Richards Margaret Lathrop Gage McCart Susan SCS Engineers Common NPDES Mistakes and the Importance of Good Data MECC Kansas City May 11-13 Overland Park
Presentation entitled ‘Sustainable Wastewater Management in Rural Housing Developments’ given on the 28th January, 2008 at the ESAI run Environ Colloquium 2008. For rural developments, it is frequently the responsibility of private developers to identify a suitable wastewater treatment system to treat the effluent. Frequently, the capacity of adjacent streams and rivers to accept further treated effluent is reached and a discharge of treated effluent to groundwater is the only viable option necessitating the processing of a Discharge Licence Application and the carrying out of a groundwater assessment to assess the assimilative capacity of the underlying aquifer. Under the Nitrates Directive, the quality of treated wastewater being discharged to ground is of paramount importance in conjunction with the background nitrate concentration. This presentation was 0.3 hours in duration and hosted approximately 200 delegates
This document discusses stormwater permitting requirements for oil and gas operations. It explains that stormwater runoff from oil and gas sites can pollute nearby waterways with sediments, debris, and chemicals from construction activities. While the Clean Water Act requires stormwater permits for most construction sites larger than 1 acre, oil and gas operations are exempt from some permitting requirements. In Pennsylvania, oil and gas activities disturbing less than 5 acres only need an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan, not an NPDES permit, though runoff from these small sites can still contaminate waterways. Stricter permitting is needed for all oil and gas construction sites to properly manage stormwater and protect water quality.
California regulates stormwater through permits that establish requirements for construction sites. The state regulates stormwater as a pollutant and point source, requiring permits under the Clean Water Act. Regulations establish risk levels for construction sites based on sediment risk and receiving water risk. High risk sites have more stringent controls. Permits set numeric limits for turbidity and pH and require Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans. The state also regulates wetland and stream fill through policies of no net habitat loss, requiring replacement of impacted areas.
Washington State Stormwater Regulation and Compliance for Industrial and Construction Sites. From a CLE presentation I gave on April 27, 2010 in Seattle.
Mark Killar, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, “Sewickley Creek Cost/Benefit ...Michael Hewitt, GISP
Throughout Pennsylvania, many non-profit organizations have developed restoration plans for AMD impaired watersheds. To secure federal AML funding through Pennsylvania’s Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program and with other federal programs, those plans must include a cost/benefits analysis to assure that funds from the program are spent wisely. In an effort to assist in the development of a cost/benefit analysis for AMD projects being proposed for a qualified hydrologic unit watershed, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy worked with Hedin Environmental, through a technical assistance grant provided by Trout Unlimited’s Eastern Abandoned Mines Program, to develop a treatment cost calculator, which could compare costs on a variety of AMD treatment types. This presentation will demonstrate how it was used to develop a cost/benefit analysis for priority AMD discharges within the Sewickley Creek watershed in Westmoreland County.
3 epa elg for const sites ksa 2010 w hidden slidesguest7dbf4
The document summarizes the EPA's effluent limitations guidelines and new source performance standards for discharges from construction and development sites that were promulgated in December 2009. The new rules require all construction sites subject to permits to implement erosion and sediment controls, and will phase in a numeric effluent limitation of 280 NTUs for turbidity in stormwater discharges beginning in 2011 and 2014 for sites disturbing certain acreages. The rules establish technology-based standards and will be incorporated into state permits.
The presentation summarizes changes between the 2011 and 2012 drafts of California's Industrial General Permit. Key changes include revising numeric action levels and removing numeric effluent limitations, modifying sampling frequency requirements, and adding anti-backsliding justifications and compliance demonstration options to provide more flexibility for permittees exceeding action levels. The presentation aims to explain the state's performance-based regulatory approach focusing on best management practices to protect water quality.
Water Quality Presentation given by Angelo Liberti, Chief of Surface Water Protection, Office of Water Quality, RI DEM at the Shellfish Management Plan March Stakeholder meeting.
