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.
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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 |