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21st Annual Biosolids Management Conference
Online Registration Now Open!
You can now register for the NBMA's 2008 Biosolids Management Conference online at: http://capps.wsu.edu/conferences/biosolids/
Hotel Reservations
Reserve your conference rate hotel room by contacting Skamania Lodge, 1-800-221-7117. Reference the NW Biosolids Conference to receive our room
rate $122 ($110 + $12 hotel fee). Our room block will be held until August 7. Cancellations must be received 7 days prior to your reservation
date.
Excellence in Biosolids Nominations Due
Please be sure to submit your nomination for the 2008 Excellence in Biosolids Management Award by July 21. The award will be presented during the
NBMA's Opening Session on
Monday, September 8. Nominations can include all sizes of operating programs, research projects, technology advances or marketing activities. Click here to download award details and
nomination form.
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Biosolids: Pride & Prejudice
September 7-9, 2008
Skamania Lodge Stevenson, WA
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Field Days Provide Forum for Biosolids Research
The NBMA presented two workshop/field days in June:
You can view field day pictures at the links above. Thank you to Washington State University-Puyallup, SYLVIS Environmental and Metro Vancouver for
hosting these excellent learning and networking opportunities.
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Participants tour the Ecowaste Landfill where biosolids are being utilized as a growing medium
and
leachate treatment.
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Research Short Story
Contaminants of Concern in Biosolids Amended Turf Grass
By Dana Devin-Clarke, University of Washington
A study was conducted to determine the fate of estrogens, triclosan (an antimicrobial) and ibuprofen in turf grass soils amended with biosolids and
reclaimed water. The study was conducted with turf collected from the Foster Links Golf Course in Tukwila, WA. This course may be
one of the first to use reclaimed water from the King County's South Treatment Plant. The study was done to document turf response to reclaimed
water as well as the fate of these COCs in the soils irrigated with reclaimed water or amended with biosolids...(click to continue reading)
Welcome to the NBMA
Please join us in welcoming the following subscriber company:
Outstanding NBMA Leader
Each year, the NBMA recognizes a member of our Leadership Team (Board of Directors, Committee Co-chairs,
University Researchers) for their
outstanding contributions to the organization. Please send your nominee and reason for selection to maile.lono@nwbiosolids.org by August 31. The
recipient will be
announced at our Annual Membership Meeting on Sunday, September 7.
Learn more about our six committees and Board of Directors at: http://www.nwbiosolids.org/About.htm
All members are encouraged to join any of our six committees.
Member Spotlight
City of Ashland, Oregon
Situated just 19 miles north of the California border, the Ashland, Oregon Wastewater Treatment Plant treats approximately 2.2 million gallons of
wastewater a day. Ashland WWTP operates as a secondary treatment system from December 1st - April 30th and as a tertiary system May 1st -
November 30th...(click to continue
reading)
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Dana Devin-Clarke, University of Washington, stands next to her greenhouse trials researching the
fate of contaminates in biosolids amended turf grass.
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Regulations Corner
NBMA Submits Comments on Quebec's Draft Biosolids
Standards
By Denise Vieira, SYLVIS Environmental
The NBMA's Regulation Development Committee was created to review
federal, state, provincial and local regulations developed for
biosolids
management. The Regulation Development Committee recently reviewed and
provided comments on the Draft Standard CAN/BNQ 0413-400-6 Soil
Amendments -
Alkaline or Dried Municipal Biosolids. This is a product standard which
was developed by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ), a
standards
development agency recognised by the Standards Council of Canada.
Standards developed by the BNQ are not themselves regulations but can
be used as
Guidelines and/or referenced/used in developing future Canadian
biosolids regulations. Comments provided by the Committee drew from the
US experience
providing references and information regarding dioxins and furans,
sample methods and reporting. The Committee's comments were shared with
NBMA
members in British Columbia. Through participating in the review of the
BNQ document, the NBMA keeps our members informed of regulations that
may
affect their biosolids programs as well as encouraging them to provide
agency specific comments.
The NBMA Regulations Development Committee welcomes Denise Vieira as a new
co-chair representing British Columbia. Denise is a Project Coordinator
with SYLVIS and recently served as NBMA Program Coordinator while Maile
Lono-Batura was on maternity leave. Welcome to the team Denise!
Access NBMA Resource Library Online
Theme: Drugs
Public concern regarding the range of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupting compounds in surface waters continues to be high. In this
month's library there are articles on the fate of estrogens in soil applied animal manures, a risk assessment for pharmaceuticals in waters,
triclosan
in sediment and the effect of nitrification processes on estrogen in the wastewater treatment plant. And just when you thought you were getting a
grip
on all of this, a final article on the persistence of prions through the wastewater treatment process with partitioning to biosolids.... click
to continue to the library.
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Calendar of Events
7/31/08 Odor Management & Regulations for Composting Facilities
WA Organic Recycling Council
WSU-Puyallup; Puyallup, WA
9/7/08-9/9/08 21st Annual Biosolids Management
Conference
Northwest Biosolids Mgt. Assoc.
9/21-9/24/08 Focus on the Future
Pacific NW Clean Water Association
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