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look at options and strategies for dealing with them. Over the years, we have seen BioWin move from a tool used by early adopters to something that now is considered to be a necessary component in every process engineer's toolkit." There's also Hydromantis, another simulation software provider headquartered down the street from EnviroSim (which, I'm assured, is purely a geographical coincidence). Its tools address both the drinking and wastewater side of the industry. There are WatPro, which predicts water quality to simulate plant operation; ODM, for online disinfection management; GPS-X, a wastewater treatment plant simulator that can aid design and optimization efforts; CapdetWorks, which can project capital and operating costs; Toxchem, for odor emission reporting and modeling; and SimuWorks, the "flight simulator for water and wastewater treatment plants." "Our SimuWorks platform was designed specifically to provide operators with a realistic training platform," Robert Beres, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Hydromantis, said. "It can be deployed as a complete life-sized replica of a specific control room, set up for regional training with a library of various plant models used in more traditional, multistation classroom environments or loaded on individual workstations." In a field as sensitive and precise as wastewater treatment, simulators provide the room for error necessary for novices to refine their skills. "BioWin allows new staff to play with the plant process in a safe environment," Bye said. "For example, changing a dissolved oxygen setpoint or a wasting rate and then observing how the process responds is a fantastic way to reinforce important concepts that play a role in the knowledge base of a wastewater professional." Enlisting The Future When it comes to the retiring workforce, WRF and AWWA may be more concerned with enticing new labor than training it. The two, along with the U.S. EPA, launched a recruiting website, WorkForWater.org, to encourage young people to pursue careers in the water sector. The Water Sector Workforce Sustainability Initiative report includes recommendations for connecting with wateronline.com n Water Innovations 21 LABOR Membrane 2016 CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION Technology February 1–5, 2016 Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio, Texas Register for the Membrane Event of the Year! The Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition is the premier showcase for the latest developments in water, wastewater, reuse, and industrial membrane systems and practices. Check out these highlighted sessions: • Texas Perspectives: Desal to DPR • Carlsbad Seawater Desalination Project: Road to Operation • Featured Topics Given in Spanish • One Water, Many Uses: The Present and Future of Water Reuse • MF/UF Systems: Experience Leads to Improvement • The Knowledge of Hindsight: Plant Design, Start-up, and Operation • Improving MBRs: Operation and Practice www.awwa.org/amta/Membrane2016 | 1.772.463.0820 Presented by "[Our software] allows students and young professionals to see the complex cause-and-effect relationships in wastewater treatment, and that type of learning is highly appealing." Christopher Bye, senior process engineer, EnviroSim