Wastewater Requirements

Wastewater Requirements

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Meet Your PresenterDarrell InteressWastewater Division Manager

dinteress@triumvirate.com

More than 11 years in the environmental and wastewater fields, 4 years with Triumvirate

Project and engineering management for treatment system testing, installation, troubleshooting, and repair

Consults on optimizing operations and regulatory compliance matters

Reminder on the Regulations

Permit Violations & Avoiding Them

Staffing: Who do I need and when?

What Will You Learn?

Who Is This For?

Facility Owners

Responsible for

everything

EHS Managers

Compliance

Maintenance Managers

Maintenance

WW Operators

All of the above

You Might Be Thinking...

Cost

Regulatory Power

Maintenance

Regulatory Primer

Regulatory Primer

Common Violations

MADEP Regulatory Update

Wastewater is characterized

as either domestic

(human) or industrial.

Authorities & Permits

EPA / NPDESPOTW IPP

Who do I talk to?

Common Violations

Regulatory Primer

Common Violations

MADEP Regulatory Update

“The solution to pollution is dilution.”

-Every environmental college student

Common ViolationsLearn from others’ mistakes

Heavy Metals

Sources

Collect at the source

Characterize

VOCs/SVOCs

Sources

Collect at the source

Analysis Interference

Deadlines & Reporting

Know your permit

Compliance Calendar

Don’t wait!

pH Range

Pre-Treatment

Inspect Often

Remote Notification

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MADEP Regulatory Update

Regulatory Primer

Common Violations

MADEP Regulatory Update

Still many questions

Familiarity with old regulations &

interpretations

Promulgated April 2014

Establishes the program whereby sewer system extensions and connections are regulated and permitted by the Department pursuant to M.G.L. c. 21, § 43. 314 CMR 7.00 is adopted to

insure proper operation of wastewater treatment facilities and sewer systems within the Commonwealth.

314 CMR 7.00

Decimated by changes

Most moved to 314 CMR 12.00

FAIWPS & Grade 1I/2I no longer by rule

314 CMR 7.00

Pursuant to the authority of M.G.L. c. 21, §§ 27(9), 27(12), 34 and 43 the Department hereby establishes standards and

pretreatment requirements to insure the proper operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment works and the protection

and enhancement of water resources within the Commonwealth.

314 CMR 12.00

IWPS and exclusions defined

O&M Manual / Staffing Plan

Requirements for IWPS (12.11)

Rewritten portions deleted from 314 CMR

7.05

314 CMR 12.00

• Descriptions (Facility & IWPS)

• Permits & Standards• Sampling/Analytical

Procedures• Maintenance, Emergency,

Safety, Utility, and • Supply Plans• Personnel Management /

Staffing

O&M Manual

MADEP no longer defining staffing requirements

Responsibility of the facility ownerSubmitted to and approved by MADEP

Staffing Plan

Summary

Regulatory Primer

Common Violations

MADEP Regulatory Update

Action Plan

Know your permit

Develop a calendar

Update your manual & plans

Question and Answer?

QUESTIONS?

Thank You For Attending!

You will receive:• A recording of our

presentation• A link to a survey• A link to future

webinars• A wastewater

compliance assessment