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PAST MWAA SPRING AND FALL MEETINGS
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






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