry, Inc., Warrendale, PA

Shoemaker, Jeanette, Bechtel Power Corp, Frederick, MDUse of Mobile Technologies in the Design of Liquid and Solid Radwaste Treatment Systems For Nuclear Power PlantsIWC 11- 20Steven Shapiro & Kumar Sinha, Bechtel Power Corporation Fredrick, MD

Prepared Discussion by: James Braun AVANTech, Columbia, SC

Silva, Ph.D., James, General Electric Global Research, Niskayuna, NYNORM Removal from Hydrofracturing WaterIWC 11- 07Hope Matis, William Kostedt IV, & Vicki Watkins, GE Global Research Center Niskayuna, NY

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Prepared Discussion by: Jerry Penland Chester Engineers, Moon Township, PA

Soller, Michael, Bowen Engineering Corporation, Indianapolis, INCase Study on Selenium Removal from a Combined FGD Wastewater and Landfill Leachate for a Power Plant on the Ohio RiverIWC 11- 35James Harwood, GE Water & Process Technologies Oakville, ON, CanadaTim Pickett, GE Water & Process Technologies Salt Lake City, UT

Prepared Discussion by: Vince Como Black & Veatch, Overland Park, KS

Sun, Susan, New Technology Oil Sands Cenovus Corp., Calgary, AB, CanadaAn Innovative Solution to SAGD Blowdown Water---Blowdown Boiler TechnologyIWC 11- 39Mike Wasylyk, Cenovus Calgary, AB, Canada

Prepared Discussion by: Steve Portelance WorleyParsons Canada, Calgary, AB, Canada

Tavaglione, Scott, GE Water & Process Technologies, Bellevue, WASolidification: A New Approach to Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) in the SAGD IndustryIWC 11- 40Robert Solomon, Butch Britton, Lanny Weimer, GE Water and Process Technologies Bellevue, WA

Prepared Discussion by: Peter Midgley Degeremont Technologies, Dundas, ON, Canada

Tepper, F., Argonide Corporation, Sanford, FLFiltration of Soluble Metals and Organic Contaminants by Nanoalumina Fiber FiltersIWC 11- 26L. Kaledin, Argonide Corporation Sanford, FLH. Mowers, Ahlstrom Filtration LLC Mt. Holly Springs, PA

Van Doorn, E. J., Baker Hughes Inc., Houston, TXAnalytical Methods for Steam Generators Used in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)IWC 11- 55

Vella, Ph.D., Philip, VRTX Tech, Schertz, TXHydrodynamic Cavitation for Cooling Water Treatment: A Technology UpdateIWC 11- 66

Prepared Discussion by: Jeri Penrose Sargent & Lundy, LLC, Chicago, IL

Williamson, John, Infilco Degremont, Inc, Richmond, VAAchieving Complete Lime Softening in a Deep Well Saline Water Source via Solids Contact Process Treatment in the Presence of Natural Organic Matter under Cold Weather ConditionsIWC 11- 15P. Temple Ballard, Infilco Degremont Inc Richmond, VARamesh Sharma, ConocoPhillips Houston, TXSudhir Parab, ConocoPhillips Alberta, Canada

Prepared Discussion by: Diane Martini Sargent & Lundy, Chicago, IL

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Author’s Directory 

An, Li, Veolia Water Systems, Moon Twp., PA   A Sustainable, Energy‐Efficient and Low Carbon Footprint MBBR Process for Ammonia Removal IWC‐12‐68 

Prepared Discussion by: Sam Frisch, Envirogen, Kingwood, TX not available 

Ascolese, Charles, GE Water & Process Technologies, Trevose, PA   An Integrated Approach to Bio‐control in Cooling Systems IWC‐12‐01 

Prepared Discussion by: Don Holt, Ashland Water Technologies, Ajax, ON, Canada 

Bartholomew, Robert, Sheppard T. Powell Associates, LLC, Baltimore, MD   Controlling Condensate & Feedwater Dissolved Oxygen & Air Inleakage (DO) IWC‐12‐18 

Gary Roberts, P.E., Sheppard T. Powell Associates, LLC, Baltimore, Maryland   Prepared Discussion by: Ted Beardwood, Ashland Technologies, Ajax, ON, Canada 

Bhagwat, Atul, Ion Exchange Global India Arsenic Removal by Nano Particles of Iron Prepared on Polymer Substrate by Novel Technique IWC‐12‐63 

Sandip Deshmukh, Ion Exchange Ltd.,India; Sanjay Mehendale, Ph.D., Ion Exchange Ltd., India; Renu Saraph, Ion Exchange Ltd., India   

Prepared Discussion by: James Sabzali, Aldex Chemical Company Ltd., Granby, QC Canada 

Blagojevich, Dejan, Nalco Company, Naperville, IL   An Integrated Approach to Membrane Performance Management Using a New Automation and Monitoring Technology 

IWC‐12‐09 Anders Hallsby, Nalco Company, Naperville, IL ;Benjamin Bingjia Yao, Nalco Company; JF Kong, Nalco Company 

Prepared Discussion by: Peter Midgley, Degremont North America‐ Infilco, Dundas, ON Canada 

Braun, James, Avantech Incorporated, Columbia, SC   Emergency Response Wastewater Processing at Fukushima Nuclear Plant IWC‐12‐33 

Tracy A Barker, AVANTech, Inc., Columbia, SC   Prepared Discussion by: Peter Meyers, ResinTech, West Berlin, NJ 

Buecker, Brad, Kiewit Power Engineers, Lenexa, KS   The Continuing Crusade Against Oxygen Scavenger Use in All‐Ferrous Steam Generators IWC‐12‐19 

Prepared Discussion by: Tony Banweg, Nalco, an Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL 

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 Casasus, Anna, Kemira, Atlanta, GA   

Removal of Selenium from Aqueous Waste Streams IWC‐12‐28 

Lucas Moore, Ph.D.,Kemira, Atlanta, GA; Fredrick Vance, Ph.D.,Kemira, Atlanta, GA; Vaishali Patel, Kemira, Atlanta, GA; Stephen Hurd, Kemira Atlanta, GA; Roderick Abinet, Kemira Atlanta, GA 

Prepared Discussion by: Angela Zagala, Nalco, An Ecolab Company, Cary, NC not available 

 Chen, Kenneth, Fluor Enterprises, Inc., Irvine, CA   

Plant Optimization and Reliability with Water Treatment System Modeling IWC‐12‐08 

Dennis McBride, Fluor, Greenville, SC   Prepared Discussion by: Robert D. Bartholomew, Associate, Sheppard T. Powell Associates, LLC, Baltimore, MD 

 Collentro, William, Consultant, Plymouth, MA   

A Novel Appoach to Control Microbial Fouling of Reverse Osmosis Membranes IWC‐12‐46 

Prepared Discussion by: Dale Wynkoop, Veolia Water (Crown Solutions), Vandalia, OH 

 Cooley, Gianna, CDM Smith, Houston, TX   

A Water Conservation Tool for Power Generators IWC‐12‐30 

Christina Peterson, Ph.D., CDM Smith, Houston, TX   Prepared Discussion by: Ray Post, Chemtreat, Langhorn, PA 

 Cooper, Ivan, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Charlotte, NC   

Modifying an Existing Arsenic and Mercury Pretreatment Process to Remove Selenium IWC‐12‐10 

Lee Josselyn, P.E.,Golder Associates, Denver, CO;Gerry Gunning, Interstate Brick, West Jordan, UT; Joe Eck, Interstate Brick, West Jordan, UT; Mark Condie, Interstate Brick West Jordan, UT   

Prepared Discussion by: Dave Malkmus, ResinTech, West Berlin, NJ 

 Daniels, David, M&M Engineering, Austin, TX   

Proper Sampling Makes a Difference IWC‐12‐17 

Prepared Discussion by: Roger Light, DOW Chemical, Freeport, Texas 

 DeVito, Rachel, Westinghouse Electric Company, Cranberry Township, PA   

Effects of Zinc Addition on Steam Generator Tube Surface Chemistry and Structure IWC‐12‐34 

W.A. Byers, Ph.D., Westinghouse Electric Company, Pittsburgh, PA; Arash Parsi, Ph.D. Westinghouse Electric Company, Pittsburgh, PA   

Prepared Discussion by: Venus Kaur, Southern California Edison, Westminister, CA not available 

 

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 Dey, Avijit, Bechtel Corporation, Houston, TX   

Overview of Produced Water and Eor Water Treatment IWC‐12‐21 

Prepared Discussion by: Peter Midgley, Degremont North America ‐ Infilco, Dundas, ON Canada 

 Drake, Marvin, Indiantown Cogeneration LP, Indiantown, FL   

Treatment of Cooling Tower Blowdown Water with Membranes in a Zero Liquid Discharge Power Plant 

IWC‐12‐15 Ramraj Venkatadri, Ph.D., Pall Corporation, Port Washington NY; Spence Wise, Pall Corporation, Port Washington NY; Narasimha Charan, Pall Corporation, Port Washington NY; Gary Willer, NAES Corporation Indiantown, FL   

Prepared Discussion by: Joe Guida, Fluor Enterprises, Houston, TX not available 

Drewry, Charles, Calgon Carbon Corporation, Fischer, TX   Perchlorate Specific Resin Regeneration: "An Alternative Approach to Single Use Resin Disposal" IWC‐12‐61 

Rohan Seneviratne, Pittsburgh, PA; Timothy Knowlton, Calgon Carbon Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA   Prepared Discussion by: James Dromgoole, Fort Bend Services, Stafford, TX not available 

 Enegess, David, Envirogen Technologies, Inc., Kingwood, TX   

Fluidized Bed Bioreactor Technology: New Options for Selenium‐Containing Mining Waters IWC‐12‐06 

Todd Webster Ph.D., P.E. Envirogen Technologies, Inc, Kingwood, TX; Sam Frisch Envirogen Technologies, Inc, Kingwood, TX   

Prepared Discussion by: Brent Means, Federal Office of Surface Mining, Pittsburgh, PA not available 

 Gagnon, Steven, Avantech Inc, Columbia, SC   

Design, Build, Operate & Maintain (DBOM) – Water/Wastewater Treatment Equipment & Services IWC‐12‐65 

Paul Wright, River Bend Nuclear Plant, St. Francisville, LA; Troy Gill, AVANTech, Inc., Columbia, SC   Prepared Discussion by: Doug Kellogg, Siemens, Rockford, IL 

 Galimberti, Mark, New Logic Research ‐ VSEP, State College, PA   

VSep Solution for Frac Flowback Water Recycling IWC‐12‐53 

Prepared Discussion by: Bob Holt, GE, Moraga, CA not available 

 Gallagher, Neal, Golder Associates Inc., Lakewood, CO   

Integration of Bench and Pilot High Density Sludge (HDS) Treatment of Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) into Full‐Scale Treatment Facility Design at the Central City/Clear Creek Superfund Site near Blackhawk, Colorado 

IWC‐12‐04 Mary Boardman, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, Denver, CO; Christopher Beck, Golder Associates Inc., Lakewood, CO; Brian Huff, Golder Associates Inc., Lakewood, CO; 

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Mike Holmes, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denver, CO 

Prepared Discussion by: Kashi Banerjee, Veolia Water, Moon Township, PA 

Gauthier, Claude, The Purolite Company, Burlington, ON Canada SAGD: Produced Water Softening Challenges for Ion Exchange Resin (IER) Technology IWC‐12‐23 

Don Downey, The Purolite Company, Paris, ON Canada; Caroline Wilson Mussbachar, P.Eng, Laricina Energy   

Prepared Discussion by: Arun Mittal, Aquatech International Corp., Canonsburg, PA 

 Gisch, Daryl, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI   

Comparative MS2 Bacteriophage Challenge Testing Of Intact and Compromised Ultrafiltration Modules 

IWC‐12‐66 Prepared Discussion by: David Franciamone, Pall Corporation, Ellicott City, MD not available 

 Goltz, H. Robert, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI   

Start‐up and Operation of a Full Scale, No Liquid Discharge Boron Removal Process for FGD Waste Water 

IWC‐12‐42 Chris Eicher, Dow Chemical, Midland, MI; Michael Pudvay, Infilco Degremont, Richmond, VA   

Prepared Discussion by: Herman Nebrig, Southern Co., Birmingham, AL   

 Goltz, H. Robert, The Dow Chemical, Midland, MI   

Recovery of BTEX and Light Hydrocarbons from Produced Water IWC‐12‐24 Aaron Johnson, Dow Chemical Midland, MI   

Prepared Discussion by: Peter Lamke, Golder Associates Inc., Lakewood, CO 

 Gray, David, Mettler‐Toledo Thornton, Inc., Bedford, MA   

Intelligent Sensor Technology For Power Plant Liquid Analytics IWC‐12‐36 

Kirk Buecher, Mettler‐Toledo Thornton, Inc. Bedford, MA   Prepared Discussion by: Jeanette Shoemaker, Betchel Power, Frederick, MD 

 Hansen, Kenneth, The Babcock and Wilcox Company, Barberton, OH   

Chemical Cleaning of Boilers IWC‐12‐67 

Prepared Discussion by: Glenn Matys, Chemtreat, Ottawa, ON Canada 

 Harwood, James, GE Power & Water, Oakville, ON Canada 

Deciphering the Choices in Treatment Required to Meet EPA Effluent Limitation Guidelines at Coal‐Fired Generating Stations 

IWC‐12‐73 Lanny Weimer, GE Power & Water, Ellicott City, MD   

Prepared Discussion by: 

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Charles Meurer, P.E., Stanley Consultants, Inc., Muscatine, IA  Hater, Wolfgang, BK Giulini GmbH, Duesseldorf, Germany 

Modern Film‐Forming Based Amines – An Innovative European Technology for Boiler Water Treatment 

IWC‐12‐20 Claude Digiaro, BK Giulini GmbH, Ludwigshafen Germany; Colin Frayne, Aquassurance, Inc., Macon, GA   

Prepared Discussion by: Anthony Rossi, General Electric, Trevose, PA 

 Higgins, Thomas, CH2M HILL, Chantilly, VA   

Ash Pond Replacement Therapy IWC‐12‐27 

Dennis Fink, CH2M Hill, Oakland, CA; Dana French, CH2M Hill, Richmond Heights, MO   Prepared Discussion by: William Moore, WesTech Inc., Houston, TX 

 Higgins, Thomas, CH2M HILL, Chantilly, VA   

Chemistry of FGD Blowdown IWC‐12‐57 

Kristen Jenkins, CH2M Hill, Atlanta, GA; Laura Reid, CH2M Hill, Atlanta, GA Prepared Discussion by: Ray Post, ChemTreat, Langhorne, PA 

 Huang, Yongheng, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX   

Enhanced Iron Corrosion: A New Way to Remove Dissolved Silica From Water IWC‐12‐12 

Phani Peddi, Texas A&M, College Station, TX; Hui Zeng, Texas A&M, College Station, TX; Ci‐Lai Tang, Texas A&M, College Station, TX   

Prepared Discussion by: Dr. Donald Kirk, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada not available 

 Huang, Yongheng, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX   

Pilot‐Scale Demonstration of the hZVI Process for Treating FGD Wastewater IWC‐12‐59 

Phani Peddi, Texas A&M, College Station, TX; Hui Zeng, Texas A&M,College Station, TX; Xinjun Teng, Southern Company, Birmingham, AL   

Prepared Discussion by: Ganesh Kamatkar, Aquatech International Corp., Canonsburg, PA 

