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Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership
Chesapeake Bay Strategic Implementation Plan:
Wastewater Sector
Draft State Meeting Summary
Wastewater Treatment Workgroup MeetingJanuary 31, 2008
State Meeting Dates
EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office/Water Protection Division Meetings with the Six
Watershed State Partners With MD on Oct 26, 2007
With NY on Nov 13, 2007 With VA on Dec 6, 2007
With PA on Dec 10, 2007
With WV on Jan 15, 2007 With DE on Jan 18, 2007
Beautiful Mountain View on the Roads
State Meeting Background
Recent FAQ: How are we doing in meeting the 2010 goals ? Where will we be by 2010? When will we meet the load reduction goals?
Addressing wastewater loads is a critical component of the Bay Strategic Implementation Plan.
We need to be able to answer those FAQ and tell our Story.
State Meeting Objectives To learn from our state partners on what's happening, their current schedules, issues they are facing, and etc. Talking through issues that we eventually want to bring forward through our joint Wastewater Treatment Workgroup for resolution and partner consensus Using the input from the state partners to further flesh out the wastewater sector component of the Chesapeake Bay Program's Strategic Implementation Plan
State Meeting Findings
Major Commonality and Difference Commonality:No matter where we are in the Watershed, we are working together toward the same goal – Bay water quality restoration
Difference:State partners are not on the same starting line.MD, VA, PA and DC actively participated in the previous Tributary Strategy implementation started in mid 1990s for the year 2000 goals, while the headwater states just joined the partnership after 2000.
State Meeting FindingsLists of significant facilities are all finalized in all Bay states.
STATENUMBER OF FACILITIES
MUNICIPAL INDUSTRIAL TOTALNon-Federal Federal Non-Federal Federal
New York 26 0 2 0 28Pennsylvania 182 1 29 1 213Delaware 3 0 1 0 4Maryland 70 6 9 1 86West Virginia 13 0 14 1 28DC 1* 0 0 0 1Virginia 98** 3 23 0 124Total 393 10 79 2 484
State Meeting FindingsAll significant facilities, including both municipal and industrial facilities, will be permitted by 2010.Nutrient Permit Tracking Summary (as of Sept 2007)
STATE
# Significant
Facilities
# FacilitiesPermits Drafted
# FacilitiesPermits Issued
Design Flowof Facilities
Permits Issued
% of DesignFlow of Permits
Issued/All Sig Plants
DC 1 1 1 152.5 100%DE 4 3 1MD 86 23 6 194.7 23%NY 28 1 1 20.0 22%PA 213 94 15 49.8 8%VA 124 124 124 1,253.5 100%WV 23 13 9 13.3 28%
Total 479 259 157 1,683.8 55%
State Meeting Findings
Compliance Schedules:
MD: Compliance plans are specified in the permits and will be all available by 2010.
NY: To be determined during the permitting process based on assigned action level.
VA: VA Compliance plan is finalized. The first calendar year for compliance is 2011.
State Meeting Findings
Compliance Schedules:
PA: Phase 1 facilities (27 plants) by 10/1/2010
Phase 2 facilities (39 plants) by 10/1/2012
Phase 3 facilities (147 plants) by 10/1/2013
One full compliance year is required before getting full compliance.
WV: Not available yet for most facilities
Only few plants submitted requested action plans.
DE: Current TMDL compliance by 2010
State Meeting Findings
Trading Progress:
MD: Maryland point to point trading policy will be available by the end of 2007.
Nutrient trading program is planned mainly for cap maintenance
NY: Nutrient trading/offset will be considered in the tributary strategy’s Level Four
State Meeting Findings
Trading Progress:
MD: Maryland point to point trading policy will be available by the end of 2007.
Nutrient trading program is planned mainly for cap maintenance
NY: Nutrient trading/offset will be considered in the tributary strategy’s Level Four
State Meeting Findings
Trading Progress: VA: The trading program is operated through the Nutrient Credit Exchange.
Wastewater treatment facilities can secure nonpoint source credits only if point source credits are not available for purchase. New and expanding facilities must acquire sufficient credits to offset new discharge.
PA: Trading policy was put in place to allow point to point, point to non-point and third party trades.
Currently, there are 26 approved trade proposals and 3 completed trades.
State Meeting Findings
Trading Progress:
WV: WV is planning for a trading program for the Potomac Basin in WV and should be in place in late 2008 or early 2009.
DE: No basin wide trading plan available, but trading could happen case by case.
