Lunch and Learn About:  PFAS in Residuals -- Legislative and Regulatory Updates from Around the Region
Jan
24
12:00 PM12:00

Lunch and Learn About: PFAS in Residuals -- Legislative and Regulatory Updates from Around the Region

From NEBRA’s Reg-Leg Committee to you. This webinar will provide the latest information on legislation and regulation of PFAS in Biosolids in the New England States of the U.S. and the Atlantic Provinces of Canada. With special guest Susan Sullivan, Executive Director of NEIWPCC.

Thanks to the webinar sponsor Agresource, this webinar is free for NEBRA members. To register, please click here. Non-members can register by making a donation to NEBRA (suggested: $10 - $40). Click the “Donate” button and put the date of the webinar in the Additional Information/note field.

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 Lunch and Learn About:  Best Practices for Biosolids/Residuals Management Contracts
Feb
28
12:00 PM12:00

Lunch and Learn About: Best Practices for Biosolids/Residuals Management Contracts

Join NEBRA and two of its members as we do a deep dive into biosolids management contracts. You will learn about resources and examples of best management practices when contracting for biosolids management.

David Duest, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
Scott Firmin, Portland Water

This webinar is
free for NEBRA members. To register, please click here.
Non-members can register by making a donation to NEBRA (suggested: $10 - $40). Click the “Donate” button and put the date of the webinar in the Additional Information/note field.

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 Lunch and Learn About:  New Brunswick Waste to Resource Program for Farmers
Mar
28
12:00 PM12:00

Lunch and Learn About: New Brunswick Waste to Resource Program for Farmers

Join NEBRA member LP Consulting to learn about work with the New Brunswick government to turn waste materials into resources for farmers. Presented by Lise LeBlanc.

This webinar is
free for NEBRA members. To register, please click here.
Non-members can register by making a donation to NEBRA (suggested: $10 - $40). Click the “Donate” button and put the date of the webinar in the Additional Information/note field.

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 Lunch and Learn About:  Material Manager, A Cloud-Based Data Management Solution to Own and Manage Your Own Biosolids/Residuals Data
Apr
25
12:00 PM12:00

Lunch and Learn About: Material Manager, A Cloud-Based Data Management Solution to Own and Manage Your Own Biosolids/Residuals Data

Presented by NEBRA Member Material Matters.

This webinar is
free for NEBRA members. To register, please click here.
Non-members can register by making a donation to NEBRA (suggested: $10 - $40). Click the “Donate” button and put the date of the webinar in the Additional Information/note field.

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 Lunch and Learn About:  The New Biosolids Emissions Assessment Model (BEAM 2024)
May
23
12:00 PM12:00

Lunch and Learn About: The New Biosolids Emissions Assessment Model (BEAM 2024)

Members of NEBRA's BEAM Team will review the 2024 updates to the Biosolids Emissions Assessment Model (BEAM), walk through the Users Guide, and demonstrate how to use the BEAM using an example biosolids program.

Presented by: The NEBRA BEAM Team

This webinar is
free for NEBRA members. To register, please click here.
Non-members can register by making a donation to NEBRA (suggested: $10 - $40). Click the “Donate” button and put the date of the webinar in the Additional Information/note field.

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 Lunch and Learn About:  WRF Project #5107 - Fate of PFAS through Gasification
Jun
27
12:00 PM12:00

Lunch and Learn About: WRF Project #5107 - Fate of PFAS through Gasification

Join NEBRA member Hazen and Sawyer for an update on their WRF-funded research project looking at the fate of PFAS through gasification processes.

Presented by: Dr. Mohammad Abu-Orf

This webinar is
free for NEBRA members. To register, please click here.
Non-members can register by making a donation to NEBRA (suggested: $10 - $40). Click the “Donate” button and put the date of the webinar in the Additional Information/note field.

