[SEMCO] Registration Still Open - June 12 Wastewater Workshop

[Surgeon-Rogers, Tonna-Marie (DCR)]

Wastewater Workshop Series for Decision-Makers

 

Workshop # 1: Innovative and Alternative Septic Systems and the NitrexTM
Reactive Barrier

 

Thursday, June 12, 2008

9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

 

On Thursday, June 12, decision-makers involved in wastewater planning
efforts will have the opportunity to learn about some of the innovative
technologies that are available to municipalities for enhanced
wastewater treatment.  In this workshop, experts will explain how
individual septic systems for nitrogen removal and the NitrexTM
permeable reactive barrier work, and discuss the contexts in which their
use might or might not be applicable.  Drawing on years of experience
and related work, seasoned engineers will offer perspectives on the
advantages and disadvantages of these technologies and whether they can
offer real solutions for towns tackling the need to reduce wastewater
nitrogen and protect ecosystem and public health.  Come learn about
issues related to performance with respect to nitrogen removal,
operation, maintenance, cost, and public acceptance, and seize the
chance to pose your own questions to a panel of wastewater consultants.
Interested persons will also be able to visit a field site at the
Reserve where the NitrexTM barrier has been installed and is being
tested.

 

If you serve on a decision-making body that addresses any aspect of
wastewater planning, this workshop will broaden your understanding of
these systems and equip you to think about them critically and
objectively.  The science-based and practical information shared will
help you to plan more effectively and enhance your ability to answer
questions and address community concerns.  This session is the first in
a series of six wastewater workshops being offered through the Reserve's
Coastal Training Program.

 

Agenda

 

8:00 - 9:00       Sign-in and Networking Breakfast

                        (Come early and have breakfast in the Reserve's
boathouse overlooking the Waquoit Bay.  Meet the presenters and catch up
with                          colleagues.)  

 

9:00 - 9:15       Welcome, Introductions and Announcements

 

9:15 - 10:15     Performance and Management of Nitrogen-Removing Onsite
Septic Systems

                        George Heufelder, Director, Barnstable County
Department of Health and the Environment

 

10:15 - 10:30   Coffee Break

 

10:30 - 11:15   Effectiveness of the NitrexTM Permeable Reactive Barrier
System for Reducing Nitrogen Loading in Coastal Areas

                        Ken Foreman, Ecosystems Center, Marine
Biological Laboratory    

                                                

11:15 - 12:30   Panel Discussion: Opportunities and Drawbacks of Using
I/A systems to Address Wastewater Needs

 

Panelists:

Omer Dumais - Vice President and Principal, Tighe and Bond, Inc.

Mike Giggey - Senior Vice President, Wright-Pierce 

Pio Lombardo - President, Lombardo Associates, Inc. 

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

David Young - Vice President, Camp Dresser & McKee 

 

12:30               Wrap-up

                        (Optional field visit to NitrexTM Reactive
Barrier Site located on the beach at the Reserve Headquarters)

 

Who Should Attend: Municipal officials, wastewater and finance
committees, planning and health boards, conservation commissions, public
works staff, environmental groups, and consultants.

 

Registration: Please submit your name, title and full contact
information to Laurie Tompkins (laurie.tompkins at state.ma.us,
508-457-0495 ext. 108 or Tonna-Marie Rogers
(tonna-marie.surgeon-rogers at state.ma.us, 508-457-0495 ext. 110).

 

There is no cost to attend the workshop but registration is required.

 

Tonna-Marie Rogers

Coastal Training Program Coordinator

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Tel: 508-457-0495 ext. 110

Fax: 617-727-5537

Tonna-marie.surgeon-rogers at state.ma.us

 

 

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