Conferences, trainings, workshops, & webinars of particular interest for the management of biosolids & other organic residuals in the NEBRA region and beyond. Be sure to also check the following for wastewater & residuals related events in this region: NEWEA Calendar
Featuring Alma Hidalgo and Cornell Gayle from EPA headquarters, and Mike Beck from Eastern Research Group (ERG). Go here to sign up: Webinar Registration - Zoom.
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.
Bi-annual water/wastewater conference held at the Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle, Maine. For more information and to register, go here.
Presentation by Matthew Van Horne, P.E. with Hazen and Sawyer all about the WSSC (Maryland) Bioenergy Project – “From Plans to Production” of biogas using anaerobic digestion and THP.
Go to NE Digestion Roundtable — NEBRA (nebiosolids.org) for more information and to register.
In Baltimore, MD. Go to Residuals & Biosolids and Innovations in Treatment Technology for more information. The call for abstracts closes October 28th!
The Holiday Inn Portland-by-the-Bay, Portland, Maine. Conference and registration information at NEWEA Spring Meeting.
At Ohio State University. For more information, go to Annual Conference
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.
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.
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.
The North West Biosolids Association’s annual conference being held at the Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, WA. For more information, go to 2025 Biofest.
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.
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.
Midwest Biosolids Association webinar with presentation by Dr. Joe Charbonnet of Iowa State University who will discuss the fundamentals of the method for wastewater practitioners, its abilities and limitations, and what you can expect to learn about PFAS from the results of Method 1633 analysis.
Go here to register: Registration
At a new location this year, but just a short walk from the State House in Concord, NH.
NH Water Pollution Control Association - Meeting/Event Information (nhwpca.org)
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.
NEBRA members pay the same as MABA/MABF members! Email janine@nebiosolids.org for the DISCOUNT CODE. Go here to register: MidAtlantic Biosolids Association.
NEBRA is bringing together experts in risk assessment and toxicology to review the draft risk assessment published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on January 15, 2025.
This webinar is free for NEBRA members. To register, please click here.
Thanks to the webinar sponsor: The Mattabassett District (Cromwell, CT)
Boston, Massachusetts. For more information, go to Annual Conference - NEWEA Annual Conference.
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.
More information when available, here: GMWEA.
Sponsored by the North East Waste Management Officials Association. For more information and to register, go here: PFAS: Investigating Wastewater & Septic Systems as the Source
Sponsored by the North East Waste Management Officials Association. Will include reviews of studies related to soil, rainfall, air, and sediments. For more information and to register, go to: PFAS: Background Studies
Quarterly meeting featuring U.S. EPA staff on annual biosolids reporting requirements and a report out on the MassDEP study for PFAS in biosolids, Part 1. Online this quarter. For more information, and to register: Quarterly Meetings – Massachusetts Water Environment Association.
Donations requested from non-members. NEBRA members can attend for free, same as MABA members! Email janine@nebiosolids.org for the DISCOUNT CODE.
Go here for more information and to register for the webinar: MABF Webinar: National Collaborative PFAS Project Update.
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
This annual conference with the New England Water Environment Association will be held at The Graduate hotel in Providence, Rhode Island. For more information, go to: 2024 Northeast Residuals & Biosolds & Exhibit (newea.org)
At the Double Tree Hotel in South Burlington, Vermont. For more information, go to: GMWEA.
Sponsored by the North East Waste Management Officials Association. For more information and to register, go to: PFAS: Agricultural Impacts – Research & Response in Maine
For more information, go to 2024 Student Poster Contest — NEBRA (nebiosolids.org).
NEBRA members interested in judging and helping with the contest, please email janine@nebiosolids.org.
Toronto, Canada. For more information and to register, go to: Waste & Recycling Expo Canada (CWRE)
With a focus in the Northeast (Maine). Sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. For more information and to register, go to: Land applied biosolids and PFAS Exposure
2 sessions remaining:
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.
Organized by EPA Region 1 and the New England Regional Pretreatment Coordinators Association: New England Regional Pretreatment Coordinators Workshop.
97th annual Technical Exhibition & Conference
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana USA
Go here for all the information: WEFTEC.
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/
Featuring Mary Baker from the Mid-Atlantic Biosolids Association
The North West Biosolids Association’s annual conference being held at the Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, WA. To register, go to 2024 Biofest Giving Carbon Credit Registration - ATTENDEE (jotform.com).
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.
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/
$25 for members; $50 for non-members.
NEBRA members pay the same as MABA members! Email janine@nebiosolids.org for the DISCOUNT CODE.
Go here for more information and to register for the webinar: Biosolids End Use Success Stories (memberclicks.net).
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.
At Sunday River Resort in Newry, Maine. Go to MEWEA’s website for more information: Fall Convention (mewea.org).
