Each day, 20 million gallons of freshwater is pumped through US industries (USGS), serving as solvent, transport agent, raw material, coolant, and energy source. Almost all of the water withdrawn is pumped back into municipal wastewater treatment facilities or bodies of water at various stages of treatment. In a climate of water scarcity, rising regulatory compliance obligations, and ever increasing cost, water reuse is becoming a source of potential profit. AGRION is bringing together technology providers, manufacturers, municipalities and investors to establish a strategy on how to transform 100% effluent wastewater into 99% freshwater and 1% valuable waste.

We will discuss treatment methods such as micro filtration, sedimentation, membrane systems, photocatalysis, water softening, deionization and reverse osmosis. We ask: What is the payback and cost-efficacy for industrial water reuse? What are the associated risks? Who has achieved success? Is this a strategy for bypassing elaborate regulatory compliance procedures? What are the financial incentives for investing in onsite wastewater treatment equipment?

09:00am:    Reception, Networking and Continental Breakfast

09:20am:    Welcome and Introduction

09:30am:    Panel Discussion Begins

1.    Industrial Wastewater Treatment: Benefits and Drawbacks of Reuse

• Are all forms of industrial wastewater reusable? Are certain industries more likely to max out the payback of water reuse? Rinse water is the most common candidate for reuse, what are some of the issues the food industry is exposed to? Are they the same for high quality rinse water? What are the necessary steps for treating industrial wastewater?
• How can industries best exploit the value of the raw material waste products? Is anaerobic digestion and recovering biogas or power from the waste a cost effective solution? What remains after a closed cycle reuse?
• Salinity is a major barrior to water reuse. How can industries manage salinity without hauling it?
• Is onsite treatement an effective way of eliminating certain regulatory compliance obligations such as the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits? Or Industrial Pretreatment Permits?

2.    Technological Solutions to Exploit Industrial Wastewater in a Cost Effective Manner

• Overview of available technology and recent innovations: how much does the equipment cost?
• What are some of the key factors that determine the return on investment?
• What are the risks associated with water reuse?
• What is the associated maintenance cost?

3.    Installing a Facility: Permitting, Financing and Eventual Relocation

• What are some of the traps to avoid when seeking AQMD permitting?
• Are financial incentives for internal water treatment sufficient? Is it cheaper to contract water purchase agreements?
• Who has made the move successfully? Are production facilities working together on industrial wastewater issues?
• Can a facility relocate; is water reuse/treatment equipment modular or portable?
• Is tertiary treatment of water and re-use for irrigation a viable option?

11:00am:    End of Panel Discussion: Q&A, Networking

12:00pm:    End of Conference

Speakers:

Air Liquide - Balazs Nanoanalysis, Slava Libman, Ph.D., Director and Business Development

Rosenblum Environmental Engineering, John Rosenblum, Ph.D., Principal Engineer

Somach Simmons & Dunn, Theresa “Tess” A. Dunham, Shareholder, Attorney

Moderator:

Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Jean Debroux, PhD, Director, Advanced Technologies Group

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Location and Directions:

Garden Court Hotel @ 520 Cowper St. in Palo Alto, CA

Driving: From 101 (North or South): Exit University Avenue, go west. Make a left onto Cowper Street. Hotel is on the right-hand side on the first block.
From 280 (North or South): Exit Sand Hill Road, head east. Turn right onto Arboretum Road. Make a left onto Palm, which turns into University Avenue. Turn right onto Cowper Street. Hotel is on the right side on the first block.

Public Transit:Take Caltrain to the Palo Alto stop. Upon leaving the train station follow University Avenue 0.4 miles (6 blocks) to Cowper St. and turn right. The Garden Court is half of a block down on the right hand side.

Registration:

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Please contact cedric.christensen@agrion.org for any further questions.