2024 Conference Proceedings
Select Papers and most presentations from the 2024 Onsite Wastewater Mega-Conference are posted below on this page. Presentations are posted in PDF and are listed in the Grid on the bottom of this page based off of the final Mega-Conference agenda.
Thanks for your support and attendance at the Conference. Hope to see you next year in Sandusky, Ohio!
PAPERS from the 2024 Mega-Conference, prepared by the authors and reviewed by the NOWRA Education and Technical Practices Committees are listed here:
Presentations are posted in PDF and are listed in the Grid below based off of the final Mega-Conference agenda. Titles in the grid may be abbreviated, refer to agenda for full titles.
2024 ONSITE WASTEWATER MEGA-CONFERENCE |
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Monday, October 21, 2024 |
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Creating Our Success in Tomorrow’s Clean Water Environment, Brian Harding, Service Industry Success |
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US EPA Update, Raffael Stein, Office of Wastewater Management |
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USDA Update - Helen Price Johnson, WA State Director, Rural Development |
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Lobbying Efforts on Behalf of Onsite and Decentralized Wastewater, Tim Perrin, Polsinelli, LLC |
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NOWRA Announcements and Setting the Stage, Allison Blodig, NOWRA President |
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Looking Forward |
Technical |
Policy/Regulations |
Nutrients |
NAWT 1 |
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The 6 Reasons Employees Don’t Do What We Need Them To Harding |
Decoding AI: Is It Relevant to the Septic Industry? Credere |
Water Reuse: Bishop/Hennig |
Talking To Regulators, the Good, the Bad, and the Nonsensicle Scott |
Relationship Between Groundwater Nitrate Concentration Dowling |
Valentine |
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Septic Success: No-Cost Tips to Elevate Your Online Presence Andreasen
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Machine Learning Based Estimates of Wastewater Infrastructure da Luz |
Viral Metagenomic Wu |
Washington's On-Site Sewage System Rule Update Simmons |
Mitigation of Septic-System Derived Nutrients Humphrey |
Valentine |
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How to Grow Your Small Business to a Larger Company? Harding |
A Roadmap for Investing in Emerging Professionals Kaiser/Donnelly |
Evaluating Approaches to Decentralized Wastewater Treatment and Management Maxcy-Brown |
MI Dept. of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy: Septic Replacement Loan Program Mitchell |
The State of Source-Separation McWilliams |
Valentine |
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Implications of Sea Level Rise on Onsite Wastewater Systems Lazur |
The Rural Utilities Service's, Water and Environmental Programs (WEP) Maratita/Duke |
State of Nitrogen Reduction Regulation and Certification in North America Manwell/Podwin |
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
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| Industry Needs |
Soils |
Management |
NAWT 2 |
Design |
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EPA’s Decentralized Wastewater Program: Overview and Updates Cantu/Faller/Mezzacapo |
A Perspective on Treatment in the Soil vs Treatment in the Tank Moeller |
Mastering Job Costs & Strategic Project Pricing for Long Term Business Success Stiksma |
Having Septage Disposal Problems Ferrero |
Design, Installation & Management Considerations for Septic Systems Serving Vacation Home Rentals Heger |
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Surfing the Silver Tsunami with Work-4-Water Saba Zimmer |
Riding the Treatment Train: Practical Soil Concepts and Design Strategies Rudnicki |
Management of Decentralized Wastewater Systems in TN Hines |
What Can We Do About Septage Disposal Problems Birdsong |
Design Concepts of Sherman |
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Online Support and Resources for Onsite Wastewater Professionals Terashima |
Stakeholders' Perception Towards Regionalization of Responsible Management Bakchan |
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2022 Clean Watersheds Needs Survey and Decentralized Needs Schlaudt |
Higher Linear Loading Rates Based on Water Table Mounding Payne |
Strengthening Hawaii's On-Site Wastewater Future Young |
Delaware Valley College Valentine |
Hydraulic Properties of Drip Distribution Tubing Buchanan |
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EPA's Closing America's Wastewater Access Gap Initiative Lowenstein/Gopal |
Lessons Learned on Replacing OWTS in MO with Grant Funds Trantham |
Field Evaluation of Layered Nitrogen-Reducing Soil Treatment Cox |
Flows and Loads - Wastewater Design Considerations Kaiser/Donnelly |
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| Business |
Installation |
Innovative Solutions |
Technology |
Emerging Topics |
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The Environmental Coleman |
Coatings and Sealers for Goguen |
Impact of Large-Scale Soil-Based Wastewater Treatment Systems in VT Douglas |
Hallahan |
Volcanic Media in Nature Based Treatment Systems Kele |
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Methodology for Evaluating Sites for Community Wastewater Systems MacConnell |
Septic Tank Installation Strategies for Success Johnson |
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Pathways to Permit Innovative Onsite Systems McWilliams |
Overcoming Challenges for CA Wildfire Victims Fox/Scott |
Assessment of Wastewater Needs in the Alabama Black Belt Chai/Christian |
Gillespie |
PFAS in Septic Systems and Private Drinking Water Wells Pradhan |
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The Value of Military Veterans in Wastewater Nickoli |
Environmental and Economic Sustainability Assessment Hua |
Mantha/Sturm |
Nassau County, NY's Nitrogen Reducing Grant Program Betts/Cunningham |
Onsite Treatment in Climate Threatened Coastal Regions Forbis-Stokes |
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NSF Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Standards DeLand |
Wastewater Pumps: Basics, Sizing, Selection, Rules of Thumb Rook |
Wastewater Recycling & Reuse: Comparison of OR and WA Sweeney |
Pressure Sewer for Septic Tank Abatement Projects McTavish |
Efficiency in Wastewater Treatment Lowe |
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