Workshop Information & Preliminary Agenda 600F04010A August 1O-11, 2OO4 Westin Cincinnati Hotel Cincinnati, OH Sponsored by Water Supply and Water Resources Division National Risk Management Research Laboratory Office of Research and Development U.S. Environmental Protection Agency oEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency M-l- ------- ------- urpose This workshop will provide participants with an opportunity fo. examine and discuss the design and operation of adsorptive media processes for the removal of arsenic from drinking water. Workshop Goals Review design and operation information on the use of adsorptive media for the removal of arsenic from drinking water, including media selection Discuss the numerous laboratory and pilot plant studies conducted on the newly developed iron based media and other recently developed media products '•• Evaluate this information to form the basis for providing guidance for the selection of the most appropriate media for arsenic removal technology Who Should Attend This workshop is aimed at all professionals dealing with the removal of arsenic from drinking water, including consultants, researchers, regulators, utility managers, and Federal, regional, state, and local agency decision-makers. It f:EPA'< polity lortflbreflicnabls . Bccomrjj&iiof left id fcf^fii felffi Mtlllfitt wishing la (wrtldputfl ili iba AflM'* pf*gf!nfy pUKuunt IB ftl febabill A» of 1«3,29 U 4d 791 Any req'udst for m(ommodallon should he mac tap tomMlC, SHtUAraifrtMl By rthlar, July 9,2m, so that tPASllltiara suffitleothma tn procesi the retpi^ ------- ------- -gistration To register for this workshop, please register online at: http://www.epa.gov/ORD/NRMRL Not*; URl li cast isniillve. Online registration is quick and easy. Once you register, you'll receive further logistical details, such as hotel and travel information. There Is no registration fee for this workshop. x For further information, please contact: Alina Martin, SAIC Phone:703-318-4678 Email: Ics-eventsf5isoic.com Hotel Information The workshop will be held at the following location: The Westin Cincinnati 21 East Fifth Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Phone: 1-888-627-8071 or 513-621-7700 Fax:513-852-5670 A block of rooms has beerf reserved at .the hotel. Please call The Westin Cincinnati and reference the EPA Arsenic Workshop to receive the work- shop rate. The workshop rate is $80.00 (or the prevailing government per diem rate) plus 17.5% tax per room, per night for single occu- pancy. Please secure your hotel accommoda- tions as early as possible because reservations will only be accepted on a space available basis. Reservations must be made by 5:00 PM on July 19, 2004. ------- ------- Information subject to change.) Wednesday, August 11,2004 Session Ml System Design and Operation 8:00 am Critical Design Considerations Eric Winchester, ADI International Int. 8:45 am Tank/Bed Configurations: Series, Parallel, Redundancy Series Vessel Design Bernie Lucy, State of New Hampshire Parallel Vessel Design Pat Cook, Stole oi Milhigan Need for Redundancy Pat Cook, State oi Michigan ?:30am Break 10:00 am Pre-Treatmeitt Considerations Greg Gillis, AdEdge Technologies, Inc. 10:30 am Media Loading, Backwashlng, and Replacement Rich Dennis, Severn Trent Services 11:00 am System Operation and Monitoring Glen Lotimer, Jr., Kinetico Incorporated 11:30 am Lunch Session IV Treatment Costs and Residuals Disposal 1:00 pm Treatment Costs: Capital and Operational Lili Wang, Battelle Memorial Institute 1:30 pm Residuals: Quantities and Characteristics TBD 1:00 pm Residual Disposal: Options TBD 1:30 pm Adjourn For agenda updates and the latest Information visit the workshop web site at hrtp://www.epa.qov/QRD/HRMRL Hole! URL ii case seniilive. ------- ------- orkshop Agenda Tuesday, August 10,2004 7:30 am Registration 8:30 am Welcome and Introduction Sally Gutierrez, USEPA Tom Sorg, USEPA Session I Adsorption Fundamentals/ Bench Scale Testings 9:00 am Fundamentals of the Adsorption Process Dr. Dennis Clifford, University of Houston 9:30 am Isotherm Testing: Procedures and Application of Results Dr. Gary Amy, University of Colorado 10:00 am RSSCT: Procedures and Application of Results Dr. Paul Westerhoff, Arizona State University 10:30 am Break Session II Process Design— Media Performance 11:00 am Adsorption Media: Types and Properties Darren Lytle, USEPA 11:30 am Source Waters Quality Dr. Philip Brandhuber, HRD Inc. 12:00pm Lunch 1:30 pm Media Performance: Laboratory Studies Dr. Gory Amy, University of Colorado 2:00 pm Media Performance: Laboratory and Pilot Studies - Dr. Xiaoguong Meng, Stevens Institute of Technology 2:30 pm Media Performance: Pilot Studies Dr. Paul Westerhoff, Arizona State University 3:00 pm Break 3:30 pm Media Performance: Pilot Studies Dr. Abraham Chen and Lili Wang, Battelle Memorial Institute 4:15 pm Open Discussion 5:00 - 6:30 pm Hospitality Hour Sponsored by Water Quality Association ------- ------- United States Environmental Protection Agency National Risk Management Research Laboratory, G-72 Cincinnati, OH 45268 Official Business Penalty for Private Use $300 EPA/fcOO/F-04/OIOa Recycled/Recyclable Printed with vegetable-based ink on paper that contains a minimum of 50% post-consumer fiber content processed chlorine free. ------- ------- |