 Johnson, Richard, ITOCHU Chemicals America Inc., Houston, TX   

Revolutionary Silica‐Based Granular Catalytic Media For The Removal Of Iron, Manganese And Arsenic From Water 

IWC‐12‐11 Prepared Discussion by: H. Robert Goltz, DOW Chemical, Midland, MI not available   

 Karrs, Stanley, Siemens Industries, Inc., Warrendale, PA   

A Unique All Membrane Integrated Makeup and Zero Liquid Discharge System IWC‐12‐14 

Alan Knapp, Siemens Industries, Inc., Kake Oswego, Oregon   

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Prepared Discussion by: Michele Migliavacca, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, Houston, TX 

 Keister, Timothy, ProChemTech International, Inc., Brockway, PA   

Sequential Precipitation ‐ Fractional Crystallization Treatment of Marcellus Shale Flowback and Production Wastewaters 

IWC‐12‐72 James Sleigh ProChemTech International, Inc., Brockway, PA; Megan Briody, ProChemTech International, Inc, Brockway, PA   

Prepared Discussion by: Jonathan Shimko, Tetra Tech NUS, Pittsburgh, PA not available   

 Keizer, Timothy, Nalco, Naperville, IL   

Opportunities for On‐site Treatment, Monitoring and Reuse of Acid Mine and Produced Water in Oil and Gas Shale 

IWC‐12‐69 Jason Burney, Ph.D., Nalco, An Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL; Jarod Limka, BKT Co., Ltd., Anaheim, CA; Joon Min, BKT Co., Ltd., Anaheim, CA; Young J Eum, BKT Co., Ltd. Anaheim, CA   

Prepared Discussion by: Charles Kozora, Aquatech International Corp., Canonsburg, PA not available 

 Kozora, Charles, Aquatech International Corp., Canonsburg, PA   

Field Operation Results for Treatment of Frac Water with Aquatech's MoVap, Mobile Industrial Distillation 

IWC‐12‐54 Robert Bealko, Aquatech International Corporation, Canonsburg, PA   

Prepared Discussion by: John Schubert, HDR, Inc., Sarasota, FL 

 Kratochvil, David, BioteQ Environmental Technologies, Inc., Vancouver, BC Canada 

Sulfate Removal to Increase Cooling Water Re‐use IWC‐12‐62 

Max Nodwell, BioteQ Environmental Technologies, Inc., Vancouver, BC Canada   Prepared Discussion by: William Tuck, Anderson Water Systems, Inc., Dundas, ON Canada 

 Kumfer, Bryan, Siemens Industry, Inc, Rothschild, WI   

Wet Air Oxidation Treatment of Spent Caustic in Petroleum Refineries IWC‐12‐51 

Mark Clark, Siemens Energy, Inc, Rothschild, WI; Tim Schleusner, Siemens Energy, Inc, Rothschild, WI   

Prepared Discussion by: Jeff Easton, P.E., WesTech, Salt Lake City, UT not available 

 Lalla, Dheneshree, Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., Johannesburg, Gueteng South Africa 

Producing Demineralised Water for Power Generation from Desalination of Concentrated Cooling Water and Mine Drainage 

IWC‐12‐29 Mike van der Walt, Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., Johannesburg, Gueteng, South Africa   

Prepared Discussion by: Brian Clarke, Kiewit, Lenexa, KS   

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 Lau, Antonio, Infilco Degremont, Inc., Richmond, VA   

Design and Start‐up of a Full‐scale Biological Seleniuim Removal System for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) Wastewater From a Power Generating Station 

IWC‐12‐41 Michael Pudvay, P.E.,Infilco Degremont, Inc., Richmond, VA; John Bradberry, P.E.; Ray D'Alesandro; Steve Frank; Anthony Garaventa; Shelley Wojciechowski, GenOn, New Florence, PA; Harry McNamee, P.E.; Robert Bernstein, URS Corporation, Princeton, NJ; Enos Stover; Ross Stover; Chris Campana, Stover & Associates, Inc. Stillwater, OK     

Prepared Discussion by: Josh R. Prusakiewicz, HDR Inc, Ann Arbor, MI 

 Loewenberg, Matthias, GEA Process Engineering Inc., Columbia, MD   

Zero‐Liquid Discharge System at Progress Energy Mayo Generation Station IWC‐12‐16 

Danny Johnson, P.E., Duke Energy, Raleigh, NC; John Edelen, P.E., Duke Energy, Raleigh, NC   Prepared Discussion by: Robert Bradley, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, Houston, TX 

 Majama, Katariina, Dow Chemical Ibrica, S.L., Tarragona, Catalonia Spain 

Increasing Water System Efficiency with Ultrafiltration Pre‐treatment in Industrial Applications IWC‐12‐48 

Eduard Gasia, Dow Chemical Ibria, S.L., Tarragona, Catalonia Spain; Javier Suarez, Dow Chemical Iberica, S.L., Tarragona, Catalonia Spain   

Prepared Discussion by: Nandan T. Vani, D.Sc, PE, Bechtel Corporation, Houston, TX 

 Marlett, J. Michael, Aquatech International Corp., Hartland, WI   

FGD Evaporation Plant Operations IWC‐12‐25 

 Martini, Diane, Sargent & Lundy, LLC, Chicago, IL   

Sulfate Discharge Considerations for FGD System Design IWC‐12‐60 

Bertil Valenkamph, Nipsco, Valparaiso, IN   Prepared Discussion by: Katie Bland, Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, MO not available 

 Meijer, Dick, Veolia MPP Systems/ Veolia Water, Ede, Gelderland The Netherlands 

Toxic Dissolved and Dispersed Hydrocarbons Removal and Reuse in the Oil & Gas Industry, Gas /Condensate / Shale Gas Produced Water, Refinery Process Water and Groundwater with the Macro Porous Polymer Extraction Technology IWC‐12‐52 

Kenneth Severing, Whittier Filtration, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, Brea, CA   Prepared Discussion by: Randy Harney, Fluor Enterprises, Aliso Viejo, CA not available 

Meyers, Peter, ResinTech Inc, West Berlin, NJ   Removal of Trace Contaminants by Ion Exchange IWC‐12‐64 

Prepared Discussion by: 

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George Crits, Consultant, Ardmore, PA  Musale, Deepak, Nalco, An Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL   

Development of a Phosphorous‐free RO Antiscalant for Waste Water Recycling Applications IWC‐12‐45 

Ana Urmenyi, Nalco Netherlands BV, Oegstgeest, South Holland, The Netherlands; Benjamin Bingjia Yao, Nalco China, Shanghai,P.R.C.; Harshada Lohokare, Nalco Water India Ltd., Pune, India   

Prepared Discussion by: Mo Malki, American Water Chemicals, Inc., Tampa, FL 

  Myszczyszyn, Melonie, Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Calgary, AB Canada 

0ptimization of a Warm Lime Softener Network System IWC‐12‐22 

Prepared Discussion by: Steve Portelance, Worley Parsons, Calgary, Canada not available 

 Nurdogan, Yakup, Bechtel National, Inc., Pueblo, CO   

Pretreatment and Reuse of Wastewater at An Industrial Laundry IWC‐12‐31 

Prepared Discussion by: Jonathan Vorheis, CH2M Hill, San Antonio, TX not available 

 Pecina, David, General Electric, The Woodlands, Texas   

Characterization of Two Gulf‐Area Refinery Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plants to Resolve   Hindered Settling Issues 

IWC‐12‐50 David Mason, GE Water & Process Technologies, The Woodlands, TX; S. Smith, GE Water & Process Technologies, The Woodlands, TX   

Prepared Discussion by: Frank Castaldi, Ph.D., Golder Associates, Lakewood, CO 

 Pernitsky, David, Suncor Energy, Inc., Calgary, AB Canada 

Advances in the Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter in SAGD Produced Water IWC‐12‐38 

Subir Bhattacharjee, Suncor Energy, Edmonton, AB Canada; Matthew Peterson, GE Global Research, Niskayuna, NY; Anthony Ku, Suncor Energy, Niskayuna, NY 

 Puckorius, Paul, Puckorius & Associates, Inc., Arvada, CO   

MIC (Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion) in Cooling Water Systems ‐ What They Can Do?     New Detection Techniques and Control Methods 

IWC‐12‐02 Prepared Discussion by: Dorothy Reynolds, GE Power & Water, Trevose, PA not available 

 Rackl (Dow), Sarahann, Marrone Bio Innovations, Davis, CA   

Mitigating Risk While Winning the War Against Destructive Freshwater Mussels IWC‐12‐76 

Carolyn Link, Marrone Bio Innovations, Davis, CA; Bridget Gruber, Marrone Bio Innovations, Davis, CA; Sara Meehan, Marrone Bio Innovations, Davis, CA; Frances Lucy, Ph.D., Marrone Bio Innovations Davis, CA   

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Prepared Discussion by: Vincent A. Como, P.E., Black & Veatch, Overland Park, KS 

 Ralph, Corbin, Nalco, an Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL   

Silicate Deposit Control in Steam‐Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) and Produced Water   Applications 

IWC‐12‐40 Carol Batton, Nalco, an Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL; John Hoots, Ph.D., Nalco, an Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL   

 Sampson, Daniel, WorleyParsons, Vallejo, CA   

No Easy Answers: ZLD Improvement Options for a 720‐MW Power Generation Facility IWC‐12‐13 

Prepared Discussion by: William Moore, Westech Engineering, Houston, TX 

 Schook, Paul, The Dow Chemical Company, Buffalo Grove, IL   

Control of Biofouling of Reverse Osmosis Membrane Systems with a Biocide IWC‐12‐47 

Katariina Majamaa, Dow Water and Process Solutions, Tarragona, Spain; Peter Sehn, Dow Water and Process Solutions, Rheinmuenster, Germany; Rhonda Vance‐Moeser, Dow Water and Process Solutions, Midland, MI; Rashmi Patwardhan, Ph.D., Dow Microbial Control Buffalo Grove, IL; Nanette Hermsen, Dow Water and Process Solutions Edina, MN; Jim Summerfield, Dow Microbial Control Buffalo Grove, IL 

Prepared Discussion by: Ken Pandya, AWTS, Inc., Plano, Texas 

Schwarz, Daniel, Nalco, an Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL   Selenium Removal from Refinery Wastewater Using A New Polymer Treatment Program IWC‐12‐49 

Jitendra Shah, Nalco, an Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL; Tina Syvret, Nalco, an Ecolab Company, Sugar Land, TX   

Prepared Discussion by: John Christiansen, CDM Smith, Houston, TX not available   

 Sherwood, Nancy, MAR Systems Inc., Solon, OH   

Selenite and Selenate Removal by Functionalized Alumina Adsorption Technology IWC‐12‐26 

Rebecca Unkefer MAR Systems Inc, Solon, OH; Melissa Hayes MAR Systems Inc., Solon, OH; Gina Sacco MAR Systems Inc., Solon, OH   

Prepared Discussion by: William Kennedy, P.E., Duke Energy, Charlotte, NC   

 Shoemaker, Jeanette, Bechtel Power Corp., Frederick, MD   

Conserving Gallons and Kilowatts: Challenges of Today's Solar Power Plants‐ EPC Perspective IWC‐12‐75 

Christopher Huth ,Bechtel Power Corp., Frederick, MD; Kumar Sinha, Bechtel Power Corp., Frederick, MD 

Prepared Discussion by: John Lucey, Heckmann, Inc., Moon Township, PA not available  

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 Silva, James, GE Global Research, Niskayuna, NY   

Shale Gas Produced Water Pretreatment for Barium and Radium Removal IWC‐12‐56 

Hope Matis, GE Global Research, Niskayuna, NY; William Kostedt IV, GE Global Research, Niskayuna, NY; Vicki Watkins, GE Global Research, Niskayuna, NY 

Prepared Discussion by: James Beninati, HDR, Inc., Raleigh, NC not available 

 Simpson, Greg, NRCCA, Grapevine, TX   

ClO2 for Treatment of Frac Water: A Guide to Its Safe Use IWC‐12‐55 

Prepared Discussion by: Josh Prusakiewicz, HDR, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI   

 Snider, Christopher, Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, MO   

Constructed Wetland Treatment System for FGD Wastewater Treatment ‐ Pilot Project Final Results IWC‐12‐44 

Maria Squillace, Burns & McDonnell, Kanas City, MO; Dennis Haag, Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, MO; Katie Bland, Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, MO; Andrew Rietcheck, Westar Energy, Inc. Topeka, KS; Jared Morrison, Westar Energy, Inc. Topeka, KS 

Prepared Discussion by: Diane Martini, Sargent & Lundy, LLC, Chicago, IL   

Stout, Janet, Special Pathogens Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA   New Legionella Standards: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished IWC‐12‐03 

Arthur Freedman, Ph.D., Arthur Freedman Associates, Inc., Naperville, IL; Robert Cunningham, Arthur Freedman Associates, Inc., Trinity Center, CA   

Prepared Discussion by: Loraine Huchler, MarTech Systems, Inc., Lawrenceville, NJ 

 Swearman, Joseph, CONSOL Energy, Pittsburgh, PA   

Zero Liquid Waste: A Regulatory‐Driven Approach to Mine Water Treatment IWC‐12‐05 

Prepared Discussion by: Paul Togna, Environmental Operating Solutions, Inc., Bourne, MA not available 

 Teng, Jason (Xinjun), Southern Company, Birmingham, AL   

A Pilot Demonstration of Spray Dryer Evaporation as a Method to Treat Power Plant FGD Wastewater 

IWC‐12‐43 Robert Strange, Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL; Bruce Easom, Easom Consulting, Groton, MA   

Prepared Discussion by: Greg Mandigo, Aquatech International Corporation, Milwaukee, WI 

 Tucker, Scott, Hach Company, Loveland, CO   

On‐site Field Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback and Produced Waters IWC‐12‐71 

Prepared Discussion by: Chip Westaby, Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, Fresno, CA not available 

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 Turner, Randy, Swan Analytical USA, Wheeling, IL   

Silica and Sodium Measurements to Meet Today’s Water Quality Specifications in the Power Generation and Semiconductor Industry 

IWC‐12‐07 Prepared Discussion by: Vickie Olson, Honeywell, Atlanta, GA 

 Van Doorn, Edward, Baker Hughes Inc., Calgary, AB Canada 

Silicate Scale Inhibitor Use in Once‐Through Steam Generators in the SAGD Industry IWC‐12‐39 

Rene Belanger, P. Eng., Baker Hughes, Inc., Edmonton, AB Canada      Vance, Fredrick, Kemira, Atlanta, GA   

Extending the Linear Dynamic Range for Measurements of Selenium in Complex Flue Gas   Desulfurization Water Systems By Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry 

IWC‐12‐58 Frank Kero, Ph.D.,Kemira, Atlanta, GA; Lucas Moore, Ph.D.,Kemira, Atlanta, GA; Anna Casasus, Kemira, Atlanta, GA; Olaronke Olubajo, Kemira Atlanta, GA; Jeff Malson, Kemira Atlanta, GA   

Prepared Discussion by: James Beninati, HDR Inc., Raleigh, NC not available 

 Weagle, Glenn, Champion Technologies, Sherwood Park, AB Canada 

Monitoring PPB Levels of Dissolved Oxygen in SAGD Pilot Facilities IWC‐12‐37 

Ron Maltman Champion Technologies, Calgary, AB Canada      

Wilson, Michael, CH2M Hill, Boston, MA   Using Reclaimed Municipal Wastewater for Power Plant Cooling and Process Water Systems IWC‐12‐74 

