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8th European Waste Water
Management Conference
& Exhibition
7th – 8th October 2014,
Manchester Town Hall,
Manchester, UK
Invitation to Register
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
• Removal of Phosphorus and Priority Substances
• Energy Efficiency and Recovery
• Process Monitoring
• Innovative treatment technologies
• Preliminary & Primary Treatment
CWA 10th Annual Conference
This year the CWA Annual Conference will run alongside
the EWWM Conference presenting the opportunity to explore
overlapping fields and new areas for collaboration.
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8th European Waste Water Management Conference & Exhibition
7th – 8th October 2014, Manchester Town Hall, Manchester, UK
Conference Overview
Our 8th event is remaining in
Manchester although at a new venue
in the magnificent Gothic Manchester
Town Hall. And we are offering a
programme for the two days that we
think will match the venue, featuring
presentations on topical issues in
wastewater both from recognised
international experts who are regular
speakers at our events, together with
many new, younger faces. This latter
group represents the experts of the
future and the number of new faces
that we will see over the next two days
gives an idea of the strengths of the
industry and provides much optimism
for future innovations.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the two biggest
topics are energy and phosphorus
removal. The water industry is under
year-on pressure to reduce its energy
usage and associated carbon footprint
and this has led to significant market
interest in process optimization,
reduced energy capital options and
on-site generation of renewable
energy. All of these suggest that
an energy neutral industry is a real
possibly in the not so distant future.
But a cloud on the horizon is the
potential need for more and tighter
standards for phosphorus consents
both in the UK and Europe, in order
to meet the requirements of the EU
Water Framework Directive. Again
legislation such as this can drive
innovation and we will see many
such examples at this event. But
there is more than just energy and P
removal. We have plenary speakers
chosen to enlighten with their insight
and to encourage debate where the
issues are controversial. And we have
contributions covering the whole of the
wastewater treatment flow train.
This year the CWA Annual Conference
will run alongside the European Waste
Water Management Conference
presenting the opportunity to explore
overlapping fields and new areas for
collaboration.
As in previous years, this event will
continue to share and promote
best practice in the design,
implementation and management
of constructed wetlands in the wider
water environment, but this year
with an emphasis on direct practical
experience, new initiatives, case studies
and research.
There will not be any field trips this year.
The afternoon of the second day will
be devoted instead to a Question and
Answer Discussion Forum
If you have an interest in wastewater
you will find something of value at
this event. It provides the opportunity
to learn, reflect and meet new and
old colleagues, and all of it delivered
amidst Victorian splendour at its best.
Nigel Horan, Conference Director
Drinks Reception
The Venue
Tuesday 7th October - The Great Hall,
Manchester Town Hall
Manchester Town Hall
Albert Square, Manchester, UK
The drinks reception will be held after
the conference sessions in the Great
Hall and will provide delegates and
exhibitors with an opportunity to
network in a relaxed and informal
environment.
The Town Hall was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, and is regarded as one of the
finest examples of neogothic architecture in the United Kingdom.
The exhibition will be held in the Great Hall which is decorated with celebrated
murals by Ford Maddox Brown illustrating the history of the city. The conference
sessions will take place in the impressive staterooms.
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Conference Programme
Tuesday 7th October 2014
Plenary Keynote
TOTEX – what is the future, can the water industry be more efficient and how will we measure this?
