Workshop Information &
     Preliminary Agenda
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    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
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         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.
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        -gistration
To register for this workshop, please register
online at:

  http://www.epa.gov/ORD/NRMRL
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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.

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  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
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           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

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