Larry Schimmoller,CH2M Hill, Englewood, CO; Joseph Nattress,CH2M Hill, Philadelphia, PA; Kevin Lambert,CH2M Hill, Englewood, CO; Charlie Nichols,CH2M Hill Atlanta, GA   

Prepared Discussion by: Jim Braun, AVANTech, Inc., Columbia, SC 

 Wilson, Christopher B., Nalco, An Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL USA 

Detection of Organic Contamination in Sugar Process Condensate Streams By Fluorescence IWC‐12‐32 

Ling Liang ,Nalco, an Ecolab Company, Shanghai, China; Manish Singh, Nalco, an Ecolab Company, Pune, India 

Prepared Discussion by: Duane Germenis, Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, Fresna, CA not available 

 Yarnell, Peter A., Graver Technologies, LLC, Glasgow, DE   

Nanodex(TM) Filter Papers IWC‐12‐35 

Prepared Discussion by: Terry Heller, Purolite, Bala Cynwyd, PA 

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Authors’ Directory Alphabetical by last name of main author

Allen, P.E., Scott, Golder Associates Inc., Lakewood, CO

Water Management and Underground Injection Well Permitting at Great River Energy’s Coal Creek Station

IWC-13-06 Prepared Discussion By: Diane Martini, Sargent & Lundy, LLC, Chicago, IL Al-Samadi, Ph.D., P.Eng, Riad, Advanced Water Solution, Burlington, ON Canada

Advanced Membrane Process for Water and Wastewater Recovery

IWC-13-03 Prepared Discussion By: Gianna Cooley, CDM Smith, Houston, TX Not Available Altland, P.E., Brian, Calgon Carbon Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA

Treatment and Recycling of Brine from Ion Exchange Process for Nitrate Removal In Drinking Water

IWC-13-52 Prepared Discussion By: William Carlin, Dow, Spring House, PA Not Available Banweg, Anton, Nalco, an Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL

Pressure Part Damage in Steam Generators due to Steam/Water Stratification

IWC-13-25 Prepared Discussion By: Kevin Shields, Structural Integrity Associates, Inc., Annapolis, MD Bland, Katie A., Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, MO

Upcoming Effluent Guidelines Challenges: Using Constructed Wetland Treatment Systems to your Advantage

IWC-13-58 Prepared Discussion By: Diane Martini, Sargent & Lundy, LLC, Chicago, IL Boudreaux, Kevin, Nalco Company, Grapevine, TS

Troubleshooting and Antifoam Application Minimizes ZLDS Plant Operating Costs and Downtime

IWC-13-48 Prepared Discussion By: Daniel Sampson, Worley Parsons, Sacramento, CA Brenner, Reinhold, Von Roll BHU Environmental Technologies, Stuttgart, Germany

Case Study of a Filtration System that Virtually Eliminated Biofouling of the RO

IWC-13-68 Prepared Discussion By: Katariina Majamaa, Dow Chemical China, Shanghai, China Bromley, M.Eng, P.E., David, David Bromley Engineering Ltd., Vancouver, BC Canada

Nanoflotation – water treatment technology to separate colloidal solids in recycle water for an oil sands operation. IWC-13-23

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Prepared Discussion By: Howard McCarthy, P.E., Tetra Tech Inc., Denver, CO Buecker, Brad, Kiewit Power Engineers, Lenexa, KS

The Importance of Preventing Condenser Tube Leaks and Other Impurity Ingress into Steam Generators IWC-13-28 Prepared Discussion By: Ted Beardwood, Ashland Chemical Company, Ajax, ON Canada Chen, Kenneth, Fluor Enterprises, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA

The Impact of Steam Cycle Chemistry on Power Plant Performance and Operational Costs

IWC-13-73 Prepared Discussion By: Josh Prusakiewicz, HDR Inc., Pittsburgh, PA Chen, Tzu-Yu (Liberty), Nalco Company, Naperville, IL

Electrochemical Corrosion Studies of EDTA and Polymers in simulated Once- Through Steam Generator (OTSG) Water for Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) Process

IWC-13-55

Cho, Ph.D., Y.I., Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA Plasma Treatment of Produced Water from Hydraulic Fracturing for Shale Gas

IWC-13-39 Prepared Discussion By: Josh Prusakiewicz, HDR Inc., Pittsburgh, PA Como, Vincent, Black & Veatch, Overland Park, KS

Operating a ZLD, What Does it Take?

IWC-13-46 Prepared Discussion By: Christian Haussmann, Water Systems Specialists, Inc., Seattle, WA Dauterive, Darcy, Ashland Water Technologies, Wilmington, DE

Real-time Performance Diagnostics Identifies Fouling Root Cause-Increasing Plant Efficiency by 5%

IWC-13-64 Prepared Discussion By: Craig Myers, Nalco, an Ecolab Co., Naperville, IL Dejak, Michael, Eco-Tec Inc., Pickering, ON Canada

The Case for Elimination of Lime Softeners for Treatment of Produced Water Feeding OTSGs

IWC-13-07 Prepared Discussion By: Donald Downey, Purolite Corporation, Paris, ON Canada Dennis, Rich, Severn Trent Services, Inc., Tampa, FL

Drinking Water Nitrate Removal via Ion Exchange and Electrochemical Nitrate Destruction for Brine Reuse

IWC-13-51

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Prepared Discussion By: H.G. Sanjay, Ph.D, IONZ BlueWater Solutions, Inc., Royal Palm Beach, FL DeSilva, Francis, ResinTech Inc, Berlin, NJ

Operation of the Chino Desalters II

IWC-13-50 Prepared Discussion By: Donald Thompson, CDM Smith, Jacksonville, FL Ellison, Kirk, Southern Company Services, Inc., Birmingham, AL

FGD Scrubber Wastewater ZLD Solid Waste Characterization and Disposal

IWC-13-44 Prepared Discussion By: Katie Bland, P.E., Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, MO Eggert, Timothy, GE Water and Process Technologies, Seal Beach, CA

Municipal Reclaimed Water Use and Treatment in Industry

IWC-13-05 Prepared Discussion By: Bruce Alderman, Desalitech, Eastampton, NJ Fair, John, Fair Canada Engineering Ltd., Calgary, AB Canada

Factors to Consider when Evaluating Conventional Treatment (HLS or WLS/LSF/Ix) vs. Evaporators for Produced Water Treatment (PWT)

IWC-13-72 Prepared Discussion By: Mike D’Ippolito, Devon Canada, Calgary, AB, Canada Farooq, Khalid, Pall Corporation, Port Washington, NY

Boiler Feed Water Treatment at a Canadian Oil Sands Facility

IWC-13-09 Prepared Discussion By: Kevin Drake, P. Eng., Drake Water Treatment Consulting Ltd., Ferguson, Robert J., French Creek Software, Inc., Valley Forge, PA

The Impact of pH and Protonation State on Scale Inhibitor Activity

IWC-13-62 Prepared Discussion By: Prasad Kalakodimi, Chemtreat, Glen Allen, VA Grundler, Jason, Statoil, Calgary, AB Canada

Diluent Aided Cleaning (DAC) applied to De-oiling of SAGD Process Waters

IWC-13-24 Prepared Discussion By: Melonie Myszczyszyn, CNRL, Calgary, AB Canada Godfrey, Ph.D., Martin, Ecolab, Eagan, MN

Chemistry of Produced Water Evaporator Distillate

IWC-13-08 Prepared Discussion By: Kevin Brown, Chemtreat, Richmond, VA

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Hansen, P.E., Bryan, Burns & McDonnell, Denver, CO

How Operation of a Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization System Can Impact the Wastewater Quality Generated

IWC-13-41 Prepared Discussion By: Joseph Potts, Duke Energy, Belmont, NC Hayes, Missy, MAR Systems, Solon, OH

Removal of Selenium in Refinery Effluent with Adsorption Media

IWC-13-36 Prepared Discussion By: Ivan Cooper, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., Charlotte, NC Heitnes Hofstad, Karina, Statoil, Trondheim, Norway

Thermal Recovery of Extra Heavy Oil deposits-Reduced Water use and Energy Intensity using Secondary Vapourizers

IWC-13-22 Prepared Discussion By: William A. Shaw, P.E., Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, Pewaukee, WI Higgins, Ph.D., P.E., Thomas, CH2M HILL, Chantilly, VA Meeting Part-per-Trillion Mercury Limits for Power Plant Wastewater

IWC-13-43 Prepared Discussion By: Paul Chu, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA Not Available Howell, Ph.D., Andrew, Xcel Energy, Henderson, CO

Hydrogen Damage Mitigation by Boiler Chemical Cleaning

IWC-13-26 Prepared Discussion By: Robert D. Bartholomew, Sheppard T. Powell Associates, LLC, Baltimore, MD Huffmyer, Russell, Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Coraopolis, PA

Recovering Valuable Byproducts from Oil and Gas Wastes

IWC-13-37 Prepared Discussion By: John Schubert, HDR, Inc., Sarasota, FL Jagannathan, Venkat, Qua Group LLC, Canonsburg, PA

Performance data & Operational Experience of FEDI system at Brazos Electric

IWC-13-31 Prepared Discussion By: Steven R. Gagnon, AVANTech Inc., Columbia, SC Janjua, P.E., Rafique, Fluor Enterprise Inc, Sugar Land, TX

Oil Fields (Produced) Water Treatment Recovery - Reuse Challenges and Opportunities

IWC-13-01

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Prepared Discussion By: William Moore, Westech Engineering, Salt Lake, UT Not Available Karrs, Stanley, Siemens Industry Inc. Water Technologies, Warrendale, PA

Optimization of an All Membrane Zero Liquid Discharge System at Los Alamos National Laboratories

IWC-13-29 Prepared Discussion By: H.G. Sanjay, Ph.D., IONZ BlueWater Solutions, Inc., Royal Palm Beach, FL Kimball, P.E., Robert, CDM Smith, Helena, MT

Designing RO Systems for Maximum Water Recovery

IWC-13-32 Prepared Discussion By: Brad Biagini, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, Moon Township, PA Kirk, Donald, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada

Selenium Stability in Tailings Ponds

IWC-13-19 Prepared Discussion By: Kashi Banerjee, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, Moon Township, PA Not Available Kobylka, Leo, Statoil Canada Ltd., Calgary, Alberta Canada

A Water Toolbox to Optimize SAGD Water Recycling Operations

IWC-13-02 Prepared Discussion By: Jason Monnell, GAI Consultants, Homestead, PA Kratochvil, Ph.D., David, BioTeq Environmental Technologies, Vancouver, BC Canada

Removal of Hardness and Sulfate from FGD Effluent using Ion Exchange

IWC-13-33 Prepared Discussion By: Greg Behrens, P.E., URS Corp., Austin, TX Kuruc, Kenneth, Hach Company, Loveland, CO Monitoring Flow Accelerated Corrosion in the Steam Cycle Using Alternative

IWC-13-74 Prepared Discussion By: Daniel Sampson, Worley Parsons, Vallejo, CA Layman, Colleen, HDR Engineering, Harpers Ferry, WV

Navigating the New Steam Electric Power Effluent Limitation Guidelines

IWC-13-10 Prepared Discussion By: Kristin Glikbarg, Burns and McDonnell, Kansas City, MO Lau, Antonio, Infilco Degremont, Inc., Richmond, VA

Novel Process for the Treatment of Wastewaters from the Microelectronics Industry

IWC-13-34 Prepared Discussion By: Frank Reightler, 4G Environmental Corp., Jim Thorpe, PA

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Libman, Ph.D., Vyacheslav, Air Liquide - Balazs NanoAnalysis, Fremont, CA

Ultrapure Water (UPW) – Quality and Technology to Support Advanced Industries’ Needs

IWC-13-65 Prepared Discussion By: John Brittan, Siemens Water Technologies, LLC, Colorado Springs, CO Loganathan, Ph.D., Kavithaa, Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Fort McMurray, AB Canada

A Promising Path Forward for Oil Sands Operations - Basal Water Management Using Desalination Technologies to Eliminate Fresh Water Intake

IWC-13-17 Prepared Discussion By: Michael Dejak, Eco-Tec, Pickering, ON, Canada Martez, Vita, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, Alberta Canada

Novel PTFE Membranes for Hydrocarbon De-oiling from Produced Water in Cyclic Steam Stimulation and Refinery Applications

IWC-13-30 Prepared Discussion By: Michael Snodgrass, SpiraSep, Goleta, CA Mandigo, Greg, AquaChem ICD Aquatech International Corporation Enhancements in Evaporative Efficiency for Oil Sands Water Treatment

IWC-13-71 Prepared Discussion By: Kevin Drake, P. Eng., Drake Consulting, Calgary, AB Canada Meyers, Peter, ResinTech, Inc, West Berlin, NJ

Chromate Removal at the Hanford Site (Part 2) IWC-13-14 Prepared Discussion By: Cindy Gresham, Thermax, Northville, MI Moed, David, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands

The Influence of System Parameters on TOC Degradation

IWC-13-75 Prepared Discussion By: Debbie Bloom, Nalco Company, Naperville, IL Osen, Gregory, AVANTech, Inc., Columbia, SC

Pretreatment System Selections & Typical Design Parameters

IWC-13-67 Prepared Discussion By: Brian Powers, HDR Engineering, Inc., Charlotte, NC Pakzadeh, Ph.D., Behrang, Southern Research Institute, Cartersville, GA Purification of Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater with Super Capacitor Radial Deionization

IWC-13-42 Prepared Discussion By:

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William Kennedy, P.E., Duke Energy, Belmont, NC Not Available Pernitsky, David, Suncor, Calgary, AB Canada

Bench-Scale Evaluation of Solidification Technology for SAGD Waste Brines

IWC-13-70 Prepared Discussion By: Martin R. Godfrey Ph.D., Nalco, Calgary, AB Canada Reedy, Ph.D., Charles J., Nalco, an Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL

A Monitor for Measuring Scale Deposition in Cooling Towers

IWC-13-63 Prepared Discussion By: Lee Hollimon, Ashland Water Technologies, Springville, NY Renew, Jay, Southern Research Institute, Kennesaw, GA

Immobilization of Heavy Metals by Solidification/Stabilization in Co-Disposed Coal Fly Ash and Concentrated FGD Wastewater Brines

IWC-13-12 Prepared Discussion By: Michele Funk, Betchel, Frederick, MD Reyes, Michael, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, Vandalia, OH

Outsourced Water Treatment Provides Higher Purity and Low TOC for Nuclear Power Plant

IWC-13-76 Prepared Discussion By: Randy Harney, Fluor, Aliso Viejo, CA Not Available Ronnfors, M.Sc. M.E. Energy Sciences, Andreas, Alfa Laval Corporate AB, Lund, Sweden

Key Parameters, Design Criteria and Tips for Selection of Produced Water Evaporators - A Different Approach

IWC-13-69 Prepared Discussion By: Ramesh Sharma, ConocoPhillips, Houston, TX Ryther, Ph.D., Robert, Nalco-Champion, Sugar Land, TX

Peracetic Acid Use for Microbial Control and Water Treatment in Unconventional

IWC-13-21 Prepared Discussion By: George A. Ganzer, BWA Water Additives US, LLC, Buckingham, PA Rosenberg, Ph.D., Edward, University of Montana and Purity Systems Inc., Missoula, MT

Oxyanion Removal and Recovery using Silica Polyamine Composites

IWC-13-13 Prepared Discussion By: Terry Heller, Purolite Corporation, Bala Cynwyd, PA Sampson, Daniel, WorleyParsons, Vallejo, CA

Municipal Recycled Water Use in Industry: A Roadmap

IWC-13-04 Prepared Discussion By:

