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WEF

Water Environment Federation
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) strives to improve water quality around the globe. With over 30,000 members, this not-for-profit organization connects water professionals from around the world to enrich expertise, increase awareness of the impact and value of water, and provide a platform for innovation. For many years, Kimley-Horn has served on committees as well as participated in WEF conferences to stay current on the latest technology and trends.

2025 WEFTEC

KIMLEY-HORN SPEAKERS, PRESENTERS, AND FACILITATORS

Eric Dole, PE, PSAP

SPEAKER

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

September 30, 2025 | 3:30pm

Kimley-Horn’s 2-year PFAS research pilot project, funded by the State of Colorado and EPA, aims to test and compare various treatment technologies including anion exchange resin, granular activated carbon, hybrid media and electro-coagulation with ceramic ultra-filtration on PFAS contaminated groundwater near the Fort Carson Army Base south of CO Springs. This project, involving collaboration with best-in-class companies, top researchers, nationally recognized contractors and local community college students, will provide significant insights and improvements in PFAS treatment technology for the Wigwam Mutual Water District, positively impacting the surrounding community. 

Tanya Miro

A Pipeline for Success: WEATSDC and Inflow Collaboration Designing a Diverse Workforce for the Future

April 12, 2023 | 1:55-2:25pm CT

Introducing Future Leaders to Opportunities in Water (InFLOW) is a program focused on enhancing diversity andinclusion in the water workforce. This presentation will explore the InFLOWprogram and how it aims to provide students with the skills, experience, andconnections they need to succeed in their chosen field after graduation.

PAST EVENTS

Kimley-Horn Presenters

Tanya Miro & Jordan Duncan, PE
Guardians of the Water System: A Marvel Approach to Comprehensive Security Management
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Matt Manchisi, PE
Strategizing Asset Management
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Dave McCallops, PE
Risk and Resilience 2: Assessment & Strategies
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Kimley-Horn Presenters

Charles Starling, PE & Brock Jones, PE
Pump Station Design Considerations and Construction Solutions
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Matt Manchisi, PE
What IS the Workforce of the Future?: Utility Leaders Roundtable
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Kimley-Horn Presenters

Chip Smith, PE
Community Engagement
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Mikaela Boyd, PE & Jeff Farnsworth, PE
Navigating the Rapids: Overcoming Obstacles in the Rehabilitation of a 90-inch Sewer
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Kimley-Horn Presenters

Matt Manchisi, PE, PMP, CRMP
Session 3 – Strategic Planning A
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Tanya Miro & Heather Wootton
Times They are a Changing: How to Bob and Weave for Dylan’ with Change Management
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Kimley-Horn Presenters

Raul Dominguez MS, EIT & Jordan Duncan, PE
Emerging Membrane Strategies to “Unstick” PFAS from WRFs
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Tanya Miro
A Pipeline for Success: WEATSDC and Inflow Collaboration Designing a Diverse Workforce for the Future
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Ryan Sowa, PE
Baking up Fresh Transmission Pipeline Design Standards from Scratch
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Julio Olvera, PE
Infrastructure for a “City within a City”: Designing Water and Sewer Infrastructure to Serve the Fields Development in Frisco, Texas
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Mark Miller, PE & Raul Dominguez, EIT
Workshop: Equipping Your Utility to Address PFAS in Water Reuse: State of the Science, Emerging Trends, and Navigating the Regulatory Pathway
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Matt Manchisi, PE, PMP, CRMP
Learning Exchange: Conducting and Utilizing Facility Condition Assessments & Future Visualization Tools for Utilities
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Tanya Miro
Applying Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to CMOM Projects
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Kimley-Horn Speakers

Raul Dominguez, EIT
PFAS: Is that Miracle Coating in Your Effluent?
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April Rose Escamilla, PE
PFAS: Is that Miracle Coating in Your Effluent?
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William Weidman, PE
Keeping Up with the Robsons: Providing Additional Water Supply to Southwest Denton’s Growing Robson Ranch Development
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Dylan Swoboda, EIT
Under the Artifacts and Through the Wetlands: Mesquite’s Experience with USACE Permitting for a 2.5-Mile, 30-Inch HDPE Transmission Main
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Jeni Tatum, PE
Under the Artifacts and Through the Wetlands: Mesquite’s Experience with USACE Permitting for a 2.5-Mile, 30-Inch HDPE Transmission Main
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Kyle Welden, PE
Warming Up to the Idea…Solar Power for Elevated Storage Tanks
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Jeff Farnsworth, PE
Underground, Under Where? A Unique Perspective from Designer, Contractor, and Construction Management Team to Solve Today’s Challenges
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Connie Curtis, PE
Developing a Statewide FOG and Non-Flushable Outreach Campaign Through Collaborative Input and Coordination
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