[SEMCO] Wastewater Workshop Announcement

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

Innovative and Alternative Onsite Septic Systems and the NitrexTM
Permeable Reactive Barrier

 

Thursday, June 12 

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

9:00 am - 12:30 pm 

 

This workshop will examine the viability of innovative and alternative
onsite septic systems (I/As) for meeting TMDL limits for nitrogen on
Cape Cod.  Presentations will address how these systems function and
perform as well as maintenance and management issues.  Wastewater
experts and engineers with experience working on Cape Cod will share
perspectives on both the advantages and disadvantages of these systems
and where and how they are most appropriately used.  In addition, the
session will feature a presentation on the NitrexTM groundwater
treatment system and examine its effectiveness for reducing nitrogen
loading in coastal areas.  Research on this system has been ongoing at
the Waquoit Bay Reserve.

 

The session will be the first in a series of monthly workshops targeting
decision-makers involved in wastewater planning being organized by the
Waquoit Bay Reserve through its Coastal Training Program.  The series
"Meeting Wastewater Treatment Needs: Options, Opportunities and Lessons"
is intended to examine the key technical, environmental, social and
financial issues associated with several of the technology and treatment
options that towns are likely to consider in the process of developing a
comprehensive wastewater management plan.  Sessions will also provide a
forum for sharing of lessons and best practices among towns.  The
targeted audience includes municipal officials, wastewater and finance
committees, planning and health boards, conservation commissions, public
works staff, and consultants. 

 

 

Agenda

 

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

 

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

 

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

                        George Heufelder, 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

                        Ken Foreman, Marine Biological Laboratory

                                                            

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

Panelists:

Omer Dumais - Tighe and Bond, Inc.

Mike Giggey - Wright-Pierce 

Pio Lombardo - Lombardo Associates, Inc. 

Nate Weeks - Stearns and Wheler LLC.

David Young - Camp Dresser & McKee 

 

12:30               Wrap-up

 

There is no cost to attend the workshop but registration is required.
To register please send your name, title and full contact information to
Laurie Tompkins at 508-457-0495 ext. 108, ltompkins at state.ma.us or
Tonna-Marie Rogers at 508-457-0495 ext. 110,
tonna-marie.surgeon-rogers at state.ma.us.  Space is limited therefore
early registration is encouraged.

 

For any questions regarding the program or the wastewater workshop
series, please contact Tonna-Marie Rogers.  Directions to the Reserve
can be accessed at www.waquoitbayreserve.org
<http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/> 

 

Tonna-Marie Rogers

Coastal Training Program Coordinator

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Tel: 508-457-0495 ext. 110

Fax: 617-727-5537

E-mail: tonna-marie.surgeon-rogers at state.ma.us

 

 

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