Presentation entitled ‘Sustainable Wastewater Management in Rural Housing Developments’ given on the 28th January, 2008 at the ESAI run Environ Colloquium 2008. For rural developments, it is frequently the responsibility of private developers to identify a suitable wastewater treatment system to treat the effluent. Frequently, the capacity of adjacent streams and rivers to accept further treated effluent is reached and a discharge of treated effluent to groundwater is the only viable option necessitating the processing of a Discharge Licence Application and the carrying out of a groundwater assessment to assess the assimilative capacity of the underlying aquifer. Under the Nitrates Directive, the quality of treated wastewater being discharged to ground is of paramount importance in conjunction with the background nitrate concentration. This presentation was 0.3 hours in duration and hosted approximately 200 delegates
This document discusses stormwater permitting requirements for oil and gas operations. It explains that stormwater runoff from oil and gas sites can pollute nearby waterways with sediments, debris, and chemicals from construction activities. While the Clean Water Act requires stormwater permits for most construction sites larger than 1 acre, oil and gas operations are exempt from some permitting requirements. In Pennsylvania, oil and gas activities disturbing less than 5 acres only need an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan, not an NPDES permit, though runoff from these small sites can still contaminate waterways. Stricter permitting is needed for all oil and gas construction sites to properly manage stormwater and protect water quality.
California regulates stormwater through permits that establish requirements for construction sites. The state regulates stormwater as a pollutant and point source, requiring permits under the Clean Water Act. Regulations establish risk levels for construction sites based on sediment risk and receiving water risk. High risk sites have more stringent controls. Permits set numeric limits for turbidity and pH and require Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans. The state also regulates wetland and stream fill through policies of no net habitat loss, requiring replacement of impacted areas.
Washington State Stormwater Regulation and Compliance for Industrial and Construction Sites. From a CLE presentation I gave on April 27, 2010 in Seattle.
Mark Killar, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, “Sewickley Creek Cost/Benefit ...Michael Hewitt, GISP
Throughout Pennsylvania, many non-profit organizations have developed restoration plans for AMD impaired watersheds. To secure federal AML funding through Pennsylvania’s Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program and with other federal programs, those plans must include a cost/benefits analysis to assure that funds from the program are spent wisely. In an effort to assist in the development of a cost/benefit analysis for AMD projects being proposed for a qualified hydrologic unit watershed, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy worked with Hedin Environmental, through a technical assistance grant provided by Trout Unlimited’s Eastern Abandoned Mines Program, to develop a treatment cost calculator, which could compare costs on a variety of AMD treatment types. This presentation will demonstrate how it was used to develop a cost/benefit analysis for priority AMD discharges within the Sewickley Creek watershed in Westmoreland County.
3 epa elg for const sites ksa 2010 w hidden slidesguest7dbf4
The document summarizes the EPA's effluent limitations guidelines and new source performance standards for discharges from construction and development sites that were promulgated in December 2009. The new rules require all construction sites subject to permits to implement erosion and sediment controls, and will phase in a numeric effluent limitation of 280 NTUs for turbidity in stormwater discharges beginning in 2011 and 2014 for sites disturbing certain acreages. The rules establish technology-based standards and will be incorporated into state permits.
The presentation summarizes changes between the 2011 and 2012 drafts of California's Industrial General Permit. Key changes include revising numeric action levels and removing numeric effluent limitations, modifying sampling frequency requirements, and adding anti-backsliding justifications and compliance demonstration options to provide more flexibility for permittees exceeding action levels. The presentation aims to explain the state's performance-based regulatory approach focusing on best management practices to protect water quality.
Water Quality Presentation given by Angelo Liberti, Chief of Surface Water Protection, Office of Water Quality, RI DEM at the Shellfish Management Plan March Stakeholder meeting.
Statement on Dewey Loeffel Discharge of Treated Water to be Released into Val...Vaaltje Rough Notes
The EPA has completed a review of samples from two 20,000 gallon tanks containing treated groundwater and leachate from the Dewey Loeffel Superfund site, and found no detectable levels of most contaminants tested for, including PCBs and 1,4-dioxane, while detectable metal levels were below state discharge limits. Based on this data, EPA will allow the contents of the two tanks to be discharged into the Valatie Kill beginning January 24, 2014. The water treatment plant at the site was built to treat contaminated water on site instead of transporting it elsewhere, and the EPA is gradually increasing plant capacity while testing treated water in tanks before discharge.
