[SEMCO] Wastewater Workshop for Decision-makers: Sewer Systems

Tue Aug 26 16:53:16 EDT 2008

 Wastewater Workshop Series for Decision-Makers: Workshop # 3

Centralized Wastewater Treatment: Sewer Systems

September 11, 2008 

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

9:00 am - 12:30 pm (Optional Field Trip: 1:30 - 3:00 pm) 

Target Audience: Municipal officials, planning and health boards,
conservation commissions, public works staff, wastewater and finance
committees, engineers and environmental groups

Description: Centralized wastewater treatment is likely to be one of the
primary means employed to deal with excess nitrogen loads from
wastewater sources on Cape Cod.  In cases where large sewer systems are
deemed necessary to collect and transport wastewater to a treatment
facility, determining the type of system that is most appropriate for
each scenario will depend on a number of factors.  This workshop will
bring up-to-date information on the different types of sewers available,
the advantages and disadvantages of each, and how to choose between the
various options.  In addition, town representatives will present
strategies and lessons relevant to some of the typical challenges that
arise when communities are faced with making decisions about sewering.  

Agenda

08:00 am - 09:00 am      Coffee and Sign-in 

09:00 am - 09:10 am      Welcome, Introductions and Announcements

Tonna-Marie Rogers, Coastal Training Program Coordinator, WBNERR

09:10 am - 10:00 am      Using Sewers to Manage Nitrogen Loading to
Coastal Waters: Making Decisions on the Best Fit for a Municipality 

 Nate Weeks, Senior Project Engineer, Stearns and Wheler, LLC

10:00 am - 10:20 am      Understanding the Regulatory Context: From
Planning to Operation, Brian Dudley, Environmental Engineer, DEP

10:20 am - 10:40 am      Coffee Break

10:40 am - 11:40 am      Panel Discussion: Lessons on Addressing
Community Concerns 

*	Managing Municipal and Homeowner Needs during the Installation
Process: A Contractor's Perspective - Bill McMahon, Project Manager,
Robert B. Our Company         
*	How Easy is it to Operate and Maintain Large Sewer Systems? -
Joe Alosso, Wastewater Facilities Manager, Edgartown and Oak Bluffs
*	Sewers and Growth: A Planning Strategy to Preserve Community
Character - Robert Duncanson, Director of Health and Environment,
Chatham

11:40 am - 12:05 am      Dealing with Financial Hurdles: Linking Capital
Planning with Wastewater Planning

                                     Mark Milne, Finance
Director,Barnstable

12:05 am - 12:30 pm      A Municipality's Journey To Extend A Sewer
System: The Case of Provincetown

                                    David Guertin, DPW Director,
Provincetown 

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm       Complimentary Networking Lunch

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm         *Optional Field Trip to the Falmouth
Wastewater Treatment Facility (tentative)

 Jerry Potamis, Wastewater Superintendent, Falmouth.  

Registration: Register online at www.waquoitbayreserve.org
<http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/> .  Go to the Events Calendar and
click on September 2008.  Should you encounter any problems, you may
also register by contacting Laurie Tompkins at 508-457-0495 ext. 108 or 
laurie.tompkins at state.ma.us.  There is no charge to attend, but
registration is required.   

For more information on the program, contact Tonna-Marie Rogers, Coastal
Training Program Coordinator, at 508-457-0495 ext. 110 or 
tonna-marie.surgeon-rogers at state.ma.us.

This workshop is part of the series: "Meeting Wastewater Treatment
Needs: Options, Opportunities and Lessons" being organized by the
Coastal Training Program (CTP) at the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve.  The workshop is sponsored by the Reserve, the
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), and the
Citizens for the Protection of Waquoit Bay (CPWB).

Tonna-Marie Rogers

Coastal Training Program Coordinator

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Tel: 508-457-0495 ext. 110

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