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Regulatory - Alert (RA 99-2)

Member Pipeline - Regulatory - Alert (RA 99-2)

To:

Members, Affiliates, & Air Quality Committee

From:

National Office

Date:

February 10, 1999

Subject:

1999 National Guidance for the EPA Beneficial Use
of Biosolids Awards Programs

Reference:

RA 99-2

Enclosed for your information is a brochure containing the nomination guidance for the 1999 EPA Beneficial Use of Biosolids Awards Program: For Operating Projects, Technology Development, Research and Public Acceptance. Because this program involves both National and Regional awards, AMSA encourages its member agencies to submit applications for consideration of such recognition.

The brochure describes the awards program in detail and gives guidance for preparing and submitting nominations. Nominations will be accepted to recognize excellence in a wide range of activities that have stimulated beneficial use of municipal biosolids. National awards will be presented in the following four categories:

  • Operating projects (large & small);
  • Technology development activities;
  • Research activities; and
  • Public acceptance activities (municipal & others).

These awards help demonstrate the operational viability of biosolids management practices which beneficially use biosolids in a manner which is environmentally safe, economically attractive, and acceptable to the public. Applicants should check with their Regional Office contact (see page 9 & 10) for any Region-specific nomination guidance and submission deadlines. The tentative deadline (see page 9) for submission is May 21,1999 for each of the EPA regions.

The 1999 National Beneficial Use of Biosolids Awards will be announced in October 1999 at the Annual Water Environment Federation (WEF) Conference and Exposition (WEFTEC) in New Orleans, Louisiana.

ATTACHMENT:

  • 1999 Nomination Guidance for the EPA Beneficial Use of Biosolids Awards Program (Please contact the National Office at 202/833-2672 for a copy of this document)