PAST MWAA SPRING AND FALL MEETINGS
Fall 2023
Tour of Jardine Water Purification Plant
Speaker: James Shinkle
Chicago, IL
Spring 2023
Guided Tour Fullersburg Woods
Speaker: Toni Glymph-Martin, Wastewater Microbiology Solutions - "Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater"
Kenosha, WI
Spring 2022
Tour of Kenosha Water Utility
Speaker: Dominic Brose, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago - "A Correlation Study of TOC and 5-day BOD/CBOD Tests"
Kenosha, WI
Fall 2019
Water quality/boat tour Lake Michigan, MMSD central laboratory tour, and green infrastructure/green roof tour
Speakers: Mike Montenaro, Chris Schultz, Zach Vogel, Sue Sutherland
Milwaukee, WI
Spring 2019
Behind the scenes tour at Shedd Aquarium
Speaker: Chrissy Cabay, Director of Scientific Advancement - "The Aquarium Microbiome: Engineering For Sustainability and Health"
Chicago, IL
Fall 2018
Tour of Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Treatment Plant and Laboratory
Speaker: Emily Jones of Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
Madison, WI
Spring 2018
Tour of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Calumet Plant & Thornton Reservoir
Chicago, IL
Fall 2017
Tour of Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum
Speakers: Dave Giordano (Root-Pike WIN) and Lori Artiomow (Hawthorn Hollow)
Kenosha, WI
Spring 2017
Tour of US EPA Region 5 headquarters & laboratory
Chicago, IL
Fall 2016
Tour of Sheboygan Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility
Speakers: Autumn Fisher from Fond du Lac WWTP on SNRP and Sharon Thieszen on Resource Recovery Operations at Sheboygan's WWTP
Spring 2016
Tour of the Waukegan Water Dept. Drinking Water Filtration Plant
Tour of North Shore Water Reclamation District's Waukegan Water Reclamation Facility
Fall 2015
Tour of The Plant in Chicago
Speaker: Bryant Williams from Cook County Dept. of Environmental Control
Spring 2015
Bus tour of river restoration projects in SE Wisconsin led by Martin Melchior from Interfluve
Fall 2014
Tour of Racine WWTP
Tour of SC Johnson Wax
Spring 2014
Tour of Central Lake County JAWA
Tour of Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve
Fall 2013
Tour of the Global Water Center, Milwaukee, WI
Various speakers from several startup entrepreneurs including an alternative
to BOD testing, microbial ID by DNA, and stormwater mitigation using green infrastructure.
Spring 2013
Wendella boat tour of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan
Tour of the McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum
Speaker: Tom Minarik from Metropolitan Water Reclamation District spoke on
water quality changes in the Chicago area waterways.
Fall 2012
Tour of Advanced Waste Services, Milwaukee, WI
Tour of Miller Brewery, Milwaukee, WI
Spring 2012
Tour of Ryerson Woods Conservation Area, Deerfield, IL
Tour of Chicago Botanic Gardens, Glenview, IL
Fall 2011
Tour of the Fox River Water Pollution Control Center in Brookfield, WI.
Tour of Growing Power, Inc. in Milwaukee, WI.
Spring 2011
Tour of Crossbow Water Resin Regeneration Facility in Glenwood, IL
Open discussion of water treatment technologies for laboratories and ion
exchange resin regeneration for deionized water.
Fall 2010
Tour of the Root River Steelhead Facility and the Racine Drinking Water Plant
Spring 2010
Tour of the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL
Speakers: Kurt Dreisilker on permeable pavement and Kay McKeen from SCARCE on
watershed management and recycling
Fall 2009
Tour of the Waukegan Lakefront and Coke Remediation Site (AOC)
Speakers: John and Ann Mahan - Wild Lake Michigan presentation
Spring 2009
Tour of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Stickney
Plant, Lab, Research Facility and Greenhouse
Speakers: Rick Gore - A Novel Approach to Ascaris Analysis in
Biosolids and Lakhwinder Hundal - Occurrence of Endocrine Disrupting
Contaminants (EDCs) in Effluent and Biosolids.
Fall 2008
Tour of the Great Lakes WATER Institute in Milwaukee, WI.
