WEFTEC

Where the Water Community Connects

Thank you for joining us at WEFTEC 2026. We enjoyed meeting and connecting with so many professionals across the wastewater industry to collaborate on solutions that truly matter.

We recognize the work you do every day to support and advance the water industry. The challenges and opportunities facing our communities require collaboration, innovation and strong partnerships, and your leadership plays an important role in moving our industry forward.

Our WEFTEC Sessions

• Build an Artificial Intelligence Algorithm for Wastewater Treatment | henry.croll [at] hdrinc.com (Henry Croll) and charles.hammond1 [at] hdrinc.com (Charles Hammond)
• California Coastal Nutrients: Flows, Loads, Planned Upgrades, Reuse, and Environmental Tradeoffs | dave.clark [at] hdrinc.com (Dave Clark), gregorio.estrada [at] hdrinc.com (Gregorio Estrada), mike.falk [at] hdrinc.com (Mike Falk), and charles.hammond1 [at] hdrinc.com (Charles Hammond)
• Choose Your Own Adventure: Selecting Your Phosphorus Removal Method | jb.neethling [at] hdrinc.com (JB Neethling)
• Community Hub Presentation | Member Association Connections through the Membership Community - Focus Group Outcomes | stephanie.schramm [at] hdrinc.com (Stephanie Schramm)
• Community Leadership Council | nitin.katiyar [at] hdrinc.com (Nitin Katiyar)
• DAS Design New Frontiers | bryce.figdore [at] hdrinc.com (Bryce Figdore)
• Failure Risk Mitigation through Data Analysis | alex.beck [at] hdrinc.com (Alex Beck)
• Fighting PFAS With Fire: Advanced Thermal Conversion for Biosolids Management | stephanie.spalding [at] hdrinc.com (Stephanie Spalding)
• From Cost to Impact: Reframing Water Investments for Value | brian.bakke [at] hdrinc.com (Brian Bakke) and john.stober [at] hdrinc.com (Trent Stober)
• Groundbreaking Concepts and Innovations in BNR – Legacy of James Barnard | jb.neethling [at] hdrinc.com (JB Neethling)
• Guidance for Climate-Smart Utility Planning |nitin.katiyar [at] hdrinc.com ( Nitin Katiyar)
• Keeping it Simple: Principles for Application of Traditional Mesophilic Digestion | jeffrey.zahller [at] hdrinc.com (Jeff Zahller)
• Managing Urban Flood Risk in Constrained Systems | nitin.katiyar [at] hdrinc.com (Nitin Katiyar)
• Modern Utility Asset Management: Integrating Data, Upgrading CMMS, and Advancing Maintenance | alex.beck [at] hdrinc.com (Alex Beck)
• Optimizing AvN Operation Using Machine Learning | henry.croll [at] hdrinc.com (Henry Croll)
• Papillion Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility Biosolids and Energy Improvements | joseph.barnes [at] hdrinc.com (Joseph Barnes)
• Rainfall Design for the Future | nitin.katiyar [at] hdrinc.com (Nitin Katiyar)
• Recovering Blower Waste Heat to Offset Thermal Hydrolysis Heat Demands | ty.morton [at] hdrinc.com (Ty Morton)    
• Rethinking the Application of Design Storms for Flood Resilience Planning | tom.batroney [at] hdrinc.com (Tom Batroney)
• Rethinking Data Center Cooling Through Heat Recovery | lauren.barbir [at] hdrinc.com (Lauren Barbir) and elizabeth.mitchell [at] hdrinc.com (Elizabeth Mitchell)
• The Ashley Creek UAA - Study of a Montana Waterbody | rickey.schultz [at] hdrinc.com (Rickey Schultz Jr.) and chad.wiseman [at] hdrinc.com (Chad Wiseman)
• The EPA Region 7 MA's Experience (Kansas) | alex.beck [at] hdrinc.com (Alex Beck)
• Thickening and Dewatering Optimization: Getting Water Out of Sludge | elaine.leonard [at] hdrinc.com (Elaine Leonard)
• Treatment Facility Planning - Rebooting the Site for Resiliency, Capacity, and Nutrient Removal | eric.evans [at] hdrinc.com (Eric Evans)
• Understanding and Applying Chlorination Fundamentals | june.leng [at] hdrinc.com (June Leng)
• Unlocking Hidden Solids Capacity Through Holistic, Data-Driven Planning and Optimization | elaine.leonard [at] hdrinc.com (Elaine Leonard)
• Using Long-Term Biosolids and Biogas Planning to Inform Short-Term Decisions | caitlin.mchugh [at] hdrinc.com (Caitlin McHugh)
• WEF House of Delegates International and North America Member Association Engagement | scott.aurit [at] hdrinc.com (Scott Aurit)
• What is Sustainability Worth? Understanding How Communities Value Water | luke.plutowski [at] hdrinc.com (Luke Plutowski)