[USCC] FW: US EPA Region 5 Host Webinar - Compost Stormwater Best Management Practices - Promoting Them to Composters

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Compost Stormwater Best Management Practices - Promoting Them to the 
Compost Industry 

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US EPA Region 5 invites you to participate in a webinar on the 
innovative aspects of using compost as a stormwater best management 
practice (BMP) on March 10, 2009 from 11:00 - 12:30 PM Central. 
Registration will be limited. 

This webinar is focused on how composters have entered the market for 
stormwater compost. We are looking forward to a collaborative 
discussion with four distinguished speakers, see bios below. Webinar 
attendees will learn about the US Composting Council's Seal of 
Testing Assurance Program and details on compost specifications, as 
well as hear from a composter that is making compost to be applied as 
a stormwater BMP and compost BMP users that purchase compost and used 
the BMPs. The webinar will also feature a short introduction to 
compost and the compost-based stormwater BMPs, as well as 
opportunities for questions. 

This webinar is one of a series of webinars that the EPA Region 5 is 
hosting to support the use of these BMPs, and thus increase the 
recycling of organic waste materials. The next webinar, tentatively 
scheduled for May, will provide information about how the erosion 
control and landscaping industries have used the compost BMPs to 
improve stormwater management. 

You can view the compost BMPs at 
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/menuofbmps/index.cfm and enter 
'compost' into the 'search BMPs' line. For additional information on 
the BMPs visit: 

http://www.epa.gov/reg5rcra/wptdiv/solidwaste/recycle/compost/roundtable 
.htm 
. 

Registration Information: 

Topic: Compost Stormwater Best Management Practices - Promoting Them 
to Consumers 
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 
Time: 11:00 am, Central Standard Time (GMT -06:00, Chicago) 

To register for this meeting 
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1. Go to 
https://srameeting.webex.com/srameeting/j.php?ED=96542147&RG=1&UID=0 
2. Register for the meeting. 

Once the host approves your request, you will receive a confirmation 
email with instructions for joining the meeting. 

Note: If you already registered for this meeting, you do not need to 
register again. 

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For assistance 
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1. Go to https://srameeting.webex.com/srameeting/mc 
2. On the left navigation bar, click "Support". 

You can contact me at: 
mark_vogelgesang at sra.com 
1-703-284-3206 

Information on the speakers: 

Al Rattie 
Principal 
AR Consulting 

Al has been involved in the US composting industry since 1981, when 
he co-founded EarthLife Sales, a privately owned company specializing 
in compost marketing. Earthlife Sales became the largest marketer of 
compost on the east coast, representing all major producers from 
Philadelphia through Washington, DC. Al is currently the principal of 
AR Consulting, which specializes in marketing program development and 
implementation, marketing education and communication and project 
management for all types of organic recycling. He is also the 
Administrative/Technical Manager of the US Composting Council's Seal 
of Testing Assurance Program and editor of the USCC newsletter. 
Mr. Rattie is a graduate of Penn State and the University of 
Maryland's "Better Composting School". 



Dr. Britt Faucette, Ecologist, CPESC, LEED AP 
Director of Research & Technical Services 
Filtrexx International 

Dr. Britt Faucette is a Research Ecologist, Certified Professional 
Erosion & Sediment Control (CPESC), and Leadership in Energy and 
Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP), and serves as 
the Director of Research and Technical Services for Filtrexx 
International. He has a PhD in Ecology from the University of 
Georgia where he researched soil-water-plant performances of various 
BMPs used in erosion and sediment control applications. Britt serves 
on technical committees with the American Society of Test Methods 
(ASTM), International Erosion Control Association (IECA), and Erosion 
Control Technical Council (ECTC) to create and evaluate new erosion 
and sediment control standard test methods and design criteria for 
BMPs. He is currently involved in 10 university and federal agency 
research projects evaluating the performance of various storm water 
management technologies. He has contributed to 10 peer-reviewed and 
many popular publications on organic materials used for storm water 
management applications and regularly reviews related research 
manuscripts for scientific journals including the Journal of 
Environmental Quality, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, and 
the Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. 
Britt has worked with foreign governments, taught graduate students, 
and/or consulted on compost and storm water related projects in 12 
countries. 


Ginny Black 
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 

Ginny Black is an Organics Recycling Specialist with the Minnesota 
Pollution Control Agency. Ginny serves on the Board of Directors of 
the U.S. Composting Council and is the communications chair. In her 
job, Ginny provides technical assistance to compost facility 
operators and promotes market for finished compost. She provides 
education to citizens to help them make informed decisions and take 
actions that conserve resources and prevent pollution to benefit the 
environment, economy, and society. She is the primary contact for 
organics including woods waste, composting education and compliance, 
and technical assistance for organic management facilities. She will 
be responsible for educating participants on the condition of 
recycling in the Midwest and the available compost quality assurance 
programs. 


Sharon Barnes 
Vice-President 
Barnes Nursery, Inc. 

Sharon Barnes has worked at Barnes Nursery for 40 years in every 
aspect of the company's integrated horticultural services. The last 
19 years she has spent almost exclusively in the research, 
development and operations of Barnes Regional Composting Facility. 
Sharon's projects have included site development, equipment 
procurement, municipal contracting, end product development, 
horticultural sales, new feedstock permitting, bio-remediation 
projects, and public relations. Sharon emphasizes and facilitates 
project work that removes valuable organic materials from landfills 
including industrial residuals, "waste" from food manufacturing 
plants, grocery stores and restaurants and processes these feedstocks 
into high performance soil amendments. The new engineered soils and 
soil products have opened new markets for the company and are 
contributing to a positive impact on its environmental performance 
and overall bottom line financial picture. 




For more information contact: 
Chris Newman 
U.S. EPA Region 5 
Phone: 312/353-8402 
email: newman.christopherm at epa.gov