Welcome to our official webpage for the 98th Annual WEF Technical Exhibition & Conference in Chicago, Illinois. Take a few moments to explore our capabilities and projects in the wastewater industry. Join us in Chicago for this year’s annual conference and visit us at Table #1 at the Student and Young Professional Career Fair.
Visit us at Booth # 6132 to meet our team, exchange ideas and experience our digital tools.
Get to know our presenters, co-authors, moderators and assistant facilitators at this year’s conference.
Presenters
Keith Sears
Developing a Digital Protocol to Optimize Biological Nutrient Removal Performance
Co-authored with Xiaohong He and Gerry Stevens (AECOM)
Monday, September 29, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. CT
Room S405a
Scott Belz
New Methods for Sewer Pipe Inspection – Pole Camera Screening to Reduce Costs for CCTV and Condition Assessment
Co-authored with Costas Kontas (AECOM)
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. CT
Room S503a
Tanner Adair
Historic Combined Sewer – Severe Invert Loss, Imminent Failure Grade, Structural Integrity Maintained
Co-presented with Kevin Alspach (AECOM)
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. CT
Room S503a
Kevin Alspach
Historic Combined Sewer – Severe Invert Loss, Imminent Failure Grade, Structural Integrity Maintained
Co-presented with Tanner Adair (AECOM)
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. CT
Room S503a
Will Peterson
Advancing Sustainability Through Delivery of a New 48 MGD Water Reclamation Facility
Co-authored with Manny Diaz and Karina Kaye (Sundt), Holly Lopez (Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities) and Tonia Wang (AECOM)
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. CT
Room S404a
Co-Authors
Scott Belz
Private Property I/I Reduction Program Shows Success!
Co-authored with Rich Snyder, Presenter and Mark Filipic (City of Rocky River) and Kimberly Kerber (Mannik Smith Group)
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. CT
Room S503a
Facilitators
Christine Estes
Workshop Facilitator
W03 Integrated Flood Planning: Managing the Storms of the Future
Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.
Room S501a
Karthik Kumarasamy
Workshop Facilitator
W02 Exploring Disinfection Validation in Water Reuse Scenarios
Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.
Room S502a
Will Peterson
Assistant Facilitator
Learning Exchange: Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG)
Monday, September 29, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. CT
Room N230a
Grant Davies
Assistant Facilitator
Efficient Flow: Innovative Strategies for Asset Management
Monday, September 29, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. CT
Room S504d
Ken Brischke
Assistant Facilitator
Microbial Selection and Performance Under Low DO Conditions
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. CT
Room S405a
Luis Leon
Assistant Facilitator
Shaping the Future of Water Reuse: Drivers, Feasibility & Challenges
September 30, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. CT
Room S402a
Tess Laffer
Assistant Facilitator
Innovative Carbon-Based Advanced Treatment Solutions: Transforming Water Reuse
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. CT
Room S502a
Lucy Pugh
Lead Facilitator
PFAS Removal Technologies for Leachate and Complex Wastewaters
September 30, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.
Room S501c
Moderators
Ken Brischke
Technology Spotlight: Aeration Blowers
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. CT
Booth 4203
Rachel Hanson
Freedom! Liberating Nutrients from Industrial Byproducts for Agricultural Reuse
Tuesday, September 29, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. CT
Room S504a
Scott Belz
Concept to Completion: Pump Station Improvement and Construction
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 3:30 a.m. CT
Room S401a
Tess Laffer
Shaping the Future of Water Reuse: Drivers, Feasibility & Challenges
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. CT
Room S402a
Keith Sears
Optimizing the Treatment Train Using Advanced Primary Filtration and its Impact on Secondary Treatment
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. CT
Room S404a
Grant Davies
Analyze This: Risk Based CIP Planning
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. CT
Room S402b
Special Events
Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim
Pavilion Session Invited Speaker
Water Stewardship in the Circular Water Economy: Pathways to Water Positive Impact
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. CT
Booth 2665, South Hall A2
Will Peterson
Pavilion Session Invited Speaker
Circular Water Economy: ESG Task Force
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. CT
Booth 2665, South Hall A2
