November 3-4, 2010
2010 Water Quality Conference
November 3-4, 2010
Doubletree Hotel and Convention Center
Ontario, CA
This two-day, three-track conference will feature discussions on water quality regulations, perchlorate, pharmaceuticals, disinfection by-products, legal issues, other emerging contaminants and emergency management.
Track one will focus on occurrences, environmental fate, treatment, effects and public perception of emerging contaminants.
Track two will focus on nanotechnology, endocrine disruptors, perchlorate, and other current topics focusing on detection, treatment, and contamination levels and effects.
Track three will focus on emergency response. Dr. Lucy Jones, Chief Scientist USGS Multi Hazard for Southern California, Dr. Anne Wien, USGS Operations Research Analyst, and Margaret Vinci, Caltech Earthquake Programs, will discuss Ark Storm, economic Impacts and other issues facing water providers. On the second day the program will design a tabletop exercise and execute the scenario in the afternoon.
Up to 20 water contact credits will be available.
The program will present timely information for water utility executives and managers, treatment plant operators, scientists, researchers, and engineers. There are sessions designed for engineers, researchers, water agencies, lawyers, academics, regulators, elected officials and military representatives, board members and city council members.
Presentation Topics
- Perchlorate
- Nanotechnology
- Endocrine Disrupters
- Emerging Water Quality Regulations
- Risk Assessment
- Pharmaceuticals
- Disinfection By Products
- Emerging Contaminants
- Regulatory Issues
- Research
- Regional Water Issues (Central U.S. and Western)
- Wastewater Issues
- Water Quality
- Water Resources/Re-use
- Legal Issues
- Conservation
- Emergency Response
Abstracts now being accepted!
If you have ideas that could impact the water industry, the 2010 Water Quality & Regulatory Conference is the place to share them. Both oral and poster presentations are being solicited for the conference's professional program, and papers for both will be included in the conference proceedings. All abstracts must be in by August 31, 2010. Presenters will be notified on or before September 10, 2010. For more information about submitting an abstract, click here, and if you have questions, contact Conference Organizer Jo McAndrews, 951-787-9267, sayhijo@empirenet.com.
Multiple sponsorship opportunities are available with a wide array of benefits. Click here for more information on sponsorship.
Conference registration fee includes two continental breakfasts, lunches, breaks and a reception on Nov. 3. Registration is $299 until Sept. 15, 2010; $350 after Sept. 15; and $370 at the door
Cancellation policy. There is a $50 cancellation fee after Sept. 15. Cancellations must be in writing. No refunds after Oct. 15, 2010; but, substitutions are welcome.