The webinar covered recent regulatory developments in construction and post-construction stormwater management. It discussed changes to the EPA's Construction General Permit including new buffer requirements and timelines for stabilization. It also summarized EPA's proposed rulemaking to strengthen post-construction stormwater requirements and establish national performance standards for new development. Finally, it reviewed federal requirements for stormwater management on federal facilities.
Ca industrial storm water program brainslamGreg Gearheart
This document provides an overview of California's Industrial Storm Water Program in 3 sentences or less:
The program discusses the key concepts of effluent limitations versus receiving water limitations and the four basic varieties of numeric discharge standards. It also outlines the types of stormwater permits, technology-based standards, water quality standards, and compliance scenarios. Next steps for the program include releasing a new draft of the permit in November and adopting it in spring 2012, with a focus on continuing narrative effluent limits, benchmark values, and improving data collection.
Site 28 Update, Moffett RAB, November 14, 2013Steve Williams
This document summarizes a meeting to discuss investigation results at the Former NAS Moffett Field Site 28. Supplemental investigations were conducted in the Building 88 and Traffic Island areas to further delineate contaminants. In the Building 88 area, soil gas and groundwater sampling found PCE concentrations up to 2,900 mg/L in deeper wells. In the Traffic Island area, high PCE concentrations over 10,000 mg/L were found in the lower aquifer and B2 aquifer. Additional monitoring wells will be installed to further define the source areas. The investigations confirmed contaminants have impacted the B-aquifer above cleanup standards. Next steps include more sampling and evaluating treatment options.
Implications of Greenhouse Gas (GHG), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), and F...All4 Inc.
John Slade and Dan Holland of All4 Inc. present "Implications of Greenhouse Gas (GHG), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), and Fine Particulate (PM2.5) to Air Quality Permitting". The presentation provides an overview of the implication of newly adopted rules to New Source Review (NSR), major modifications, emissions under NSR, and flexibility in air permitting.
The document provides an overview of the site mitigation process for contaminated sites. It discusses regulatory programs like the Local Oversight Program and Voluntary Cleanup Program. The typical cleanup process involves opening a case, developing a conceptual site model, conducting site investigations, selecting remedies, monitoring groundwater, using the GeoTracker database, involving public participation, and closing cases. It also provides examples of conceptual site models and describes a hypothetical case opening for a site with soil and groundwater contamination above screening levels.
This document provides an update on the proposed quarry at 415 Brooklyn Road and outlines reasons why it should be rejected. It summarizes the community's efforts over the past 7 months to investigate irregularities in the approval process and highlight concerns about impacts to water sources and the environment. Specifically, it contrasts the findings of hydrogeological reports from an expert retained by the community versus one from the proponent's consultant. The community expert found significant risks to groundwater and springs were not adequately addressed. The document asks the Nova Scotia Environment to conduct an impartial review and environmental assessment, and provides form letters of support that residents can send.
California; Guidelines for Rainwater Harvesting - City of Berkeley D7Z
This document provides guidelines for rainwater harvesting systems in Berkeley, dividing them into two types: 1) No permit required for rain barrels under 100 gallons meeting listed requirements, and 2) Permit required for all other systems over 100 gallons. It outlines standards for collection, storage, treatment and use of rainwater, as well as permitting and inspection requirements. Maintenance of permitted systems is the responsibility of the property owner.
Waterworks Best Practices: Containment Backflow Preventer Design & PlacementSafe-T-Cover
Where is the safest, smartest, and most cost effective location to install a containment backflow preventer? If you think it's in a vault or inside a building you may need to think again. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages to each option in this guide on backflow installation.
The document discusses the key requirements and challenges of complying with the US Groundwater Rule for public water systems, including conducting sanitary surveys, monitoring source water quality, ensuring 4-log treatment of viruses, and maintaining accurate documentation and reporting. It provides an overview of how systems can evaluate their sources and treatment capabilities to meet the rule. The document also describes various methods that groundwater systems can use to apply disinfectants to achieve the required 4-log inactivation or removal of viruses.
- The document discusses changes to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from construction sites, including: establishing three risk levels; requiring best management practices, effluent monitoring and reporting, and receiving water monitoring; and specifying post-construction stormwater requirements.
