2010 North East Residuals & Biosolids Conference

November 9 - 10, 2010

UMass Lowell Conference Center, Lowell, MA

Call for abstracts - Abstracts are due June 25, 2010.

Includes a tour of the biogas utilization and heat-drying pelletization system at Greater Lawrence WWTF!

Biosolids and other residuals are managed through a diversity of programs throughout New England and eastern Canada. There is simple land application conducted by small wastewater treatment plants, and there are complex organizations that manage diverse materials by land application, heat drying, advanced lime stabilization, or composting. Large amounts of solids are incinerated in southern New England. There, and around the region, tapping the energy value in biosolids is the latest thing, with its implications for renewable energy and greenhouse gas emissions.

This conference covers the unique opportunities and challenges for biosolids and residuals recycling in this region. This is where the region's leaders in the profession congregate to exchange information on hot topics: anaerobic digestion, combined heat and power, greenhouse gas regulation, Clean Air Act regulation changes for SSIs, microconstituents, nutrient management, public outreach, public concerns, and state and provincial regulatory developments.

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2009 North East Residuals & Biosolids & Energy Conference

November 4 - 5, 2009 • North Haven, CT

The 2009 annual conference was a resounding success, with a record number of leading professionals in the field attending. The avid interest in energy extraction from biosolids was evident. Speakers presented the latest information from across the country.

The presentations from the conference are available for free download, below. Please note that these files are secured PDF documents. Any opinions they express do not necessarily represent positions of NEBRA. For permission to use or reproduce any portion of any of the following, contact the individual presenter(s).

Conference Exhibiters' Information

Intermission Slideshow of Conference Exhibitors (1.7 MB)

Alpine Technology Information (600 KB)

Conference Tour Presentations at Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority (NHWPCA)

GNHWPCA: Biosolids Renewable Energy Project (3.1 MB)

GNHWPCA: Fats, Oils and Grease Handling and Usage at the GNHWPCA (1.5 MB)

Session 1: The Broader Perspective on Biosolids & Energy

Patricia Scanlon/Lori Stone: Biosolids as a Renewable Energy Source - Are We There Yet? (PDF, 1.5 MB)

Michael Wilson: Bioenergy Technology Advances That Promote Wastewater Utility Energy Independence (PDF, 484 KB)

Chris Hornback: The Definition of Solid Waste, SSI Regulations, and Implications for the Future (PDF, 1 MB)

Richard Splete: Municipal Utilities, Then and Now (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Session 2: Accounting - Carbon & Financial

Turgeon/Beecher: Funding Opportunities (PDF, 432 KB)

Carpenter: Biosolids Management and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Widell: Carbon Accounting at Waste Options, Nantucket (PDF, 2.9 MB)

Session 3: Biosolids Safety & Quality

Ziemba & Bibby: Designing Anaerobic Digestion for Energy Recovery and Pathogen Inactivation (PDF, 3.3 MB)

Ecker/Connelly: Certified! New England Biosolids EMS Programs Cross the Threshold (PDF,2.2 MB)

Peot: Biosolids in Virginia - Current Status: Why and How (not available)

Stevens: The 2008 Targeted National Sewage Sludge Survey (not available)

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Prior North East Residuals & Biosolids Conferences

Proceedings Available: 1998 - present

NEBRA and the New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) Residuals Committee cooperatively produce the North East Residuals and Biosolids Conference each year, usually in November.

Past conference presentations are available on CD-ROM by U. S. post. FREE for members or $10 for non-members.

2008: "Talk the Talk & Walk the Walk," November 12 - 13, 2008, Holiday Inn, Nashua, NH

2007: "Brown to Green," December 3 - 4, 2007, Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel, Springfield, MA

2006: "The Way Biosolids Should Be," November 14 - 15, 2006, Village By the Sea, Wells, ME

2005: "Hot & Cold: Diverse Biosolids Management in New England," November 15 - 16, 2005, Wyndham Westborough Hotel, Westborough, MA

2004: "Managing Residuals: Partnerships Across Industry Lines," November 9 - 10, 2004, Four Points Sheraton, Revere, MA

2003: "Continuing Developments in Biosolids Management," November 12 - 13, 2003, Wayfarer Inn, Bedford, NH

2002: "Meeting the Demands for Better Performance in Biosolids Management," November 13 - 14, 2002, Best Western Sovereign Hotel, West Springfield, MA

2001: not available

2000: not available

1999: "Biosolids Recycling = Water Quality," April 20, 1999, Holiday Inn West, Portland, ME (a NEBRA-only conference; presentations no longer available)

1998: "Can We Agree? Biosolids Recycling is Environmentally Correct," May 1, 1998, Holiday Inn, Concord, NH (a NEBRA-only conference; presentations no longer available)