February 2023
Biosolids eBulletin

James Dunbar
President

Darrell Winans
Vice-President

Ben Nydegger
Secretary

Terri Prather
Treasurer

Tania Gheseger
Past President

Deidre Bartlett

Cat Gowan

JR Inman

Karla Guevarra

Mike Van Ham

Steve Wilson

MacLeod Pappidas

Mike Gates

Rebecca Singer


Education Committee
Cat Gowan, Chair
Rebecca Singer, Biofest Chair
JR Inman
Sally Brown
Karla Guevarra
MacLeod Pappidas
Mike Gates
Dave Kenney

Membership Committee
Mike Van Ham, Chair
Alan Aplin
Darrell Winans
Terri Prather
Mike Gates
Jason Duffin

Outreach Committee
Rebecca Singer, Chair
Deidre Bartlett, Vice-Chair
Steve Wilson
MacLeod Pappidas
John Lavery

Research Committee
Tania Gheseger, Chair
Erika Kinno, Vice-chair
Ben Nydegger
Tressa Nicholas
Job Listings
Project Engineer
Engineered Compost Systems
Compost Operator
City of Coeur d'Alene
Field Operations Maintenance
Lakehaven Water & Sewer
Electrical & Control Systems Manager
Lakehaven Water & Sewer
Do you have a job opening you want advertised? NWB members can email job postings to amy@nwbiosolids.org
Northwest Biosolids
Calendar of Events
Biofest 2023: Northwest Biosolids’ 35th Biofest!

Tues., Sept. 26th- Thurs., Sept. 28th, 2023,

Campbell’s Resort in Chelan, WA. 

More info coming soon!
Biofest 2023 Save the Date
Northwest Biosolids is looking forward to Biofest 2023! Agenda and registration information will be coming soon. NWB would like you to have the dates on your calendar as soon as possible. This is an event you do not want to miss!

Biofest 2023 will be Tues., Sept. 26th- Thurs., Sept. 28th, 2023, at the beautiful Campbell’s Resort in Chelan, WA.

If you have any questions, ideas for a Biofest session, or are interested in becoming a sponsor, please email amy@nwbiosolids.org.
NWB Resource Library
Biosolids P +/-               
By Dr. Sally Brown, University of Washington
Happy New Year and welcome back to the library.

I ‘ll be teaching a new class for NW Biosolids starting this week. This class goes back to basics with a focus on nitrogen and phosphorus. Getting ready for the class made me realize that it has been a long time since we covered P in a library. Biosolids are typically applied to meet the N needs of a crop. In many cases, that means adding more total P than a soil test would indicate is necessary. One the one hand, concerns about adding excess P are driving regulations in some areas, forcing applications to be made based on the P demand of the crops, if at all. On the other hand, we are facing concerns about running out of phosphorus. Peak Phosphorus is a thing, just like peak oil. In fact, the graph below is from a Peak Oil page
Research Short Story

There Is No Place Like Home
By Dr. Sally Brown, University of Washington
That is my take-home message from my time at the Australia and New Zealand Biosolids Conference; the down under version of Biofest. The conference is typically held every two years but this was the first time everyone had gotten together since the pandemic. In total, close to 180 people attended. There were many similarities to Biofest but also critical differences, and here I am not referring to the absence of microbrews.  
Upcoming Training: ECHO Biosolids Tool Training on 3/14/23
There is an upcoming public training on EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance History Online (echo.epa.gov) Biosolids Facility Searches and Reports. This training focuses on the ECHO Facility Searches and Report under the Clean Water Act (CWA) National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program area biosolids. With the implementation of the NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule (eRule), facilities in the 41 states where EPA implements the Federal Biosolids Program, and three authorized states (SD, TX, UT) began submitting electronic reports for the first time. This training provides an overview of the electronic reporting of biosolids annual reports, describes the biosolids data available on EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO), and includes a demonstration of navigating the Biosolids Facility and Annual Report search form, search results, and Biosolids Facility Report.
REMINDER FOR WA STATE:
2022 Biosolids Annual Reports Due March 1, 2023
The biosolids annual report due date is approaching for Washington state! This is a reminder to submit yours by March 1, 2023. For more info, please click the button below.