- It also summarizes a California Department of Transportation bridge project that received awards for avoiding permitted environmental impacts and protecting water quality during construction.
- The document questions whether substantial evidence supports allegations in an Administrative Civil Liability complaint issued to the construction contractor, arguing some claims are based on ambiguous or unclear evidence.
This document discusses the use of passive sampling as a screening tool for new and emerging chemicals in Irish water bodies. It provides background on relevant EU directives and Irish legislation. It then summarizes the status of Irish surface waters based on previous monitoring programs, highlighting issues like agricultural pollutants contributing to fish kills. The document proposes a new passive sampling project to screen for substances like pharmaceuticals, brominated flame retardants, and pesticides at sites across Ireland. The goals are to test passive sampling technologies in Ireland and identify additional compounds present in surface waters.
Water Quality Monitoring Management Powerpoint Presentation SlidesSlideTeam
Introducing Water Quality Monitoring Management PowerPoint Presentation Slides which will assist in developing, distributing, and managing the optimum use of water resources. By taking advantage of our readily available water testing PPT visuals, discuss the six main indicators of the water quality. This water resource management PPT slide deck can be used by the department of water for analyzing information about water quality and to underpin decisions about water resource management. You can provide an overview of water market size, growth rate, and capital expenditure by using our readily available water quality modeling PPT slideshow. Describe how you can monitor and assess the water quality in order to manage the water resources. You can also showcase the wastewater treatment according to various industry types by utilizing these water quality monitoring PowerPoint slides. Highlight the trends that can influence the water industry in the future. Also, showcase the factors that can affect the performance of the water technology market. Hence, download our ready-to-use assessing water quality PowerPoint presentation and ensure the optimum use of water resources. https://bit.ly/30tFhdE
This document discusses strategies for reducing trash discharge into waterways. It summarizes the following key points:
1) Regulators in the Los Angeles area have set a goal of zero trash discharge into waterways like the LA River and Ballona Creek to comply with trash TMDLs.
2) "Full capture systems" that trap all particles greater than 5mm have been established as a way to comply instead of achieving zero trash discharge.
3) While efforts to control trash through full capture systems and other measures have made progress, ongoing operation and maintenance issues, non-stormwater sources of trash, and lack of receiving water monitoring mean full compliance has yet to be achieved.
This document discusses radioactive materials found in shale gas wastes from Marcellus and Utica shale drilling. It notes that black shales naturally contain radioactive elements like uranium, thorium, and radium. Samples of drilling muds, flowback water, and brine from Ohio wells contained elevated levels of radium and uranium, in some cases hundreds to thousands of times above the EPA limit of 5 pCi/g. The document raises concerns about the long-term impacts of disposing of these radioactive wastes in solid waste landfills that are not properly designed for low-level radioactive waste.
This report summarizes the Office for Nuclear Regulation's (ONR) Step 4 assessment of the radiological protection aspects of the proposed UK Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (UK ABWR) design. The assessment concludes that the design provides sufficient evidence to demonstrate radiation exposures will be below safety limits and optimized to reduce risks. However, some areas require further development by future licensees, including optimizing designs for decommissioning and fuel handling to reduce worker doses. Overall, ONR judges the radiological protection submission is adequate to complete GDA assessment, but identifies some topics for future licensees to address.
Stormwater regulations and their relationship to tmd lsMatthew Hahm
This document summarizes information about Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) and Wisconsin's NR 151 nonpoint source pollution rules. It discusses that TMDLs determine the maximum amount of pollutants a waterbody can receive daily and still meet water quality standards, and allocate portions to point and nonpoint sources. The NR 151 rules establish pollution reduction requirements for agricultural, construction, urban, and other nonpoint sources to help improve impaired waters and meet TMDLs. The rules have been revised to incorporate new standards like phosphorus indexing and increased buffers, as well as extend compliance timelines for some urban areas. Key agency contacts are provided.
