Meeting Information
EPA is hosting a two-day conference and webinar highlighting research from the Human and Ecological Health Impacts Associated with Water Reuse and Conservation Practices and National Priorities: Systems-Based Strategies to Improve the Nation’s Ability to Plan and Respond to Water Scarcity and Drought Due to Climate Change Request for Applications (RFA). Register today to participate in person or via webinar!
Under the Human and Ecological Health Impacts Associated with Water Reuse and Conservation Practices RFA, EPA awarded grants to five institutions for research that measures the health and ecological impacts of water conservation practices such as potable reuse and agricultural water reuse.
The National Priorities: Systems-Based Strategies to Improve the Nation’s Ability to Plan and Respond to Water Scarcity and Drought Due to Climate Change RFA funded research characterizing and predicting water quality as it relates to drought and subsequent drought-related events, such as changes in surface runoff and wildfire.
Date: Dec. 7-8, 2017
East Bay Municipal Utility District
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Agenda
Dec. 7, 2017 – Reuse Water Quality
8:30 a.m.
Meet and greet
9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction Tomas Torres U.S. EPA, Water Division Director, Region 9
Why we are here: Context for reuse STAR grants
Ben Packard, U.S. EPA, National Center for Environmental Research Center (NCER)
Bruce Macler, U.S. EPA, Region 9
9:30 a.m.
Enabling Adaptive UV and Solar-based Disinfection Systems to Reduce the Persistence of Viral Pathogens in Wastewater for Sustainable Reuse
Helen Nguyen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
10:10 a.m.
U.S./China Reuse Project: Research and Application Demonstration of Intensive Pond Ecological Aquaculture
Sylvana Li, U.S. EPA, National Center for Environmental Research; Bruce Macler, U.S. EPA, Region 9
10:30 a.m.
Break
10:50 a.m.
Reclaimed Water Irrigation: Plant Accumulation and Risks of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs)
Stacia Dudley, University of California-Riverside
11:30 a.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Risk-Based Guidance for Decentralized Non-Potable Water Systems
Michael Jahne, U.S. EPA
1:20 p.m.
Daniel Gerrity, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
2:00 p.m.
Evaluation of Microbiological Risks Associated with Direct Potable Reuse
Sharon Nappier, U.S. EPA, Office of Water; Jeffrey Soller, Soller Environmental, LLC
2:30 p.m.
Break
2:40 p.m.
Improving Water Reuse for a Much Healthier Potomac Watershed Justin Mattingly, Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF)
3:20 p.m.
Presentation on Public Health Issues for SFPUC’s Gray Water Project
June Weinetraub, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
3:50 p.m.
Panel Discussion: the role of epidemiology for drinking water safety
Bruce Macler, Moderator
5:00 p.m.
Adjourn
Dec. 8, 2017 – Drought, Wildfire and Water Quality
8:30 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction Region 9 and East Bay Municipal Utility District
Why we are here: Context for Wildfire Water Quality STAR grants
Ben Packard,U.S. EPA, NCER
Bruce Macler, U.S. EPA, Region 9
9:00 a.m.
Assessment of Stormwater Harvesting via Managed Aquifer Recharge to Develop New Water Supplies in the Arid West: the Salt Lake Valley Example
Ryan Dupont, Utah State University
9:40 a.m.
Assessment of Dry Wells for Stormwater Capture and Aquifer Recharge in the Arid and Semi-Arid Southwest
Stephen Kraemer, U.S. EPA, National Exposure Research Laboratory
10:00 a.m.
Break
10:10 a.m.
Preparing for Water Scarcity: Learning from California’s Recent Drought
Ellen Hanak, Public Policy Institute of California
10:50 a.m..
Tanju Karanfil and Alex Chow, Clemson University
11:30 a.m.
On-going Research on Wildfire Water Quality
Fernando Rosario-Ortiz, University of Colorado
12:00 p.m.
Box Lunch
12:40 p.m.
Climate, Wildfire, and Erosion Ensemble Foretells More Sediment in Western USA Watersheds
Joel Sankey, United States Geological Survey
1:00 p.m.
Kenan Ozekin, Water Research Foundation; Balaji Rajagopalan, University of Colorado
1:40 p.m.
Michael Barber, University of Utah
2:20 p.m.
Discussion: What can we do collectively that would add value to this work and future efforts? Bruce Macler, Moderator
3:00 p.m.
Adjourn
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