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June 21, 2005 - Spotlight on SavingsCaptain Waste-Not secretly visits water and wastewater utilities and shows them how to reduce waste
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March 24, 2005 - About UsGarvey Resources
407 S. Stone Ridge Drive
Landsdale, PA 19446 About Us | Garvey Resources, Inc. is an environmental consulting firm that specializes in Biosolids Consulting and Municipal Utility Management, customized to meet your needs, schedule and budget. Our areas of expertise include:
| - Biosolids Management Planning
- Assessment of Biosolids Compliance
- Permitting Assistance
- Evaluation of Process Technologies
- Biosolids Quality Enhancement Plans
- Nutrient Management
- Economic Comparisons
- Environmental Management Systems
- Public Information & Building Public Support
| - Cost Reduction
- Energy Management
- Employee Development
- Engineering with an O&M Perspective
- Conceptual Design
- Operability Review
- Value Engineering
- Technical Writing
- Editing and providing an O&M slant
| | In addition, we work towards improving awareness of the water environment, sewage facility planning, and municipal/industrial pretreatment program assistance. We provide the technical assistance necessary to find cost-effective solutions. | | Please contact us to discuss evaluating or optimizing your program. | | *Certified Woman-Owned Business* |
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January 10, 2005 - Biosolids CornerSnippets Landfill Prices Increasing The eastern part of Pennsylvania is seeing a dramatic increase in landfill prices.
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December 8, 2004 - Biosolids CornerLOSE WEIGHT -reduce the weight of material that must be used or disposed. More details on this are provided below.
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December 1, 2004 - Innovative Land Application ProjectIn response to an RFP to the Philadelphia Water Department, Garvey Resources assisted in the development and preparation of a proposal to use Class B biosolids to establish a tree farm on mined land in need of reclamation.
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October 1, 2004 - Case Study - Bergen PointGarvey Resources participated in a Biosolids Management plan For Bergen Point Plant in Suffolk County, NY
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September 10, 2004 - Biosolids Corner- A discussion of measuring PH in dewatered biosolids and inspirational thoughts for water quality professionals.
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September 1, 2004 - Case Study - Abington Abington Wastewater Treatment Plant- Biosolids Management Report.
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June 2, 2004 - Spotlight on Savings
By Mike NelsonDear Mom and Dad,
Thought I would write you to let you know how I am enjoying the beginning of my freshman year at Wonderlust University. Let me start with the good news.
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October 14, 2003 - MABA Press ReleaseThis press release was prepared by Bill Toffey, Diane Garvey and Rhonda Bowen of the Mid Atlantic biosolids Association. www.MABA.org
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August 1, 2003 - Case Study - Chalfont-New Britain Installs Biosolids DryerThe Management and staff at the Chalfont New Britain Township Joint Sewage Authority (C-NBTJSA) have been collecting information on biosolids management for several years. Working with Garvey Resources, they developed a plan to heat dry 530 dry tons of biosolids per year using an indirect dryer.
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July 16, 2003 - Evaluation of heat drying technology
Garvey Resources has helped clients evaluate various biosolids drying technologies. Scopes of work included liturature review, site visits, conceptual design,economic analysis and telephone interviews to collect information on performance and costs. Work also included preliminary marketing studies to identify local markets, competing products and potential revenues.
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July 16, 2003 - Management ServicesMike Nelson provides a management review which includes training and employee development plans. Management and supervisory training is available, as well as establishing mission, goals and objectives using employee participation.
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July 14, 2003 - Building Public Support for Biosolids RecyclingGarvey Resources helps clients build public support through effective communication. This requires an open door policy with the press and the public and attention to the details of recordkeeping and reporting. Over the years we have built relationships with the media, watershed associations, community groups, township supervisors, regulators, sporting organizations, and the agricultural community. Public Support is built on the local level through clear communications and responsiveness to a communities inquiries.
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July 2, 2003 - Biosolids Cost Analysis for Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF)
One way to optimize process operations is to "follow the money." This project was funded by WERF in order to help WWTPs optimize their Biosolids Management programs. As a team member on a project for the Water Environment Research Foundation, Garvey Resources was asked to itemize wastewater treatment plant biosolids costs. The resultant work product will be a spreadsheet, which may be completed by virtually any utility manager and compared with other facilities. The benefits of this tracking tool over the long term include ability to compare the cost of various technologies, and identify potential areas for cost savings.
