Connect with us at WEFTEC 2026
David Jackson
Water/Wastewater Treatment Practice Leader
We’re looking forward to WEFTEC 2026, the Water Environment Federation’s annual technical exhibition and conference and one of the largest water quality events in the world. Join us Sept. 26 to 30 in New Orleans, LA, where Freese and Nichols experts will lead six presentations.
Sunday, Sept. 27
Title: Build an Artificial Intelligence Algorithm for Wastewater Treatment
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Presenters: Alexander Gex; Heather S., Cheng Y. and Jaydev Z., Jacobs; Nicholas B. and Devin V., HRSD; Henry C. and Charles H, HDR; Klint F., Brown and Caldwell; Keaton L., Eaos Corp. and Nils S., RL Core Technologie.
Monday, Sept. 28
Title: Facing Fatal Fumes: Research Driven Odor Control Design for Extreme H2S
Time: 1:30 – 2 p.m.
Presenters: Coby Gee and Sean Plechy
Title: PFAS Product Phaseouts as Source Control: Implications of State Consumer Product Regulations for Utilities
Time: 4:30-5 PM
Presenters: Brennan Riley, Viraj deSilva (TetraTech)
Tuesday, Sept. 29
Title: Seeing Through Uncertainty: Using LiDAR To Redefine Pump Station Rehabilitation
Time: 4 – 4:30 p.m.
Presenters: Maziar Mahdavi, Nick Landes and Alan Silva; Jeremy Hutt, City of Cleburne
Wednesday, Sept. 30
Title: Utility Merger Enables Scalable Redesign of a Regional Lift Station
Time: 8:30 – 9 a.m.
Presenter: Sydney Rodts
Title: Beyond Compliance: Communicating PFAS Risk to Build Public Trust
Time: 11 – 11:30 a.m.
Presenters: Mavis Wong and Viraj deSilva, Tetra Tech
David Jackson, PE, BCEE, is Water/Wastewater Treatment Practice Leader, based in Fort Worth. david.jackson@freese.com