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Just a reminder to anyone who land applies, distributes, or markets biosolids - the annual biosolids reports are due to PADEP by March 1, 2012.

Diane Garvey attended WEFTEC 2011 in Los Angeles from October 15 - 19, 2011.  WEFTEC is the Water Environment Federation's Technical Exhibition and Conference. 

Diane participated in a WEFTEC Workshop 208 on ROSI (regrowth, odors and sudden increase in fecal coliform after anaerobic digestion) called "Better Safe Than Smelly."  The workshop took place on Sunday, October 16th.  WERF has been researching this issue since 2009 and presented their findings.  Diane facilitated the workshop and explored the biosolids challenges related to ROSI. 

As the author of "Biosolids Corner," a periodic column appearing in the Keystone Water Quality Manager Magazine, Diane also wrote about the problem of ROSI in January, 2011.

Diane Garvey attended the Mid-Atlantic Biosolids Association (MABA) Sustainable Biosolids Technologies Symposium on August 10th and 11th.

Garvey Resources is now a certified WBE business!  As of April 29, 2011, the Bureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of General Services has recognized Garvey Resources, Inc. as a certified Woman Business Enterprise.

Diane Garvey presented a workshop on "Regrowth, Odors and Sudden Increase in Pathogen Indicator Organisms in Biosolids" at PennTec 2011 on June 7, 2011 at the Lancaster County Convention Center.

Diane Garvey presented a paper on "Building Public Support for Biosolids Management Projects" at the New Jersey Water Environment Conference on Wednesday, May 11, 2011.

WEFTEC 2010 - Diane Garvey presented a paper in a pre-conference workshop.  The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) project related to biosolids regrowth and odors (ROSI) was described by various speakers.

Garvey Resources exhibited recently at the Eastern PA Water Pollution Control Operators Association (EPWPCOA) on November 19, 2010 at Sinking Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Diane D. Garvey was invited by the National Biosolids Partnership and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) to participate in a work group titled "Creating the Future for Biosolids Management."  The 2-day meeting was held in Alexandria, VA.  Proceedings of that effort will be available on the NBP website soon.