2021 Solid Waste Operators Webinar Series

Presented by SWANA MN and AWMA Upper Midwest Chapter

Session 1

May 13th, 2021

Moderator – Roger Clarke – Xcel Energy

Safety:

  1. Managing H2S in Landfill Leachate Sewer Systems (Geoff Strack – Waste Connections)

  2. Safety Moment – Best Practices for Tarping Loads (Bruce Rehwaldt – Foth)

Regulatory:

  1. Minnesota’s PFAS Blueprint (Sophie Greene - MPCA and Catherine Neuschler - MPCA)

  2. Green House Gas Reporting Requirements for Disposal Facilities – (Jill Morris- Foth)

Session 2

May 20th, 2021

Moderator – Max Milinkovich

Emerging Issues:

  1. Managing Deer Waste Streams with Risk of CWD (Heidi Kroening – MPCA and Michelle Carstensen – MNDNR)

  2. Managing Wind Turbine Blades (Ben Wetzell from Dem-Con)

Landfill Operations:

  1. Panel Discussion - Repurposing Closed Landfills for Renewables (Nick Palatiello – Barr, Hans Neve - MPCA , Andy Polzin - Barr Engineering, Faith Krogstad - EQB, Hans Neve - MPCA, Geri Kantor - Ameresco)

Session 3

May 27th, 2020

Moderator – Roger Clarke - Xcel Energy

Landfill Operations:

  1. Equipment Issues and Best Practices in a Landfill Application - (Travis Schwark- Caterpillar)

  2. Panel Discussion – Flexibility in Landfill Operations (Aric Olsen – Vonco II, )

Stormwater Management:

  1. Industrial Storm Water and No Exposure for Waste Facilities (Jenna Grady - Stantec)