The WEF Residuals and Biosolids Community (RBC) shall develop, recommend, and assist in conducting programs to provide information regarding management options, regulatory compliance, and current practices for residuals and biosolids.
The Residuals and Biosolid Community (RBC) develops and promotes cost-effective practices and policies in biosolids and energy technologies associated with municipal, agricultural, and industrial wastewater residuals for the protection of the environment.
RBC supports scientifically sound and environmentally friendly regulatory practices and policies to improve and standardize carbon emission accounting and tracking practices while promoting cooperation between government agencies, associations, corporations, and the public.
RBC advances the industry through recruiting, mentoring, and developing the residuals and biosolids profession.
RBC educates the members, public, and policymakers on residuals and biosolids issues through the development of practices and services that assist WEF members in serving the public interest regarding scientifically sound residuals and biosolids environmental practices and regulation.
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Chair
Dru Whitlock, 2023 - 2025
Tel: 801-617-3328
Email: dru.whitlock@stantec.com
Vice Chair
Natalie Sierra, 2023 - 2025
Tel: (650) 533-3892
Email: nsierra@brwncald.com
2nd Vice Chairs
Rashi Gupta, 2023 - 2025
Tel: 714-788-1925
Email: rgupta@carollo.com
Past Chair
Karri Ving, 2021 - 2023
Tel: 415-676-1890
Email: KVing@BrwnCald.com
WEF Staff Manager
Victoria Weitekamp
Email: vweitekamp@wef.org
Tel: 1.703-684-2400 ext. 7805
Association of Biosolids and Byproducts Associations (ABBA) Focus Group
Mission: To enable efficient exchange of residuals and biosolids management information in all the regions/states/provinces in the U. S. and Canada with various biosolids groups.
Chair: Ryan Batjiaka
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Resource Recovery
Email: RBatjiaka@sfwater.org
Vice Chair: Nickolas Hines
Material Matters, Inc.
Email: nhines@materialmatters.com
WEF Staff Manager: Victoria Weitekamp
Email: vweitekamp@wef.org
Bioenergy Technology Focus Group
Mission: The Bioenergy Technology Focus Group promotes biosolids and energy technologies associated with municipal, agricultural, and industrial wastewater residuals to sustain a healthy environment.
Goals:
Technology Task Force Activities:
Recent releases:
Chair: Mandy Sheposh, 2023-2025
Johnson Controls
Email:amanda.sheposh@jci.com
Vice Chair: Marcel Pomerleau, 2023-2025
EnviroCare International
Email:marcel_pomerleau@envirocare.com
WEF Staff Manager: Victoria Weitekamp
Email: vweitekamp@wef.org
Biosolids Products Use and Communication Focus Group
Mission:
Goals:
Technical Resources:
Chair: Eric Spargimino, 2023-2025
CDM Smith
Email: spargiminoem@cdmsmith.com
Vice Chair: Open
WEF Staff Manager: Victoria Weitekamp
Email: vweitekamp@wef.org
The mission of the Greenhouse Gas Focus Group of the Residuals and Biosolids Committee is act as a clearing house for information on carbon emission accounting and to identify additional industry research needs as follows:
Mission:
Goals:
Fact Sheets:
Chair: David Ponder 2022-2024
U.S. Water Alliance
Email: dponder@uswateralliance.org
Vice Chair Emma Shen 2022-2024
Jacobs
Email: Emma.shen@jacobs.com
WEF Staff Manager: Victoria Weitekamp
Email: vweitekamp@wef.org
RBC Specialty Conference Focus Group
The Specialty Conference Focus Group assists in the planning and implementation of the annual Residuals Management Conference.
Chair: Kathryn Crestani
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Email: crestanik@neorsd.org
Vice Chair: Alex Kraemer
Harvest Technology, LLC
Email: AKraemer@Harvest.LLC
WEF Staff Conference Contact: Julianne Jones
Email: jjones@wef.org
Mission:
To promote solids thickening and dewatering knowledge transfer through collaboration between the industry and academia to optimize processes and develop technologies that meet the needs of biosolids handling facilities.
Goals:
Dewatering Factsheet Series:
Chair: Ed Fritz, 2022 - 2024
Operators Unlimited, Inc
Email: efritz@operatorsunlimited.net
Vice Chair: Natalia Perez, 2022 - 2024
NYC Department of Environmental Protection
Email: nperez@dep.nyc.gov
WEF Staff Manager: Victoria Weitekamp
Email: vweitekamp@wef.org
Young Professionals Focus Group
Mission: The RBC YP Focus Group mission is to facilitate the exchange of ideas & knowledge in a multi-generational space by engaging students and young professionals to promote effective collaboration, develop original technical content, and network across WEF’s other YP committees.
Goals
Chair: Farokh Kakar, 2023-2025
Brown & Caldwell
Email: fkakar@brwncald.com
Vice Chair: Rick Vogt, 2023-2025
Stantec
Email: Rick.Vogt@stantec.com
WEF Staff Manager: Victoria Weitekamp
Email: vweitekamp@wef.org
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