JB Neethling, Ph.D, P.E., F.WEF
Wastewater Treatment and Effluent Management Director
JB is our top wastewater process engineer, with day-to-day tasks ranging from master planning, process evaluation and modeling, to design and startup of wastewater treatment plants. As technical director for wastewater treatment and effluent management, he assesses new technologies and directs technology transfer and applied research activities within our company.
His passion for helping clients optimize their biological nutrient removal to meet regulatory requirements fueled his focus as the principal investigator on The Water Research Foundation’s Nutrient Removal Challenge Program. This 12-year-long collaborative research initiative involved 250 organizations across the U.S. and Canada, and gathered data on both nutrient bioavailability and the nutrient-removal performance of various processes.
JB was recognized as a 2019 recipient of the Water Environment Federation Fellows Program. His significant accomplishments include oversight of all Biological Nutrient Removal-related research conducted through WRF, including ongoing efforts to achieve the lowest effluent total phosphorus requirements. He consults with clients across the U.S. and Canada regarding regulatory issues and related designs.
