MeWEA’s 2024 Fall Convention

August 6, 2024 / Comments (0)

MWUA News

2024 FALL CONVENTION

September 18- 20, 2024

We are excited about the upcoming Fall Convention to be held, September 18th – 20th at the Grand Summit Resort & Conference Center, Sunday River.

The Attendee Packet will be sent within the next week, but we wanted to give you a sneak peek and let you sign up for a room at the hotel before it gets too late. We apologize, the packet has been held up with the graphic designer.

Join us Thursday morning, September 19th for the kick-off at 7:00 am for registration and a light breakfast, with the sessions beginning at 8:00 am.

Sessions Thursday include:

  • Government Affairs Update/DEP Update
  • PFAS in Biosolids: How to be Part of the Conversation
  • Cybersecurity Acton Plan (CAP) for the Wastewater Sector
  • “If You Can’t Pump It, Store It”
  • Regular Business Meeting/Awards Presentations
  • PFAS in Casco Bay – A Panel Discussion With Friends of Casco Bay and Bigelow Laboratory
  • Maine National Guard Civil Support Team – How Can We Help You?
  • Stormwater Panel and Resiliency
  • Thermal Hydrolysis: Maximizing Water Treatment Across City of Franklin, Ohio’s Medina County, and Michigan’s Oakland County
  • DEP Meet and Greet
  • Crossing the Kennebec – A Case Study on In-Water Construction Challenges

Sessions Friday include:

  • You Can Do IT! Rebuild Your Own Pump Stations
  • Implementing a New Utility and Treatment System in Lincolnville
  • Innovative Illicit Discharge Detection Techniques
  • Putting the Fires Out With Teamwork
  • Ammonia Sensor Placement for Improved Ammonia-Based Aeration Control
  • CSO Public Notifications – Lessons Learned
  • Building Resilient Wastewater Infrastructure: Decentralized Systems and Adaptive Design
  • Navigating the Dirty Waters of Critical Force Mains
  • Preparing For and Reacting to High Flows – An Operators Discussion
  • Sewer System Capacity Building: A Case Study on Building for Future Needs
  • Bio- Scru Dryer Optimizes Dryer Capacity and Performance for PFAS Pretreatment Prior to Pyrolsis/ Gasification or Volume Reduction
  • Eliminating the Wet Well with Direct In-Line Pumping

 

Will there be a golf tournament?  You bet!  The Golf Tournament will be held at the Sunday River Golf Club on Wednesday, September 18th.

Did you say Cornhole?  Absolutely, on Thursday, after the sessions and Meet & Greet, join us for a Cornhole tournament.

Lastly, we want you to have the ability to secure your room, please contact Sunday River at https://www.sundayriver.com/booklodging and use code 86A20.  Room rates are as follows and will be held until August 18th.

  • Standard room (2 queen beds) = $152.00
  • Studio Superior (1 queen murphy bed & kitchenette) = $136.00
  • Studio Deluxe (1 queen murphy bed, 1 sleep sofa & kitchenette) = $152.00
  • Bedroom Suite (1 queen bed, 1 sleep sofa & kitchenette) = $209.00

 

Keep an eye out for the actual Attendee Packet, so you can register for your classes and events, it will be coming out shortly. Again, we apologize for the delay.