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Joel M. Davie, M.S., P.E., Bechtel Power Corporation, Frederick, MD Schwartz, William, Envirogen Technologies, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Technical Evaluation of Ion Exchange and Biological Treatment of Oxyanions for Potable Water Production: System Selection Considerations

IWC-13-49 Prepared Discussion By: Ajit Dighe, Thermax Inc, Northville, MI Schwartz, P.E., William, Envirogen Technologies, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Ion Exchange System Selection Criteria: Design and Operational Considerations

IWC-13-16 Prepared Discussion By: Sreekumar Janardhnan, Degremont – Anderson, Ancaster, ON Canada Scroggin, P.E., Patricia, Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, MO

The Thermal ZLD Experience for FGD Wastewater at PSNH's Merrimack Station IWC-13-47 Prepared Discussion By: James Beninati, HDR Inc., Pittsburgh, PA Sharma, Ramesh, ConocoPhillips, Houston, TX

On-line Silica Analyzer in SAGD Produced Water IWC-13-54

Sherwood, Nancy, MAR Systems Inc, Solon, Ohio Meeting the Newest FGD Wastewater Trace Contaminant Guidelines with Functionalized Activated Alumina

IWC-13-59 Prepared Discussion By: Rudy Labban, PE, Inflico Degremont, Ashland, VA Silva, Ph.D., James, GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY

Pretreatment Targets for Salt Recovery from Marcellus Shale Gas Produced Water IWC-13-38 Prepared Discussion By: Jerry Penland, Chester Engineers, Moon Twp., PA Shields, Kevin, Structural Integrity Associates, Inc., Austin, TX

Distinguishing Between Underdeposit Corrosion Mechanisms in Boilers IWC-13-27 Prepared Discussion By: Mel J. Esmacher, P.E., GE Power & Water Water & Process Technologies, The Woodlands, TX Slough, Kevin, Filterboxx Water, Calgary, AB Canada

Selective Removal of Sulfate from Produced Water IWC-13-15 Prepared Discussion By: Claude Gauthier, Purolite, Bala Cynwyd, PA Soller, Michael, Bowen Engineering Corporation, Indianapolis, IN

Case Study on a Selenium Treatment System to Treat Combined Flow of Surface and Underground Mine

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Wastewater IWC-13-18 Prepared Discussion By: Tom Rutkowski, Golder Associates, Lakewood, CO Solmos, Melanie, Nalco, an Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL

New Heavy Metals Removal Technology Offers an Innovative and Sustainable Solution

IWC-13-57 Prepared Discussion By: Michael Pudvay, GEA Process Engineering, Detroit, MI Not Available Sun, Annie (Qian), Suncor Energy Inc., Calgary, Alberta Canada

Increasing OTSG steam quality to 90% while operating on WLS treated BFW

IWC-13-53

Sundstrom, Glen, Siemens Industry Inc. Water Technologies, Rockford, IL Advanced Oxidation Process Technology for Ultrapure Water in the Semiconductor Industry

IWC-13-66 Prepared Discussion By: Randy Cooper, Ph.D., Neotech Aqua Solutions, San Diego, CA Titus, P.E., Sara, Bechtel Power Corporation, Frederick, MD

ZLD Systems: Variations in Design Due to Raw Water Chemistries, Space, and Cost Considerations for Recent Combined Cycle Power Plants

IWC-13-45 Prepared Discussion By: Craig Van Dyke, GE Water and Process Technologies, Brookfield, IL Wang, Linna, GE Water and Process Technologies, Shanghai, China

Novel Dual Active Targeted Delivery Technology for Improved Biofilm Control in Industrial Cooling Systems

IWC-13-61 Prepared Discussion By: Sam Renfrow, Chemtreat, Columbus, MI Weagle, Ph.D., Glenn, Nalco Champion, Sherwood Park, AB Canada

Forensic Analysis and Interpretation of Once Through Steam Generator (OTSG) Deposits can Assist in System Operational Improvements. IWC-13-56

Willersdorf, William, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, Moon Township, PA Ballasted Clarification with Inert Material Surpasses 1,000 Units in Multiple Industries and Applications

IWC-13-35 Prepared Discussion By: Hollie Scott, Degremont, Salt Lake, UT Williams, John, Xchem-Terra Services, Irving, TX

Frac Water Treatment and Disinfection

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IWC-13-40 Prepared Discussion By: Doug McIlwaine, ChemTreat, Richmond, VA Wilson, Jeff, Southern Company, Birmingham, AL

WRC Overview

IWC-13-11 Prepared Discussion By: Peter Meyers, ResinTech, West Berlin, NJ Zeiher, E. H. Kelle, AkzoNobel, Chattanooga, TN

Helping Industries Meet Stringent Mercury and Heavy Metal Discharge Limits Through Cost-Effective Technology

IWC-13-60 Prepared Discussion By: James Beninati, HDR Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA

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Authors’ Directory

Alphabetical by last name of main author

Adimoolam, P. Eng. Chandra, OSUM Oil Sands Corporation, Cold Lake, AB Canada

IWC-14-69

Process Optimization Strategies at the Orion SAGD Facility

Discussed by: Jason Grundler, Conoco Phillips Canada, Calgary, AB Canada

Armstrong, Nicholas, Evoqua Water Technologies LLC, Lowell, MA

IWC-14-03

Advancements in CEDI for Power applications

Discussed by: Venkat Jagannathan, QUA Group, LLC, Canonsburg, PA

Arza, Anne, Nalco, an Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL

IWC-14-45

Alternative Disinfection for Reverse Osmosis Systems

Discussed by: Paul Olson, The Dow Chemical Company, Minneapolis, MI

Aspinall, L J, Puckorius & Associates, Inc., Arvada, CO

IWC-14-61

Corrosion Monitoring Study Using Traditional Methods Compared to a New Innovative Approach

to “Actual” Corrosion Rates

Discussed by: Loraine Huchler, P.E., CMC, MarTech Systems, Inc., Lawrenceville, NJ

Bartholomew, P.E., Robert, Sheppard T. Powell Associates, LLC, Baltimore, MD

IWC-14-26

Correct for Ammonia/Amine Effect on pH to Avoid Corrosion with Phosphate Treatment

Discussed by: Anton Banweg, Nalco, Naperville, IL

Beardwood, Edward, Solenis International L.P., Wilmington, DE

IWC-14-28

Steam Purity in Heat Recovery Steam Generators

Discussed by: Stephen Shulder, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Charlotte, VA

Bélanger, René, Baker Hughes, Inc., Edmonton, AB Canada

IWC-14-22

The Lime Softener Misnomer

Discussed by: Claude Gauthier, Purolite, Toronto, Canada

Boudreaux, Kevin, Nalco, an Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL

IWC-14-64

Cooling Water Chemistry Programs for High Silica Waters

Discussed by: Prasad Kalakodimi, Ph.D., ChemTreat, Inc., Richmond, VA

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Brown, Shannon, Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc., Barberton, OH

IWC-14-57

The Impact of Variable and Low Load Operation on Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Slurry

Chemistry and Waste Water, Including Trace Metal Speciation and Effluent Flow Rates, with

Suggested Mitigation Strategies

Discussed by: Jason D. Monnell, Ph.D., GAI Consultants, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

Buecker, Brad, Kiewit Power Engineers, Lenexa, KS

IWC-14-75

Selecting Water Treatment Equipment and Preparing a Comprehensive Water Balance for New

Facilities

Discussed by: Bryan Hansen, P.E., Burns and McDonnell, Centennial, CO

Burchardt, P.E. Karen, Burns & McDonnell Engineering, Kansas City, MO

IWC-14-06

An Updated Water Balance: The Key to Identifying Compliance Options

Discussed by: Sean Sudol, Richard Brady and Associates, Greenville, SC

Carlin, W., the Dow Chemical Company, Spring House, PA

IWC-14-43

Start Up of a Full Scale Boron Removal System for FGD Waste Water

Discussed by: Paul Chu, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA

Castaldi, Frank, Golder Associates Inc., Houston, TX

IWC-14-50

Characterization of Selenium Species in Refinery Wastewater Streams

Discussed by: Joseph W. Guida, PE, Fluor, Sugarland, TX

Chen, Kenneth, Fluor Enterprises, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA

IWC-14-44

Flue Gas Desulfurization: Technological and Operational Impact to Purge Water Treatment

Systems Due to Environmental Regulations

Discussed by: William Kennedy, Duke Energy, Charlotte, NC

Chwirka, Joseph, Tetra Tech, Albuquerque, NM

IWC-14-59

Pilot Studies for the Treatment of a Highly Oxidized Flue Gas Desulphurization Wastewater

Discussed by: James Beninati, PE, HDR Engineering, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

Dally, David, LANXESS Sybron Chemicals Inc., Birmingham, NJ

IWC-14-32

Softening Concepts; Utilizing A Unique Countercurrent Packed Bed Technology for the Produced

Water Markets

Discussed by: Cliff Gilbert, Dow Water and Process Solutions, Princeton, NJ

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Daniels, David, M&M Engineering Associates, Inc., Leander, TX

IWC-14-25

Using Guidelines to Develop Optimum Steam Chemistry Limits for an HRSG

Discussed by: Luis Carvalho, ChemTreat, Glen Allen, VA

Desportes, Charles, Aquatech International Corp., Hartland, WI

IWC-14-73

Thermal Desalination and Solar Energy: a Case Study

Discussed by: Jeffery Preece, Duke Energy, Raleigh, NC

Drewry, Charles, Calgon Carbon Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA

IWC-14-29

Recent Advances in the Design and Operation of Continuous Ion Exchange Equipment for Water

Treatment

Discussed by: Rob Loken, Envirogen Technologies Inc, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Dukes, Simon, Evoqua Water Technologies LLC, Lowell, MA

IWC-14-58

Reactive Iron Media – An Enhanced Zero Valent Iron Process for Metals and Metalloid Removal

from Water and Wastewater

Discussed by: Jay Harwood, GE Power & Water, Burlington, ON Canada

Eames, B. Denney, WaterTectonics, Everett, WA

IWC-14-20

Meeting Nevada DEP-BMRR Profile II Parameters with Electrocoagulation-Based Treatment

Solutions

Discussed by: Corne Pretorius, Golder Associates, Ltd., Burnaby, BC, Canada

Eggert, Timothy, GE Power & Water – Water and Process Technologies, Seal Beach, CA

IWC-14-51

A Practical Approach for Removing Selenium from Oil Refinery Wastewater

Discussed by: Josh Lawrence, Fluor, Calgary, AB Canada

Elbicki, Ph.D., Janean, Alcoa Inc., Alcoa Center, PA

IWC-14-34

Innovative Treatment of Combined Sanitary and Industrial Wastewater

Discussed by: Abigail Antolovich, PE, UOP, A Honeywell Company, Lakewood, CO

Enegess, David, Envirogen Technologies, Inc., Kingwood, TX

IWC-14-18

New Techniques to Reduce Long-Term Operating Costs of Biological Systems Removing

Oxyanions in Water Treatment Operations

Discussed by: Anthony Vaughn, Monsanto, St. Louis, MO

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Engstrom, Gary, U.S. Water, St. Michael, MN

IWC-14-68

Municipal Reclaimed Wastewater in Power Generation

Discussed by: Vincent Como, Black & Veatch, Overland Park, KS

Ferguson, Robert, French Creek Software, Inc., Phoenixville, PA

IWC-14-38

The Impact of Ionic Strength upon Inhibitor Speciation and Efficacy

Discussed by: Michael Bluemle, Solenis, Wilmington, DE

Gay-de-Montella, M.Sc. P.Eng., Rafael, Transprocess Inc., Calgary, AB Canada

IWC-14-56

Evaporator and Boiler Boundary Heat Transfer Phenomena and Water Chemistry

Gerty, Maureen, Nalco Champion Company, an Ecolab Company, Sugar Land, TX

IWC-14-62

Utilizing Gamma Scanning Technology to Monitor Blockage or Fouling in Film Fill Counter-Flow

Cooling Towers as Preventive Maintenance

Discussed by: Claudia C. Pierce, Ph.D., GE Power & Water, Trevose, PA

Gill Jasbir, Nalco, an Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL

IWC-14-74

Control of Metal Sulfide Deposits in Geothermal Binary Plants

Discussed by: Greg Behrens, P.E., URS Corporation, Austin, TX

Godfrey, Martin, Nalco Champion, an Ecolab Company, Eagan, MN

IWC-14-53

Erosion-Corrosion in Oil Field Once Through Steam Generators

Goltz, Ph.D., H. Robert, The Dow Company, Midland, MI

IWC-14- 07

Boron Removal from Produced Water

Discussed by: William Moore, Westech, Inc., Humble, TX

Goltz, Ph.D., H. Robert, The Dow Company, Midland, MI

IWC-14-BU2

Recovery of Water Soluble Oil (WSO) from Produced Water using Regenerable Polymeric

Adsorbents

Gonzalez Carolina, GE Water & Process Technologies, Bellevue, WA

IWC-14-21

The Start-Up/Performance Testing of The World’s Largest Coal Seam Gas Produced Water

Treatment Plant

Discussed by: Allen Daza, Aquatech International Corp., Canonsburg, PA

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Gray, David, Mettler Toledo Thornton, Inc., Billerica, MA

IWC-14-12

Reliable Organics Detection Helps Protect Power Plant Components

Discussed by: Vance Lumme, GE Power and Water, Portland, TX

Guirgis, Adel, Sunshine Oilsands Ltd., Calgary, AB Canada

IWC-14-72

Ultrafiltration using Ceramic Membranes for the Purification of Produced water in the

Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD)

Discussed by: Dave Rowley, Conoco Phillips Canada, Calgary, AB Canada

Hansen, Bryan, Burns & McDonnell, Denver, CO

IWC-14-41

Minimizing Wastewater Treatment Costs through FGD Upgrades

Discussed by: Robert Strange, Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL

Hardy, Ajilli, GE Global Research, Niskayuna, NY

IWC-14-37

Modeling and Experimental Results of Vapor Compressor-driven Membrane Distillation

Discussed by: Russell Huffmyer, HDR Inc, Pittsburgh, PA

Hibl, Bert, Medora Corporation, Little Elm, TX

IWC-14-36

Eliminating Algal Blooms in a Cooling Water Reservoir Reduced Costs and Improved

Ecosystems

Discussed by: Tom Higgins PhD, P E, CH2M HILL, Atlanta, GA

Jenkins, P.E., Kristen, CH2M HILL, Atlanta, GA

IWC-14-76

Planning to Achieve ELG Compliance in a Period of Uncertainty

Discussed by: Matthew Kirk Ellison, Southern Company, Birmingham, AL

Jones, P.E, Katie, Dewberry Engineers Inc., Raleigh, NC

IWC-14- BU1

Evaluation of an Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant to Improve Treatment Efficiency and Reduce

Operational Costs

Kammerer, Edward, Ameren Missouri, St. Louis, MO

IWC-14-46

Ameren Meramec Energy Center Outsourced Demineralizer System

Discussed by: Steven R. Gagnon, AVANTech Incorporated, Columbia, SC

Kuruc, Kenneth, Hach, Loveland, CO

IWC-14-10

Further Advances in Monitoring Low Level Iron in the Steam Cycle

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Discussed by: Randy Turner, Swan Analytical USA, Inc., Wheeling, IL

Levitt, David, Spiral Water Technologies, San Rafael, CA

IWC-14-08

Automated Self-Cleaning Filter for Ultra-High and Variable Suspended Solids Loading

