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December 12, 2008December 12, 2008

Aaron Stephens, Material Matters, Inc.Dr. Robin Brandt, Material Matters, Inc. Ed i Wi l M i l M IEdwin Winzeler, Material Matters, Inc.

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Introductions/Background

Chicago StaffChicago StaffChicago StaffChicago Staff

Material Matters StaffMaterial Matters Staff

ContractorsContractors

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Relevant MM Company Experience

Biosolids ProcessingBiosolids Processing ManagementManagement WWTP Odor Studies &

Strategies Class A & B Process

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Data Management EMS Auditor & Consultant for NBP Environmental Trading/Carbon

Evaluations

HandlingHandling Storage Strategies

g/Accounting

Economic Studies for Solids Beneficial Use Studies

Storage Strategies Product Odor Studies &

Research Bench & Pilot Studies

Product Marketing

OversightOversightBench & Pilot Studies

Permitting & RegulatoryPermitting & Regulatory Part 503 Experts

Independent Contractor Oversight Data Management Oversight

p Beneficial Use Approaches Reporting

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Odor StudiesPrimary Odor SourcesVulnerable Perimeter Location

Truck LoadingTruck Loading

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Hannum Farm Odor Study - Field Olfactometer Best Estimate Odor Threshold

Pre-Application

MM Employee Experience

Certified WWTP OperatorsCertified WWTP OperatorsData Management ExpertsData Management Experts

Certified Soil ScientistsCertified Soil ScientistsSpeakers at State, Regional, and National EventsSpeakers at State, Regional, and National Events

AgronomistsAgronomistsTrained Land AppliersTrained Land Appliers

ResearchersResearchersOdor ExpertsOdor Experts

EMS Auditors/ConsultantsEMS Auditors/ConsultantsCarbon AccountingSequestrationCarbon AccountingSequestration

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MWRDGC Current Practices

Land Application Biosolids Quality

Land Application Biosolids

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Chicago Biosolids Destination, 2007

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Air-dried cake6.5%

Liquid1.2%

Pellet*0.6%

CompositionLandfill daily cover8.5%

Pelletized0.3%

Destination, 2007

Landfill final cover

12.4%Land Application

Class B93.7%

Centrifuge Cake 91.6%

Landfill26.5%

52.3%

2007 Total Biosolids Beneficial Use: 88,588 dry tons2007 Total Biosolids Production: 202,873 dry tons

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General Q&A

How is MWRD tracking and keeping agronomic rate input (ARI) data? How does MWRD ensure that application rates are based on crop need? How is MWRD tracking and keeping agronomic rate input (ARI) data? How does MWRD ensure that application rates are based on crop need? ARI How does MWRD track and keep agricultural data such as crops and nutrient

inputs? How does MWRD track and keep agricultural data such as crops and nutrient

inputs?

ARI

How does MWRD track cumulative pollutant (CPLR) loading rates on sites at which material is applied? H i h i f i d il bl d h bli ?

How does MWRD track cumulative pollutant (CPLR) loading rates on sites at which material is applied? H i h i f i d il bl d h bli ?CPLR How is that information made available to contractors and the public?

Would automatically generated reports of CPLR history for each application site help MWRD meet its EMS goals?

How is that information made available to contractors and the public? Would automatically generated reports of CPLR history for each application site

help MWRD meet its EMS goals?

CPLR

How does MWRD track biosolids data? (generation, inventory, scale, reconciling How does MWRD track biosolids data? (generation, inventory, scale, reconciling Data invoices, etc.) What level of data integration currently exists? (data from numerous sources

managed in a single database)

invoices, etc.) What level of data integration currently exists? (data from numerous sources

managed in a single database)

Data Management

NBP EMS How does MWRD keep its current EMS records? Hoe does MWRD interact with public? How does MWRD keep its current EMS records? Hoe does MWRD interact with public?

NBP EMS Program

How is scale data kept and processed? Is scale data utilized for oversight/error-check of land application and invoicing

data?

How is scale data kept and processed? Is scale data utilized for oversight/error-check of land application and invoicing

data?Scale data

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Database 101

Enter data only onceQuery ability (mining the data)Backup and replicationRule enforcementSecurityChange and access logging (audit