Martin Jolly, Technical Director, Black & Veatch UK
Energy Efficiency and Recovery
The Challenge of Energy Neutrality
Cooper-Smith, G.D., United Utilities
Lifting the Lid on Wastewater and Water Treatment Energy Efficiency
Nair, A.1 and Thornton, A.2, 1MWH, 2Veolia Water Services
Utilization and Efficiency in Wastewater Collection
Young, M., Black & Veatch & Clemson University, US
Energy Optimisation for Water Utilities – Analytics and Technology Driven
Gunaratnam, M., Wipro Ltd
Process intensification for wastewater treatment - applying technologies to save TOTEX
Caldwell, P.1, and O’Brien, L.2, 1@one Alliance, 2Hydrok UK
Development of a novel system for heat and water recovery from domestic wastewater
Chipasa, K. and Parmar, M., Pera Technology Ltd
Mapal Green Energy's unique Floating Fine Bubble Aeration (FFBA) – the greener, easier energy saving solution to wastewater treatment
Zeev Fisher, Mapal Green Energy Ltd
Performance evaluation of anaerobic granular bed baffled reactor (GRABBR) treating municipal wastewater at varying temperatures
Tota-Maharaj, K.1,2 and Akunna, J.2, 1The University of Greenwich, 2The University of Trinidad & Tobago
No need for heat! The low temperature, high rate Anaerobic Digestion technology that treats low strength wastewater for the Food &
Drink, Municipal and Pharmaceutical wastewater sectors
McCarthy, A.1, Hughes, D.2, Giles, T.1, McMahon, F.1, Murray, M.1, 1NVP Energy Ltd, 2National University of Ireland
Process Monitoring
Environmental Decision Support Systems: a useful tool to cope with wastewater management complexity?
Poch, M.1, Rigola, M.1, Comas, J.1, Rodriguez-Roda, I.1,2, 1LEQUIA. Institute of the Environment. University of Girona (UdG), Spain, 2Catalan
Institute for Water Research (ICRA), University of Girona, Spain
Don’t Just Control The Process – Control The Risk
Mazier, S. and McEwan, M., Perceptive Engineering Ltd
Brighton & Hove: the role of control and monitoring in commissioning of a large wastewater treatment plant
Lewin, I.1 and O’Hara S.2, 1MWH Ltd 2Veolia Water
Monitoring the performance of waste water treatment aerators
Poole, K., Dudley, J., Kee, T., Poinel, L., WRc
Technological Advancements in Ammonia Monitoring in Wastewater Applications
Brown, M., Multisensor Systems Ltd
Advanced Remote Data Acquisition and Control: OptiRTC – providing Optimised Real Time Consulting
Robinson, C.1 and Quigley, M.2, 1MMI Engineering, 2Geosyntec Consultants Inc
Improvements for Lake Windermere - Catchment Wise – A Ground Breaking Approach
Heath, C., United Utilities
Preliminary & Primary Treatment
SewerBattTM
Long, R., Acoustic Sensing Technology (UK) Ltd
What is grit costing you?
Barter, P., Hydro International
Dissolved Air Flotation as superior pre-treatment for municipal waste water treatment
Menkveld, W.W,H.1, Broeders, E.1, Le, M.S.2, 1Nijhuis Water Technology B.V, 2United Utilities
Odourmap
Ottley, P., Odournet
Conference Programme
Wednesday 8th October 2014
Removal of Phosphorus and Priority Substances
A Mathematical model for chemical phosphorus removal
Poole, K., Dudley, J., Kee, T., WRc
Crude COD characteristics significant for biological P removal: a UK example
Jarvis, S.1, Burger, G.2, Bye, C.2, Dold, P.2, 1Thames Water Utilities Ltd, 2EnviroSim Associates Ltd
Linking up Nutrient Removal, Liquor Treatment and Nutrient Recovery
Narroway, Y., Barker, R., Vale, P., and Chadha, M., Severn Trent Water
Advanced chemical dosing for the removal of phosphorus using existing WwTW assets and real time control
Ainsworth, S. and Moroney, J., Hach Lange
Practical Innovation: Achieving low Phosphorus levels using the Hydrok-Mecana Pile Cloth Media Filter at Windermere WWTW
Sherwood, A., United Utilities
Key monitoring and control strategies to achieve P and Fe consents
Koodie, T.1, Jarvis, S.2, Sloper, M.1, Bhumgara, Z.1, Harper, P.1, 1Black & Veatch UK, 2Thames Water
Removal of Emerging Organic Pollutant from Aqueous System
Sher Leen, G. and Fletcher, A.J., University of Strathclyde, Scotland
Innovation Implementation: Priority substance removal using powdered activated carbon and pile cloth media filtration
Eades, A. and Grabbe, U., Mecana Umwelttechnik Gmbh, Switzerland
ACTIFLO® CARB: Combined solution for phosphorus and emerging contaminants removal