Discussed by: Vina Arjomandnia, Fluor, Houston, TX

Lupton, F. Stephen, UOP - A Honeywell Company, Des Plaines, IL

IWC-14-33

Immobilized Cell Bioreactor Technology for Hydrocarbon Removal from Industrial Wastewater

Discussed by: Anna I. Casasús, Ph.D., Kemira, Atlanta, GA

Mastin, Ph.D., Brian, Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL

IWC-14-40

Innovative Treatment of Shale Fracturing Water Using Magnetic Ballast Clarification and

Advanced Membrane Systems

Discussed by: Americus Mitchell, IDI, Richmond, VA

McCarthy, P.E., Howard, Tetra Tech, Denver, CO

IWC-14-09

How to Assess, Select and Develop Your Optimal Water Management System

Discussed by: William Tuck, Anderson Water Systems, Inc., Ancaster, ON Canada

Means, Brent, U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Enforcement, Harrisburg, PA

IWC-14-17

Optimization of a High Density Sludge Mine Drainage Treatment Facility

Discussed by: Rick Szilagyi, WesTech Engineering, Inc., Rockton, IL

Mommaerts, Guy, Ion Exchange Services (Canada) Inc., Elora, ON Canada

IWC-14-24

Oil vs. Cation Exchange Resins in Produced Water Applications

Discussed by: Darrell Hartwick, Buckman, Vaudreuil, Canada

Nurdogan, Ph.D., P.E., Yakup, Bechtel National, Inc., Pueblo, CO

IWC-14-15

Water Recovery and Reuse at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Plant (PCAPP)

Discussed by: Mike Preston, P.E., Black & Veatch Corporation, Overland Park, KS

Osen, Gregory, AVANTech, Inc., Columbia, SC

IWC-14-31

Co-Current vs. Counter-Current Ion Exchange Systems (IXS)

Discussed by: Doug Kellogg, Evoqua, Rockford, IL

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Patni, Ashwin, Lechler Inc., St Charles, IL

IWC-14-16

Thermal ZLD System Using a Spray Dry Evaporator (SDE) In a Waste to Energy Plant, a Case

Study

Discussed by: Dan Sampson, WorleyParsons, Orlando, FL

Peramanu, Subodh, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd, Calgary, AB Canada

IWC-14-54

OLI Electrolytes Modelling of Practical Applications in Thermal In-situ Operations

Petrovich, Sarah, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies NA, Moon Township, PA

IWC-14-60

High Rate Softening without Sand

Discussed by: Jonathan Shimko, Tetra Tech, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

Prusakiewicz, Josh, HDR, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan

IWC-14-04

Recycled Water: The Growing Trend in Power Plant Water Supply

Discussed by: Kenneth Chen, Fluor, Aliso Viejo, CA

Richardson, Mandi, URS Corporation, Austin, TX

IWC-14-42

Evaluation of the Origin of Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) and the Treatability of Mercury in

FGD Wastewater

Discussed by: Angela Zagala, Nalco, Cary, NC

Richardson, Ph.D., John, ChemTreat, Inc., Glen Allen, VA

IWC-14-23

Controlling Fouling and Scale Formation in SAGD Evaporator Operations

Discussed by: Steve Portelance, WorleyParsons Canada, Calgary, AB Canada

Robinson, Warren, Aegis Chemical Solutions, LLC, Houston, TX

IWC-14-39

Application of Chlorine Dioxide for Water Treatment in Upstream Oil & Gas including Hydraulic

Fracturing

Discussed by: Jason Monnell, GAI Consultants, Homestead, PA

Robinson, James, GE Water & Process Technologies, Trevose, PA

IWC-14-27

The Effects of Ammonia and Organic Amines on the Water Chemistry of Gas Turbine Heat

Recovery Steam Generators and Associated Equipment

Discussed by: James Bellows, Siemens, Orlando, FL

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Rosen, Michael, Sargent & Lundy, L.L.C., Chicago, IL

IWC-14-11

Phosphate Removal from Boiler & HRSG Blowdown

Discussed by: Chad McKnight, Southern Company Water Chemistry, Birmingham, AL

Russell, Steve, Black & Veatch, Overland Park, KS

IWC-14-14

Design Issues for a Zero Liquid Effluent Discharge (ZLED) Wastewater Treatment System for a

6x800 MW WFGD Retrofit Project

Discussed by: Jack Lyons, OUC, Sacramento, CA

Rutkowski, Tom, Golder Associates, Lakewood, CO

IWC-14-19

Case Study for Cost Effective Mine Water Treatment to Meet Stringent Selenium Regulatory

Limits

Discussed by: Kashi Banerjee, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, Moon Twp, PA

Salerno Michael, GE Water and Process Technologies, Trevose, PA

IWC-14-71

Piloting New Technologies for SAGD Produced Water Deoiling

Discussed by: Rafique Janjua, Fluor, Houston, TX

Sampson, Daniel, WorleyParsons, Folsom, CA

IWC-14-35

Rash Statements and Equivocation – Lessons Learned in ZLD Design, Procurement,

Commissioning, and Operation

Discussed by: Frederick Douglas, Cosmos Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

Sharma Ramesh, ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX

IWC-14-55

On-site Laboratory Methods for Determination of Dissolved Hardness, Dissolved Oxygen, and

Sulfide Residual for Steam Generators for In-Situ Bitumen Recovery

Shaw, P.E., William, Veolia Water North America, Plainfield, IL

IWC-14-13

Evaluating ZLD Strategies

Discussed by: Chris Haussmann, P.E., Water Systems Specialists, Inc., Seattle, WA

Slough, M. Asc., P. Eng. Kevin, FilterBoxx Water & Environmental Corp., Calgary, AB Canada

IWC-14-30

An Innovative Treatment Concept: Dynamic Bed Ion Exchange

Discussed by: Rich Dennis, Severn Trent, Tampa, FL

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Snodgrass, Mike, TriSep Corporation, Goleta, CA

IWC-14-48

Wastewater Reuse at a Methanol Production Plant

Discussed by: Tony Fuhrman, Hydranautics - A Nitto Group Company, Pittsburgh, PA

Sui, Caroline, GE, Water & Process Technologies, Trevose, PA

IWC-14-66

Controlling Deposition & Corrosion when using Recycled Water for Cooling Towers

Discussed by: Diane R. Martini, Sargent & Lundy, LLC, Chicago, IL

Tate, Jeff, Agape Water Solutions, Inc, Harleysville, PA

IWC-14-01

Conversion from Ion Exchange Beds to EDI: Pilot Testing and Full Scale Results and Lessons

Discussed by: Greg Osen, AVANTech, Inc., Columbia, SC

Tebbetts, Ronald, Nalco Champion, an Ecolab company, Sugar Land, TX

IWC-14- 67

Advanced Modeling Techniques for Refinery Water Conservation Projects

Discussed by: Kristen Jenkins, P.E., CH2M HILL, Atlanta, GA

Van Gehuchten, P.E., John, HDR Engineering Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

IWC-14-65

Water Reuse Applications in Power Industry Cooling Tower Circulating Water System

Discussed by: Mike Preston, P.E., Black & Veatch Corporation, Overland Park, KS

Warren, Sean, Suncor Energy, Calgary, AB Canada

IWC-14-70

New Generation Chemical Cleaning Program for SAGD Produced Water Evaporators

Discussed by: Mark Nicholson, Veolia, Plainfield, IL

Wilkinson, Daniel, Dewberry Engineers Inc., Raleigh, NC

IWC-14- 05

Evaluation of Reclaim Water from a POTW for Process Water Supply at a 49 MW Merchant

Power Plant

Discussed by: Michael Reyes, Veolia, Charlotte, NC

Willet, Leonard, Bureau of Reclamation - Hoover Dam, Boulder City, NV

IWC-14-63

Macrofouling Control - Tested Control Strategies and Recent Research for Dreissenid Mussels

Discussed by: Chris Baron, Solenis, Newark, DE

Willis Scott, Membrana, Charlotte, NC

IWC-14-47

Refinery Process Water Deoxygenation – A Case Study on Gas Transfer Membrane (GTM)

Discussed by: Christian Frye, GE Power and Water, Houston, TX

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Wismer, Michael, Evoqua Water Technologies LLC, Roseville, MN

IWC-14-52

Removal of Selenium and Mercury from Refinery Wastewater: Experimental and Pilot Results

Discussed by: John Penca, Fluor, Aliso Viejo, CA

Wood, Jonathan, Evoqua Water Technologies, Lowell, MA

IWC-14-02

Qualification of Continuous Electrodeionization for Treatment of Steam Generator Blowdown in a

PWR

Discussed by: Tom Kosir, GE Water, Gueiph, ON Canada

Workman, David, Nalco, an Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL

IWC-14-49

Enhanced Control of Wastewater Treatment: Chemical Optimization and Management of

Fluctuating Loading from Heavy Crudes and Tight Oils

Discussed by: Milton Crossen, Evoqua, Chino Hills, CA

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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGSOF THE

2015 INTERNATIONAL WATER CONFERENCE®

The World’s Premier Conference on Industrial Water & Wastewater

76th ANNUAL MEETINGNovember 15-19, 2015

Hilton at the Walt Disney ResortOrlando, FL USA

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© Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania

TABLE OF CONTENTS

How To Search Proceedings .................................................................................2

Proceedings and Reprint Order Instructions .........................................................2

IWC Executive Committee ....................................................................................3

IWC Emeritus Members ........................................................................................3

IWC Advisory Council ............................................................................................4

IWC Award of Merit Winners ................................................................................6

2016 Conference Announcement ..........................................................................7

Search by Session or Paper (point and click)........................................................8

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M1: SPANNING THE SPECTRUM WITH ION EXCHANGEIWC 15-01: CSG Produced Water Purifi cation via Ion Exchange with Brine Conversion to Regenerant Chemicals

Richard Dennis, De Nora Water Technologies, Tampa, FLDiscusser: D. Hartwick, Buckman, North Lancaster, ON, Canada

IWC 15-02: Softening Produced Water with High TDS Levels of Up to 15,000 ppm to Hardness Levels Below 0.1 ppm Using NaCl Regenerated Softeners

Michael Gottlieb, ResinTech Inc., West Berlin, NJ USADiscusser: Bill Moore, GAI Consultants, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

IWC 15-03: Chelating Resin Selectivity in High Solids Aqueous MediaRudy Labban, Infi lco Degremont, Richmond, VADiscusser: Jeff Tate, Agape Water Solutions Inc., Harleysville, PA

M2: RECENT ADVANCEMENTS IN MINE WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES

IWC 15-04: Characterizing Fine Particle Water FiltersBen Orton, Piyush Soni and Scott Burr, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI; Abhishek Shrivastava, Clean Filtration Technologies LLC, Menlo Park, CADiscusser: Dr. Claudia C. Pierce, GE Power & Water, Trevose, PA

IWC 15-05: Selenate Reduction from Mine Water by a Physical/Chemical Process

Kashi Banerjee, C.D Blumenschein, P.E., BCEE; S. Petrovich; and J.C. Schrader, Veolia Water Technologies, Moon Township, PA; H. Buisson, Veolia Water Technologies, Cary, NCDiscusser: Brandon Kern, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI

IWC 15-06: Innovative Sulfate Measurement for Mine-Infl uence WatersNicholas Ergang, and Ronald V. Davis, Ph.D. Nalco Company, Naperville, ILDiscusser: John Pugh, Monsanto, St. Louis, MO

M3: PRODUCED WATER HANDLING FOR RE-INJECTION AND RE-USE

IWC 15-07: Corrosion Mitigation of Carbon Steel Pipeline in Oil SandJasbir S. Gill, Ph.D., Nalco Champion an Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL Discusser: Milton Crossen, Evoqua Water Technologies, La Mirada, CA

IWC 15-08: Optimizing Produced Water Treatment for Re-injectionHoward McCarthy, Tetra Tech, Denver, CO Discusser: Josh Lawrence, Fluor, Calgary, AB, Canada

IWC 15-09: Disposal in the Unconventional Oil and Gas Sector: Challenges and Solutions

Jon Fennell, Ph.D., P.Geol., Integrated Sustainability Consultants Ltd., Calgary, AB, CanadaDiscusser: Latha Kumar, Fluor, Aliso Viejo, CA

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M4: STEAM CORROSION AND CONTROLIWC 15-10: The Importance of Steam Generation Chemistry Control and Monitorin Gas Illustrated by Case Histories

Brad Buecker, Kiewit Engineering & Design Company, Lenexa, KSDiscusser: Cathie Loudenslager, Calpine, Houston, TX

IWC 15-11: The Chemistry of Passivation And It’s Role In Total System Corrosion Control For Industrial Boiler Systems

John Kelly, Ph.D., Water Treatment R&D Consulting, Inc., West Chicago, IL; D. Hartwick, H.B.Sc., Cornwall, ON, CanadaDiscusser: Kevin Boudreaux, Nalco, Cincinnati, OH

IWC 15-12: Flow Accelerated Corrosion in Steam Generation Power Plants: A Theoretical Approach to the Thermodynamics and Kinetics

Kenneth Chen, Fluor Enterprises, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA; Dennis McBride Fluor Enterprises, Inc., Greenville, SCDiscusser: Kevin Shields, Athlon Solutions, Manchester, MD

M5: MEMBRANES TACKLE NEW APPLICATION CHALLENGESIWC 15-13: Design and Piloting of an Integrated Membrane Facility for Treatment of Multiple Water Sources

Jacob (Jake) White, P.E., and Andrew Slotterback, P.E. Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, MODiscusser: Brad Biagini, Veolia Water Technologies, Moon Township, PA

IWC 15-14: New polyamide reaction chemistry for improved rejection of boron, nitrate, and silica in RO membrane process

Alan Sharpe, Lanxess Sybron Chemicals, Inc., Birmingham, NJDiscusser: Deb Mukhopadhyay, Consultant, Palo Alto, CA

IWC 15-15: Long Term Operation Using Reverse Osmosis Brine for Backwashing Ultrafi ltration Membranes

David Arias Peña, P.E. and Sonia Vila Cremer, P.E., Dow Water and Process Solutions, La Canonja (Tarragona), Catalonia, SpainDiscusser: Steve McSherry, Wigen Water Technologies, Chaska, MN

IWC 15-16: Case Studies of PTFE-made Hollow Fiber Membrane Module for Oil-Containing Wastewater Treatment

Takafumi Shinozaki and Toru Morita, Sumitomo Electric Industries, LTD, Osaka, Japan; Millard Fore Innovation Core SEI Inc., San Jose, CADiscusser: Jacob Moen, Dow Water and Process Solutions, Edina, MN

M6: RACE CONTAMINANTS, A CLOSE LOOK AT HOW VARIOUS REGULATIONS AFFECT CHOICES FOR TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES

IWC 15-17: Selenium Management: Site-Specifi c Regulatory Options and Best Treatment Technologies

Ryan Kirkland, Scott Hall and Pat Campbell, Ramboll Environ, Nashville, TNDiscusser: Chuck McCloskey, Evoqua Water Technologies, Schaumburg, IL

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IWC 15-18: Effects of MATS Compliance Technologies on FGD WastewaterGary Blythe and Mandi Richardson, AECOM, Austin, TX; Chethan Acharya, Southern Company Services Birmingham, AL; Charles Dene, EPRI, Palo Alto, CADiscusser: Bruce Keiser and Jitendra Shah, Nalco, an Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL

IWC 15-19: Solutions and Practices to Address NPDES Compliance at Coal-Fired Generation Stations in light of EPA Proposed Effl uent Limit Guidelines

DateMichael J. Soller, P.E., Bowen Engineering Corporation, Indianapolis, IN; Patricia Scroggin, P.E. Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, MODiscusser: Thomas Stanko, Consumers Energy Company, Jackson, MI

IWC 15-20: Electroadsorptive Filtration Media Effectively Removes Heavy Metals and Other Trace Contaminants from Water.