Speakers: Jim Lubner (overview) and Rebecca Klaper (PPCPs) from the WATER Institute
Spring 2008
Presentation and Tour by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County -
Thorium Remediation and Restoration Project
Fall 2007
Tour of the NSSD Zion Township Sludge Recycling Facility
Speakers: Bill Soucie from Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency -
Our Fresh Water Ocean and Brian Dorn from North Shore Sanitary District -
Overview of Zion Township Sludge Recycling Facility
Spring 2007
Tour of Discovery World/Pier Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI
Speakers: Brad Eggold from WDNR - L. Michigan yellow perch management and Rob
Flood from North Shore Sanitary District - A biological assessment of North
Shore Sanitary District's Point Sources
Fall 2006
Tour of the Brookfield Zoo & Water Quality
Spring 2006
Tour of the Deep Tunnel at Jones Island WWTP in Milwaukee, WI
Speaker: Jane LeCapitaine of United Water Services
Fall 2005
Tour of the Chicago Botanic Gardens in Glencoe, ILL
Speaker: Joe Merencik - Aquatic Botanist for the Gardens - The Chicago
Botanical Garden's Aquatic Plants and Urban Lakes Studies Program
Spring 2005
Tour of the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation in Dundee, ILL
Speaker: Our tour guide Colleen gave an overview of the facility and detailed
information during the tour
Fall 2004
Tour of the Milwaukee County Zoo
Speaker: Tom Burzynski from the WDNR - Sturgeon Reintroduction into the Milwaukee River
Spring 2004
Tour of the Kenosha Water Utility
Speaker: Dave Lewis from the Kenosha Water Utility on their 20 MGD
US-Filter-Memcor Micro-Membrane Filtration Plant
Fall 2003
Tours of the Sheboygan Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility and the
Sheboygan Water Treatment Plant
Speaker: Toni Glymph from the WDNR - Beach Classifications and closings
around the state of Wisconsin
Spring 2003
Joint meeting of the Northern Illinois Water Analysts and the Midwest Water
Analysts with tours of the Argonne National Laboratory and the DuPage County
Public Works Southeastern Regional Water Facility
Fall 2002
MMSD Lab Tour & Pelagos Boat Tour in Milwaukee
Speaker: Dr. Sandra McClellan of the Great Lakes Water Institute - Detecting
Sources of E. coli in the Nearshore Waters of Lake Michigan
Spring 2002
Tour of the Central Lake County JAWA Water Treatment Plant in Lake Bluff, IL
Speaker: Brian Jensen, P.E. of the North Shore Sanitary District - A New Method of Sludge Disposal
Fall 2001
Tour of Lake Front Brewery and Lab in Milwaukee & Tour of Denis Sullivan (schooner)
Spring 2001
Tour of Culligan Plant in Northbrook, IL
Speakers: 1) Monica Tishler of Benedictine University - Wild Goose Chase: The
Microbiology of Goose Feces 2) Bill Soucie of Central Lake County JAWA -
Ultraviolet Disinfection and Ion Exchange in Drinking Water Treatment 3)
Speaker from Culligan - Point of Use Products.
Fall 2000
Tour of Linnwood Water Treatment Plant in Milwaukee
Speakers: Barb & Ken Wardius - Wisconsin Lighthouses (slide presentation)
Spring 2000
Behind the scenes tour of Shedd Aquarium
Speaker: Rick Barbiero & Mark Tuchman - Phytoplankton & Zooplankton Communities in Lake Michigan
Fall 1999
Tour of the Root River WDNR Fish Hatchery Facility & Tour of the Racine
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants
Spring 1999
Tour of Waukegan Harbor (Johns Manville Site and dredging disposal area)
& Tour of W.G. Jackson - USEPA Research Vessel
Fall 1998
Tour of WEPCO Power Plant near Kenosha, WI
Speaker: Bruce Ramme - Beneficial Re-use of Power Plant Coal Ash
Spring 1998
No Meeting
Fall 1997
Tour of the Great Lakes WATER Institute & Tour of the Maritime Center (now Pier Wisconsin)
Speaker: Matt Coffaro - Disappearance of the Yellow Perch in Lake Michigan
Spring 1997
Tour of the Jardine Water Treatment Facility in Chicago
Speaker: Krystyna Markiewicz of the Chicago Water Dept. - Water Purification
- Principles and Concerns
Fall 1996
Tour of the Green Bay Metro Sewerage District Plant and Lab
Speaker: Bruce Johnson of the Fox Wolf Basin 2000 - Fox-Wolf River Basin
Spring 1996
Tour of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Plant and Lab in Chicago
Speaker: Alan Stark of the Chicago Water Plant - Hands on Guide to the Internet
Fall 1995
