Civil Engineering Poetics
Two Million Ton Celebration
Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority
June 2, 2022
"Thanks again very much for the hard work and great poem you gave to our team. We appreciate you
and will always remember your contributions to our work and your memorializing it."
- Jeff Ziegenbein, IERCA Manager
Melissa Fischer Addresses Directors of Sanitation Districts
February 28, 2018
Melissa Fischer addresses the Board of Directors of the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
on behalf of 450 colleagues who have unified against proposed wage and pension cuts.
From Siting to Permitting to Marketing - What Does It Take to Profitably
Construct and Operate A New Organics Facility in California?
November 1, 2017
2017 California Bioresources Alliance Symposium: Opening Panel, Moderated by Melissa Fischer, Board Member of the Association of Compost Producers. Learn from top experts - regulators, academics, environmental and regional advocates, and facility operators - the opportunities, pitfalls, and challenges of developing and expanding organics management facilities in California. Presentation and extensive Q&A cover: composting facilities, anaerobic digesters, alternative fuel grid interconnection, incineration, net zero waste programs, feedstock contamination, permitting complexity and cost, air and water quality regulations, and the cost of regulatory compliance. Video produced by Melissa Fischer.
Panel Presentation Script
Script written by Melissa Fischer based on speaker interviews conducted by Fischer. Final content reviewed and vetted by every speaker.
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Tulare Lake Compost
August 26, 2015
Produced in 2015 by Tulare Lake Compost (TLC), a facility owned and operated by the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts. Co-written and co-produced by Melissa Fischer, TLC Supervising Engineer, and Richard Kish, TLC Superintendent.
One Million Ton Celebration
Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority
August 19, 2015
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In celebration of composting their millionth ton of biosolids, this
poem was written and read for the compost facility workers.