Tara Cole and Rod Komlenic, Ahlstrom Filtration LLC, Mt. Holly Springs, PADiscusser: Joseph Mandara, ResinTech Inc., West Berlin, NJ

M7: PRODUCED WATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSALIWC 15-21: SAGD and Industrial Wastewater Disposal Reduction

Lisa Lee-Johnson, AJ Macdonald and Kevin Drake, Integrated Sustainability Consultants Ltd, Calgary, AB, CanadaDiscusser: Steve Portelance, Advisian - A WorleyParsons Group, Calgary, AB, Canada

IWC 15-22: Advanced Treatment Technologies for Zero Liquid Discharge in SAGD Operations

Mark Smith and Andrew Crompton, Suncor Energy, Inc.Fort McMurray, AB, Canada; John Richardson, Jamie Kuzyk, Kevin A. Brown, Amit Sen, Hardeep Sehra and Rob Bedinger, ChemTreat, Inc., Glen Allen, VA & Fort Saskatchewan, AB, CanadaDiscusser: Martin Godfrey, Nalco Champion, Eagan, MN

IWC 15-23: Innovative Brine Treatment: High Recovery Hybrid Membrane Process and Zero Liquid Discharge Low Temperature Crystallization

Mitchell Frank, Malcolm Man and Ben Sparrow and Megan Low, Saltworks Technologies, Inc., Vancouver, BC, CanadaDiscusser: Craig Bartels, Hydranautics, Oceanside, CA

IWC 15-24: The Use of Horizontal Tube Falling Film Evaporators to Treat Produced Water in Canadian Oil Sands

Charlotte Bessiere, Veolia Water Technologies, Plainfi eld, IL; Dorothy Neu, Veolia Water Technologies, Plainfi eld, ILDiscusser: Dave Ciszewski, GE Water & Process Technologies, Bellevue, WA

M8: CHEMISTRY CONSIDERATIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND POWER STEAM TURBINES

IWC 15-25: Chemical Processes in Steam TurbinesJames Bellows, James Bellows and Associates, Maitland, FLDiscusser: Michael Caravaggio, EPRI, Charlotte

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IWC 15-26: Practical Issues in Steam Turbine Commissioning Colleen M. Layman, HDR, Inc., Janesville, WIDiscusser: Ted Beardwood, Solenis, LLC, London, ON, Canada

IWC 15-27: Sulfi te and Sulfate in the Steam CycleAndrew Howell, Xcel Energy, Henderson, CODiscusser: K. Anthony Selby, Water Technology Consultants, Inc., Evergreen, CO

IWC 15-28: Monitoring Steam Purity-Critical ParametersVickie G. Olson, Honeywell Process Solutions, Sandy Springs, GADiscusser: J.C. Dromgoole, Fort Bend Services, Inc., Stafford, TX

T1: CHALLENGES IN RECYCLING AND REUSE IWC 15-29: Produced Water Treatment for Reuse in Cyclic Steam Boilers and Crop Irrigation

Lyndsey Wiles, TriSep Corporation, Goleta, CA; Lee Portillo, Eric Nichols OriginClear, Los Angeles, CADiscusser: John Van Gehuchten, HDR Engineering Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

IWC 15-30: Successful Pilot Trials of Reject Recovery Reverse Osmosis on A Refi nery Effl uent

Arun Mittal, Aquatech International Corporation, Canonsburg, PA; Ajanta Sarkar, Aquatech International Corporation, Pune, IndiaDiscusser: Mike Preston, Black & Veatch, Overland Park, KS

IWC 15-31: The Water-Energy Nexus: Case Studies of Water Effi ciency Auditing in the Distilling Industry

A. Todd Lusk, Ramboll Environ, Florence, KY; Patrick J. Campbell, Ramboll Environ, Brentwood,TNDiscusser: Ivan A. Cooper, P.E., BCEE, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Charlotte, NC

IWC 15-32: Denitrifi cation of Municipal Effl uent for Power Plants and Industrial Facilities

Michael Rosen, Sargent & Lundy, LLC, Chicago, ILDiscusser: Michael L Pudvay, Veolia, Moon Twp., PA

T2: EVOLUTION IN THE TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS

IWC 15-33: Food Processing Facility Saves Millions with New Pretreatment, Utilizing Innovative Aeration Technology to Convert a Facultative Lagoon to an Aerobic Process

Christopher B. Milligan, P.E. and Nicholas J. Lombardo, EI BlueInGreen, LLC, Fayetteville, AR Discusser: Caroline Dale, Veolia Water Technologies, Cary, NC

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IWC 15-34: Advanced Biological Wastewater Treatment for Specialty Chemicals Manufacturing

William Sheridan, Alan Greenberg and Steve Lupton UOP, LLC, Des Plaines, ILDiscusser: Ramesh Kalluri, Kalluri Group, Inc., Houston, TX

IWC 15-35: Lessons Learned Performing Zero Liquid Discharge by HERO and Evaporation Ponds

Brian Clarke, P.E. and Allyson Stock, P.E. Kiewit Engineering and Design Co., Lenexa, KSDiscusser: James Beninati, HDR Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA

IWC 15-36: Removal of Emulsifi ed O&G and TSS From WastewaterSathishkumar Santharam and Mike Bradford, P.E., Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., Houston, TXDiscusser: Paul Pigeon, Golder Associates Inc., Lakewood, CO

T3: SUCCESS IN THE TREATMENT, REUSE & DISPOSAL OF FRAC WATER WHILE MANAGING RISKS

IWC 15-37: Startup and Operating Experience at a Frac Water Crystallization Plant

Donald Olmstead, P.E., Venture Engineering & Construction, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; Brian Kalt, Fairmont Brine Processing, LLC, Fairmont, WVDiscusser: Howard McCarthy, Tetra Tech, Denver, CO

IWC 15-38: Zero Water Discharge Water Management For Hydrofracturing Activities

Jeffrey R. Kissell, P.E. and Dr. Carl E. Adams, Jr., P.E., BCEE, Ramboll Environ, Brentwood, TN; Brent M. Jones, P.E., BCEE, Ramboll Environ, Houston, TXDiscusser: William Shaw, Veolia Water Technologies, Pewaukee, WI

IWC 15-39: NORM Management of Marcellus Shale WaterJohn Van Gehuchten, HDR Engineering, Inc., Pittsburgh, PADiscusser: Devesh Mittal, Aquatech Energy Services, Canonsburg, PA

IWC 15-40: Enabling Produced Water Reuse for Hydraulic Fracturing: Case Study from the Delaware Basin

Lance Rodeman, MYCELX Technologies, Houston, TX Discusser: Sathishkumar Santharam, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., Houston, TX

T4: FGD WASTEWATER TREATMENTIWC 15-41: Sources of Variability in Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewaters

William M. Kennedy, P.E., Duke Energy, Charlotte, NC; Joseph G. Potts, P.E. Duke Energy, Cincinnati, OHDiscusser: Russ Huffmeyer, McKim & Creed, Sewickley, PA

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IWC 15-42: Encapsulation of FGD Wastewater using CCBS to Achieve ZLD: Opportunities, Challenges and Technology Readiness.

Kirk Ellison, Southern Company Services, Birmingham, ALDiscusser: Vincent (Tobi) Ogunro, The University North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department, Charlotte, NC

IWC 15-43: Forward Osmosis based Membrane Brine Concentration of Wastewater Streams in Coal-fi red Power Generation

John Tracy, Oasys Water, Boston, MA; MaryTheresa Pendergast and Marek Nowosielski, Oasys Water Inc., Daxin Wang and Xinyan Cheng, Beijing Woteer Water Technology Co., Ltd. Discusser: Patrick Cottrill, Duke Energy, Roxboro, NC

IWC 15-44: Understanding the Infl uence of pH on Boron Precipitation and Scaling Kinetics in Flue-gas Desulfurization Wastewater

John Williamson, Temple Ballard, and Denise Horner, SUEZ - Infi lco Degremont, Ashland, VA Discusser: Doug Orr, AECOM, Austin, TX

T5: ZERO LIQUID DISCHARGE: DESIGN, TECHNOLOGIES AND…BUBBLES.

IWC 15-45: Technology Evaluation for Zero Liquid Discharge at a Combined Cycle Power Plant with an Air Cooled Condenser

Nicole Makela, Advanced Power Services, LLC, Boston, MA; Michele Funk, P.E., Joel Davie, P.E., and Ian Mitchell, P.E. Bechtel Infrastructure and Power, Frederick, MDDiscusser: Prasad Kaniampal, Aquatech International Corp, Canonsburg, PA

IWC 15-46: Feasibility of an Adiabatic Evaporator for FGD Wastewater ZLD Treatment Using Flue Gas Heat

Tyler Cromey, Southern Company Services, Inc., Birmingham, AL; Jay Renew Southern Research, Birmingham, Benjamin Laurent, Heartland Technology Partners, LLC Stoughton Discusser: Bill Shaw, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, Pewaukee, WI

IWC 15-47: Applying Foam Control Processes Associated with Wet Flue Gas Desulphurization Scrubbers to Thermal Evaporation Systems

Paul T. Brandt, P.E., and Don A. Schilling, P.E. Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, MODiscusser: Ray Post, Chem Treat, Glen Allen, VA

IWC 15-48: Applying Industrial ZLD Technologies to a Municipal RO Drinking Water Facility

Phillip J . Locke, P.E., McKim & Creed, Inc., Clearwater, FL; Ryan R. Popko, P.E. JEA, Jacksonville, FL; Jim Hogan, City of Palm Coast Palm Coast, FLDiscusser: Floyd Griffi ths, WestTech Engineering, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT

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T6: HISTORY KEY TO TODAY’S SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONSIWC 15-49: Membrane Product Evolution and Future Trends

Clifford Gilbert, The Dow Chemical Company, Southborough, MADiscusser: Ted Darton, Genesys International Ltd., Middlewich, Cheshire, UK

IWC 15-50: Role of Polymers in Water TreatmentJasbir S. Gill, Ph.D., Nalco an Ecolab company, Naperville, IL USADiscusser: Jo A. Ordonez, Solenis, LLC, Wilmington, DE

IWC 15-51: Cooling Tower Water Treatment Programs-A Brief History of Past to Current Practices and Trends,- The Why, When and How they Changed and the Impact that Occurred

Paul Puckorius, Puckorius & Associates, Inc. Water & Wastewater Consultants, Westminster, CO Discusser: Armando J. Padrón, Nalco, Houston, TX

IWC 15-52: Condensate Polishing Technology - Yesterday & TodayJohn Yen, Graver Water Systems, LLC, New Providence, NJ Discusser: Peter Meyers, ResinTech, West Berlin, NJ

T7: IMPROVING BOILERS RELIABILITY IN THERMAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY SYSTEMS, AN ASME-SPONSORED PANEL SESSION

IWC 15-53: Improving Produced And Boiler Feed Water Testing For Alkalinity and Silica

Steve Portelance, WorleyParsons Canada, Calgary, AB CanadaIWC 15-54: Corrosion Monitoring in OTSGs using Ferrous Iron Testing

Logan LaRocque, Nalco Champion, An Ecolab Company, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada; Martin R. Godfrey Nalco Champion, an Ecolab Company, Eagan, MN; Thomas Miller, Nalco Champion, an Ecolab Company Naperville, IL

IWC 15-55: Free Oil Measurement in SAGD Steam GenerationChristopher Westaby, Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, Fresno, CA; Francois DuBois Benchmark Instrumentation and Analysis, Edmonton, AB, Canada

IWC 15-56: Silicate Deposit Control in Thermal Recovery UnitsJohn E. Hoots, Ph.D. and Carol B. Batton Nalco Champion -an Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL

T8: CHARACTERIZATION AND TREATMENT OF FGD BLOWDOWN WATER

IWC 15-57: Quantifi cation of Colloidal Phase Metals of Concern in Limestone Forced Oxidized Wet FGD Effl uent

Shannon Brown, Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc., Barberton, OH; Purusha Bonnin-Nartker, Richard DeVault, Daniel Johnson, and Ambareesh Murkute The Babcock & Wilcox Company, Barberton, , Discusser: Mandi Richardson, AECOM, Austin, TX

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IWC 15-58: Challenges in Flue Gas Desulfurization Physical/Chemical Wastewater Treatment for Mercury and Arsenic

Thomas E. Higgins, Ph.D., P.E., CH2M HILL, Jacksonville, FL; Kristen Jenkins, P.E. Southern Research Institute, Cartersville, Paul Chu, EPRI Palo Alto, CA; Laura Reid, CH2M, Charlotte, NC; Mary McCloud, CH2M, West Palm Beach, FL,Christina Joiner, CH2M, Atlanta, GA Dennis Fink, CH2M, Oakland, CA Discusser: Bruce Keiser and Jitendra Shah, Nalco, and Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL

IWC 15-59: Treatment of FGD Wastewater in a Pilot Advanced Reactive Iron Media Wastewater Treatment System

Frank Sassaman and David Berger, Evoqua Water Technologies LLC, Warrendale, PA; Richard Garnett, Evoqua Water Technologies LLC, Lake Lure, NC; Tyler Cromey, Southern Company Services, Inc.,Cartersville, GA; Dr. Yongheng Huang, Texas A & M UniversityCollege Station, TXDiscusser: Andrew Bohner, P.E., Envirogen Technologies, Ewing, NJ

IWC 15-60: Material Balance for Merrimack Station SECRichard Roy, Public Service of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy/ Duke-Energy, Bow, NH; Prakash Pailwal Aquatech International Corporation, Canonsburg, PADiscusser: John Wentz, P.E., Power Engineers, Cincinnati, OH

W1: POWER WASTEWATER CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONSIWC 15-61: EPA ELG Compliance – Assessment and Mitigation Strategies

Daniel Sampson, WorleyParsons, Folsom, CA; David Fetterman, Gary Maurer WorleyParsons, Reading, PADiscusser: Chethan Acharya, Southern Company Services, Birmingham, AL

IWC 15-62: Water Balance Modeling for Coal-Fired Generation FacilitiesJacob Sauer, P.E., Ron Jorgenson and Todd Stong, P.E., Golder Associates Inc., Lakewood, CODiscusser: Richard Breckenridge, EPRI, Charlotte, NC

IWC 15-63: Approaching the CCR Rule from a Water Balance PerspectiveMichael J. Roush, II, P.E, M.B.A., Kristin Glikbarg, P.E., Katie Bland, P.E., John Leach, P.E. Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, MODiscusser: William Kennedy, Duke Energy, Charlotte, NC

IWC 15-64: Limiting Metal Discharge from Ash Storage Ponds: A Compliance Case Study

Chloe Grabowski and Josh Pruskiewicz HDR, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI; Brian Powers, P.E., HDR, Inc. Charlotte , NCDiscusser: Eric Blumenstein, Golder Associates, Inc., Lakewood, CO

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W2: WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIESIWC 15-65: How to Maximize the Value of Polymers for Improved Sludge Treatment

Yong Kim, Ph.D., UGSI Chemical Feed, Inc., Vineland, NJ Discusser: Christopher R. Leitz, Solenis LLC, Wilmington, DE