Marlin, P. and Cooper, P., Veolia
Blue CAT: It’s Potential for the Simultaneous Removal of Phosphorus and Priority Substances from Wastewater Discharges
Heath, C., United Utilities
Innovative Treatment Technologies
Novel renovation technique for water and waste water systems
Kharazmi, P., KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Implementing innovative treatment processes: Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge (IFAS)
Kissack, C., Severn Trent Water
Hybrid systems: 12 years of experience with the IFAS MBBR as a technology for increased nitrogen removal capacity at WWTP
Ødegaard, H.1, Healey, K.2, Christensson, M.3, Rosén, C.3, 1Norwegian University of Science and Technology,
2
Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies UK, 3AnoxKaldnes AB, Sweden
The AecomixTM System – Converting Waste and Wastewater in one Reactor towards clean water and biogas
Menkveld, H.W.H.1 and Kluit, A.2, 1Nijhuis Water Technology B.V, The Netherlands, 2Nijhuis H2OK
Nickel hexacyanocobaltate Absorbed in Graphite Electrode as an Electrically Switched Ion Exchange
Tawfic, A.F.1, Dickson, S.E.1, Mekky, W.2, Kim, Y.1, 1McMaster University, Canada, 2AMEV NSS, Power and Process America
Enzyme-Based Treatment of Bioactive Chemicals in Water Matrices: Assessing the Process through Response Surface Methodology and
Artificial Neural Networks
Jenidi, Y. and Gomes, R.L., University of Nottingham
Evaluation of Graphite Intercalation Compound for the Removal of Organic and Biological Contaminants from Grey Water Solution
Oki, R.1, Ford, R.R.1, Tumula, P.D.1, Brown, N.W.2, Rees, A.3, 1University of Salford, 2Ariva Technology Ltd Ltd, 3United Utilities
Sequence Batch Reactors – past, present and future
Smyth, M. Aqua Enviro
Control of bulking sludge with ultrasound at Kirkby in Ashfield STW
Vegara, L.1, Vale, P.2, Moxey, P.2 Stone, D.2, 1Ultrawaves, 2Severn Trent Water
A modified cation exchange membrane by surface coating to enhance copper ion separation in wastewater treatment processes
Kotb, M.M., Dickson, S.E., Younggy, K., Meky, W., McMaster University, Canada
From Mud to Bud-Recovering Bosnian Forgotten Iron
Gotovac Atlagi´c, S.1,2, Mioni´c Ebersold, M.3, Malina, J.4, 1Republic of Srpska Public Health Institute, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
2
University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Laboratory of Powder Technology,
Switzerland, 4University of Zagreb, Croatia
Conference Programme
Day 1 – Tuesday 7th October 2014
Keynote Talk
Brian D’Arcy, Independent Environmental Consultant
Farm wetlands in environmental stewardship?
McIlwraith, C., Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
Economic feasibility of constructed wetlands for reduction of water pollution from agricultural fields in Denmark
Gathoni Gachango, F., Institute of Food and resource Economics, University of Copenhagen
Growth, nutrient uptake and carbon accumulation of five macrophyte species in a Constructed Wetland treating dairy farm effluent
Forbes, G., AFBI
Enhancing the natural environment at Pensthorpe with the Catchment Restoration Fund Dalgleish, I., Atkins
Pollutant removal in vegetated SUDS
Williams, J.B., Roinas, G., Tsavdaris, A. and Mant, C., Portsmouth University
Can an accreditation scheme for constructed wetland designers provide the sustainable answer to Defra's new approach to regulating
septic tanks and small sewage treatment plants for domestic use
Sweaney, G., CWA
How to choose the correct type of Constructed Wetland
Moir, S., Moir Environmental Ltd
Ammonia removal at four full-scale artificially aerated horizontal flow constructed wetlands
Dotro, G.1, Butterworth, E.1, Mansi, G.1, Richards, A.2, Jones, M.2, Jefferson, B.1, 1Cranfield University, 2Severn Trent Water
Feasibility of Retrofitted Constructed Wetland with Aqua-Thermal Heat Exchanger (ATHE) System for Stormwater Treatment
and Air-Conditioning in the Caribbean
Tota-Maharaj, K.1,2, Cheddie, D.2, Greenwich University, 2The University of Trinidad and Tobago
Greenmount Campus Constructed Wetland
Mulholland, M., cafre
Day 2 – Wednesday 8th October 2014
How can we use peat and other biosorbents as potential substrate in constructed wetlands?
