Agenda

Planning is underway for the 2025 Michigan Onsite Wastewater Conference. This year's event will be held in-person at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. Join us January 7-8, 2025. 

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Exhibits will be open on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Attendees have the ability to earn up to 13.5 CSE credit hours by attending the conference.

Draft Agenda

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7TH    
7:45 a.m.

Registration - South Lobby

 

Exhibit Hall Open - Big Ten BC
8:30-9 a.m.

Welcome & Announcements
.5 CSE

 

 
9-10:15 a.m. Keynote: EPA Underserved Communities Wastewater Project - Mark Gross - BIG TEN A
1 CSE		    
10:15-11:15 a.m. A Deep Dive into Michigan's Septic Replacement Loan Program -
Anne Mitchell, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (Michigan EGLE) - Big Ten A
1 CSE
    
11:15 a.m. - 1 p.m. EXHIBITS OPEN IN BIG TEN B & C
LUNCH AT 12:00 IN BIG TEN A - 1 CSE		    
LOCATION LINCOLN CENTENNIAL AUDITORIUM WILLY BIG TEN BC
1-2 p.m. Pump Sizing and Selection
Mark Gross		 Luxury Bathrooms: Staying Compliant with Part 117
Benjamin Love, Michigan EGLE
1 CSE
 The Higgins Lake Community Sewer Project: Case Study
Dr. Mark Luttenton, GVSU; Dr. Anthony Kendall, MSU; Mark Jarski and Ellen Saxton, Central Michigan District Health Department; Jim Barnwell, Garrish-Lyon Utility Authority		 EGLE One-On-One Sessions
.5 CSE 		Exhibit Hall Open - Big Ten BC
2-3 p.m. Time of Transfer Programs in Antrim County
Casey Clement, Health Department of Northwest Michigan
 Honey Wagons in Campgrounds/Marinas: Staying Compliant with Part 117
Jacob Lesniak, Michigan EGLE
1 CSE
 MI Beach Program: Investigating Sources of Contamination
Shannon Briggs and Mark Hansell, Oakland County Health Division
3-4 p.m. Troubleshooting and Remediating Onsite Wastewater Systems
Mark Gross		 Watertight Precast Tanks: From Walls to Joints to Risers
Sam Lines		 Mental Health in the Workplace
Sean Egan, Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity
1 CSE
4-5:30 p.m. SOCIAL HOUR IN EXHIBIT HALL - BIG TEN BC
(Complimentary drink ticket provided)
           
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8TH    
LOCATION LINCOLN CENTENNIAL AUDITORIUM WILLY BIG TEN BC
8-9 a.m. Onsite Wastewater Management Unit Update
Tanya Rule, Michigan EGLE		 Addressing Homeowners & their Septic Systems
Bindu Bhakta, MSU Extension and Mark Hansell, Oakland County Health Division
1 CSE
 Locating System Components: Tips for Locate Septic Tanks & Final Treatment
Casey Fiedler, Michigan Septic and Dervin Witmer, Dig-It Excavating and Pump That Septic
 EGLE One-On-One Sessions
.5 CSE* 		Exhibit Hall Open
Exhibit Hall Open
9-10 a.m. Case Study: Marijuana Processing Failures
Kristine Rendon, Michigan EGLE
 Examining the Persistence of Coronavirus in Septage
Dr. Wenjing Ren, MSU
1 CSE
 Retrofitting Risers to Septic Tanks
Will Pitylak, Apex Septic and Excavating, Inc.
10-10:30 a.m. BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL - BIG TEN B & C
10:30-11:30 a.m. Certification of Advanced Treatment Systems Via NSF/ANSI 40 & 245
Derek Deland, NSF		 Drip Irrigation for Wastewater - Basics
Eric Valentine, American Manufacturing Company, Inc. 		Septage, Campgrounds, Pools: Enforcement
Matt Allen and Brad Laskosky, Michigan EGLE
1 CSE
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EXHIBITS OPEN IN BIG TEN B & C
LUNCH AT 12:00 IN BIG TEN A - 1 CSE
Presentation of the Bill Gregory Distinguished Service Award		  
12:30-1:30 p.m. Washtenaw County Time-of-Sale: Program Update
Noelle Bowman and Marissa DiCicco, Washtenaw County Health Department
 Soils Fundamentals and Logging
Marisa Faraldo and Sara Heathman, Michigan EGLE
 Campground/RV Dump Stations: What We Know Kristine Rendon, Michigan EGLE
1 CSE
 EGLE One-On-One Sessions
.5 CSE*
1:30-2:30 p.m. Ingham County Failing Septic System Replacement Program Update
Will Pitylak, Apex Septic and Excavating, Inc. and Larry Stephens, Stephens Consulting
 Soils Lab #1
Marisa Faraldo, Jeffrey Ross, Sara Heathman, Regina Young, Anne Mitchell, Michigan EGLE
 Source-separation Systems in Michigan: What these Systems Mean for Nutrient Management, Plumbing Fixtures, Septic Tanks, Pump Trucks, Portable Toilets, Regulations, Market Demand, and Workforce Development
Arthur Davis, Rich Earth Insitute; Mathew Lippincott; Dr. Nancy Love, University of Michigan;Dr. Hayley Smith
1 CSE
 EGLE One-On-One Sessions
.5 CSE*
2:30-3 p.m. BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL - BIG TEN B & C  
3-4 p.m. Best Practices: O&M of Alternative Systems
Mike Stephens, Guardian Wastewater
 Soils Workshop #2 (Repeating Session)
Marisa Faraldo, Jeffrey Ross, Sara Heathman, Regina Young, Anne Mitchell, Michigan EGLE		 What Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Apply to Me?
Charles Culton, MTA Safety Center
1 CSE
EGLE One-on-One Sessions
.5 CSE*		  

* Attendees can earn .5 CSE credit hours by participating in one EGLE one-on-one session.

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