2010-2012 GROUNDWATER PLUME AND SOURCE INVESTIGATION IN CAPPED MSW LANDFILL & CHLORINATED SOLVENT DEEP VERTICAL PROFILING
Kandiyohi County Landfill, SW-79
New London, Minnesota
Additional investigative and possible corrective action measures appeared warranted to remediate volatile organic compound (VOC) contamination in the groundwater at the property lines of a municipal solid waste landfill in West Central Minnesota. This work was required by the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency (MPCA) in 2010. The landfill owner had to
develop and implement a plan that would define the extent of the plume and establish an effective long term groundwater monitoring system.
The source area of the VOCs appeared to be a 23 acre unlined section of the landfill, called the Old Phase I Disposal Area. Preliminary corrective action discussions included total excavation and relocation of the waste material within the Old Phase I Disposal Area to a new lined space on site. Initial cost estimates ranged from 3 to 4 million dollars to complete the relocation of the waste in this area.
Video available at https://youtu.be/ELoWK4yUfr8
Statement on Dewey Loeffel Discharge of Treated Water to be Released into Val...Vaaltje Rough Notes
The EPA has completed a review of samples from two 20,000 gallon tanks containing treated groundwater and leachate from the Dewey Loeffel Superfund site, and found no detectable levels of most contaminants tested for, including PCBs and 1,4-dioxane, while detectable metal levels were below state discharge limits. Based on this data, EPA will allow the contents of the two tanks to be discharged into the Valatie Kill beginning January 24, 2014. The water treatment plant at the site was built to treat contaminated water on site instead of transporting it elsewhere, and the EPA is gradually increasing plant capacity while testing treated water in tanks before discharge.
The webinar covered recent regulatory developments in construction and post-construction stormwater management. It discussed changes to the EPA's Construction General Permit including new buffer requirements and timelines for stabilization. It also summarized EPA's proposed rulemaking to strengthen post-construction stormwater requirements and establish national performance standards for new development. Finally, it reviewed federal requirements for stormwater management on federal facilities.
Ca industrial storm water program brainslamGreg Gearheart
This document provides an overview of California's Industrial Storm Water Program in 3 sentences or less:
The program discusses the key concepts of effluent limitations versus receiving water limitations and the four basic varieties of numeric discharge standards. It also outlines the types of stormwater permits, technology-based standards, water quality standards, and compliance scenarios. Next steps for the program include releasing a new draft of the permit in November and adopting it in spring 2012, with a focus on continuing narrative effluent limits, benchmark values, and improving data collection.
Site 28 Update, Moffett RAB, November 14, 2013Steve Williams
This document summarizes a meeting to discuss investigation results at the Former NAS Moffett Field Site 28. Supplemental investigations were conducted in the Building 88 and Traffic Island areas to further delineate contaminants. In the Building 88 area, soil gas and groundwater sampling found PCE concentrations up to 2,900 mg/L in deeper wells. In the Traffic Island area, high PCE concentrations over 10,000 mg/L were found in the lower aquifer and B2 aquifer. Additional monitoring wells will be installed to further define the source areas. The investigations confirmed contaminants have impacted the B-aquifer above cleanup standards. Next steps include more sampling and evaluating treatment options.
Implications of Greenhouse Gas (GHG), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), and F...All4 Inc.
John Slade and Dan Holland of All4 Inc. present "Implications of Greenhouse Gas (GHG), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), and Fine Particulate (PM2.5) to Air Quality Permitting". The presentation provides an overview of the implication of newly adopted rules to New Source Review (NSR), major modifications, emissions under NSR, and flexibility in air permitting.
The document provides an overview of the site mitigation process for contaminated sites. It discusses regulatory programs like the Local Oversight Program and Voluntary Cleanup Program. The typical cleanup process involves opening a case, developing a conceptual site model, conducting site investigations, selecting remedies, monitoring groundwater, using the GeoTracker database, involving public participation, and closing cases. It also provides examples of conceptual site models and describes a hypothetical case opening for a site with soil and groundwater contamination above screening levels.
This document provides an update on the proposed quarry at 415 Brooklyn Road and outlines reasons why it should be rejected. It summarizes the community's efforts over the past 7 months to investigate irregularities in the approval process and highlight concerns about impacts to water sources and the environment. Specifically, it contrasts the findings of hydrogeological reports from an expert retained by the community versus one from the proponent's consultant. The community expert found significant risks to groundwater and springs were not adequately addressed. The document asks the Nova Scotia Environment to conduct an impartial review and environmental assessment, and provides form letters of support that residents can send.
