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Home Graduate Advisor Weekly Seminars Workshops Student Resources   Drexel University Graduate Programs in Environmental Science, Engineering, and Policy 3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia PA 19104	Olin Workshop on Water Quality Purpose of the Workshop Management of water quality is becoming an increasingly urgent issue as populations and economies grow. The interconnectedness of problems of water treatment, surface water quality, and wastewater treatment and disposal are becoming more clear. New technologies and management structures are emerging to cope with these challenges. The objective of this workshop was to present the entire scope of the water quality protection issue to attendees. Presenters from academia, utilties and consultants provided their insights into problems of drinking water treatment, wastewater management, regulation, and reuse. Events in Executive Education Center, Matheson Hall, 2nd Floor, Thursday, December 3, 1998 9:00 a.m. Registration 9:30 a.m. Introduction by Dr. Michael Gealt, Director, School of Environmental Science, Engineering and Policy, Drexel University, and Dr. Charles N. Haas, L.D. Betz Chair Professor of Environmental Engineering, Drexel University. 9:45 a.m. Dr. Thomas Fikslin, Delaware River Basin Commission, "Regional Water Quality Issues" 10:15 a.m. Mr. Paul Kohl, Philadelphia Water Department, "Changes in the Practice of Drinking Water Treatment" 11:00 a.m. BREAK 11:15 a.m. Mr. Preston Lutweiler, Philadelphia Suburban Water Company, "Changing Perspective in Regulation of Drinking Water" 12:00 LUNCH BREAK 1:30 p.m. Dr. James Crook, Black & Veatch Engineers, will discuss "Wastewater Reuse: Closing the Circle" 2:15 p.m. Dr. Cecil Lue-Hing, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, "Changes in the Practice of Drinking Water Treatment" 3:00 p.m. BREAK 3:15 p.m. Mr. Marc Gold, Esquire, Manko, Gold & Katcher, "Changing Perspective in Regulation of Wastewater and Water Quality" 4:00 p.m. Dr. Charles OÕMelia, Johns Hopkins University, "Forefront Research Issues" 5:00 p.m. Dinner, Academic Building, Sixth Floor, South Dining Room 7:00 p.m. Keynote Presentation: Mr. Nicholas DeBenedictis, Chairman and CEO, Philadelphia Suburban Corporation,"The Business of Water" in Academic Building, Sixth Floor, South Dining Room.