Download - Aaron Stephens, Material Matters, Inc. Dr. Robin …12-12... · MWRDGC Current Practices Land Application Biosolids Quality Land Application Biosolids Citi Chicago Biosolids Destination,

Prepared for:Prepared for:Prepared for: Prepared for: Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoMetropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

December 12, 2008December 12, 2008

Aaron Stephens, Material Matters, Inc.Dr. Robin Brandt, Material Matters, Inc. Ed i Wi l M i l M IEdwin Winzeler, Material Matters, Inc.

Material Matters, In

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http://materialmatters.com

Introductions/Background

Chicago StaffChicago StaffChicago StaffChicago Staff

Material Matters StaffMaterial Matters Staff

ContractorsContractors


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Relevant MM Company Experience

Biosolids ProcessingBiosolids Processing ManagementManagement• WWTP Odor Studies &

Strategies• Class A & B Process

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• Data Management• EMS Auditor & Consultant for NBP• Environmental Trading/Carbon

Evaluations

HandlingHandling• Storage Strategies

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• Economic Studies for Solids• Beneficial Use Studies

• Storage Strategies• Product Odor Studies &

Research• Bench & Pilot Studies

• Product Marketing

OversightOversightBench & Pilot Studies

Permitting & RegulatoryPermitting & Regulatory• Part 503 Experts

• Independent Contractor Oversight• Data Management Oversight

p• Beneficial Use Approaches• Reporting


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Odor StudiesPrimary Odor SourcesVulnerable Perimeter Location

Truck LoadingTruck Loading

20

25

er B

ET10

Hannum Farm Odor Study - Field Olfactometer Best Estimate Odor Threshold

Pre-Application <1 hr 4 hrs 10 hrs Next Morning

B B A

Same letter indicates no statistical difference .....

Storm BasinStorm Basin 5

10

15

Fiel

d O

lfact

omet

e B difference ..... composited over time (α=0.05).

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3-Day 10-Day 50-Day No BiosolidsF

Treatment/ Biosolids Age1. Use of Inventory Management to Mitigate

Odor Emissions From Land-Applied Bi lid (MABA 2008)

Recent Studies:

Biosolids StorageBiosolids StorageBiosolids (MABA, 2008)

2. Use of Field Olfactometry for Quantification of WWTP Dewatering Facility Odor Emissions (WEFTEC, 2009)


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MM Employee Experience

Certified WWTP OperatorsCertified WWTP OperatorsData Management ExpertsData Management Experts

Certified Soil ScientistsCertified Soil ScientistsSpeakers at State, Regional, and National EventsSpeakers at State, Regional, and National Events

AgronomistsAgronomistsTrained Land AppliersTrained Land Appliers

ResearchersResearchersOdor ExpertsOdor Experts

EMS Auditors/ConsultantsEMS Auditors/ConsultantsCarbon AccountingSequestrationCarbon AccountingSequestration


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MWRDGC Current Practices

Land Application Biosolids Quality

Land Application Biosolids

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Chicago Biosolids Destination, 2007

EQ5.6% Pellet*

0.6%

Air-dried cake6.5%

Liquid1.2%

Pellet*0.6%

CompositionLandfill daily cover8.5%

Pelletized0.3%

Destination, 2007

Landfill final cover

12.4%Land Application

Class B93.7%

Centrifuge Cake 91.6%

Landfill26.5%

52.3%

2007 Total Biosolids Beneficial Use: 88,588 dry tons2007 Total Biosolids Production: 202,873 dry tons


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General Q&A

• How is MWRD tracking and keeping agronomic rate input (ARI) data? • How does MWRD ensure that application rates are based on crop need? • How is MWRD tracking and keeping agronomic rate input (ARI) data? • How does MWRD ensure that application rates are based on crop need? ARI • How does MWRD track and keep agricultural data such as crops and nutrient

inputs?• How does MWRD track and keep agricultural data such as crops and nutrient

inputs?

ARI

• How does MWRD track cumulative pollutant (CPLR) loading rates on sites at which material is applied? H i h i f i d il bl d h bli ?

• How does MWRD track cumulative pollutant (CPLR) loading rates on sites at which material is applied? H i h i f i d il bl d h bli ?CPLR • How is that information made available to contractors and the public?

• Would automatically generated reports of CPLR history for each application site help MWRD meet its EMS goals?

• How is that information made available to contractors and the public? • Would automatically generated reports of CPLR history for each application site

help MWRD meet its EMS goals?

CPLR

• How does MWRD track biosolids data? (generation, inventory, scale, reconciling • How does MWRD track biosolids data? (generation, inventory, scale, reconciling Data invoices, etc.)• What level of data integration currently exists? (data from numerous sources

managed in a single database)

invoices, etc.)• What level of data integration currently exists? (data from numerous sources

managed in a single database)

Data Management

NBP EMS • How does MWRD keep its current EMS records?• Hoe does MWRD interact with public? • How does MWRD keep its current EMS records?• Hoe does MWRD interact with public?

NBP EMS Program

• How is scale data kept and processed?• Is scale data utilized for oversight/error-check of land application and invoicing

data?