Behind the scenes tour of the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago
Speaker: Kent Semmen of the Shedd Aquarium - Recent Developments in Drinking Water
Spring 1995
Tour of Eaglebrook Environmental Laboratories in Scherrerville, IN
Speaker: Ed Bonanni - Enhanced Primary Treatment, Enhanced Coagulation
Meetings prior to 1995
Fall 2023
Tour of Jardine Water Purification Plant
Speaker: James Shinkle
Chicago, IL
Spring 2023
Guided Tour Fullersburg Woods
Speaker: Toni Glymph-Martin, Wastewater Microbiology Solutions - "Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater"
Kenosha, WI
Spring 2022
Tour of Kenosha Water Utility
Speaker: Dominic Brose, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago - "A Correlation Study of TOC and 5-day BOD/CBOD Tests"
Kenosha, WI
Fall 2019
Water quality/boat tour Lake Michigan, MMSD central laboratory tour, and green infrastructure/green roof tour
Speakers: Mike Montenaro, Chris Schultz, Zach Vogel, Sue Sutherland
Milwaukee, WI
Spring 2019
Behind the scenes tour at Shedd Aquarium
Speaker: Chrissy Cabay, Director of Scientific Advancement - "The Aquarium Microbiome: Engineering For Sustainability and Health"
Chicago, IL
Fall 2018
Tour of Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Treatment Plant and Laboratory
Speaker: Emily Jones of Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
Madison, WI
Spring 2018
Tour of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Calumet Plant & Thornton Reservoir
Chicago, IL
Fall 2017
Tour of Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum
Speakers: Dave Giordano (Root-Pike WIN) and Lori Artiomow (Hawthorn Hollow)
Kenosha, WI
Spring 2017
Tour of US EPA Region 5 headquarters & laboratory
Chicago, IL
Fall 2016
Tour of Sheboygan Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility
Speakers: Autumn Fisher from Fond du Lac WWTP on SNRP and Sharon Thieszen on Resource Recovery Operations at Sheboygan's WWTP
Spring 2016
Tour of the Waukegan Water Dept. Drinking Water Filtration Plant
Tour of North Shore Water Reclamation District's Waukegan Water Reclamation Facility
Fall 2015
Tour of The Plant in Chicago
Speaker: Bryant Williams from Cook County Dept. of Environmental Control
Spring 2015
Bus tour of river restoration projects in SE Wisconsin led by Martin Melchior from Interfluve
Fall 2014
Tour of Racine WWTP
Tour of SC Johnson Wax
Spring 2014
Tour of Central Lake County JAWA
Tour of Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve
Fall 2013
Tour of the Global Water Center, Milwaukee, WI
Various speakers from several startup entrepreneurs including an alternative
to BOD testing, microbial ID by DNA, and stormwater mitigation using green infrastructure.
Spring 2013
Wendella boat tour of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan
Tour of the McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum
Speaker: Tom Minarik from Metropolitan Water Reclamation District spoke on
water quality changes in the Chicago area waterways.
Fall 2012
Tour of Advanced Waste Services, Milwaukee, WI
Tour of Miller Brewery, Milwaukee, WI
Spring 2012
Tour of Ryerson Woods Conservation Area, Deerfield, IL
Tour of Chicago Botanic Gardens, Glenview, IL
Fall 2011
Tour of the Fox River Water Pollution Control Center in Brookfield, WI.
Tour of Growing Power, Inc. in Milwaukee, WI.
Spring 2011
Tour of Crossbow Water Resin Regeneration Facility in Glenwood, IL
Open discussion of water treatment technologies for laboratories and ion
exchange resin regeneration for deionized water.
Fall 2010
Tour of the Root River Steelhead Facility and the Racine Drinking Water Plant
Spring 2010
Tour of the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL
Speakers: Kurt Dreisilker on permeable pavement and Kay McKeen from SCARCE on
watershed management and recycling
Fall 2009
Tour of the Waukegan Lakefront and Coke Remediation Site (AOC)
Speakers: John and Ann Mahan - Wild Lake Michigan presentation
Spring 2009
Tour of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Stickney
Plant, Lab, Research Facility and Greenhouse
Speakers: Rick Gore - A Novel Approach to Ascaris Analysis in
Biosolids and Lakhwinder Hundal - Occurrence of Endocrine Disrupting
Contaminants (EDCs) in Effluent and Biosolids.
Fall 2008
Tour of the Great Lakes WATER Institute in Milwaukee, WI.