IWC 15-66: Design/Construct in an Accelerated EnvironmentIvan A. Cooper, P.E., BCEE, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., Charlotte, NC Discusser: Sam Fackrell, Bowen, Lanham, MD

IWC 15-67: Underground Injection Well Installation and Operation at Great River Energy’s Coal Creek Station

Ron Jorgenson, Judy Kuepfer and Todd Stong, P.E., Golder Associates Inc., Lakewood, CODiscusser: James Beninati, HDR Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA

IWC 15-68: Examining Design Challenges and Opportunities to Comply with Anti-Circumvention Provisions As Proposed in the ELG’s

Kristin Glikbarg and Andrew Erickson, E.I.T. Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, MODiscusser: Tom Higgins, PhD, P.E., CH2MHill, Reston, VA

W3: PRODUCED WATER - MAKE UP AND FEEDWATERIWC 15-69: Chemical Modeling for SAGD and Industrial Water Applications

Emily Zevenhuizen, Kevin Drake and AJ MacDonald Integrated Sustainability Consultants Ltd., Calgary, AB, CanadaDiscusser: Joe Bodeux, Baker Hughes, Bonnyville, AB, Canada

IWC 15-70: Case Study: Horizontal Falling Film Evaporator for Produced Water in Canada

Yaniv Schmidt, IDE Technologies, Kadima, IsraelDiscusser: Greg Mandigo, Aquatech International, Hartland, WI

IWC 15-71: Infl uence of Quality of Salt Used for Regeneration of SAC ResinGuy Mommaerts, Ion Exchange Services (Canada) Inc., Elora, ON CanadaDiscusser: Mike Wethern, GE Water & Process Technologies, Mandeville, LA

IWC 15-72: Chemical-Free Cleaning Solution for SAGD/CSS Filtration and Ion Exchange Equipment

René Bélanger, P.Eng., Baker Hughes, AB, Canada; Edward J. Van Doorn, Ph.D. Baker Hughes, Calgary, AB, Canada; Guy Boisvert, Eng., Baker Hughes, Red Deer, AB, CanadaDiscusser: Joseph W. Guida, P.E., Fluor, Sugar Land, TX

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W4: PLANT COOLING TOWER MAKEUP ALTERNATIVES AND COOLING WATER TREATMENT OPTIONS

IWC 15-73: Use of Secondary Treated Municipal Waste Water for Cooling in Power Plants

Caroline Sui, James Scattolini, Daniel Obermann, Ian Haber, James Kotz, and Jeffrey Melzer GE Power and Water, Water & Process Technologies, Trevose, PADiscusser: Loraine Huchler, MarTech Systems, Inc., Lawrenceville, NJ

IWC 15-74: Cooling Tower Water Management Strategy for Large Combined Cycle Power Plant

Jared S. Troyer, Duke Energy, Charlotte, NC; Katie L. Jones, P.E.; Daniel B. Wilkinson, P.E.; Leigh-Ann Dudley, P.E. Dewberry Engineering, Inc., Raleigh, NCDiscusser: Jasbir Gill, Nalco an Ecolab company, Naperville, IL

IWC 15-75: Advances In Pretreatment, Passivation, and Layup of Cooling Systems

Raymond M. Post, P.E., Prasad Kalakodimi, Ph.D. and Richard H. Tribble, ChemTreat, Richmond, VA; Jeffrey Lamm and J.L. Nelson, NAES, Roanoke Valley Energy Facility, Weldon , NCDiscusser: Chris Friesen, FUSE Inc., Red Deer, AB, Canada

IWC 15-76: PurateTM: An Alternative Oxidant Technology for Water Pretreatment, Cooling Water Biocontrol, and Discharge Management

Kun Xiong, Shane Rife, Amit Gupta, Jim Boak, Tom Woodruff, Nalco - An Ecolab Company, Naperville, ILDiscusser: Chris Baron, Solenis, Newark, DE

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Technology that has Shaped our Industry – Historical Reviews from Industry

Experts

IWC 16-01: The Evolution and Development of Ion Exchangers: Historical Review &

Industrial Perspectives

Joseph Mandara and Carl Galletti, Resintech, West Berlin, NJ

IWC 16-02: A Short History of Steam Turbines

James Bellows, James Bellows and Associates, Maitland, FL

IWC 16-03: All Volatile Treatment in the Utility Power Industry – Yesterday & Today

Purusha Bonnin-Nartker and John Jevec, The Babcock & Wilcox Company, Barberton,

OH

Maximizing Wastewater Reuse for Industrial Users

IWC 16-04: Selecting the Best Path Forward: Water Treatment Optimization Case Study

Bryant Purse and Brad Buecker, Kiewit Engineering & Design CO., Lenexa, KS

Discusser: Michael Doenges, Bowen Engineering, Indianopolis, IN

IWC 16-05: Initial Results from a Wastewater Reverse Osmosis Recycle Method to Reduce

Reject Volume

Julia Horn, Brian Clarke, and Brad Buecker, Kiewit Engineering and Design, Lenexa,

KS; Jason Mitchell, U.S. Water Services, St. Michael, MN

Discusser: Tamim Popalzai, Advisian - WorleyParsons, Houston, TX

IWC 16-06: Reuse of Municipal Wastewater as Industrial Plant Supply - Pilot Testing for

Full-Scale System Design

Jason Stevens, Evoqua Water Technologies, Schaumburg, IL; Tracy Boswell, Evoqua

Water Technologies, Cedar Park, TX

Discusser: Hillary Kronebusch, Veolia Water Technologies, Pittsburgh, PA

Innovative Advances in Online Instrumentation to meet Stringent Industry

Demands

IWC 16-07: Chemical Free Disinfection & Dechlorination to protect RO and

DemineralizerTreated Boiler Make up

Ytzhak Rozenberg, Atlantium Technologies, LTD., Isreal; Dennis Bitter, Atlantium

Technologies, LTD., Sarasota, FL

Discusser: Kristen Jenkins, Southern Research, Cartersville, GA

IWC 16-08: On-Line ppb-Level Chloride and Sulfate Measurement by Micro-Capillary

Electrophoresis

Akash Trivedi and David Gray, METTLER TOLEDO Thornton, Inc., Billerica, MA

Discusser: Ken Kuruc, Hach, Medina, OH

IWC 16-09: EDI Versus Convential Resin Cation Exchanges for CACE Measurement in

Power Plants: An Ion Chromatography Study

Randy Turner, Swan Analytical USA , Wheeling, IL; Heini Maurer, Dr. Julia Gath, and

Dr. Heinz Wagner, Swan Analytische Instrumente AG, Hinwil, Switzerland

Discusser: Vickie Olsen, Honeywell Process Solutions, Sandy Springs, GA

Produced Water – Design and Optimization

IWC 16-10: Treatment of Upstream Oil & Gas Wastewaters Prior to Disposal into a Class

IID Well - Marcellus & Utica Shale Play

Russ Huffmyer, McKim & Creed, Inc., Sewickley, PA; David Grottenthaler, Self-Source

Solutions, McDonald, PA

Discusser: Jonathan Shimko, Tetra Tech, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

IWC 16-11: Uses of WAC Resin in the Hydrogen Form

Guy Mommaerts, IESCI, Elmira, ON Canada

Discusser: Michael Dejak, Eco-Tec Inc., Calgary, AB, Canada

IWC 16-12: Improving Analytical Test Methods in SAGD/CSS Water Streams

Joe B. Bodeux, Baker Hughes, Bonnyville, AB Canada; René Bélanger, P. Eng., Baker

Hughes, Sturgeon County, AB Canada; Stephen A. Wight, Baker Hughes, Fort

McMurray, AB Canada

Discusser: Chip Westaby, Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, Kirkwood, MO

Recent Advances in Reverse Osmosis Technology

IWC 16-13: Improving the Fouling Resistance of Reverse Osmosis Elements

Guillem Gilabert-Oriol and Claudia Niewersch, Dow Chemical Iberica, Tarragona,

Spain; Jon Johnson and Tina Arrowood, The Dow Chemical Company, Minneapolis,

MN; Gerard Massons, Centre Tecnologic de la Quimica de Catalunya, Tarragona, Spain;

Aikaterini Tsoutsoura and Veronica Garcia-Molina,, DOW Europe GmbH, Horgen,

Switzerland; Yang Cheng, DOW Chemical(China) Invest Co., Shanghai, China

Discusser: Anne Bridgman, Canadian Water Technologies, Calgary, AB Canada

IWC 16-14: Closed Circuit Reverse Osmosis of Industrial Wastewater at High Recovery

without Scaling

Richard Stover, Ph.D. and Michael Boyd, Desalitech, Newton, MA

Discusser: Andrew Erickson, Burns & McDowell, Kansas City, MO

IWC 16-15: Correlating Laser Nephelometric Techniques To Traditional Monitoring of

Silt Density Index in RO

Ken Kuruc, Denton Slovacek, and Luke Johnson, Hach, Loveland, CO

Discusser: Kelle Zeiher, Garrett-Callahan, Burlingame, CA

IWC 16-16: Is RO Data Normalization Telling Us Anything? (Other than what we already

know)

Jason Jacobsen, American Electric Power, Columbus, OH

Discusser: Steven Coker, Dow Water and Process Solutions, Lake Jackson, TX

IWC 16-ReserveRO: High Recovery Osmosis System with Integrated Salt Precipitation

Cycle for Industrial Water Treatment Applications

Alex Drak, Ph. D., Roi Zaken, and Tomer Efrat, IDE Technologies, Kadima, Israel

IWC 16-ReserveRO2: New ASD Feed Spacer Geometry Reduces Power Consumption and

Bioaccumulation

Dr. Carsten Schellenber and Dr. Stefan Lehmann, Lanxess Deutschland GmbH,

Bitterfeld, Germany; Alan D. Sharpe, Lanxess Sybron Chemicals, Inc., Birmingham, NJ

Coal Fired Power Plant Wastewater Issues and Solutions

IWC 16-17: Innovative Solids Separation and Dewatering of Flue Gas Desulfurization

(FGD) Wastewater Treatment

Thomas Higgins, Ph.D., P.E., CH2M, Reston, VA; Dennis Fink, CH2M, Oakland, CA;

Jeffrey Tudini, CH2M, Atlanta, GA

Discusser: Charles Dyke, Advisian, Houston, TX

IWC 16-18: Targeting Chloride in FGD Waste Streams

Ivan Cooper, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., Charlotte, NC

Discusser: David Weakley II, GAI Consultants, Homestead, PA

IWC 16-19: Treatment of Non-Chemical Metal Cleaning Wastewater for Power Plants

Charles McCloskey, Evoqua Water Technologies, Schaumburg, IL

Discusser: Daniel Sampson, WorleyParsons, Vallejo, CA

IWC 16-20: From Power Plant Effluents to Flowback & Produced Water Treatment - An

innovative approach to Boron removal.

Jeff Easton, WesTech, Salt Lake City, UT

Discusser: Shelley Wojciechowski, NRG, New Florence, PA

IWC 16-ReserveCoal: Case Studies of the Details Needed for Successful Effluent

Limitations Guidelines (ELG) and Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Compliance

Strategy and Design Heyward Suber, P.E., CH2M, Atlanta, GA; Hal Davis, P.E., CH2M, Charlotte, NC;

Thomas E. Higgins, Ph.D., P.E., CH2M, St. Augustine, FL

Cooling Water Microbiological Control Alternatives

IWC 16-21: Water Conservation Utilizing an Innovative Oxidizing Microbicide Program

Darrell Hartwick, Buckman, North Lancaster, ON Canada; Mazhar Warsi, Khurram

Shahzad, and Jahangir Kalroo, Buckman Asia, Singapore

Discusser: Orin Hollander, Holland Technologies, Inc., Jamison, PA

IWC 16-22: Detection, Management and Restoration of Cooling Waters Experiencing

Inleakage in the Hydrocarbon Refining Industry

Edward Beardwood, Solenis LLC, Wilmington, DE; Christopher Baron, Solenis LLC,

Wilmington, DE

Discusser: Christopher Nalepa, Albemarle Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA

IWC 16-23: Reduction on Water Consumption on a Cooling Tower With the Application of

a Novel Biocide

Anderson Beber, Solenis LLC, São Paulo, SP Brazil

Discusser: HG Sanjay, Bechtel Corporation, Reston, VA

IWC 16-24: Non-Oxidizing Biocides for Biofouling Control in Industrial Water Systems

Brian Corbin, Dow Microbial Control, Collegeville, PA

Discusser: Christopher Baron, ChemTreat, Newark, DE

Produced Water Conditioning for Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery Systems

IWC 16-25: Silica Management in Water Treatment –the last frontier

Jasbir S. Gill, Nalco Champion, an Ecolab company, Naperville, IL

Discusser: Kevin Drake, Drake Water Treatment Consulting, Calgary, AB Canada

IWC 16-26: Impact of pH on Silica Removal Using Magnesium Oxide Chemistry at an Oil

& Gas Water Reclamation Facility in California

John Korpiel and Kashi Banerjee, Veolia Water Technologies, Moon Township, PA;

Lnsp Nagghappan, Veolia Water Technologies, Brea, CA; Bruce Bishop, Benoit

Tranape, and Tracey Williams, Veolia Water Technologies, Waltham, MA; Harry

Wojnar and Dwight Ferguson, Veolia North America, San Luis Obispo, CA

Discusser: Rudy Tamayo, Solaris Management Consultants, Surrey, BC Canada

IWC 16-27: Zeta Potential and Coagulant Pre-Screening Test Method of Produced Water

in SAGD/CSS Water

René Bélanger, P.Eng., Baker Hughes, Sturgeon County, AB Canada; Daniel Di Bon, P.

Eng., Baker Hughes, Calgary, AB Canada; Edward J. Van Doorn, Ph. D., Baker Hughes,

Blind Bay, BC Canada

Discusser: Chris Graham, Purolite, Calgary, AB Canada

IWC 16-28: High Flux Membrane Filtration for Oil Water Separation

James Peters, PPG Industries, Monroeville, PA

Discusser: Darrell Hartwick, Buckman, North Lancaster, ON Canada

IWC 16-ReservePWConditioning: Produced Water Treatment Technologies for Hydraulic

Fracturing

Anne Wrobetz, EIT, Navigant Research, Boulder, Colorado

Membranes for Wastewater and ZLD: Advances in Membrane Technology for

Challenging Applications

IWC 16-29: Forward Osmosis: A Promising Process for Industrial Process Water

Recovery

Georgios Kolliopoulos, Vladimiros Papangelakis, and Alex Karlov, University of

Toronto, Toronto, ONT Canada; Amy Holland and Timothy Clark, Forward Water

Technologies, Kingston, ONT Canada

Discusser: Steve McSherry, Wigen Water Technologies, Chaska, MN

IWC 16-30: Forward Osmosis Based Membrane Brine Concentration of Wastewater

Streams in Coal-Fired Power Generation: An Update

Marek Nowosielski-Slepowron, MaryTheresa Pendergast, Ph.D., and John Tracy, Oasys

Water, Boston, MA

Discusser: Andrew Carstens, Sargent & Lundy, Chicago, IL

IWC 16-31: Long-Term Evaluation of a 50-GPM Vibratory Shear Enhanced Process

(VSEP) Membrane Filtration System for Treatment of Flue Gas Desulfurization

Wastewater

Jay Renew, Kristen Jenkins, and Keith Hendershot, Southern Research, Cartersville, GA;

Chethan Acharya, Ph.D., Southern Company, Birmingham, AL;

Discusser: Dennis McBride, Burns and McDonnell, Kansas City, MO

IWC 16-32: Advances in Extreme Recovery Ion Exchange Membrane Systems for Gypsum

Saturated Reverse Osmosis Brines and Ammonia Removal

Mitchell Frank, Malcolm Man, and Ben Sparrow, Saltworks Technologies Inc.,

Richmond, BC Canada

Discusser: Phillip Locke, McKreed & Kim

Zero Liquid Discharge – Different Applications, Different Challenges, One Result

IWC 16-33: Overcoming Challenges in Getting to Zero with Flue Gas Desulfurization

(FGD) Wastewater Krystal Perez, CH2M, Bellevue, WA; Thomas Higgins, CH2M, Reston, VA; Dennis

Fink, CH2M, Oakland, CA; Christina Joiner, CH2M, Atlanta, GA

Discusser: Steve Russell, Black & Veatch, Overland Park, KS

IWC 16-34: Zero Liquid Discharge at a Chinese Coal to Chemical Plant

Dave Ciszewski, GE Power, Water & Process Technologies, Bellevue, WA; Yimin Ling,

GE Power, Water & Process Technologies, Shanghai, China

Discusser: William Shaw, Veolia Water Technologies, Plainfield, IL

IWC 16-35: By Products Recovery From Ion Exchange Saline Brine Using Electrodialysis

Elisabeth Vaudevire, PWN Technologies, Andijk, Netherlands

Discusser: Josh Prukiewicz, HDR Engineering, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI

IWC 16-36: ZLD System Corrosion Causes and Mitigation - A Case Study

Daniel Sampson, WorleyParsons, Vallejo, CA

Discusser: Caroline Sui, GE Power, Water & Process Technologies, Trevose, PA

Industrial Steam Generation: What quality do we want and why do we care?

