Suzan Chin-Taylor, MSc is an international entrepreneur, published author, course creator and keynote speaker. Her firms, The TUIT Group and Creative Raven, take the mystery out of digital marketing and PR to help businesses in the wastewater infrastructure, treatment and related civil infrastructure sectors thrive.
Many of her articles have been featured on the cover of well-known industry journals such Municipal Sewer & Water, Treatment Plant Operator, Cleaner and Trenchless Technology, She is a contributing author to The Art of Connection – Volume I and II that are in the Library of Congress.

Chin-Taylor also hosts a weekly show, the DooDoo Diva’s Smells Like Money podcast, dedicated to the wastewater industry with a mission to deliver industry know-how from industry pros who know how.
She has appeared on numerous industry conference stages such as PCEE and WWETT. As a 25+ veteran of the wastewater and trenchless fields, she has a deep understanding and love for what professionals in this vital industry do every day and what it takes to be successful.

She has recently has launched the DIY Digital Marketing Playbook for Wastewater Pros E-Course and Coaching Program to assist contractors and manufacturers in the wastewater industry understand how digital marketing works and how they can use it to increase sales, attract ideal clients and talent. Learn more about Suzan on her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/creativeraven/ or on her websites https://creativeraven.com and https://thetuitgroup.com

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Mr. J. Rodney Dickerson graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering as well as earned his registered professional chemical engineering designation. Rod has an extensive background in chemical engineering, project engineering and corporate development having worked on large-scale projects worldwide with companies such as Crest Engineering and Petro-Marine Engineering. The past 20 years have included work in the field of advanced microbial technologies for the treatment of municipal and industrial wastewater. Additionally, Rod served as a founder and board member of In-Pipe Technology Company, LLC. Rod holds seven environmentally related process patents as well as several patents pending. These process patents relate to the treatment of both water and air for contaminants and odors, and application of microbes to wastewater collection systems for elimination of odors, reduction of sludge and improvement of wastewater treatment process operations and capacity using microbiology.

The wastewater industry as a whole has now been given an opportunity to take another look at bioaugmentation from a different perspective and mindset. The term is not new but due to its inconsistent results, it has lost favor, however it isn’t bioaugmentation’s fault, we simply weren’t using the best way. This presentation will reveal how bioaugmentation is still one of the best and most viable solutions to some of wastewater’s biggest pain points when the right microbiology and methods of application are utilized.  We will be discussing how microbiology in wastewater treatment really works and the types of microbes that are best suited to deliver the desired results and why. The answer is truly under our feet – soil microbes. Together we will explore soil biology or genus bacillus, and how mother nature has provided us with the optimum wastewater super-hero bacteria, why it works so well and how it can be applied effectively into collection systems, septic tertiary treatment facilities and municipal treatment plants to create a natural, sustainable method of treatment that lowers the carbon footprint and operational overhead.

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss bioaugmentation, why forms of it have failed and how it is still the future of wastewater treatment
2. Explain the differences in microbiology that can be used for wastewater treatment and their pros and cons
3. Discover why soil bacteria is so effective at breaking down effluent material than anything we’ve ever tried before
4. Contrast and compare things that have been used in the past, long-term effects and how adopting a natural approach is more effective and sustainable
5. Discuss how using bioaugmentation with soil microbes benefits collection systems, mechanical treatment plants, lagoon facilities, onsite and industrial facilities