California; Guidelines for Rainwater Harvesting - City of Berkeley D7Z
This document provides guidelines for rainwater harvesting systems in Berkeley, dividing them into two types: 1) No permit required for rain barrels under 100 gallons meeting listed requirements, and 2) Permit required for all other systems over 100 gallons. It outlines standards for collection, storage, treatment and use of rainwater, as well as permitting and inspection requirements. Maintenance of permitted systems is the responsibility of the property owner.
Waterworks Best Practices: Containment Backflow Preventer Design & PlacementSafe-T-Cover
Where is the safest, smartest, and most cost effective location to install a containment backflow preventer? If you think it's in a vault or inside a building you may need to think again. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages to each option in this guide on backflow installation.
The document discusses the key requirements and challenges of complying with the US Groundwater Rule for public water systems, including conducting sanitary surveys, monitoring source water quality, ensuring 4-log treatment of viruses, and maintaining accurate documentation and reporting. It provides an overview of how systems can evaluate their sources and treatment capabilities to meet the rule. The document also describes various methods that groundwater systems can use to apply disinfectants to achieve the required 4-log inactivation or removal of viruses.
- The document discusses changes to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from construction sites, including: establishing three risk levels; requiring best management practices, effluent monitoring and reporting, and receiving water monitoring; and specifying post-construction stormwater requirements.
- It also summarizes a California Department of Transportation bridge project that received awards for avoiding permitted environmental impacts and protecting water quality during construction.
- The document questions whether substantial evidence supports allegations in an Administrative Civil Liability complaint issued to the construction contractor, arguing some claims are based on ambiguous or unclear evidence.
This document discusses the use of passive sampling as a screening tool for new and emerging chemicals in Irish water bodies. It provides background on relevant EU directives and Irish legislation. It then summarizes the status of Irish surface waters based on previous monitoring programs, highlighting issues like agricultural pollutants contributing to fish kills. The document proposes a new passive sampling project to screen for substances like pharmaceuticals, brominated flame retardants, and pesticides at sites across Ireland. The goals are to test passive sampling technologies in Ireland and identify additional compounds present in surface waters.
Water Quality Monitoring Management Powerpoint Presentation SlidesSlideTeam
Introducing Water Quality Monitoring Management PowerPoint Presentation Slides which will assist in developing, distributing, and managing the optimum use of water resources. By taking advantage of our readily available water testing PPT visuals, discuss the six main indicators of the water quality. This water resource management PPT slide deck can be used by the department of water for analyzing information about water quality and to underpin decisions about water resource management. You can provide an overview of water market size, growth rate, and capital expenditure by using our readily available water quality modeling PPT slideshow. Describe how you can monitor and assess the water quality in order to manage the water resources. You can also showcase the wastewater treatment according to various industry types by utilizing these water quality monitoring PowerPoint slides. Highlight the trends that can influence the water industry in the future. Also, showcase the factors that can affect the performance of the water technology market. Hence, download our ready-to-use assessing water quality PowerPoint presentation and ensure the optimum use of water resources. https://bit.ly/30tFhdE
This document discusses strategies for reducing trash discharge into waterways. It summarizes the following key points:
1) Regulators in the Los Angeles area have set a goal of zero trash discharge into waterways like the LA River and Ballona Creek to comply with trash TMDLs.
2) "Full capture systems" that trap all particles greater than 5mm have been established as a way to comply instead of achieving zero trash discharge.
3) While efforts to control trash through full capture systems and other measures have made progress, ongoing operation and maintenance issues, non-stormwater sources of trash, and lack of receiving water monitoring mean full compliance has yet to be achieved.
This document discusses radioactive materials found in shale gas wastes from Marcellus and Utica shale drilling. It notes that black shales naturally contain radioactive elements like uranium, thorium, and radium. Samples of drilling muds, flowback water, and brine from Ohio wells contained elevated levels of radium and uranium, in some cases hundreds to thousands of times above the EPA limit of 5 pCi/g. The document raises concerns about the long-term impacts of disposing of these radioactive wastes in solid waste landfills that are not properly designed for low-level radioactive waste.
