29th New Zealand Land Treatment Collective Conference
Queenstown
New Zealand
April 16th – 18th 2008
Crown Plaza
“ Decentralised Waste Management ”
Conference Programme
Wednesday 16.04.08
Key note speech: Dr. Robert (Bob) A. Rubin
Presentations and Poster session at Crowne Plaza
Social BBQ at 'Walter Peak' after a cruise with TSS Earnslaw 7.45pm until midnight
Thursday 17.04.08
Presentations at Crowne Plaza
AGM Land Treatment Collective at Crowne Plaza
Conference Dinner at ‘Prime’ Restaurant at lake site
Open end in Queenstown’s bars
Submitted Presentations
| Author/s |
Title |
| Alan Leckie and Peter Clinton |
Municipal biosolids application to central South Island radiata pine plantations. |
| Andrea Donnison and Colleen Ross |
Conventional farm dairy ponds as a source of E. coli and Campylobacter in rural streams |
| Anwar Ghani et al. |
Enhancing New Zealand soil carbon sequestration using organic wastes |
| Barry Johnson |
Proposed national environmental standards for on-site waste water systems |
| Colleen Ross and Andrea Donnison |
Faecal bacterial concentrations in surface runoff on a soil from the Toenepi catchment |
| Dave Stewart |
Project pure: Treatment and disposal to land of Wanaka's wastewater |
| Gerty Gielen et al. |
Impact of land application design on removal of sewage derived pharmaceuticals |
| Greg Barkle and Aaron Wall |
Do you know what water you are sampling? Separating groundwater and event water in stream flow |
| Guna Magesan et al. |
Monitoring and sampling soil solution in land based waste treatment systems |
| Hailong Wang et al. |
An overview of technologies for sustainable management of biosolids. |
| Hamish Lowe and Jayne Hill |
Determining minimum lot areas for sustainable on-site waste water discharge |
| Ian Wallace |
The unknown aspects surrounding Nitrogen pollution, regulatory issues and innovative schemes |
| Jiafa Luo et al. |
Mitigation of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide from deposition of animal excreta and application of effluent to land |
| John Lavery |
Case Studies in the Beneficial Reuse of Biosolids: Are we moving forward or backward? |
| Keith Martin and Jim Buchan |
Accountability in the wastewater industry |
| Lisa Langer et al. |
Community dialogue for water and wastewater management in a peri-urban/peri-rural community: research in progress |
| Michael Quintern et al. |
Vermicomposting of organic wastes in New Zealand – An overview |
| Phillip Geary et al. |
Wastewater treatment in on-site sand mounds |
| Richard Brice and Tony Barrett |
Clandeboye - Fonterra Wastewater Treatment System |
| Rob Potts and Martin O’Malley |
Land treatment in Queenstown – Trials and tribulations |
| Ron McLaren |
Comparison of methods to predict metal solubility and bioavailability in biosolids-amended soils |
| Sam Weiss |
Rotorua on-site effluent treatment trial - latest results |
| Sandy Ormiston et al. |
To reticulate or not to reticulate- That is the question |
| Tom Speir et al. |
Simulation of biosolids metal impacts on soil biological properties and plant germination using heavy metal salts |
Friday 18.04.08
Field tour
- Jacks Point
- Kelvin Heights
- Shotover Delta ‘Quail Rise’
- Arthurs Point
- Coronet
- Arrowtown
- Lake Hayes
- Gibbston Valley
- Winery |
new development, decentralised waste water management
morning tea
land disposal
land disposal trials
land treatment area (forest)
nutrient enrichment; lunch
land disposal, soil investigation
end of conference |
LTC Conference – Student scholarships
The LTC Technical Committee offers scholarship to encourage graduate student working in the wider fields of land treatment and decentralised waste management to submit their work as an oral paper presentation at the next conference in Queenstown. The scholarship covers conference fees and contributes to the traveling costs. If you know of someone who should apply for scholarship please drop a line to the technical manager or simply fill out the call for paper form and leave a note with it. We’ll be awarding prizes for the best student presentation!
Accommodation in Queenstown
Please book your accommodation yourself. Queenstown offers a wide range of hotels, motels and backpackers, As it is one of the most popular places for tourists in New Zealand we recommend to make booking as soon as possible. An excellent overview on accommodation available in Queenstown is found on this link:
http://www.queenstown-nz.co.nz/information/Accommodation/
Conference Venue
The venue is at the Crowne Plaza which is located at the lake shore and 5 minute walk from town centre. Contact details are listed below for those who would like to book their accommodation in house Crowne Plaza offer special prices for conference delegates. You can contact them directly or use the registration form which is provided on the LTC website.
Beach Stree, PO Box 102, Queenstown 9300,
New Zealand
www.crowneplazaqueenstown.co.nz
Phone: +64-(0)3-4410095
Fax: +64-(0)3-4428895
0800 154 181
Rooms
Non Lake View
Mountain View
Balcony View
Lake View |
Price (incl. GST)
$185
$200
$215
$230 |
Other Accommodations
Contacts
Contact the NZLTC for more information here.