Research and Development Office

6th Annual Water Innovations and Networking Workshop—

Agenda

Monday, October 23

2:00 Tour of Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Plant – 10751 Montana Ave,
         El Paso, TX 79935

Tuesday, October 24

9:00 Open Workshop – Dr. Malynda Cappelle, Bureau of Reclamation

9:05 Welcome Message – Jennifer Faler, P.E. and Dr. Ken Nowak,
         Bureau of Reclamation

9:20 RENEWABLE ENERGY AND AGRICULTURE

Desalination concentrate as a potential resource for inland aquaculture
Fabio Dos Santos Neto and Cameron Emadi, University of North Texas

Testing of photovoltaic electrodialysis-reversal system with new control strategy for improved performance and reliability
Jonathan Bessette, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Achieving sustainable desalination and beneficial reuse via solar multi-effects membrane distillation
Andrew Ibarra, EIT, SolMem LLC

10:40 PRODUCED WATER TREATMENT

Overview of the New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium
Mike Hightower, New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium

Chemical and toxicological characterization of Produced Water Treated via Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO)
Himali Madushani Kanchanamala Delanka-Pedige and Dr. Yanyan Zhang, New Mexico State University

Overview of the Texas Produced Water Consortium
Dr. W. Shane Walker, P.E., Texas Tech University

11:40 Interactive Break

12:05 Lunch

1:20 3-Minute Pitches

1:30 PANEL: “FROM RESEARCH TO MARKET”

Moderator: Dr. W. Shane Walker, P.E., Texas Tech University
Dr. Dileep Agnihotri, WaterSurplus
Jonathan Bessette, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Neil Moe, Veolia
Eric Reitze, P.E., PMP, SolarMultiple
Chad Unrau, Magna Imperio Systems Corp.

2:30 Interactive Break

3:00 RECLAMATION PROGRAMS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Dr. Ken Nowak, Research and Development Office Program Manager,
Bureau of Reclamation

3:15 UPDATE FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA OFFICE

Jennifer Faler, P.E., Albuquerque Area Office Manager,
Bureau of Reclamation

3:30 Q&A: FEDERAL FUNDING AND OPERATIONS

3:45 Day One Closing Comments – Dr. Malynda Cappelle, Bureau of Reclamation

4:15 Tour of Water & Wastewater Treatment Facilities – Village of Cloudcroft

Scott Powell and Tony Courvoisier, Village of Cloudcroft

6:00 Evening Social

575 BREWING COMPANY
234 W. 8th Street
Alamogordo, NM 88310

Wednesday, October 25

9:00 Day Two Opening Comments – Dr. Malynda Cappelle,
        Bureau of Reclamation

9:05 PANEL: PFAS

PFAS Treatment at the BGNDRF
Dr. Malynda Cappelle, Bureau of Reclamation

Pilot Scale PFAS Destruction in Membrane Concentrate via Electrochemical Oxidation
Avianna E. Gallegos, EIT, Hazen and Sawyer

Exploring the Limits of PFAS Analysis: Suspect and Nontargeted Screening with Ultrahigh Resolution 21T FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry
Dr. Robert Young, New Mexico State University

10:15 KEYNOTE:

Dr. Megan Plumlee, P.E., Orange County Water District

11:15 Interactive Break

11:45 BGNDRF SUMMER INTERN PROJECTS

Managing the Life and Death of PFAS-Laden GAC
Luke Englert, University of California, Davis

Analysis of the BGNDRF 120.75kW DC rated grid-tied PV System
Whitley Rummel, University of California, Berkeley

Comparison of Four PFAS Removal Media for Treatment of BGNDRF Well 2 Brackish Water
Miranda Salinas, The University of Texas – El Paso

12:30 Lunch

2:00 3-Minute Pitches

2:15 ENHANCED EVAPORATION/HIGH RECOVERY DESALINATION

Impingement Evaporation of Concentrated Wastewater Brine Using Solar Heat
Eric Reitze, P.E., PMP

Pilot Testing of the Mineral Recovery Enhanced Desalination (MRED) Process for Improved Brackish Water Desalination
Dr. Bruce Thomson, P.E., University of New Mexico

Convection Enhanced Evaporation Systems
Dr. Natasha Wright, University of Minnesota

3:15 BGNDRF UPDATE

Dr. Malynda Cappelle, Bureau of Reclamation

3:35 Day Two Closing Comments – Dr. Malynda Cappelle, Bureau of Reclamation