WERF, U.S. EPA to Host Biosolids Research Summit

The Water Environment Research Foundation will host a national Biosolids Research Summit July 28-30, 2003, that will involve public participation. By hosting this summit, WERF and co-sponsor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will take the first steps in identifying needs and conducting research on land application of biosolids. The Summit will focus on a July 2002 report from the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences, and on other scientific issues related to biosolids. In response to one of the core recommendations of the NRC report, public participation will be a key part of the Summit. The Summit will bring together a wide variety of stakeholders -- including critics of the biosolids profession -- to create a research agenda that addresses questions about the land application of biosolids.
The Biosolids Research Summit will identify and prioritize biosolids research for the next five or more years, with the aim of ensuring that sewage sludge and biosolids management practices protect public health and the environment. The summit will focus on research needs, as opposed to policy. The multi-day workshop will include 45-60 invited attendees, including representatives from state and federal agencies, academia, wastewater facilities, biosolids management companies, conservation groups, and interested citizens. In addition to the invited participants, interested observers will have an opportunity to attend and to provide comments at this summer's Biosolids Research Summit.

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