Speakers: Jim Lubner (overview) and Rebecca Klaper (PPCPs) from the WATER Institute
Spring 2008
Presentation and Tour by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County -
Thorium Remediation and Restoration Project
Fall 2007
Tour of the NSSD Zion Township Sludge Recycling Facility
Speakers: Bill Soucie from Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency -
Our Fresh Water Ocean and Brian Dorn from North Shore Sanitary District -
Overview of Zion Township Sludge Recycling Facility
Spring 2007
Tour of Discovery World/Pier Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI
Speakers: Brad Eggold from WDNR - L. Michigan yellow perch management and Rob
Flood from North Shore Sanitary District - A biological assessment of North
Shore Sanitary District's Point Sources
Fall 2006
Tour of the Brookfield Zoo & Water Quality
Spring 2006
Tour of the Deep Tunnel at Jones Island WWTP in Milwaukee, WI
Speaker: Jane LeCapitaine of United Water Services
Fall 2005
Tour of the Chicago Botanic Gardens in Glencoe, ILL
Speaker: Joe Merencik - Aquatic Botanist for the Gardens - The Chicago
Botanical Garden's Aquatic Plants and Urban Lakes Studies Program
Spring 2005
Tour of the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation in Dundee, ILL
Speaker: Our tour guide Colleen gave an overview of the facility and detailed
information during the tour
Fall 2004
Tour of the Milwaukee County Zoo
Speaker: Tom Burzynski from the WDNR - Sturgeon Reintroduction into the Milwaukee River
Spring 2004
Tour of the Kenosha Water Utility
Speaker: Dave Lewis from the Kenosha Water Utility on their 20 MGD
US-Filter-Memcor Micro-Membrane Filtration Plant
Fall 2003
Tours of the Sheboygan Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility and the
Sheboygan Water Treatment Plant
Speaker: Toni Glymph from the WDNR - Beach Classifications and closings
around the state of Wisconsin
Spring 2003
Joint meeting of the Northern Illinois Water Analysts and the Midwest Water
Analysts with tours of the Argonne National Laboratory and the DuPage County
Public Works Southeastern Regional Water Facility
Fall 2002
MMSD Lab Tour & Pelagos Boat Tour in Milwaukee
Speaker: Dr. Sandra McClellan of the Great Lakes Water Institute - Detecting
Sources of E. coli in the Nearshore Waters of Lake Michigan
Spring 2002
Tour of the Central Lake County JAWA Water Treatment Plant in Lake Bluff, IL
Speaker: Brian Jensen, P.E. of the North Shore Sanitary District - A New Method of Sludge Disposal
Fall 2001
Tour of Lake Front Brewery and Lab in Milwaukee & Tour of Denis Sullivan (schooner)
Spring 2001
Tour of Culligan Plant in Northbrook, IL
Speakers: 1) Monica Tishler of Benedictine University - Wild Goose Chase: The
Microbiology of Goose Feces 2) Bill Soucie of Central Lake County JAWA -
Ultraviolet Disinfection and Ion Exchange in Drinking Water Treatment 3)
Speaker from Culligan - Point of Use Products.
Fall 2000
Tour of Linnwood Water Treatment Plant in Milwaukee
Speakers: Barb & Ken Wardius - Wisconsin Lighthouses (slide presentation)
Spring 2000
Behind the scenes tour of Shedd Aquarium
Speaker: Rick Barbiero & Mark Tuchman - Phytoplankton & Zooplankton Communities in Lake Michigan
Fall 1999
Tour of the Root River WDNR Fish Hatchery Facility & Tour of the Racine
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants
Spring 1999
Tour of Waukegan Harbor (Johns Manville Site and dredging disposal area)
& Tour of W.G. Jackson - USEPA Research Vessel
Fall 1998
Tour of WEPCO Power Plant near Kenosha, WI
Speaker: Bruce Ramme - Beneficial Re-use of Power Plant Coal Ash
Spring 1998
No Meeting
Fall 1997
Tour of the Great Lakes WATER Institute & Tour of the Maritime Center (now Pier Wisconsin)
Speaker: Matt Coffaro - Disappearance of the Yellow Perch in Lake Michigan
Spring 1997
Tour of the Jardine Water Treatment Facility in Chicago
Speaker: Krystyna Markiewicz of the Chicago Water Dept. - Water Purification
- Principles and Concerns
Fall 1996
Tour of the Green Bay Metro Sewerage District Plant and Lab
Speaker: Bruce Johnson of the Fox Wolf Basin 2000 - Fox-Wolf River Basin
Spring 1996
Tour of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Plant and Lab in Chicago
Speaker: Alan Stark of the Chicago Water Plant - Hands on Guide to the Internet
Fall 1995
Behind the scenes tour of the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago
Speaker: Kent Semmen of the Shedd Aquarium - Recent Developments in Drinking Water
Spring 1995
Tour of Eaglebrook Environmental Laboratories in Scherrerville, IN
Speaker: Ed Bonanni - Enhanced Primary Treatment, Enhanced Coagulation
Meetings prior to 1995