On May 8, 2012 the PADEP Treatment Plant
Energy Conference will take place from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. in Room 128 of the Science and Technology Building at Penn State in Harrisburg (777 W.
Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, Dauphin County). The Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection invites municipal authorities, local governments and
businesses to attend a May 8 conference focused on making water and wastewater
treatment plants more energy efficient.
The roundtable conference will offer
real-world examples, tools and financing options to assist water and wastewater
treatment plants. Presenters will also go into detail about measuring existing
plant performance, evaluating options for improvement, implementing appropriate
measures to optimize plant performance, securing upper-management support and
identifying and securing potential financing options.
Because of DEP’s
leadership in energy management issues, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
selected DEP to organize this first-of-its-kind event. Other states in EPA
Region III may develop similar conferences in the future. Speakers at the
conference will include environmental science professionals as well as experts
in the facility and project management fields, sewage treatment and sustainable
engineering.
Certified treatment plant operators who attend the conference
will earn two contact hours toward their continuing education requirements, and
professional engineers will earn seven professional development hours. The
deadline to register is May 1. The workshop is being funded by a U.S. Department
of Energy State Energy Program grant. The $60 registration fee goes directly to
Penn State – Harrisburg. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. For more
information and to register, visit www.dep.state.pa.us or call
717-948-6388