State Meeting Findings
Facility Upgrade Tracking:
MD: A solid and in-depth tracking and reporting system in place for the facility upgrade progress.
Status tracked monthly (sometimes weekly) On record: construction starting date, complete date, full operation starting date and etc. Technology and cost are also tracked.
NY: Not in place yet for all facilities.
State Meeting Findings
Facility Upgrade Tracking:
VA: Facility upgrade progress has been tracked on the annual basis. Construction schedules for facility upgrades are detailed in the
compliance plan.
The WQIF grant agreement requires facilities to report the upgraded treatment technology and cost information.
The WQIF grant also require enforceable concentration-based performance
State Meeting Findings
Facility Upgrade Tracking:
PA: Not in place yet
WV: Not in place yet
DE: DE has tracked the facility upgrades for all three significant municipal facilities.
State Meeting Findings
Growth Projection:
MD: Not doneNY: Not done, no growth is expected
VA: Flow and load projection out to 2030PA: Flow projected to 2017 for some facilities planning upgrades.
WV: Not doneDE: Not done
State Meeting FindingsFunding:
MD: Maryland’s Bay Restoration Fund (BRF)
The possible funding gap is expected to happen by 2012 mainly due to Blue Plains
NY: SRF and Environmental Protection funds
VA: Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund (WQIF), possible funding gap is expected between 2009 and 2010
State Meeting FindingsFunding:
PA: SRF, no state plan for direct funding.
WV: SRF, no state plan for direct funding
DE: All projects are funded, no funding gap expected
State Meeting FindingsSupport from EPA and other CBP partners:
MD: Resource and information sharing from EPA CBPO and other CBP partners.
NY: Phase 5 model simulation and information sharing from other CBP partners
VA: Water quality model confirmation scenario run for the final VA TS
State Meeting FindingsSupport from EPA and other CBP partners:
PA: CBP research projects and information sharing from other CBP partners.
WV: Federal Funding and information sharing from other CBP partners
DE: Work on the Bay nutrient permit limits based on the Bay TMDL.
State Meeting FindingsMore findings: Information sharing among the CBP partners is the most commonly requested additional support Nutrient monitoring requirements have been included in permits in all states. e-DMR is in place in VA and PA, and evaluated in WV. Non-significant facilities will be permitted in PA and WV
Next
Discussion on Facility Upgrade Tracking
State Meeting Findings
Questions ?
Discussion on Facility Upgrade TrackingWhat we tracked during the previous
TS implementation:
BNR indicators source data:
BNR full operation dateBNR technology type and effluent conc.Capital Costs for BNR projectsDesign and projected flows
BNR indicators were updated annually.
Discussion on Facility Upgrade TrackingWhat is the upgrade tracking
information for?
To answer those FAQs about the nutrient reduction progress in the wastewater sector.
A critical component of the Bay Strategic Implementation Plan.
To enable us to tell our story.
Discussion on Facility Upgrade TrackingUsers of tracking information:
Policy makers
Bay State and Federal Partner management
General public
Operation communities
Research communities
Discussion on Facility Upgrade Tracking
What information do we need to track?
Upgrade scheduleTechnology / DesignCosts
Others ?
How frequent do you need to update the tracking database?
Discussion on Facility Upgrade TrackingUpgrade Schedule Tracking Options:
Design Complete DateConstruction Starting DateConstruction Complete DateFull Operation DateCompliance Date
Other Dates?
Discussion on Facility Upgrade TrackingUpgrade Technology Tracking Options:
Design CapacityPermitted FlowPlanned Expansion FlowPlanned Expansion DateTargeted TN Effluent Annual Conc (mg/l)Targeted TP Effluent Annual Conc (mg/l)Sewer System: combined or separated ?CSO/SSO: with or without ?Industrial Wastewater: type and x%BNR/ENR configurationPhosphorus removal: chem or bio or combined?
Discussion on Facility Upgrade TrackingMore Upgrade Technology Tracking
Options:External Carbon SourcePrimary settling: with or withoutSludge system: single, two or threeSludge prefermentation: yes or noSludge digestion: anaerobic or aerobicSludge dewatering system: typeCentrate Treatment Point to apply recycled CentrateSludge disposal Effluent FiltrationEqualization
Contact Information
Ning ZhouPoint Source Information ManagerChesapeake Bay Program Office
410 Severn Avenue, Suite 109Annapolis, MD 21403
410-267-5727
www.chesapeakebay.net
