Environmental Solutions: Water Systems Management

About the Program

This two-day program provides a detailed review of one of the most important raw materials used in the steel industry: water, an element essential for every steel manufacturing process and utility operation. 

This program will review water chemistry fundamentals, essential water treatment equipment and application demands found throughout the steelmaking process. Cooling tower system design, operation and maintenance will be featured, as well as physical treatment methods, including clarifiers, reverse osmosis, and oil removal. Cooling water fundamentals, including corrosion, deposit and microbiological control, will be discussed highlighting steel mill specific challenges. Looking ahead, the program will highlight several water conservation technologies, zero-liquid-discharge case studies and upcoming National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems challenges. These sessions combine technical presentations with case studies to provide real examples.

Who Should Attend

The program is designed for mill personnel involved with all aspects of water treatment. Personnel involved with service water supply and treatment, cooling water management and treatment, wastewater collection and treatment, and compliance activities associated with discharge permits will find these presentations to be informative with implementable solutions. Presentations have been designed to appeal to all levels.

Bring Your Own Young Professional (BYOYP) Program

AIST recently launched the Bring Your Own Young Professional (BYOYP) program to encourage our members to help boost the next generation’s involvement in AIST and the steel industry. If you are an AIST member and are bringing a Young Professional (age 30 and under) to the conference, you can receive a free gift. All you have to do is enter their contact information on the registration form when you sign up for the conference. Find out more information about the program here.  

Professional Development Hours

This course may qualify for up to 13.50 Professional Development Hour (PDH) credits. Each attendee will receive a certificate listing the quantity of PDH credits earned for this course. This course is not approved for PDH credit in New York, Florida, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

Organized By

AIST’s Environmental Technology Committee.

Previous Course Program

25–27 October 2022 • Orlando FL, USA