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Wastewater Requirements
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Meet Your PresenterDarrell InteressWastewater Division Manager
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
s
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