The Annual Drinking Water Quality and Research Seminar

Join the VA AWWA Drinking Water Quality and Research Committee for a full day of learning and networking to explore the broad impacts of water quality issues beyond the treatment plant. This seminar will be held in Richmond, VA and will include breakfast and lunch. 

Schedule Subject to Changes

8:00 Continental Breakfast and Networking

 

8:30 Keynote Address
-Dwayne Roadcap, Director, Virginia Department of Health- Office of Drinking Water

 

10:00 Networking Break

 

11:00 Data Centers: Trends and Innovation for Water Use
-Lauren Barbir, Associate Vice President and Global Business Development Director, HDR Tech, Media, & Telecom (TMT) 

 

11:45 Lunch

12:30 After the GAC: What Happens to PFAS Once It Leaves Your Plant
-Noelle DeStefano, National PFAS Sector Lead, Metiri Group

 

1:00 PFAS and DBPs: Hidden Parallels and Missed Co-benefits
-Kirin E. Furst, PhD, Co-Director, Occoquan Watershed Monitoring Laboratory

 

2:15 Fluoride in Drinking Water Treatment: A History of Practices and Perception
-John Moore, Director of Water, RK&K
-Isabell Stitt-Fredericks, Senior Program Manager of Water, Virginia Health Catalyst

 

3:00 AWWA Project 108: Tools and Recommendations for Water Systems to Prepare for Upcoming Microbial and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (MDBPR) Changes
-Vishakha Kaushik, Arcadis

 

3:45 Wrapping Up

 

4:00 Close

Parking and Hotels

Please use the rear lot (shared with the hotel) for ample parking.

These are the closest hotels:

Hilton Garden Inn Richmond/ Innsbrook

Hyatt Place Richmond/ Innsbrook