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Biosolids Part 2: Wastewater Treatment Sludge Disposal Methods

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The EPA Biosolids Rule recently celebrated its 28th birthday. As such, many initial practitioners of the rule have retired or moved on. In Part 2 of the Biosolids series, learn about disposal practices from on-the-ground practitioners of Biosolids management. We will discuss Land Application, Incineration, and Surface Disposal practices. Come learn from active biosolids managers from across the U.S.

Date of Recording: May 27, 2021 (1-2:30 pm Eastern)

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  • Brad Tingley has worked for the Des Moines Metro WRF for 25 years as a Biosolids Application Operator. He has been involved in all aspects of the land application program including site selection, rate calculation, hauling and applying solids, post application data collection, managing GIS application mapping and building “as applied” reports for the farm operators.

  • Levi Fuller is the Wastewater Treatment Operations Superintendent for Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD). Levi serves as a Water and Wastewater instructor with BACWWE (Bay Area Consortium for Water and Wastewater Education) and is the current chair of the Staff Preparedness Committee of BAYWORK — involved with work force development for water and wastewater utilities.

  • Bruce Bartel is the Treatment Manager at NEW Water in Green Bay, WI. Bruce has been with NEW Water for 36 years and has operated and managed all of the treatment processes. He is a Past President of the Wisconsin Wastewater Operators Association and has received the association’s Koby Crabtree Award which recognizes excellence in technical support provided to others in the field of wastewater treatment.

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  • Biosolids Part 2: Wastewater Treatment Sludge Disposal Methods Training Slides (pdf) (149.51 MB)

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