Environmental Breakfast Series

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Status of the MWRD’s Phosphorus Recovery Program and Enhanced Biogas Generation Program

With Special Guest Speakers:   

David St. Pierre, Executive Director,

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD)

The A&WMA Lake Michigan States Section and the Union League Club Environmental Committee are pleased to invite you to join us to hear David St. Pierre, Executive Director of The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) will speak to a joint breakfast meeting on Tuesday, December 19th.  David St. Pierre will speak on the District's phosphorus recovery programs and particularly biological phosphorus recovery at the Calumet plant and the high strength liquid waste program to support it.  He will also discuss the status of the program to accept high strength liquid waste to significantly increase production at the Calumet plant anaerobic digesters and the District's Resource Recovery Ordinance which regulates and establishes a permit program for the District's acceptance of "high strength liquid waste, vegetative material and other recovered resources."

 COST:  The cost to attend for non-Union League Club members is $40 per person which includes breakfast and any presentation handouts.  Students are invited to join us at a special price of $20 per person.

RSVP:  Due to limited seating and our arrangement with the Union League Club, advance registration is required to guarantee availability. Reservations and payment can be made by clicking the reservation button below.  Reservations may be cancelled for a full refund only if we are notified 48 hours in advance of the event. Union League Club members should contact ULC to make their reservations.

CREDIT:  Attendees are eligible to receive Continuing Legal Education (CLE) or Professional Development Hours (PDH) credit.

A limited number of scholarships are available for anyone who requires CLE credit to maintain professional registration such as attorneys, professional engineers and professional geologists and who could not otherwise afford to attend this conference. Contact Robin Pelsis at (847) 202-0418 or robin.pelsis@lmawma.org for more details.