Day 1 – Wednesday Sep 15th, 2021

Nutrients 101

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8:30 - 9:00am

30 MINUTE COFFEE CHAT: NETWORK BEFORE THE DAY BEGINS!

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9:00am – 12:00pm

Application Rate Workshop

By Kyle Dorsey, Washington State Department of Ecology

Sulfur – The Forgotten Nutrient 

By Amber Moore, Oregon State University

Phosphorus Availability Vs. Regulations

By Ron Alexander, R Alexander Associates

Nutrients & Regulations in Florida

By Maria Lucia Silveira, University of Florida

Carbon

Forest + Biosolids = Soil Carbon Storage

By Sally Brown, University of Washington

Quantifying Carbon Sequestration with Biosolids in California

By Yocelyn Villas, Graduate Student at UC Merced

BEAM Model – Version 2.0

By Andrew Carpenter, Northern Tilth

Program Highlight: EPCOR Canada
Changing Regulations

By Deidre Barlett, EPCOR Canada

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12:00pm – 1:00pm

Interactive Networking Session: Dr. Biosolids!
Ask Any and All Questions on Biosolids

By Henry Campbell, King County

Day 2 – Thursday, Sep 16th, 2021

Soil Health

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8:30 - 9:00am

30 MINUTE COFFEE CHAT: NETWORK BEFORE THE DAY BEGINS!

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9:00am - 12:00pm

Soil Health 101: What it Means & How Biosolids Fit In

By Deirdre Griffin LaHue, Washington State University

Soil Health & Plant Health in Urban Soils: Do Amendments Give Both a Boost?

By Anna Beebe, University of Washington

Understanding the Impact of Class A Soil Products on Urban Systems

By Mike Badzmierowski, Virginia Tech University

Program Highlight: DC Water
Good for the Planet and the Pocket Book

By Chris Peot, DC Water

Epidemiology

Wastewater Tools to Controlling COVID at Univ. of Arizona

By Ian Pepper, University of Arizona

Tracking COVID in Wastewater: San Francisco Style

By Ryan Batjiaka, San Francisco Water

Pandemic Epidemiology with Sewers in King County

By Bob Bucher, King County

Wastewater Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2

By Amy Kirby, CDC

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12:00pm - 1:00pm

Interactive Networking Session: COVID Survival Stories

How did COVID impact your program and facility? Join in virtual “fireside chat” with your colleagues to talk trade war stories and solutions encompassing the past year.

Day 3 – Monday, September 20th, 2021

PFAS

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8:30 - 9:00am

30 MINUTE COFFEE CHAT: NETWORK BEFORE THE DAY BEGINS!

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9:00am - 12:00pm

Broader Perspective on PFAS

By Irina Makarow, Washington State Department of Ecology

Process Effects on PFAS in Biosolids, Effluents, and Leachate

By Linda Lee, Purdue

A Different Perspective on PFAS

By Heather Trim, Zero Waste Washington

PFAS Behavior in Irrigated and/or Biosolids Amended Fields in AZ

By Ian Pepper, University of Arizona

Pyrolysis – Will it Make PFAS Go Away?

By Todd Williams, Jacobs

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12:00pm - 1:00pm

Interactive Networking Session: How to Communicate About PFAs

By Dr. Sally Brown, University of Washington

Join us and your colleagues for this interactive session looking through quotes and messaging currently out there to analyze what is actually being said and how to use this messaging for your facility. This is a session you most definitely DO NOT want to miss. 

Day 4 – Tuesday, September 21st, 2021

Restoration

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8:30 - 9:00am

30 MINUTE COFFEE CHAT: NETWORK BEFORE THE DAY BEGINS!

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9:00 - 12:00pm

Centralia: 60 to 0 MPH in Less Than a Week. The Story of a Restoration Site Gone Wrong

By Roger Hickey, BioRecycle

Mine restoration using Metro Vancouver biosolids: from moonscapes to natural landscapes

By Lillian Zaremba, Metro Vancouver

Program Highlight: International Food Program

By Greg Kester, CASA

Visionary restoration narratives- tools that solve bigger problems than our own

By John Lavery, SYLVIS

Wildlife Research at OK Ranch

By Karen Hodges, UBC

New Zealand: Restoration of a Sacred Volcanic Landscape

By Rob Tinholt, Watercare New Zealand

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12:00pm - 1:00pm

Interactive Networking Session: A Look Back on BioFest!

Join all your colleagues for a quick look back on Biofest over the years – a chance to relive and share memories, hear parting words and look forward to an in-person 2022 Biofest!

 

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