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EMS: A Key to Effective Management and Sustainability for Water and Wastewater Utilities APWA Reporter Article The August 2010 edition of The American Public Works Association (APWA) Reporter is featuring an article on the importance of an EMS at water and wastewater facilities. To view the article, please click on the link below. [Read More] Register your public agency for the COTA/VA Tech 2011 EMS Training Initiative COTA/VA Tech 2011 EMS Training Initiative Brochure The Center for Organizational and Technological Advancement (COTA) at Virginia Tech University is presently recruiting public agencies for its 2011 EMS Training Initiative. COTA/ Virginia Tech has built a national reputation for providing excellent training to help public entities adopt EMSs for a variety of operations. The Center is also one of 10 EPA recognized EMS Local Resource Centers. Organizations interested in learning more about this upcoming training opportunity should review the attached flyer and contact either Bob Herbert (bherbert@vt.edu) or Rose Woodford (rwoodfor@vt.edu) for more information. [Read More] WEF offers free "Advances in Solids Reduction Processes at Wastewater Treatment Facilities" webcast April 28, 2010 Advances in Solids Reduction Processes at Wastewater Treatment Facilities webcast Advances in Solids Reduction Processes at Wastewater Treatment Facilities April 28, 2010 2:00 - 3:30 pm EDT This webcast, hosted by the National Biosolids Partnership (NBP) will bring together plant operators, utility management, consulting engineering, equipment/process vendors, regulators, and academics interested in learning about the state of the practice in sludge reduction technologies. Join NBP for the second in a series of free quarterly webcasts based on critical biosolids technical topics. Participants Will: • Learn about the state of the practice in sludge reduction technologies • Understand the many types of technologies currently available and different general mechanistic principles behind them, and the key factors that determine their consideration for a particular application • Identify the potential and requirements associated with implementation of these technologies in your facility in the search for reduced sludge disposal requirements, better sludge quality, increased in-plant energy production, and general decreased life-cycle costs Speakers: • Todd Williams (WEF Residuals & Biosolids Committee Vice-Chair/Chief Technologist - CH2M Hill, Richmond, VA): Welcoming Remarks from National Biosolids Partnership • Julian Sandino (CH2M Hill, Kansas City, MO) - Underlying Mechanistic Principles, Performance Evaluation and Proposed Modeling Approaches for Selected Wastes • Mohammed Abu-Orf (AECOM, Philadelphia, PA) - DC WASA Adopts Thermal Hydrolysis for Anaerobic Digestion, Pretreatment: Conceptual Design Details for the Largest Cambi System • Bruce R. Johnson (CH2M Hill, Englewood, CO) - Applications of Variable Environmental Conditions on Biological Sludge Production in Wastewater Treatment Registration Information: There is no charge for this webcast. To register for the webcast, click on the associated link below. [Read More] WEF website includes water quality information to educate your community WEF Public Information for Water Quality Professionals To facilitate communication between water quality professionals and the public about water quality issues, The Water Environment Federation (WEF), has included a public information section on their website. Here you will find a variety of tools and products for use in settings like plant tours, environmental fairs, public meetings and more. Whether you are looking to build support for infrastructure investment or need inexpensive brochures and bill stuffers to educate your community, you will find plenty of free or inexpensive options to consider. WEF has a number of colorful new brochures and bill stuffers. And the popular Fat-Free Sewers and It's a Toilet, Not a Trashcan! are now available as bilingual bill stuffers (English and Spanish) in addition to a new bilingual Fat-Free Sewers brochure. To view the brochures and bill stuffers, visit WEF's public information page by clicking the associated link below. [Read More] City of Wyoming, MI Clean Water Plant Receives NBP EMS Certification City of Wyoming, MI Clean Water Plant Receives NBP EMS Certification The National Biosolids Partnership is pleased to recognize the City of Wyoming, MI Clean Water Plant as the 27th organization in the nation and second in Michigan to be certified and admitted to the Partnership's environmental management system (EMS) for biosolids program. The City of Wyoming, MI is one of 100 organizations currently participating in the NBP EMS program. The City of Wyomingg's achievement recognizes that the agency has been independently verified as having an effective biosolids environmental management system. The City of Wyoming, MI Clean Water Plant biosolids EMS was independently verified on December 27,2009 by the audit firm, KEMA-Registered Quality, Inc. For more information on the City of Wyoming, MI's certification, visit the National Biosolid Partnership's website by clicking the associated link below. [Read More] U.S. EPA publishes National Water Program Research Strategy National Water Program Research Strategy EPA's National Water Program published it first strategy identifying the research needed to achieve its goals, meet statutory obligations, and fulfill court mandates. Communicating water research needs to current and potential collaborators aligns water programs with the Administrator's desire for transparency in EPA's actions, involvement of a broader research community in Agency science, and the use of well considered science in Agency decisions. By expanding the science base of the program, we will increase program credibility, expedite the production of the needed tools, and accelerate and better quantify water quality environmental outcomes. The Strategy also provides a means for the National Water Program to manage its research portfolio and evaluate the progress being made in critical research areas. The Strategy identifies four priority themes: Healthy Watersheds and Coastal Waters, Safe Drinking Water, Sustainable Water Infrastructure, and Water Security. Within each theme, research needs are categorized into the following areas: aquatic health effects, human health effects, occurrence and exposure, methods development, and treatment technologies and effectiveness. For more information, please contact Mary Reiley at reiley.mary@epa.gov. [Read More] WEF EMS Newsletter Winter 2010 WEF EMS Newsletter Winter 2010 WEF EMS Newsletter Winter 2010 [Read More] Virginia Tech to hold upcoming EMS Institute Virginia Tech's upcoming EMS Institute [Read More] North Texas EMS Implementation Initiative North Texas EMS Implementation Initiative [Read More] WEF EMS Newsletter Summer 2009 WEF EMS Newsletter Summer 2009 WEF EMS Newsletter Summer 2009 [Read More]

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