
Dec. 8-9, 2015
PubLic Workshop


Sewage Treatment Technology


Hosted by the U.S. Coast Guard and the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

                     



Sewage and Greywater

Regulatory Regimes

Inspection and Enforcement

Treatment Technologies

Equipment Operation and Monitoring

U.S. Deptartment of Transportation 
1200 New Jersey Ave SE Washington, DC 20590
Conference Rooms 8, 9, 10
9:30 am  -  4:00 pm


                                     DAY 1
9:30  -  10:00 AM
Wayne Lundy
U.S. Coast Guard

Katherine Weiler 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Introductions
 Goal of Public Workshop
 Agenda review
 Facilities
 Restaurants
10:00  -  10:45 AM
Presentation & Discussion 
Dr. Wei Chen
Wärtsilä
Sewage and Greywater
 What is sewage and greywater?
 Types of vessels, volume of the discharges
 Environmental impacts of discharges
10:45  -  12:15 AM
Presentations & Discussion 
Katherine Weiler 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Wayne Lundy
U.S. Coast Guard 
Edward White
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Regulatory Regime
 Domestic: U.S. Regulations
 Clean Water Act 312 (MSDs & NDZs)
 Clean Water Act 402 (VGP)
 33 CFR 159
            
 International: MARPOL Annex IV
 Summary
 Recent changes
 NVIC 1-09
 Alaska Regulations
12:15  -  1:15 PM
LUNCH
1:30  -  2:15 PM
Presentation & Discussion 
U.S. Coast Guard
Office of Compliance
Inspection and Enforcement 
 Number of annual inspections of MSDs
 The nature of inspections
 Findings and enforcement actions
2:15  -  3:45 PM
Presentations & Discussion 

Wärtsilä
ROCHEM
Scanship
Sewage and Greywater Treatment Technologies

3:45  -  4:00 PM
Wayne Lundy
U.S. Coast Guard
Closing Remarks


                                     DAY 2
9:30  -  11:00 AM
Presentations & Discussion 
Matthew MacGregor
Testing Engineers International (TEI)

Markus Joswig
Prüfinstitut für Abwassertechnik GmbH (PIA)


Technology Testing and Type Approval Process
 Mechanical Test procedures and equipment
 Biological & Chemical Test procedures and instruments
 Application documentation review (Instruction Manuals, Quality Control Manuals, Drawings, Electrical Drawings, Bill of Material list, etc.)
 46 CFR Subchapter F & J design and implementation requirements
 Shipboard vs. Land Based Testing
 Issues concerning testing of marine sanitation devices for type approval
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 On board simple checks for verifying performance of marine sanitation devices (by inspectors & shipowners)
11:00  -  11:30 PM
Morning Break
11:30  -  12:30 AM
Facilitated Discussion 
Wayne Lundy
U.S. Coast Guard

Dr. Wei Chen
Wärtsilä
Post Approval  -  MSD/AWTS Operation (Discussion)
 On board simple checks 
 Installation and Retrofitting (ship capacity)
 Equipment issues / failures
12:30  -  1:30 PM
LUNCH
1:45  -  3:00 PM
Facilitated Discussion 
Wayne Lundy
U.S. Coast Guard

Katherine Weiler 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Related Issues 
 On board monitoring/reporting 
 Revision of ASTM F2363 - "Standard Specification for Sewage and Greywater Flow Through Treatment Systems"
 Revising existing federal standards to align with MARPOL Annex IV equipment standards (resolution MEPC.227(64))
 No Discharge Zones
 Other