• How is scale data kept and processed?• Is scale data utilized for oversight/error-check of land application and invoicing

data?Scale data


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Database 101

Enter data only onceQuery ability (mining the data)Backup and replicationRule enforcementSecurityChange and access logging (auditing)ComputationpOversightAutomationAutomation


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Integration

Lab Data Treatment Plant Data

Contractor Data

Filtering Access Control AuditingFiltering, Access Control, Auditing, Data Quality Management, Security

Biosolids Database


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Automatic Data Entry

•Biosolids chemical data•Biosolids fertility•Solids content•Sample numberLIMSLIMS Sample number• Lab number•Date

LIMSLIMSPrimaryFront End

•Truck weight• Load number•Scale locationWeight Weight

Authorization•Checkbox,•Manual, or •Automatic

•Contractor ID•Date

gScale

gScale

Biosolids Database


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Data Entry and Retrieval

• Farms / Fields entry • Ag-rate requests (ARI data)• Ag rate requests (ARI data)• Enter application data: Date /

Ticket / Amount / Field / Site & Odor Obs.

• Retrieve ag rates and tracking reports

ContractorsContractorsreports

• Retrieve pre-compiled invoice data

PrimaryFront End

• Access “sanitized” summary data

ARI Authorization•Checkbox,•Manual, or •Automatic

(tables, charts, maps, reports)• Create “trouble tickets” for

submitting complaints• Comments and suggestions

PublicPublic

Biosolids Database


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Database Structure

Land ReportsDatabase

Users

Land Application

Data

Reports

EMS

Ag. RatesData Entry

BiosolidsLab and

Scale Data

PrimaryFront End

Automated Data Entry

InvoicingOutput

Scale DataTrigger Events

Web Output

Biosolids DatabaseBackup

Auto Output Engine


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Database Structure

Administrators IT Personnel ReportsAg. Rate Inputs

Farms

MWRD

Contractor 1 Contractor 2

Laboratory

Reports

EMS

Inputs

Soil dataFields

Truck

PublicScale Data Entry

Ag. Rates

Scales

LIMS 1PrimaryFront End


InvoicingOutput

LIMS 2

Well monitoring

Trigger Events

Web Output

Biosolids Database

Odor detectors

Lysimeters

Backup

Auto Output Engine X


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Database Structure

ReportsAg. Rate Inputs

FarmsAdministrators IT Personnel Reports

EMS

Inputs

Soil dataFields

MWRD


Laboratory

Data Entry

Ag. RatesPublicScale

Truck

PrimaryFront End


InvoicingScales

LIMS 1 Output

Trigger Events

Web Output

LIMS 2

Well monitoring

Biosolids Database

Auto Output Engine

Odor detectors

LysimetersX


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Database Structure

ReportsAdministrators IT Personnel Reports•Annual & monthly reports•Annual fact sheet

MWRD


Laboratory

EMS

PublicScale

EMS

•Public outreach •Public communications

Output

Web Output•Positive presentations of data•Energy savings•Greenhouse gas emissions avoided•Recycled farm nutrients

Biosolids Database



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Database Structure

ReportsAdministrators IT Personnel Reports•Truck scale reports•Audit tools

MWRD


Laboratory

PublicScale

Truck Scales

PrimaryFront End


Output

Trigger Events

Web Output

Biosolids Database



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Database Structure

Administrators IT Personnel

MWRD


Laboratory

PublicScale

PrimaryFront End

Automated Data EntryLIMS 1 Output

Web Output

LIMS 2

Biosolids Database



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Database Structure

Ag. Rate Inputs

Farms ReportsAdministrators IT Personnel

Soil data

Inputs

Fields

Reports

•Farmer reports•Application reports

MWRD


Laboratory

Data Entry

Ag. Rates•Prescribed application ratesF tili i l

PublicScale

Truck Scales

PrimaryFront End


OutputTrigger Events

•Fertilizer equivalency•N-based or P-based fertility

•Automatic emails

Web Output

•Automatic text messages•Over-application warning•Other red-flag events

•Public information•Energy savings•Greenhouse gas emissions avoided•Recycled farm nutrients

Biosolids Database



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Database Structure

ReportsAg. Rate Inputs

FarmsAdministrators IT Personnel Reports

EMSSoil data

Inputs

FieldsData quality

standards, user MWRD


Laboratory

Data Entry

Ag. Rates

auditing, security standards, user

profilesPublicScale

Truck

PrimaryFront End


InvoicingOutput

Scales

LIMS 1

Preferences and settings for output information and

formatting.

Trigger Events

Web Output

Auto output engine rules and

settings

LIMS 2

Historical data, deleted data,

Well monitoring

Biosolids DatabaseBackup


user information Odor detectors

Lysimeters


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Defining the Big Picture Needs of MWRDGC

• Integration / Centralized data• AutomationDataData • Automation• Contractor interaction

DataData

I t ti f EMS l t i t d t b• Integration of EMS elements into database• Contractor oversight• Interaction with the public (transparency)

EMSEMS

• Odor studies• Well monitoring• Lysimeter data

ResearchResearch

• Integration biosolids management with GIS• What went where? How much?• What are the cumulative loads etc?

GISGIS• What are the cumulative loads, etc?


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NBP EMS Elements

Critical Control Points (CCP)Critical Control Points (CCP)

Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

Legal ObligationsLegal Obligations

Public Outreach & InvolvementPublic Outreach & InvolvementPublic Outreach & InvolvementPublic Outreach & Involvement

CommunicationCommunication

Nonconformance and Corrective ActionNonconformance and Corrective Action

EMS Documentation & Document ControlEMS Documentation & Document Control


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Mapping objectives

Public information Regulatory reporting supplementOperational enhancementFarmer relationsImplementation of currently available dataTrust enhancement


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Web: Linked or embedded maps


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Farm Summary Table


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Annual Farm Detail


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Annual County Detail


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Google Earth


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Map Overlays


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