Metro Innovation, Information, and Operations at the 2025 Rocky Mountain Water Conference
Metro Water Recovery encourages employees to share their work with other water resource and recovery facility experts every year at the Rocky Mountain Water Conference. This year, Metro is inviting conference attendees to come visit our employees as they share the good work we do from August 24 through 27 in Keystone, Colorado.
Hosted by the Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association and the Rocky Mountain Section of the American Water Works Association, the conference concentrates employees from Colorado owners and operators into one place for four days to share their hard-earned knowledge. Review the full presentation schedule here.
Conference attendees are invited to find out more about Metro at one or more of the following venues:
- 1 information and recruiting exhibit – Booth 319
- 1 Shark Tank entry
- 2 panel presentations – Industry leadership and insight, listed below
- 11 technical presentations – Applied research and operations, listed below
Metro 2025 Rocky Mountain Water Conference Presentations
Monday, August 25
Beyond Technology: The Human Side of Innovation in Wastewater Utilities
Presenter: Jeffrey Hlad, PE
Time: 10:30 AM
Room: Torrey’s Peak I
Digital Twin Implementation at Metro Water Recovery’s Northern Treatment Plant: Enhancing Operational Efficiency Through Real-time Predictive Modeling
Presenter: Nohemi Almaraz, PE (w/Brown and Caldwell)
Time: 2:00 PM
Room: Torrey’s Peak I
Advanced Aeration Control in Action: Diagnosing and Resolving Infrastructure Limitations
Presenter: Nohemi Almaraz, PE (w/Carollo)
Time: 2:30 PM
Room: Red Cloud Peak (Ballroom)
Overcoming Challenges to Gain Results: Lessons Learned from the First Year of Implementing MWR’s Maintenance Management Strategy to Increase Equipment Availability
Presenter: Matt “Beau” Botruff (w/Black and Veatch)
Time: 2:30 PM
Room: Crestone Peak III
Tuesday, August 26
Women in Water Panel: Owning Your Seat at the Table: Negotiation, Self-Advocacy, and Leadership Presence
Presenter: Dawn Ambrosio
Time: 8:00 AM
Room: Red Cloud Peak (Ballroom)
National and international developments in large wastewater thermal energy recovery projects: Drivers, success factors, and considerations for the Rocky Mountain Region
Presenter: Tanja Rauch-Williams, PhD, PE
Time: 9:00 AM
Room: Torrey’s Peak II
Characterization of Nitrogen and Phosphorous: Methods Developed and Lessons Learned
Presenter: Tracy Fielder (w/Hazen and Sawyer)
Time: 11:00 AM
Room: Torrey’s Peak I
Clean Data, Clean Decisions – The Critical Role of Data Integrity in Utilities
Presenter: Greg Clark
Time: 11:00 AM
Room: Crestone Peak I
Harnessing Wastewater Thermal Energy for Sustainable District Heating and Cooling in Denver
Presenter: Dan Freedman, PE
Time: 1:00 PM
Room: Torrey’s Peak II
From Guesswork to Precision: Real-Time Orthophosphate Management in Solids Streams
Presenter: Brian Marron
Time: 1:00 PM
Room: Shark Tank Exhibit Hall
Wednesday, August 27
Evaluating Full-Scale Impacts of Densified Activated Sludge on Disinfection Efficacy
Presenter: Josh Goldman, PhD, PE (w/CDM Smith)
Time: 8:00 AM
Room: Crestone Peak IV
Federal Changes: Exploring the Impact and Opportunity
Presenter: Mickey Conway
Time: 10:00 AM
Room: Red Cloud Peak (Ballroom)
Maximizing Total Suspended Solids Removal in Secondary Clarifiers from DAS Systems
Presenter: Rudy Maltos, PhD
Time: 10:00 AM
Room: Crestone Peak IV
Enhancing Nutrient Removal: A Hybrid Flocculation and Ultrafiltration Approach for Municipal Wastewater Treatment
Presenter: Alex Chavez-Maldonado
Time: 3:00 PM
Room: Crestone Peak IV