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July 1, 2003 - Case Study - Pennridge
Biosolids Management Contract Development - Reviewed and compared 13 proposals for biosolids hauling and use for the Pennridge Wastewater Treatment Authority. Identified key issues to be addressed, prepared a decision matrix and evaluated each proposal in terms of overall costs. Prepared questions for and assisted at meetings with top three proposers. As a result, the Authority cut biosolids management costs by nearly 50 percent. This scope of work was expanded to include an economic analysis of aerobic digestion, belt press dewatering, alkaline stabilization and hauling liquid to a local incinerator.
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July 1, 2003 - Case Study - Biosolids Management Planning
Biosolids Management Planning- Project Manager for biosolids management studies for the cities of Bethlehem, Stroudsburg, Philadelphia, Phillipsburg, Pennridge, West Chester, Manheim, Milton, Sunbury, Norristown, Lehighton, and Upper Montgomery Joint Authority, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Assisted in ongoing or completed biosolids management planning for the above-mentioned wastewater treatment plants ranging in size from 0.72 to 150 mgd. Scopes included controlling user discharges to the sewer systems, projecting biosolids quantity and quality, identifying sources of biosolids contamination, completing biosolids utilization and disposal permits, preparing plans of operations, identifying costs, evaluating alternatives, summarizing the impacts of proposed regulations, recommending disposal and utilization alternatives, and identifying the necessary biosolids processing equipment to implement the plans.
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July 1, 2003 - Marketing ExperienceDiane Garvey has experience marketing a variety of biosolids products over a 20 year career. The following describes a few of these projects.
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July 1, 2003 - Biosolids Odor ManagementGarvey resources has conducted both research and field implementation of odor control practices. As principal author of an EPA Fact sheet on Biosolids Odor management an extensive liturature search as well as interviews with utility managers were conducted. See this work product at http://www.epa.gov/owm/mtb/odor_control-biosolids.pdf. Ongoing work for a land application contractor includes odor control planning at land application sites and implementation of innovative techniques for odor control.
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June 30, 2003 - Biosolids Land Application
Garvey Resources assists their clients in planning and implementing biosolids management programs. We served as a technical editor on the USEPA fact sheet on land application which can be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/owm/mtb/land_application.pdf. We help our clients identify and permit land application sites, develop Environmental Management Systems, prepare annual reports to state and federal agencies, build public support, prepare budgets and feasibility studies, and identify innovative ways to optimize their programs.
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June 27, 2003 - Technical Writing -- Improving the ProductGarvey Resources staff can assist clients with the challenge of effective communication. Our staff provides technical writing and related services that translate into written products that reflect the quality of your firm.
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June 27, 2003 - O & M EngineeringGarvey Resources staff can provide a wide array of engineering services. These services are based on over 60 years of operating and maintenance experience and focus on the end user.
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June 27, 2003 - Cost Reduction- Efficiency AnalysisGarvey Resources helps municipalities reduce their operational costs by performing Efficiency Analysis and Building Cost Reduction Programs for continued utility use.
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May 26, 2003 - Biosolids Success Story Supported by 28 Organizations
by Diane GarveyThis is a bimonthly article published in the Pennsylvania Water Quality Manager, the magazine of the Pennsylvania Water Environment Association.
This article describes a project where biosolids were used on PA Gamelands to restore wildlife habitat and improve water quality.
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May 21, 2003 - The Greatest Story Never Told - Biosolids for Mine Land ReclamationOn Wednesday, May 21, 2003, 55 people braved chilly and blustery conditions to attend the Dedication Ceremony for the completion of the initial phase of the Rattler Mountain Reclamation Project. Sponsored by the Schuylkill County Conservation District, the Babb Creek Watershed Association, and the Pennsylvania Game Commission, the ceremony recognized some of the many individuals and organizations that contributed to the success of the project, which was conducted on State Game Lands north of the village of Morris in Tioga County.
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September 2, 2002 - A Status Report on Reed Bed TechnologyPennsylvania has more facilities using reed beds for biosolids drying than any other state in the US. This may be because we have more wastewater treatment plants than any other state! Many facilities that installed reed beds 10 to 6 years ago recently removed the first batch of dewatered biosolids from the beds or are planning to remove dried biosolids in the future. This status report is intended to give an overview of performance, O&M, and current issues and research.
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June 20, 2002 - Project
Lang Enviro-Ventures, Inc.Lang Enviro-Ventures, Inc.
Narrowsburg, New York - Processing Concept Design
- Permitting
- Market Development
- User Instructions
- Compliance Assurance
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December 2, 2001 - Thickening; State-of-the-Art Status Report As a subcontractor, worked on several EPA technical reports on; dissolved air flotation thickening, gravity thickening, belt press dewatering and thickening, centrifuge dewatering and thickening, recessed chamber and membrane filter press dewatering. Each report includes information on process description, applicability, advantages, disadvantages, operation, maintenance, costs and references.
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