Biosolids News

A regular update on activities of the WEAO Biosolids Committee and information of interest related to the beneficial use of biosolids.  Contributions from the WEAO membership are always welcome and should be directed to Stephen Nutt (stephen@xcg.com) or Janice Patterson (janice.patterson@omafra.gov.on.ca).

Model Terms of Reference for Biosolids Management Contractors Now Available

Thanks to the efforts of Joe Furgal, Don Hoekstra and Helen Ryan, the WEAO Biosolids Committee has prepared a Model Terms of Reference that can be used by municipalities to prequalify biosolids management contractors.  The Model Terms of Reference are based on prequalification documents used successfully by Ontario municipalities to select a contractor to operate their biosolids land application programs.  The Model Terms of Reference can be downloaded from here in Microsoft Word format -400K- or obtained by calling Tony Ho at 416-327-2759.

Biosolids 2000 Conference Proceedings Available on CD-ROM

The proceedings from the hugely successful Biosolids 2000 Conference held in Toronto in September are now available and will be forwarded to conference attendees in the coming weeks.  The conference brought together almost 200 practitioners and regulators involved in biosolids management from across Canada.  The proceedings contain written papers or presentation materials from about 50 technical sessions at the Conference.  Plans are already beginning for the Second Canadian National Residuals and Biosolids Management Conference.  If you are interested in helping with the organization of the next conference or want to obtain a copy of the proceedings from Biosolids 2000, contact the WEAO office.

CWWA to form a Technical Committee on Biosolids

The CWWA Board of Directors has agreed in principle to establish a Technical Committee on Biosolids.  The purposes of the Technical Committee are to advise the CWWA Board of Directors on biosolids matters and to prepare positions that the Association might take in respect to federal or national body initiatives.  It could also be used to support the activities of its member Associations in respect to provincial government initiatives or provincially unique issues when requested.  The relationship between the CWWA Technical Committee on Biosolids and the National Biosolids Network established as an outcome of the Biosolids 2000 Conference is currently being defined.  For more information about the CWWA Technical Committee on Biosolids contact either Duncan Ellison at CWWA (admin@cwwa.ca) or Peter Nicol at CH2M Gore & Storrie (pnicol@ch2m.com).  Peter has been named by the CWWA Board as the Liaison Director to the new Committee.

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