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 Lunch and Learn About:  Start Up and Operations at Earthcare Solution’s Bethel (PA) Gasification Facility and Other Upcoming Projects
Jul
25
12:00 PM12:00

Lunch and Learn About: Start Up and Operations at Earthcare Solution’s Bethel (PA) Gasification Facility and Other Upcoming Projects

Join NEBRA member Earthcare Solutions for the latest on its currently operating gasification facility (processing biosolids and poultry litter) in Pennsylvania. You will also hear about other projects Earthcase Solutions is working on for biosolids.

Presented by: Sean Sweeney

This webinar is
free for NEBRA members. To register, please click here.
Non-members can register by making a donation to NEBRA (suggested: $10 - $40). Click the “Donate” button and put the date of the webinar in the Additional Information/note field.

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 Lunch and Learn About:  Cost-Effective Dewatering Upgrades
Sep
26
12:00 PM12:00

Lunch and Learn About: Cost-Effective Dewatering Upgrades

Join NEBRA member Montague (MA) Clean Water Facility to hear about the very cost-effective dewatering upgrades, done mostly in-house, with a big return on investment.

Presented by: Chelsey Little, BSBS MPH, Superintendent

This webinar is
free for NEBRA members. To register, please click here.
Non-members can register by making a donation to NEBRA (suggested: $10 - $40). Click the “Donate” button and put the date of the webinar in the Additional Information/note field.

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 Lunch and Learn About:  Innovations in Phosphorus Recovery
Oct
24
12:00 PM12:00

Lunch and Learn About: Innovations in Phosphorus Recovery

Join NEBRA member the City of Essex Junction (VT) to hear about its collaboration with the University of Vermont to develop an innovative process to recovery phosphorus from wastewater.

Presented by: Chelsea Mandigo, Water Quality Superintendent and Kamruzzaman Khan, UVM graduate student now with Hazen and Sawyer

This webinar is
free for NEBRA members. To register, please click here.
Non-members can register by making a donation to NEBRA (suggested: $10 - $40). Click the “Donate” button and put the date of the webinar in the Additional Information/note field.

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 Lunch and Learn About:  EPA's Risk Assessment Process & Risk Communications
Nov
22
12:00 PM12:00

Lunch and Learn About: EPA's Risk Assessment Process & Risk Communications

A panel of experts discusses EPA’s risk assessment process, the publication of the risk assessment for PFAS in biosolids, and how to communicate and comment on the results.

Panelists include:

Nickolas Hines (Material Matters, Inc.)
Greg Kester (California Association of Sanitation Agencies)
Kristina Surfus (National Association for Clean Water Agencies)
Megan Ross (Kiewit)

This webinar is
for members of NEBRA, MABA, CASA, MWBA, NWBA, SEBA, VBC and any of the regional biosolids associations. There is no charge to attend.

Go here to register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_czjFXz36Rh61xK7nec4-qA

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Oct
2
3:00 PM15:00

NEWMOA Webinar on PFAS: Thermal Technologies

  • North East Biosolids & Residuals Association (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Northeast Waste Management Officials Association, featuring:

Linda Gaines, US EPA: To Be Or Not To Be A PFAS

Dianne Phillips, Holland & Knight: Buckle Your Seatbelts: 2024 Federal Regulatory Updates for PFAS

Go here for more information and to register: https://www.newmoa.org/event/pfas-definitions-regulations/

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 Lunch and Learn About:  Sewage Sludge Incineration for Biosolids
Sep
27
12:00 PM12:00

Lunch and Learn About: Sewage Sludge Incineration for Biosolids

Sewage Sludge Incinerators (SSIs) remain a major outlet for wastewater sludges in the Northeast. This webinar will review the basics on SSI operations and regulations. You will also get to hear about beneficial uses of SSI ash and the potential for SSIs to destroy PFAS. Panelists include:

Kelley Begin (Woodard & Curran)
Mike Andrus (Upper Blackstone Clean Water)
Persephone Ma (Brown & Caldwell)
Lloyd Winchell (Brown & Caldwell)

This webinar is
free for NEBRA members. To register, please click here.
Non-members can register by making a donation to NEBRA (suggested: $10 - $40). Click the “Donate” button and put the date of the webinar in the Additional Information/note field.

