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. 

Registration will open fall of 2024. 

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 CSE credit hours by attending the conference, pending approval by MI EGLE.

Draft Agenda

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7TH      
8:30-9 a.m. Welcome & Announcements
9-10:15 a.m. Keynote:  Underserved Communities Wastewater Project - Mark Gross - BIG TEN A
10:15-11:15 a.m. A Deep Dive into Michigan's Septic Replacement Loan Program - Anne Mitchell - Big Ten A
11:15 a.m. - 1 p.m. EXHIBITS OPEN IN BIG TEN B & C
LUNCH AT 12:00 IN BIG TEN A
LOCATION LINCOLN CENTENNIAL AUDITORIUM
1-2 p.m. Pump Selection
Mark Gross		 Luxury Bathrooms: Staying Compliant with Part 117
EGLE Staff		 The Higgins Lake Community Sewer Project: Case Study
Dr. Mark Luttenton, GVSU
2-3 p.m. NW MI DHD Time-of-Sale Program
Casey Clement		 Honey Wagons in Campgrounds/Marinas: Staying Compliant with Part 117
EGLE Staff		 MI Beach Program: Investigating Sources of Contamination
Shannon Briggs and Mark Hansel
3-4 p.m. Troubleshooting and Remediating Onsite Wastewater Systems
Mark Gross		 Sealing Leaky Septic Tanks
Sam Lines		 Mental Health in the Workplace
Sean Egan and Brandi Woodbury, LEO
4-5:30 p.m. SOCIAL HOUR IN EXHIBIT HALL - BIG TEN B & C
       
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8TH      
  LINCOLN CENTENNIAL AUDITORIUM
8-9 a.m. Part 22 Groundwater Rules Revisions: EGLE Update
Kristine Rendon		 Addressing Homeowners & their Septic Systems
Bindu Bhakta, MSU Extension		 Locating System Components: Tips for Locate Septic Tanks & Final Treatment
Casey Fiedler
9-10 a.m. Case Study: Marijuana Processing Failures
EGLE Staff		 Examining the Persistence of Coronavirus in Septage
Wenjing Ren		 Retrofitting Risers to Septic Tanks
Will Pitylak
10-10:30 a.m. BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL - BIG TEN B & C
10:30-11:30 a.m. NSF Std 40/Std 245 Certifications
Derek Deland, NSF		 Drip Irrigation for Wastewater - Basics
Eric Valentine, American Onsite		 Septage, Campgrounds, Pools: Enforcement
Matt Allen and Brad Laskosky
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EXHIBITS OPEN IN BIG TEN B & C
LUNCH AT 12:00 IN BIG TEN A
12:30-1:30 p.m. Washtenaw County Point-of-Sale: Program Update
Jaclyn Bates		 Soils Workshop
EGLE Staff		 Campground/RV Dump Stations: What We Know
EGLE Staff
1:30-2:30 p.m. Ingham County Failing Septic System Replacement Program Update
Speaker TBD		 Soils Workshop
EGLE Staff		 Implementation of Urine Diversion in Portable Toilets
Hayley Smith
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		 Soils Workshop
EGLE Staff		 What Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Apply to Me?
Charles Culton
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