California Bio-resources Alliance – 8th Annual Symposium, September 18-19, 2013
|The eighth annual California Bioresources Alliance Symposium will be held on September 18-19, 2013 from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.at the Cal/EPA Building, 1001 I Street, Sacramento. The theme of the event is “A Call to Action” and will focus on recent California legislation addressing bioresources and the Bioenergy Action Plan, as well as ways to address biogas challenges faced by dairies, waste water plants, and forestry products residuals handlers, facility siting issues, and use of bioresources for mine reclamation.
The symposium brings together industry professionals, municipalities, regulators, legislators, state and federal agencies, researchers, financers and other stakeholders.
Instructor: University of California – Davis Extension faculty
Duration: Sept. 18-19: Wed.-Thurs., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Venue: California EPA, 1001 I St, Sacramento, CA
Fee: $175.00 Includes morning refreshments, lunch on the first day and field trip.
Conference attendees will also tour the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District’s Biosolids Recycling Facility. Each year, the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant processes 26,000 dry tons of biosolids, 30 percent of which is beneficially recycled at the BRF. The site visit will highlight how the BRF fits into California’s regulatory history, and will also feature a tour of the fats, oils and grease subsystem.
The two day event is co-hosted by University of California (UC) Davis Extension and the US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9.
Contact Magy Hoyer at the following email id and phone number for more information;
E-maill: mehoyer@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (530) 754-8508 f
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Know more here: University of California, Davis extension
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