Robalds, A., University of Latvia
Use of reactive media in wetlands for phosphorus removal: effect of particle size on removal efficiency
Fonseca, N.1,2, Ledoux, S. 2, Pearce, P. 2, Dotro, G. 1, Jefferson, B1, 1Cranfield University, 2Thames Water Innovation
Using sorbent waste materials to enhance treatment of micro-point source effluents by constructed wetlands
Green, V.1, Surridge, B.1, Quinton, J.1, Matthews, M.2, 1Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University,
2
Peak Associates Environmental Consultants Ltd
Living-Filter: a combined system of artificial floating reed-beds and baffles for reduction of phytoplankton loading onto a water
treatment plant
Castro-Castellon, A.T.1, Chipps, M.J.2, Hankins, N.P.1, Hughes, J.M.R.1, 1University of Oxford, 2Thames Water Innovation
Constructed wetlands with Vetiver grass: an alternative for treatment of sanitary wastewater
Oliveira, E.L., Miranda-Santos, L., Silva, G.H.R, Unesp – Univ. Estadual Paulista, Brazil
Progress in Passive Treatment of metallic and semi-metallic contaminants
Sweaney, G.1, and Bays, J.2, 1CH2M HILL, UK, 2CH2M HILL USA
Strategic comparison of coal mining & shale gas recovery
Widdowson, S., ARM Ltd Discussion
Open discussion session on any of the issues brought up over the 2 days,
Q&A with speakers/CWA members
Booking
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Conference Fees
Both Days
Day Rate
FULL DELEGATE
£395
£295
AUTHOR
£320
£200
STUDENTS/ACADEMICS AND CHARITIES
£190
£100
Please direct any registration queries to Clare Hunter: e. clarehunter@aquaenviro.co.uk, t. +44 (0)1924 257891.
Sponsorship & Exhibition
Events Diary
The EWWM Conference provides a fantastic opportunity to increase your
company's profile and gain brand awareness through sponsorship & exhibiting.
Resource Recovery in the Water
Industry
11th September, The Leeds Club
If your organisation works within the wastewater industry this event is not to be
missed. There are various sponsorship packages and advertising opportunities
available starting from just £150 – please visit www.ewwmconference.com
for full details.
A standard exhibition space of 3m by 2m is just £750 (+VAT) for two days,
no hidden costs. Exhibitors also receive 20% off the delegate rates.
Visit www.ewwmconference.com to download an exhibition booking form
or email franceswoodhead@aquaenviro.co.uk for further details.
Dewatering of Sludge and Digestate
30th October, Wakefield
19th European Biosolids & Organic
Resources Conference, Seminar &
Exhibition
17th - 19th November,
Manchester Town Hall, UK
IWA - Innovations in Wastewater
Treatment
2nd – 4th September 2015,
University of Leeds, UK
For full details please visit
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or contact Frances Woodhead:
e. franceswoodhead@aquaenviro.co.uk,
t. +44 (0)1924 257891
Training Courses On Offer
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Design of activated sludge systems Operation and control of activated sludge plants
Microscopic examination for the operation & control of wastewater treatment plants
AD1: Operating anaerobic digesters to optimise energy recovery:
waste primary & secondary sludge
AD2: Operating anaerobic digesters to optimise energy recovery:
other organic wastes
Introduction to CFD modelling for water and wastewater treatment plants
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Fundamentals of environmental permitting for anaerobic digestion
Solid organic wastes: operating anaerobic digesters to optimise energy recovery
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Simple statistical techniques for operators of anaerobic digestion facilities Tertiary treatment processes for modern wastewater treatment plants
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