The Edmonton Waste Management Centre of Excellence (EWMCE) is a not-for-profit corporation established to meet solid waste and wastewater challenges worldwide. The Centre is a collaborative hub for innovative research, technology development and training. The focus is on developing practical, sustainable solutions to apply locally and globally. Read more About EWMCE.

CENTRE NEWS

• Upcoming Course - Advanced Wastewater Training Modules (AWTM) Series:
  
  February 19 & 20, 2009
  Basics of Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) Operations
  
  Do you need to understand the basics of biological nutrient removal? Come join us at the Edmonton Waste Management Centre of Excellence and learn about the operating and design protocols necessary for successful removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater.   The course will be presented by Dr. Bill Oldham, who has been actively involved in design, start-up, and operator training at around 30 BNR plants in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Australia over the last 30 years.
  
  For more details. download the Full Course Notice.
  
  Course Notice
  Registration Form
  
  *Wastewater Operator CEUs are pending.
  
  
  This course is presented as part of the Advanced Wastewater Training Modules (AWTM) Series. Watch for the next course, Membrane Filtration of Wastewater, coming soon.

• Upcoming Seminars:
  
  January 15, 2009
  Greenhouse Gas Regulations and Quantification: Emerging Solid Waste and Wastewater Perspectives
  This seminar will provide attendees with an update on the Alberta GHG regulation and offset system for the solid waste and wastewater sectors. Other presentations will focus on how industry is adjusting to existing and emerging regulations, and will showcase GHG projects and emerging GHG emission quantification technologies from wastewater treatment plants, landfills, and composting facilities.
  
  Seminar Notice
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  February 17, 2009
  Annual Reserach Day
  Join us at the University of Alberta for a day of presentations about some of the innovative research projects that the Edmonton Waste Management Centre of Excellence is involved in.
  
  March 19, 2009
  Waste Minimization and Management in Building Construction and Operation
  
  *Full seminar details are available approximately three weeks before seminar dates.
  **Solid Waste Operator/Wastewater Operator CEUs pending

  
  

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  EWMCE Annual Report 2008