IWC 16-37: Monitoring Industrial Steam Properties at a Tanzanian Sugar Mill

David Daniels, M&M Engineering Associates, Leander, TX

Discusser: David Clayton, PPM Services, Inc., South Houston, TX

IWC 16-38: Monitoring Industrial Steam Purity: Why Wait?

Eric Kangas and Tony Banweg, NALCO Water, an Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL

Discusser: James Faust, Texas Municipal Power Agency, Anderson, TX

IWC 16-39: Repeat Cycle Chemistry Situations: Precursors to Future Damage in

Industrial Utility Plants

Kevin Shields, Athlon Solutions, Manchester, MD

Discusser: Gene Cotton, MECO; George Bodman Inc., Vidor, TX

IWC 16-40: Industrial Power Plant Turbine Generator Retrofit Project

David Cline, Sheppard T Powell Associates, LLC, Baltimore, MD; Bryan Martin,

Westervelt Lumber, Moundville, AL

Discusser: Philip Hazen, Waterworks Services, Pasadena, TX

FGD Wastewater Treatment Experience

IWC 16-41: Case Studies of Power Plants Implementing Three Different FGD Compliance

Solutions

Nelson Fonseca and Joe Tinto, GE Water & Process Technologies, Bellevue, WA; Travis

Reynolds, GE Power, Knoxville, TN

Discusser: Jason Monnell, Tetra Tech, Pittsburgh, PA

IWC 16-42: Salt Dryer Technology for Zero Liquid Discharge

Michael Klidas, Babcock & Wilcox Company, Barberton, OH

Discusser: Steven Feeney, Steve Feeney Consulting, LLC, Lancaster, OH

IWC 16-43: Case Study - Alternatives for Compliance with ELG Rule at Midwest Utility

Bryan D. Hansen, P.E., Burns & McDonnell, Centennial, CO

Discusser: Paul Togna, Envirogen Technologies, Inc., East Windsor, NJ

IWC 16-44: Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization (WFGD) Wastewater Treatment

Systems—Mechanical Design Tips

Thomas Higgins, Ph.D., P.E., CH2M, Reston, VA; Dennis Fink, CH2M, Oakland, CA;

Brian Choi, CH2M, Atlanta, GA

Discusser: Mitch Mueller, Black & Veatch, Overland Park, KS

Advancements in Mine Water Treatment Strategies

IWC 16-45: Electrocoagulation Treatment of Heavy Metals from Mine Impacted Water

Denney Eames, P.E. and Jacob Aylesworth, Watertectonics, Everett, WA

Discusser: Neil Kern, P.E., Duke Energy, Charlotte, NC

IWC 16-46: Evaluating Effectiveness and Permanence of Selenium Treatment in Solid and

Liquid Matrices via Aqueous-Mediated Zero Valent Iron Reaction

Scott Grieco, Danielle Singer, and Gary Bement, OBG, Syracuse, NY

Discusser: Joe Tamburini, Tetra Tech, Denver, CO

IWC 16-47: Cold Climate Nitrification and Denitrification of Gypsum Saturated Mining

Effluent

Nabin Chowdhury and Adriano Vieira, Degremont’s North American Research and

Development Center, Ashland, VA; Amit Kaldate and Brian McGovern, SUEZ

Treatment Solutions, Richmond, VA

Discusser: Floyd Griffiths, WesTech Engineering, Salt Lake City, UT

IWC 16-48: Anion Extraction from Mine Water Using HydroFlex Technology

Todd Beers and Mike Schrock, Winner Water Services, Sharon, PA; David Dreisinger,

Ph.D., Jianming Lu, and Buming Chen, University of British Columbia, Vancouver,

British Columbia; Gary Kordosky, Consultant in Solvent Extraction, Phoenix, AZ

Discusser: Samuel Billin, Linkan Engineering, Elko, NV

New Trends and Technologies in Industrial Wastewater Reuse

IWC 16-49: Industrial Waste Water Recycling and Energy Conservation Using High

Temperature, RO Membranes

Rich Franks, Joshua de la Cruz, and Craig Bartels, Hydranautics, Oceanside, CA; Gerry

Van Gils, Kemco, Clearwater, FL

Discusser: Jane Kucera, Nalco Water/An Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL

IWC 16-50: Treatment with Microfiber Cloth, Ultrafiltration, and Double-Pass Reverse

Osmosis Allows Reuse of High-Salinity Industrial Wastewater

Dave Holland, Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc., Loves Park, IL; Anthony Rogers, The

Lubrizol Corporation, Deer Park, TX

Discusser: Loraine Huchler, MarTech Systems, Inc., Lawrenceville, NJ

IWC 16-51: First-of-a-Kind Modular Brine Crystallization System

Charlotte Bessiere and William Shaw, Veolia Water Technologies, Plainfield, IL

Discusser: HG Sanjay, Bechtel Corporation, Reston, VA

IWC 16-52: Improvements in Electrodialysis Performance, Module Construction and

System Design Flexibility

Jonathan Wood, Michael Shaw, and Patrick Buzzell, Evoqua Water Technologies,

Lowell, MA

Discusser: Harry Cummings, Graver Water, New Providence, NJ

ASME Sponsored Session: Fundamentals of Water Treatment in Industrial Steam

Generation Systems

IWC 16-53: Corrosion Control for the Industrial Plant Steam-Condensate System

Debbie Bloom, Nalco Champion, Naperville, IL

IWC 16-54: Feedwater and Deaeration within Industrial Steam Generation Systems

Edward Beardwood, Solenis LLC, Wilmington, DE

IWC 16-55: An Overview of Scale and Corrosion Mechanisms and Control Programs in

Industrial Boiler Systems

John Kelly, Water Treatment R&D Consulting, Inc, West Chicago, IL

IWC 16-56: Chemistry Aspects of Industrial Turbines

James Bellows, James Bellows and Associates, Maitland, FL

Q&A Portion of ASME-Sponsored Panel Session

Volume and Cost Reduction Considerations for FGD Wastewater Treatment

IWC 16-57: An ELG-Ready Water Balance

Jason Monnell, HC Liang, and Frank Johns, TetraTech, Denver, CO; Farley Wood, Katie

Pugh, and Jonathan Shimko, Tetra Tech, Pittsburgh, PA

Discusser: Brianna Wallace, Geosyntec, Greenville, SC

IWC 16-58: Paste Application for the Sustainable Management of Coal-Fired Power

Plant’s Waste

Sue Longo, P.Eng. and Quintero, P.Eng., Golder Associates, Calgary, AB, Canada;

Corne Pretorius, M.Sc., Golder Associates, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Discusser: Chris Haussmann, Water Systems Specialists, Inc., Seattle, WA

IWC 16-59: WFGD Sulfite Control at Seminole Electric's Palatka Station Improves Trace

Elements in the Waste Water Stream

Raymond Gansley, General Electric, Knoxville, TN; Troy Patton, Seminole Electric,

Palatka, FL; Rikard Hakansson, General Electric, Vaxjo, Sweden

Discusser: John Van Gehuchten, HDR Engineering Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

IWC 16-60: Evaluation of Chemical Inclusion Process for Heavy Metals Immobilization in

Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater through Ettringite and Monophase Formation

Phani Peddi, Jay Renew, and Kristen Jenkins, Southern Research, Cartersville, GA;

Chethan Acharya, Southern Company, Birmingham, AL

Discusser: Dale Timmons, NAES Corporation, Issaquah, WA

Ion Exchange, New Wrinkles in Old Magic

IWC 16-61: Rare Earth Metal Impregnated Media for Anion Removal

William Henderson, John Richardson, Nicholas Seymour, and Vladimir Djukanovic,

ChemTreat, Ashland, VA

Discusser: Shannon Brown, Monsanto, Saint Louis, MO

IWC 16-62: Applying First of Its Kind Industrial Ion Exchange Process Brings Municipal

Potable Water Treatment Facility into Regulatory Compliance Phillip Locke, P.E., McKim & Creed, Inc., Clearwater, FL; Mike Nixon, McKim &

Creed, Inc., Sarasota, FL; Ryan Popko, JEA, Jacksonville, FL

Discusser: Robert Loken, Envirogen Technologies, Rockford, IL

IWC 16-63: Development of a Continuously Regenerated Ion Exchange Process Using a

Single Reactor for Water Hardness Removal

Kevin Slough, P.E.ng. and Amr Zaky, Ph.D., P.Eng., Filterboxx, High River, AB, Canada

Discusser: Douglas Kellog, Evoqua Water Technologies, Rockford, IL

IWC 16-64: Reducing Demineralizer Cost with Shallow Shell Resins

Francis Boodoo, Fabio Sousa, Carmen Iesan, and Sean Kennedy, Purolite, Bala Cynwyd,

PA

Discusser: Matthew Roth, The Dow Chemical Company, Collegeville, PA

IWC 16-ReserveIon: Groundwater Treatment for the Removal of Arsenic and Uranium

Michael Slaby and Amir Baum, Pure Effect Inc., Fullerton, CA; Peter Meyers and Frank

DeSilva, ResinTech Inc., West Berlin, NJ

Industrial Wastewater Treatment

IWC 16-65: Wastewater Treatment Plant Startup Issues at a New Beef Packing Plant

Chris Malinowski, HDR, Houston, TX

Discusser: Kenny Chen, Fluor Enterprises, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA

IWC 16-66: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) Removal from Industrial

Wastewater using a MBR/Ozone Advanced Treatment

Abigail Antolovich, P.E., Xylem, Denver, CO; Greg Claffey, Xylem, Charlotte, NC;

Achim Ried and Christoph Kullmann, Xylem, Herford, Germany

Discusser: Jofre Santos, Jr., Wunderlich-Malec Engineering, Green Bay, WI

IWC 16-67: Temporary Phenol Oxidation Program to Support a Refinery Aeration Basin

Turn Around - Lab

Treatability Testing Through Successful Full Scale Implementation – A Case Study

Michael Fagan and George Deshinsky, USP Technologies, Atlanta, GA; Timothy Ruth

and Craig Anderson, United Refining Company, Warren, PA

Discusser: Americus Mitchell, Fluor, Spring, TX

IWC 16-68: Selenium Removal from Refinery Wastewater Using Immobilized Cell

Bioreactor Technology

Rachel Hanson, Honeywell UOP, Englewood, CO; Bill Sheridan and Steve Lupton,

Honeywell UOP, Des Plaines, IL

Discusser: Ramesh Kalluri, Kalluri Group, Inc., Houston, TX

IWC 16-ReserveIWastewater: Anaerobic Treatment for Industrial Wastewater - Critical

Factors for a Successful Start-Up and Operation

Francis J. DeOrio, O’Brien & Gere, Syracuse, NY; Sara Martin, P.E., Critical Path

Engineering Solutions, PLLC, Cazenovia, NY

Advanced Cooling System Corrosion and Scale Control Technologies

IWC 16-69: New Low and No Hardness Cooling Water Corrosion Inhibitor

David Fulmer, Baker Hughes, Sugar Land, TX; Mary Jane Felipe, Baker Hughes, Sugar

Land, TX; Khac Nguyen, Baker Hughes, Sugar Land, TX

Discusser: Charles Kuhfeldt, Athlon Solutions, Houston, TX

IWC 16-70: Elimination of Side Stream Softening in a Power Plant Reclaim Water

Application: Novel Terpolymer, Simulation and Planning Control Calcium Phosphate

Deposition

Caroline Sui, Jeff Melzer, and Eric Thungstrom, GE Power, Water & Process

Technologies, Trevose, PA

Discusser: Loraine Huchler, MarTech Systems, Inc., Lawrenceville, NJ

IWC 16-71: Surface Characterization of Interfacial Layers to Study the Performance and

Evolution of Phosphate Based Programs in Cooling Water Applications

Claudia Pierce and Paul Frail, GE Power, Water & Process Technologies, Trevose, PA;

Gilad Zorn and Reza Sharghi-Moshtahin, GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY

Discusser: Don Akers, Marathon Petroleum, Ashland, KY

IWC 16-72: In Search of Synergy

Robert Ferguson, French Creek Software, Inc., Phoenixville, PA

Discusser: Walker Garrison, Valero Energy, San Antonio, TX

FGD, CCR, ELG, EPA – The Alphabet Soup of Compliance Reality

IWC 16-73: Unintended Consequences: CCR and ELG Compliance Impacts on non-ELG

Streams

Patricia Scroggin, Jason Eichenberger, and Zach Foster, Burns & McDonnell, Kansas

City, MO; Bill Skalitzky, Alliant Energy, Madison, WI

Discusser: Derek Henderson, Duke Energy, Raleigh, NC

IWC 16-74: Development of a Decision Support Model for Evaluating Integrated Solutions

for Compliance to ELG and CCR Regulations

Corne Pretorius and Hannah Chiew, M.SC, Golder Associates, Vancover, BC, Canada;

Kirk Ellison, EPRI, Charlotte, NC; Chethan Acharya, Ph.D., P.E., Southern Company

Services, Birmingham, AL

Discusser: David Weakley II, GAI Consultants, Homestead, PA

IWC 16-75: Removal of Unknown Selenium Species from Flue Gas Desulfurization

Wastewater

Jay Renew, Kristen Jenkins, and Keith Hendershot, Southern Research, Cartersville, GA;

Chethan Acharya, Ph.D., Southern Company, Birmingham, AL

Discusser: James Beninati, HDR Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA

IWC 16-76: Case Study – Measuring Flows to Close Water Balances for ELG Compliance

and CCR Pond Closure

Karen Burchardt, Burns & McDonnell Engineering, Chicago, IL; Keith Ambrose, Duke

Energy, Charlotte, NC; Joseph Potts, Duke Energy, Cincinnati, OH; Daniel Elliott and

Janel Junkersfeld, P.E., Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, MO

Discusser: Jason Monnell, Tetra Tech, Denver, CO