1	BAE Extension Waste and Biosolids Management Programs
2	Overview History of Waste Management in BAE Extension Current Activities and Interactions Educational Delivery Modes Emerging Issues Prioritization of Efforts
3	Waste Management Multidisciplinary, Cooperative Extension/Research Faculty Conduct basic/innovative cooperative programs to meet current and future needs Develop technologies for economically sustainable waste management that protects community interest and environmental quality Provide science-based input for development of state and federal regulations Receive international recognition for effective mission oriented, integrated research/extension programs
4	Clientele Agriculture Municipalities/Communities Business, Industries, Institutions State and Federal Agencies Elected Officials
5	Waste Management Faculty History/Expertise 1968 Ext. Head served as advisor to Ph.D. student – Water Pollution from Swine Production 1969 Civil Eng. Faculty Member 1969 Hog Slats commercialized slatted floors 1972 Chemical Eng. Faculty Member 1974 Ag. Eng. Ext. Specialist 1975 Ag. Eng. Faculty Member 1978 Ed. D. Wastewater Specialist 1993 MA. Solid Waste Specialist
6	Waste Management Current Faculty Frank Humenik – Waste management Garry Grabow – Liquid waste management, irrigation Phil Westerman – Waste management Sanjay Shah – Agricultural air quality and poultry litter management Rhonda Sherman – Solid waste management Bob Rubin – Wastewater management Mark Rice – Waste management Craig Baird – Waste management Tom Losordo -Aquaculture
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9	Belt System to Enhance Environmental Quality and Facilitate Alternative Waste Utilization Strategies for Swine Production Facilities
10	Smithfield Foods / N. C. Attorney General Agreement Agreement made July 2000 SF provided $15 million for identification and development of Environmentally Superior Technologies Premium Standard Farms (PSF) provided $2.3 million in Sept. 2000 BAE extension/research faculty involved in 10 of 16 candidate projects
11	Ekokan Biofiltration System Solids/liquid separation of flushed manure (inclined screen/conveyor “TR Separator”) Upflow aerated biological filters
12	Land Application Training and Demonstration Center Animal Waste System Operators Certification Wastewater System Operators Certification 20-25 course offerings plus “schools”
13	Poultry litter management New options offered on poultry litter sampling and spreader calibration trainings offered through LADTC Evaluating potential groundwater quality impacts of leaching of pollutants from poultry litter stockpiled on bare soil
14	Intensive Fish Farming Waste Treatment
15	Onsite and Decentralized Wastewater Site assessment Training Technology development Guideline and rule development EPA interagency agreement
16	Residuals, Sludge and Biosolids Management Rule and guideline development Assimilative capacity determinations Odor and aesthetic issues Pathogen control Training and certification
17	Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Management Assimilative capacity determinations Training and certification Technology development and assessment Guideline and rule development
18	Solid Waste Management Waste reduction Reuse Recycling Composting Vermicomposting Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Institutional Research, education, training
19	Compost Training Facility Composting: large-scale and on-site Vermicomposting: small- to large-scale Compost use demonstrations Teaching shelter with living roof Training, workshops, publications, websites, teleconferencing, television Contacted from more than 25 countries
20	4-H and Youth Vermicomposting Bins in classrooms and cafeteria Instruction for teachers and students Composting Schoolyard bins and classroom “Bottle Biology” Classroom instruction Municipal Solid Waste Management Reduce, Reuse, Recycle curriculum
21	Educational Delivery/Training and Certification
22	Delivery to Counties Then Individual site visits Travel to county extension centers Now County staff support E-mail Teleconference Internet Training on CD
23	Extension Publications
24	Workshops and Training
25	Web-Based Materials Publications Web Sites Internet-based Presentations
26	Emerging Issues New waste management system technologies Adapting to Regulations (EPA and State) P regulations-agriculture and agribusiness; municipalities and industries Lagoon alternatives/Lagoon closures Air Quality Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Biosolids management/regulations Pathogens? Endocrine disruptors?
27	What are Extension Priorities? Educating about Regulations? Educating about Technologies? Focus on which groups? (“commodity” groups, regulators, agencies, individuals) Education versus applied research?