Rekdahl, Kenneth

Kenneth Rekdahl is currently the Vice President of Dueñas, Camacho and Associates. Mr. Rekdahl is a Licensed Professional Engineer and has been involved in the design and project management of local and regional utility projects for over 15 years. He is the current chairperson for the University of Guam School of Engineering's Advisory Council and serves on various boards, including the Guam Society of Professional Engineers, and the local AWWA subsection. Mr. Rekdahl has a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics from the University of Guam and a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Southern California.

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The Resilient Practices on the Island of Guam

Abstract

The small U.S. Territory of Guam is challenged with being located in a region of the Pacific that is commonly referred to as "typhoon alley". Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA) is tasked with operating and maintaining the island's civilian water and wastewater systems. Duenas, Camacho and Associates, Inc. has been fortunate to provide design support to GWA over the last 30 years. Our design team, consisting of local and national experts, assisted GWA in their construction of two new secondary wastewater treatment plants, and refurbishment of three existing wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in the last eight years. The challenges of increased infiltration and inflow (I&I) due to these extreme events have plagued the sewer collection and treatment system. There are three approaches that have been used address the extreme weather events and subsequent infiltration and inflow (I&I): Flow Equalization, Passive flow through and Process Reconfiguration. Through the use of EQ tanks, passive flow-through, and process reconfiguration, the five new and rehabilitated plants on Guam have been successful in handling these events.

SpeakerRekdahl, Kenneth

Presentation time

10:10:00

10:30:00

Session time

08:30:00

10:30:00

SessionResilience for the Future: Designing Water and Wastewater Infrastructure for Resilience Against Intensifying Extreme Weather Events

Session number329

TopicPolicy and Regulation, Sustainability and Climate Change, Urban Systems

Author(s)

K.M. Rekdahl