Water & Wastewater Operations
“Management”
9:30 – 10:00 What’s New, What’s Not: The Water and Wastewater Profession in 2022
Cliff M. Keen, President, NJ Water Association, Borough of Red Bank
10:00 – 10:30 USDA Rural Development Loan and Grant Opportunities for Water
and Wastewater Utilities
Deborah Tort, USDA Rural Development
11:00 – 11:30 Navigating Through the NJ State Revolving Fund (SRF)
Eleni Giannikopoulos, Suburban Consulting Engineers, Inc.
11:30 - 12:00PM Addressing NJ’s Water and Wastewater Operator Shortage: Apprenticeship
Matthew Maffei, New Jersey Water Association
Water & Wastewater Operations
“Technical”
9:30 – 10:30 PFAS Treatment: Small and Large
David Applegate, P.E – Kiely Family of Companies
11:00 – 12:00 Sampling Do’s & Don’ts & UCMR5: What to Expect
Sharon Ercoliani, Cindy Brandecker - Garden State Laboratories, Inc.
Ron Milke – Eurofins Eaton
AGENDA – AFTERNOON EVENTS
Wednesday – October 19, 2022
Room - Grand Ballroom A
Water Operations
1:30 – 3:30 2022 / 2023 Safe Drinking Water Act Regulatory Update:
Lead and Copper Rule Revisions, The Water Quality Accountability Act, Update on New Maximum Contaminant Levels, Licensed Operator Program, DWSRF Update, UCMR5, Current Regulatory Issues.
Kristin Tedesco, NJDEP Bureau of Water System Engineering
Leronda Aviles, NDEP Bureau of Water System Engineering
Wastewater Operations
1:30 – 3:30 Predictive Maintenance Using Data – Remote Monitoring
Ryan Booth, PSI Process
Offsetting Collection System Maintenance and Treatment Cost Through
Sampling and Analysis
Robert Noel, Monroe Township Utility Department.