Sessions Emphasize Sustainability, Water Reclamation
and Reuse, Program Management, Alternative Project Delivery and Advanced
Technologies
Kansas City, Mo. (September 30, 2008) – Black & Veatch, a leading global
engineering, consulting and construction company, announced today that water
practice and technology leaders and other professionals from the company are
participating in 43 technical sessions and workshops at the 81st
Annual Water Environment Federation (WEF) Technical Exhibition and Conference
in Chicago on October 18-22.
Dan McCarthy, President and CEO of Black & Veatch’s global water
business, will moderate a technical session entitled “Sustainable Water
Planning: The Global Perspective.” The October 20 session features an
international panel of speakers assembled by Black & Veatch that will focus
on ways to promote sustainable water use and management.
“Nations worldwide face unprecedented challenges as demands upon natural
resources grow, population increases and climate change accelerates,” McCarthy
said. “The water industry must seek sustainable solutions that meet social,
economic and environmental goals as well as being politically and commercially
viable. Exchanging ideas and experiences at conferences like WEFTEC helps water
industry leaders identify innovative solutions.”
The sessions that Black & Veatch professionals will present and moderate
include such diverse topics as:
- Anaerobic Digestion—Improving Energy Efficiency with Mixing
- New Innovations for Program Management… Challenges and Successes
- Picking the Right Model for the Sustainable Design of Treatment Plants
- Alliance Contracting—Breaking the Barriers of Traditional Project
Delivery
- Driving Membrane Bioreactors to Limit of Technology
- The AWTP Nutrient Challenge: A New Level of Nutrient Control
- Validation of UV Reactors: New Approaches to Consistent UV Design
- What is Your Biosolids Footprint?
- Advanced Recycled Water Facilities—Coming of Age
Black & Veatch professionals will also lead workshops on such topics
as:
- The Big Picture: Reclaimed Water as a Water Resource
- Upgrading Plants using IFAS, MBBR and Membrane Technologies
- Disinfection Strategies to Keep Pace with Reuse Trends
In addition, Black & Veatch professionals have been selected for six
poster presentations for the conference.
About Black & Veatch
Black & Veatch is a leading global engineering, consulting and construction
company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water,
telecommunications, management consulting, federal and environmental markets.
Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch develops tailored infrastructure solutions
that meet clients’ needs and provide sustainable benefits. Solutions are
provided from the broad line of service expertise available within Black &
Veatch, including conceptual and preliminary engineering services, engineering
design, procurement, construction, financial management, asset management,
program management, construction management, environmental, security design and
consulting, management consulting and infrastructure planning. With $3.2
billion in revenue, the employee-owned company has more than 100 offices
worldwide and has completed projects in more than 100 countries on six
continents.
Black & Veatch’s global water business provides innovative,
technology-based solutions to utilities, governments and industries worldwide.
Local project teams work with multinational water and wastewater treatment
process experts to address site-specific challenges through a broad range of
consulting, study, planning, design, design-build and construction management
services. The company’s Web site address is www.bv.com.
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