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2026 Annual Symposium - Jacksonville, FL
Sunday, June 07, 2026, 8:00 AM to Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 5:00 PM EST
Category: SEDA Events

2026 Annual Symposium "Taking Membranes Where No Man Has Gone in the Bold City"

Location: Marriott Jacksonville Downtown, 245 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL

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Schedule

Schedule
Sunday, June 7, 2026
02:00 - 05:00pm Exhibitor Set-Up/Check In
05:30 - 07:30pm Welcome Reception
Monday, June 8, 2026
07:00 - 08:00am Check In / Breakfast
08:00 - 08:05am Presidents Open Statement, Ryan Popko, President, SEDA
08:05 - 08:15am Legislative Update, Allyson Felsburg, Village of Tequesta
08:15 - 08:45am Preparing for the Future: Improving Reclaimed Water Quality & Laying the Framework for Potable Reuse, Elayne Olsen, Jacobs
08:45 - 09:15am Preparing Today's Treatment Plants for Digital Operations: Practical Steps, Real Data, and an Evolving Workforce, Ricardo Chavez, TriNova
09:15 - 09:45am Innovative Membrane Treatment Solutions for Changing Source Water Quality: A Case Study, Nicholas Lucado, Hazen and Sawyer
09:45 - 10:00am Break
Track 1
10:00 - 10:30am The New Kermit H Lewin WTP will Improve Reliability, Resiliency, and Energy Efficiency for Lower Florida Keys, Abhisek Manikonda, Carollo Engineers
10:30 - 11:00am Brine Disposal, William Crosby, Indian River County Utilities
11:00 - 11:30am Unlocking Membrane ROI: Proven Strategies for Performance, Longevity & Smarter Bid Decisions, Manasi Deval, Trojan Technologies
11:30 - 2:00pm Minimizing Waste Streams in Drinking Water Treatment: Insights from a WTP Optimization, Ravneet Mason, Aria Filtra
Track 2
10:00 - 10:30am Membrane Performance Challenges in a Hollow Fiber Membrane Filtration System with Zero Liquid Discharge, Karla Arredondo Ramirez, Aria Filtra
10:30 - 11:00am From Brackish to Borderline Seawater: A Hybrid LPRO SWRO Approach, Amir Keyvanzad, Globaltech, Inc
11:00 - 11:30am Beyond Capacity: Advancing High-Surface-Area Membrane Modules Through Strategic Product Development, Rob Cormier, Trojan Technologies
11:30 - 12:00pm Application of Hollow-Fiber Nanofiltration for Surface Water Treatment, Dr. Steven Duranceau, University of Central Florida
12:00 - 1:30pm Lunch - Membership Meeting
01:30 - 02:30pm Round Tables
02:30 - 3:00pm Break
03:00 - 03:30pm 2025 Small Plant Winner- Bonita Springs Water Reclamation Facility, Jake Hepokoski, Bonita Springs Utilities
03:30 - 04:00pm 2025 Large Plant Winner - Collier County, Christopher Todd, Collier County
04:00 - 04:30pm Host Plant Tour Overview, Ryan Popko, PE, JEA
04:45 - 06:30pm Networking Event and Water Tasting Test
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
7:30 - 8:00am Check In / Breakfast
8:00 - 10:00am Group A Plant Tour / Group B Hands On
10:00 - 10:15am Break
10:15 - 12:15pm Group B Plant Tour / Group A Hands On
12:15 - 01:45pm Lunch - Awards Ceremony
Track 1
01:45 - 02:15pm Resistance Is (Not) Futile: Overcoming Scaling in High-Recovery and Reuse RO/NF Systems, Kendra Czerwinski, AWC
02:15 - 02:45pm The High Recovery Blues – Understanding and Overcoming Challenges in Dynamic RO, Ricardo Avena, Kurita America, Inc
02:45 - 03:15pm More Than Meets the Dose: The Surprising Economics of RO Chemicals, Kaylei Kambak, PE, ENV SP, Tetra Tech
03:15 - 03:30pm Break
03:30 - 04:00pm Overcoming Severe Membrane Biofouling in RO Systems Through Optimized Pretreatment and Targeted Cleaning, Joshua Utter, American Water Chemicals
04:00 - 04:30pm Fundamentals of Chemical Feed, Chad Kloft, Prominent Fluid Systems
04:30 - 05:00pm Using Fouling Analyses to Demonstrate the Importance of Pretreatment Optimization, Garret McLean, H2O Innnovation
Track 2
01:45 - 02:15pm PFAS Rejection by Nanofiltration & Reverse Osmosis, Kirk Lai, Hydranautics
02:15 - 02:45pm PFAS Treatment Lessons: Footprint Challenges and BABA Considerations, Ray Torrejon, PCL Construction
02:45 - 03:15pm A Mile High Tale of 3 PFAS Treatment Technologies Piloted in Colorado Springs with the Help of a Local Community College and an Army of Industry Partners, Eric Dole, Kimley-Horn
03:15 - 03:30pm Break
03:30 - 04:00pm Tiny Particles, Big Problem: Understanding and Treating Microplastics in Drinking Water, Barbara Martinez, Freese and Nichols, Inc
04:00 - 04:30pm Optimizing Phosphorus Removal and Cleaning Frequency in a Membrane Filtration System Treating Secondary Effluent in Spokane, WA, Nicole Lesmeister, Aria Filtra
04:30 - 05:00pm Cost-Effective Expansion of Nanofiltration to Replace PFAS Leaking Lime Softening for Treatment of Fresh Groundwater with Competing Organics and Iron, GJ Schers, Jacobs
04:30 - 05:45pm Trivia Challenge
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
08:00 - 08:15am Check In / Breakfast
08:15 - 08:45am Maintaining Effective Corrosion Control in a Large System When Converting from Lime Softening to Nanofiltration and Anion Ion Exchange, Raul Alfaro, Jacobs
08:45 - 09:15am Riviera Beach Engineering the Future of Water Treatment from Lime to Membrane Hei Tsun (Hayden) Tse, CDM Smith
09:15 - 09:45am From Surficial to Floridan: A Phased Approach for Converting 10.0 MGD of Lime Softening to Reverse Osmosis, Jennifer Ribotti, Tetra Tech
09:45 - 10:15am Navigating Saltwater Intrusion: Design Strategies for Resilient RO Utilities, Dr. Joshua Benjamin, CDM Smith
10:15 - 10:45am High-Pressure Membrane Plant Tackles Expansion, Operation Upgrades, PFAS and Aging Infrastructure, Veronica Llaneza, Dr, Jacobs Engineering
10:45 - 10:55am President's Closing Remarks, Ryan Popko, President, SEDA