Industry experts including MPW to present workshop on closing coal ash ponds

HEBRON, Ohio, Oct. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives from MPW Industrial Services and three other industry leaders will present a pre-conference workshop at Power-Gen International that provides a comprehensive review of best practices in the closing of coal ash ponds.

The Dec. 4 workshop in Las Vegas will educate attendees on the range of options for closing surface impoundments that store the byproduct from the burning of coal at power plants and the technical implications of each, emphasizing cost effectiveness as well as schedule and risk reductions.

"This team of professionals from multiple disciplines will explain the process for decommissioning coal ash ponds, ranging from the regrading of onsite materials and the installation of impermeable caps to the benefits of pumping and treating of ponded and interstitial water before closure," said Justin Pierce, MPW's director of engineering and manufacturing, and one of the workshop presenters.

The workshop will also include a discussion on the use of biological treatment to reduce selenium and metals. The failure to remove both from discharge water has shut down several closures.

"In the end," Pierce said, "attendees will learn how to develop comprehensive closure plans for their coal-ash ponds."

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Other workshop presenters are:

• Mark Rokoff, PE, Vice President, AECOM;
• Greg Landry, PE, Chief Dewatering Engineer, Moretrench;
• Brad Tolbert, Director, Industrial Water Division Sales, MPW; and
• Tim Pickett, Chief Technology Officer, Frontier Water Systems.  

Certificates of completion issued at the end of the workshop may be submitted to professional organizations for professional development hours.

About Power-Gen

Power-Gen International is the world's largest conference for the power generation industry with more than 20,000 attendees and 1,400 exhibitors each year. Focusing on new solutions and innovations, Power-Gen provides the latest information on the trends, technologies and issues facing all sectors of the generation industry. This year's conference will be conducted Dec. 5-7 in Las Vegas. www.power-gen.com

About MPW

With nearly 3,000 employees and 73 locations in the United States and Canada, MPW Industrial Services provides industrial cleaning, water purification, facility management and environmental management services to customers in the power generation, primary metals, chemicals, refining, oil and gas, automotive, food and beverage and pulp and paper industries. MPW's corporate headquarters are in Hebron, Ohio. www.mpwservices.com

SOURCE MPW Industrial Services