This report summarizes the Office for Nuclear Regulation's (ONR) Step 4 assessment of the radiological protection aspects of the proposed UK Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (UK ABWR) design. The assessment concludes that the design provides sufficient evidence to demonstrate radiation exposures will be below safety limits and optimized to reduce risks. However, some areas require further development by future licensees, including optimizing designs for decommissioning and fuel handling to reduce worker doses. Overall, ONR judges the radiological protection submission is adequate to complete GDA assessment, but identifies some topics for future licensees to address.
Stormwater regulations and their relationship to tmd lsMatthew Hahm
This document summarizes information about Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) and Wisconsin's NR 151 nonpoint source pollution rules. It discusses that TMDLs determine the maximum amount of pollutants a waterbody can receive daily and still meet water quality standards, and allocate portions to point and nonpoint sources. The NR 151 rules establish pollution reduction requirements for agricultural, construction, urban, and other nonpoint sources to help improve impaired waters and meet TMDLs. The rules have been revised to incorporate new standards like phosphorus indexing and increased buffers, as well as extend compliance timelines for some urban areas. Key agency contacts are provided.
2010-2012 GROUNDWATER PLUME AND SOURCE INVESTIGATION IN CAPPED MSW LANDFILL & CHLORINATED SOLVENT DEEP VERTICAL PROFILING
Kandiyohi County Landfill, SW-79
New London, Minnesota
Additional investigative and possible corrective action measures appeared warranted to remediate volatile organic compound (VOC) contamination in the groundwater at the property lines of a municipal solid waste landfill in West Central Minnesota. This work was required by the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency (MPCA) in 2010. The landfill owner had to
develop and implement a plan that would define the extent of the plume and establish an effective long term groundwater monitoring system.
The source area of the VOCs appeared to be a 23 acre unlined section of the landfill, called the Old Phase I Disposal Area. Preliminary corrective action discussions included total excavation and relocation of the waste material within the Old Phase I Disposal Area to a new lined space on site. Initial cost estimates ranged from 3 to 4 million dollars to complete the relocation of the waste in this area.
Video available at https://youtu.be/ELoWK4yUfr8
Surface Water Management Powerpoint Presentation SlidesSlideTeam
Introducing Surface Water Management PowerPoint Presentation Slides. Take the advantage of high-quality water management plan PPT infographics to give an overview of market size, growth rate, and capital expenditure of the water industry, etc. Demonstrate the process of planning, developing, and managing the optimum use of water with the help of this PPT slide deck. The slideshow effectively depicts the division of the wastewater treatment market. Highlight the key trends that will influence the water industry in the future such as, failing infrastructure, greater conservation, increasing regulation and efficiency. Modify our water resources PPT presentation to portray the natural and human processes that affect water quality. Our groundwater management PPT templates can aptly present the organization chart for the water supply authority. The slideshow also explains various topics like the wastewater treatment process, reuse by sector, and treated wastewater quality parameters. Highlight the water management KPI metrics by downloading this sustainable water management PowerPoint slide deck. https://bit.ly/3yKotPp
This document summarizes a citizen's forum meeting regarding remediation of the Gude Landfill. Representatives from the county, concerned citizens groups, and engineering firms presented information. The county discussed the landfill history and current operations/monitoring. Groundwater monitoring has found some exceedances of EPA standards near the landfill. The concerned citizens group objectives ensuring remediation is completed before any reuse. The engineering firm discussed plans for further site characterization and risk assessment to develop remediation alternatives. The concerned citizens group discussed possible future reuse options for the landfill property.
The document summarizes recent regulatory actions, legislation, and legal cases related to water regulation. It notes that three oil production facilities in Louisiana were fined in August 2012 for violations of SPCC regulations, including failures to conduct inspections, provide documentation of training, and ensure adequate secondary containment. It also references two bills in Congress related to water regulation and summarizes three legal cases, including one upholding imprisonment and fines for Clean Water Act violations.
