[USCC] Compost Stormwater Best Management Practices - Promoting Them to the

Wed Feb 25 18:02:48 CST 2009

Forwarded from EPA.

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 

Bill Carter
Nonpoint Source Team    MC 203
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, TX  78711-3087
Phone:  512-239-6771
Fax:  512-239-4410
wcarter at tceq.state.tx.us

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