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Sep
25
3:00 PM15:00

NEWMOA Webinar on PFAS: Sampling & Analytical Method Developments

  • North East Biosolids & Residuals Association (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Northeast Waste Management Officials Association, featuring:

Troy Strock, US EPA: Analytical Method Developments for Soil and Water

Stephen Jackson, US EPA: Stationary Source Measurement Methods for PFAS Air Emissions

Go here for more information and to register: https://www.newmoa.org/event/pfas-analytical-methods-webinar/

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Sep
19
3:00 PM15:00

Water Research Foundation's Wastewater Process Emissions Webcast Series - Part 2

July 18th: Fundamentals of Wastewater Process Greenhouse Gas Emissions
September 9th: Methane Emissions from Wastewater Treatment
October 31st: Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Wastewater Treatment
December 12th: Opportunities for Process Emissions Reductions

To register for one or all, go to: Wastewater Process Emissions Webcast Series - 1678637.

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Sep
17
to Sep 18

NACWA's 2024 Virtual Workshop: Unmasking PFAS … Ensuring Informed Clean Water Decisions

  • North East Biosolids & Residuals Association (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

2-Part Webinar from 1 to 4 pm EST on September 17th and 18th. Includes presentations by NEBRA’s Executive Director, a Board member, and numerous members. For more information and to register, go to: 2024 PFAS Virtual Workshop (nacwa.org)

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Sep
10
to Sep 12

Water Environment Association of Ontario BEAM Webinars

  • North East Biosolids & Residuals Association (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Two (2) 1-hour sessions on 9/10 and 9/12 from Noon to 1 pm.

9/10: Introduction to the Biosolids Emissions Assessment Model (BEAM)
Janine Burke-Wells and Maika Pellegrino
9/12: Case Studies Using the BEAM
Joanne Yee, Dean Iamarino, Jared Philpott, Jeremy Kraemer

Register here: Water Environment Association of Ontario |  WEAO/OWWA Climate Change & R&B Committee Webinar Series – Sept. 10 &12

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Sep
4
2:00 PM14:00

NEWMOA Webinar on PFAS: Improving Risk Communication with the Public

  • North East Biosolids & Residuals Association (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Northeast Waste Management Officials Association, featuring:

Claire Nitsche, Washington State DOH: Be Less “Government-y!”: Community-Centered PFAS Risk Communication in Washington State

Go here for more information and to register: https://www.newmoa.org/event/pfas-risk-communication-webinar/

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Aug
28
3:00 PM15:00

NEWMOA Webinar on PFAS Forensics: Best Practices for Unwinding Complex PFAS Sources

  • North East Biosolids & Residuals Association (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Northeast Waste Management Officials Association, including:

Michael Eberle, TRC: Whose PFAS is it? Tips for Forensics Evaluations

Matt Dunn, TetraTech: Precursor PFAS: A New Fluorinated Feedback Loop

Go here for more information and to register: https://www.newmoa.org/event/pfas-forensics-webinar/

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 Lunch and Learn About: Innopellet Process for Sludges
Aug
23
12:00 PM12:00

Lunch and Learn About: Innopellet Process for Sludges

Innowaste converts sludge into a standard recovery fuel pellet that is used to power the drying units in the Innopellet machine. Wastewater sludge is processed and used as an energy source on site eliminating the need to dispose of sludge via land spreading or landfills.

This webinar is
free for NEBRA members. To register, please click here.
Non-members can register by making a donation to NEBRA (suggested: $10 - $40). Click the “Donate” button and put the date of the webinar in the Additional Information/note field.

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