Future Looks Bright: Projects Led by Young Engineers

Monitoring Foaming Bacteria Growth in a Partially Nitrifying Water Reclamation Plant

SWRCB Wastewater: 0.05 CEU

CWEA: .5 Contact Hours

Practice Area: Engineering & Research

Attendees will gain exciting knowledge of how the water in California gets treated in an interactive experience. They will also be able to identify what bacterial foaming and bulking is as well as its negative effects.

Learner Outcomes:

• Communicate to their peers the basic process of wastewater treatment using bacteria to remove the contaminants.
• Explain what foaming and bulking issues are at wastewater treatment plants.
• Explain the role of bacteria in wastewater treatment.

Level: Introduction to; limited knowledge of subject matter / entry level staff

Primary Speaker(s)

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  Roxanne Labat

  Student
  California State University, Long Beach
  Torrance, CA

Speaker(s)

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  John Nguyen

  Student
  California State University, Long Beach
  Santa Ana

Track Facilitator(s)

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  Kaitlin Zusy

  Civil Engineer
  Black and Veatch
  Walnut Creek, California