Never has it been more important to radically rethink how we view, use and reuse water. WasteWaterEducaon.org presents the Earth Month Tuesday@2 online series “Earthy Maers!” When the first Earth Day took place in April 1970 it was a reacon to a me when air and water quality was a naonal disgrace. Has it really been 47 years? How far have we really come? Tuesday@2 is a regularly hosted public educaon series provided at no charge. Register by going to WasteWaterEducaon.org/whatsnew.html The purpose is to focus on environmentally sound wastewater, and water reuse, systems and processes and to provide working, real life case studies that can be replicated elsewhere. The only requirement to aend is an internet connecon and sound via VOIP - these events will be recorded for future access. Tuesday, April 4, 2017 2:00 PM EDT - 3:30:00 PM EDT - Brewery Terra Firma John Niedermaier, President and BrewMaster at Traverse City, MI, BREWERY TERRA FIRMA will talk about the processes and sustainable ethics behind this unique ‘agricultural brewery’ “Since opening in 2013, we’ve reclaimed over 165,000 gallons of water and applied it to our crops! A 500 gallon batch of beer will generate 1200-3000 gallons or more of high and low organic content waste water to an average brewery. While this waste water wreaks havoc with municipal waste treatment plants and sepc systems, it turns out to be just the thing for our farm.” Tuesday, April 11, 2017 2:00 PM EDT - 3:30:00 PM EDT - Biochar James Gaspard, CEO at Biochar Now, LLC, will explain how beetle killed forests have found a new use. Simply put, biochar is a highly adsorbent, specially-produced charcoal originally used as a soil amendment. Biochar is made under specific condions as a means to increase soil ferlity, sequester carbon and bind toxic metals. Trees are nature’s clean air machines, absorbing CO2 and releasing oxygen. Biochar is a way to retain that greenhouse gas and release it back into the soils rather than the air. Biochar has a caon exchange capacity that aracts Nitrogen and Phosphorus nutrients in the soil, air and/or water. The molecules are lightly bonded to the biochar walls where roots can access them throughout the growing season. The unique structure will also retain heavy metals and arsenic