Presentation slides from a professional development seminar on the industrial multisector general permit issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
The speakers on the panel will provide different perspectives on how ballast water regulation and technology has created the current state of invasive species in the Great Lakes. This workshop will also enable participants to understand the regulatory challenges facing ballast water today while fully appreciating the current state of technology that is rising to the challenge of invaders. This presentation was given by Craig Middlebrook, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
King County Wastewater Treatment Division provides services to 1.5 million customers in Washington state. It operates 5 treatment plants, 43 pumping stations, and 350 miles of conveyance pipelines. One challenge is managing combined sewer overflows from Seattle's aging combined sewer system, which discharges untreated wastewater into local waterways during heavy rains. The division prioritizes projects to reduce overflows based on environmental and public health impacts. Public involvement is also key to building support for infrastructure projects. Asset management strategies aim to reduce lifecycle costs through planned maintenance and optimization.
November 14, 2017 - Holyoke EHS Breakfast SeminarWayne Bates
The document provides an overview and agenda for a breakfast seminar on environmental, health, and safety regulatory updates. It introduces the speakers and their backgrounds in regulatory compliance. The agenda covers upcoming changes to regulations regarding EPCRA Tier II reporting, toxics use reduction, stormwater permitting, source registration, and recent enforcement actions. It also discusses OSHA standards for respirable crystalline silica, walking-working surfaces, recordkeeping requirements, and the top ten most cited violations. [/SUMMARY]
The document provides an overview of the Colorado Water Watch (CWW) program, which monitors groundwater quality near oil and gas extraction sites in Colorado in real-time. It summarizes the program's highlights from 2014 to 2015, including establishing 5 monitoring stations, collecting baseline water quality data, and installing sensors to continuously monitor water quality parameters. No oil and gas-related groundwater quality changes were detected in the first year of the program. The document also outlines plans to expand monitoring station coverage in 2015.
The document outlines a comprehensive management plan for Crooked Lake. It identifies key issues affecting the lake such as invasive species, water clarity, muck, water quality, water levels, and trash. For each issue, it discusses the problem, implementation strategies, and estimated costs for agencies to address the issues from 2009-2013. The plan's goal is to improve the lake's health and water quality through coordinated management efforts.
The EPA finalized a rule establishing pretreatment standards for wastewater from unconventional oil and gas extraction facilities being discharged to municipal sewage treatment plants. The rule prevents the discharge of pollutants from these wastewaters in order to protect human health and the environment as well as prevent disruptions to sewage treatment plant operations. The pretreatment standards require zero discharge of pollutants from unconventional oil and gas extraction facilities to sewage treatment plants and take effect 60 days after publication.
Waterkeeper's Review of CNSC's Regulatory Oversight Report for Uranium and Nu...LOWaterkeeper
The CNSC asked Swim Drink Fish Canada/Lake Ontario to look into its 2016 Regulatory Oversight Report for
Uranium and Nuclear Substance Processing Facilities in Canada. CNSC provided funding for the review.
LIDDLE - Project-Related Work ExperienceGeorge Liddle
George Lee Liddle, III has experience with a variety of projects related to water quality, stormwater, and environmental site assessments. Some of his major projects include a TMDL diagnostic and restoration project in Upper San Marcos Creek Watershed in California, monitoring and sampling at a former oil refinery and metals recycling facility in National City, California, and municipal stormwater detention basin sampling in Poway, California. He has also conducted Phase I environmental site assessments for various sites in Mexico and projects involving brownfield redevelopment, aquatic pesticide application, and hazardous waste assessment.
Waterkeeper's PNGS hearing remarks - June 29, 2018LOWaterkeeper
On June 29, 2018 Pippa Feinstein delivered these remarks on behalf of Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and Swim Drink Fish to the CNSC hearing on the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station licence renewal application. Check against return.
Thank you, Joshua Engelking, Charlene Viger and Deb Rizzi for all your efforts in putting together such a great Lynk and Learn presentation for our employees. We had a great turn out for the event and many positive comments afterwards. I think this was one of the biggest turnouts we've had for a Lynk and Learn.
Generation Lynk will look into ways to provide more information on the topics that interest our members.
Submission by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper for the Darlington Nuclear Relicensing...LOWaterkeeper
On September 28, 2015, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper submitted a request to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Committee to intervene during the Day 2 Relicensing Hearing for the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station.
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