Transcript Prevention of Illicit Discharge Within Manhattan, Kansas Ellen Calhoun, Ryan Flickner, A. Meredith Smythe, Kelsi Steele.

Prevention of Illicit Discharge
Within Manhattan, Kansas
Ellen Calhoun, Ryan Flickner,
A. Meredith Smythe, Kelsi Steele
Outline
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Project Overview
Project Objectives
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Illicit Discharge
Common Illicit Discharges
Clean-Up Procedure
Environmental Impact
Employee Training
Emergency Procedure
Haz-Mat
Conclusions and Recommendations
Project Overview
 Our Service Learning project was to assist
the City of Manhattan in establishing an illicit
discharge prevention plan that fulfills a
minimum control measure established
through NPDES.
Project Objectives
 Define regulations presented in NPDES
 Develop a plan for the prevention of illicit discharges
into the stormwater sewer
 Formulate a list of potential contaminants, the actions
required, and the environmental impact of the
contaminants.
 Formulate a spill prevention and spill clean-up
procedures.
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES)
 Established by Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (FWPCA) Amendments of 1972
 Requires that facilities that release pollutants
into waters of the US to obtain a permit
 Has 4 goals…
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES)
 Goal 1
 Eliminate the
discharge of pollutants
into navigable waters
of the United States
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES)
 Goal 2
 Protect fish, shellfish
and wildlife
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES)
 Goal 3
 Provide safe water for
recreational purposes
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES)
 Goal 4
 Prohibit the release of
toxic discharges
National Discharge Pollutant
Elimination System (NPDES)
 Permit (EPA definition)
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“a license for a facility to discharge a specified
amount of a pollutant into a Office of
Wastewater Management - Water Permitting
receiving water under certain conditions;
however, permits may also authorize facilities
to process, incinerate, landfill, or beneficially
use sewage sludge.”
National Discharge Pollutant
Elimination System (NPDES)
 Types of Permits
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Individual
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Customized to the specific facility
General
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Envelop multiple facilities within a specific
category
Currently Manhattan, Kansas has neither type
of permit on record with the EPA website
Illicit Discharge
 Any discharge into a storm water drain or
treatment plant that is not composed entirely
of storm water
 Exempt items: wetlands, diverted stream
flows, springs
 Exempt under certain conditions: foundation
drains, landscape irrigation, individual
residential care washing, sidewalk washing,
as well as flows from emergency fire fighting
activities
Common Illicit Discharges
 Our focus: oil, grease, gasoline, paints, yard
wastes, garbage, household chemicals, and
pesticides
 Cause for concern: chlorinated pool water,
cigarette butts, sanitary sewer flows,
commercial car wash wastewater,
construction debris, and food wastes
Clean-Up Procedure
 Yard Waste – Compost
Pile
 Garbage
 Paper Litter – Recycle
 Plastic Bottles – Recycle
Source: http://www.bidisposal.com/images/YARDWASTE.jpg
Clean-Up Procedure
 Motor Oil, Gasoline,
Source:
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Grease, Paint
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Shut off all possible
ignition sources
Transfer excess
pollutant into spill proof
container.
Remove remaining
residue use an
absorbent such as
earth, sand, or
vermiculite.
Source:
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iculite.JPG
Clean-Up Procedure
 Acid/Base
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Neutralize an acid with soda ash, sodium
bicarbonate, or lime
Neutralize a base with citric acid or dilute
hydrochloric acid
 Liquid Detergent
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Transfer into another container
Remove residue with absorbents
Flush with water
Safety Equipment
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 Safety Goggles
 Rubber or Nitrile Gloves
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tion/images/ya127c.jpg
 Respirator
 Protective Clothing
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ormation/images/glass1bk.jpg
Environmental Impact
 If any discharge enters the stormwater sewer
contact the National Emergency Response
Center
 Absorbent pillow can be used to contain the
pollutant until remediation can occur
 It is important to act quickly to prevent
substantial damage to the ecosystem.
Employee Training
 Employee training is crucial in pollution prevention
 The EPA recommends at a minimum the following in
a program
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Maintenance training
Maintenance schedules
Long-term inspection training
Procedure for properly disposing of waste when
removed from storm sewers
Ability to transfer knowledge through public education
Finance planning for enough funding
Employee Training
 Options for training
procedures:
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Visual: posters,
bulletin boards
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Verbal: employee
meetings, courses
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Field training:
hands-on
demonstrations
Employee Training
 Record process of training programs
 Senior management involvement is vital
Employee Training
 Advantages
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Cost effective
Easily implement able
Able to be Duplicate/ can be standardized
 Disadvantages
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Senior management apathy
Employee lack of motivation
Lack of Incentives to become involved
Prioritization
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List all illicit disposal incidents that have been
reported but not yet investigated and place in one of
the following categories:
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Hazardous, affecting public health and safety
Hazardous, affecting the environment (receiving
waters, air, etc…)
Hazardous, affecting property
Hazardous, other
Non-hazardous, affecting public health and safety
Non-hazardous, affecting the environment (receiving
waters, air, etc…)
Non-hazardous, affecting property
Remaining incidents
Emergency Procedure
 Contact the Fire
Department immediately
with information
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Type/cause of incident
Types of chemicals
involved
Resources available on
site
Possible injured
personnel
Source:
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/spills/incidents/willapa/willapaphoto
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Haz-Mat
 Hazardous Materials Division
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Within the Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office
Supports local first responders by isolating
hazardous materials
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Accidents and/or Acts of Terrorism
Haz-Mat
 Kansas Haz-Mat Response Team
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Within the state boundaries, regardless of
local government jurisdiction
Haz-Mat
 Regional Response
Teams
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Coffeyville
Colby
Emporia
Ford County
Hays
Manhattan
Newton
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Overland Park
Salina
Sedgwick County
Seward County
Topeka
Wellington
Haz-Mat
 Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office
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Teams can respond to most areas in Kansas
within an hour or less
Can haz-mat incidents and accidents as well
as terrorist events
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Chemical
Biological
Radiological
Nuclear (CBRN)
Haz-Mat
 To Request a Response Team
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Call the toll-free hotline
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Call the group pager
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(1-866-KHAZMAT)
(785-357-3261)
website
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(www.myairmail.com)
Both hotline and website
forward to the group pager
Conclusions
 Manhattan has accomplished two out of the six
minimum control measures.
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Public education and outreach
Public participation and involvement
 Recommendations to accomplish next minimum
control measure
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Two or more city workers become trained in hazardous
materials protocol
Obtain a MSDS database
Keep on hand absorbents such as: sand, earth and
vermiculite.
Acknowledgements
 Dr. Alok Bhandari, Team Advisor
 Steve Hampton, Assistant City Engineer
Questions?