42nd Annual Spring Biosolids Symposium
Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Why Should You Attend?

The Symposium provides information on current issues related to biosolids and septage management, enabling municipal  officials,  plant  operators,  contractors,  and  consultants to respond proactively to new challenges. The Symposium has a tradition of providing a forum for discussion and  information exchange by assembling speakers who are recognized experts in their respective fields.

Registration Fee(s)

ON/BEFORE Mach 12th: $90
ON/AFTER March 13th: $100

No refunds after March 12, 2025.


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Hotel/Location:

Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center
1001 Amber Avenue
Stevens Point, WI 54481
(715) 344-0200, #1

A block of rooms will be held at the Holiday Inn until February 15, 2025 or until the block is full for $121.99 Standard Room Rate

Make your reservations directly at (715) 344-0200 and press #1, use group block code: WOA or click here to book online.

Credits

Continuing Education Hours will be awarded upon completion of the event.  Credits listed below are pending DNR approval. 

6.0 Hours for Wastewater
3.0 Hours for General Septage
3.0 Septage Compliance Hours
6.0 PDHs

For more information, contact:

Ben Brooks at (715) 261-6941
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Aaron Eichhorst at (920) 461-2424
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Agenda
Start Time Presentation Speaker
8:00 AM Opening Remarks David Diehl / Black & Veatch
8:05 AM PFAS DNR Update Nate Willis / WDNR
8:35 AM WDNR 2024 Septage County-wide Audits Stephen Warner  WDNR
9:05 AM WDNR Operator Certification Program: Wastewater and Septage Jordan and Taylor Schutz / WDNR
9:35 AM Succession planning for Septage Business & Wastewater Facilities John Bowen / Ken-Way Services
10:05 AM Beak  
10:20 AM WDNR Panel Discussion: Exceptional Quality Sewage Sludge Frederick Hegeman, Sawyer Dobson, Jennifer Jerich, Amy Garbe, and Stephen Warner / WDNR
12:00 PM Lunch  
1:00 PM Septage and Leachate Challenges Aaron Eichhorst / New Water
1:35 PM PFAS Destruction Rick Treleven / BCR, Inc.
2:15 PM Break  
2:35 PM Legal Update Vanessa Wishart / Stafford Rosenbaum, LLP
3:00 PM Septage Storage Frederick Hegeman and Stephen Warner / WDNR
3:30 PM Closing Remarks / Adjourn Lyle Lutz / Plover WWTF

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