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2022 Conference

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Thursday, Sept. 15th
8:00 – 4:00Registration & Check-in
8:00 – 9:00Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15Session TH-1: Opening General Session
ModeratorJustin Sutherland, Carollo Engineers
Welcome & History of Desal in Texas
9:15 – 10:15Session TH-2: Keynote Presentation
ModeratorKyle Frazier, Texas Desalination Association
Keynote Address: Desalination in Texas-One Has to Manage Multiple Agencies for a Successful Outcome
Edmund Archuleta
10:15 – 10:45Break with Exhibits & Networking
10:45 – 11:45Session TH-3: New Technologies & Desalination Research
ModeratorMalynda Cappelle, Bureau of Reclamation
Solar Power Desalination Device
Junghyo (Jung) Yoon, PhD, Research Laboratory of Electronics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Making Portable Desalination Sustainable, and Easy
Bruce Crawford, MIT
Reverse Osmosis Concentrate Treatment with Fujifilm’s Salt-Free Electrodialysis Metathesis
Tayia Oddonetto, The University of Texas at El Paso
11:45 – 1:00Luncheon with Keynote Presentation: Department of the Interior and Bureau of Reclamation Lead Development of Desalination to Address Climate Crisis | David Raff, Bureau of Reclamation
1:00 – 1:45Session TH-4: Secure Water? Steps for Your Future!
ModeratorKyle Frazier, Texas Desalination Association
1:45 – 3:15Session TH-5: Legislative / Regulatory Update
ModeratorSteven Walden, Steven Walden Consulting
Carlos Rubinstein, RSAH2O, LLC
Kyle Frazier, Texas Desalination Association
Michael Irlbeck, EPCOR
Rusty Smith, Texas Produced Water Consortium
3:15 – 3:30Break with Exhibits & Networking
3:30 – 5:00Session TH-6: Brackish Happy Hour Roundtable Discussion & Networking | Energy Future of Desalination
ModeratorDarrell Peckham, Peckham P.G., LLC
Dr. Wisian, Bureau of Economic Geology
Rick McCurdy, Select Energy
Matt Nicholls, Invenergy Clean Water, LLC
Friday, Sept. 16th
7:15 – 11:00Registration & Check-in
7:15 – 8:15Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 9:00Session F-1: Panel Discussion | Value of Desal: Reliable Source of Water
ModeratorPaul Choules, Water Cycle LLC
Sally Gutierrez, EPA
Scott Reinert, El Paso Water
Christine Owen, Hazen & Sawyer
Judy Adams, Brownsville Public Utilities Board
9:00 – 9:45Session F-2: Leaders in Desal Panel Discussion | Your Greatest Failure and What You Learned From It
ModeratorKyle Frazier, Texas Desalination Association
Glenn Farrel, CalDesal
Mike Hightower, NM Desal
Devesh Sharma, International Desalination Association
9:45 – 10:15Break with Exhibits & Networking
10:15 – 11:15Session F-3: Texas WateReuse Panel Discussion: Meeting Future Growth in Texas with Desal and Reuse
ModeratorEva Steinle-Darling, WateReuse Texas
Gregg Eckhardt, San Antonio Water Systems
Angel Bustamante, El Paso Water
R.J. Muraski, North Texas Municipal Water District
11:15 – 11:45Session F-4: Kyle Talks
ModeratorKyle Frazier, Texas Desalination Association
Representative Lyle Larson, Texas House of Representatives
11:45 – 12:15Annual Membership Meeting & Board Election
Justin Sutherland / Kyle Frazier / Committee Chairs
12:15 – 2:15Exhibitor Tear-down

Student Poster Session

ModeratorsRosalyn Le, CP&Y an STV Company / Esther Guedez, Hydranautics
Making Portable Desalination Sustainable, and Easy
Bruce Crawford, Massachusettes Institute of Technology
Reverse Osmosis Concentrate Treatment with Fujifilm’s Salt-Free Electrodialysis Metathesis
Tayia Oddonetto, The University of Texas at El Paso
Increasing Water Supplies Though Photobiological Treatment of Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis Concentrate
Jacob A. Palmer, Texas State University – San Marcos
Lifecycle Cost Analysis of a New Reverse Osmosis Concentrate Management System Using Brackish Diatoms for Enhanced Freshwater Recovery
Emon Roy, Texas State University – San Marcos

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Stuart, FL 34996
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