REGIONAL WASTEWATER

INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

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CAROLINE

DORCHESTER

MID-SHORE REGIONAL COUNCIL

ANNUAL MEETING

December 3, 2002

Cambridge, MD

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Agenda• Scope

• Environmental Management Issues•Continuing degradation of the Bay and tributaries will result in continued regulatory pressures

• Watershed Management will result in regulatory focus on ALL pollutant sources, not just POTWs

• Resources

• The Regional Plan•Short-term

•Long-term

• Costs

• Implementation

Scope1. Compile Statistics

2. Evaluate Regulations & Liabilities

3. 20 Year Regional Solutions

4. Regional Facility Locations

5. Costs

6. Priorities

7. Funding Issues

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Water Quality Management by

WATERSHED

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Eastern Bay

Wye R.

Upper

Miles R.

Tuck

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Trans-

quaking R.

Little Choptank

Fishing Bay

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Lower Choptank

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE

This is how Environmental Regulators see the Mid-

Shore Region

Conventional Pollutants

• BOD

• Suspended Solids

Nutrients

• Phosphorus

• Nitrogen

Mid-Shore Region Water Quality Issues

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Upper

Transqua-king R.

Little Choptank

Fishing Bay

Nan

ticok

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Honga R

.Marshy-hope Cr.

Wye R.

Miles R.

Eastern Bay

Tuck

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Cr.

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Lower Choptank

NUTRIENT- IMPAIRED

WATERSHEDS

Nutrient Sources• Agricultural Runoff

• Septic Systems

• Wastewater Plant Discharges

• Air Pollution

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Upper

Transqua-king R.

Little Choptank

Fishing Bay

Nan

ticok

e R

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Honga R

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Marshy-hope Cr.

Wye R.

Miles R.

Eastern Bay

Tuck

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Cr.

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Lower Choptank

TMDL-Assigned WATERSHEDS

2002P - Phosphorus

N - Nitrogen

BOD - Biochemical Oxygen Demand

SS - Suspended Solids

SS

SS

P

SS

N

P

SS

BOD

N

P

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE

Statistics

Capacity & FlowCaroline

DorchesterTalbot

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Existing Wastewater Treatment Plants

& Capacities

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Easton 2.235 mgd

Hyde Park 0.058 mgd

Oxford 0.208 mgd

Trappe 0.114 mgd

St Michaels 0.500 mgd

Martingham 0.075 mgd

Tilghman Village 0.150 mgd

Wye Mills 0.042 mgd

Denton 0.80 mgd

Federalsburg 0.750 mgd

Greensboro 0.280 mgd

Preston 0.115 mgd

Ridgely 0.200 mgd

Cambridge 8.1 mgd

Hurlock 1.02 mgd

Vienna 0.06 mgd

E New Market/Secretary 0.281 mgd 15 mgd4mg/L TN = .182M#/yr

10 mg/L TN = .455M#/yr

Delta = 0.273M#/yr

ENR Zone

BNR Zone

Secondary Treatment

advanced secondary treatment

2005 2015 2025 beyond

Size / Population / Flow (mgd)

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TN < 5

TN < 3

TN < 10

TN 10

P < 1

Hurlock 4.0

Vienna 0.06

Cambridge 10.8

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Designated

PRIORITY FUNDING AREAS

In Mid-Shore Region

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Issues Affecting WW Infrastructure Planning

•5 yr WQ monitoring/reporting

•Cycle – 1st report 2002

•Grants on a ws basis

•Greater permit stability

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Smart Growth• 1997 Acts

• Priority funding Areas (PFA’s)

•10 principles

•State PFAs

•County-designated PFAs

•Rural Villages Water only

•Other designation

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Wades Point

Paw Paw Cove

Oxford

Neavitt

Crescendo

Martingham

Tilghman

Saint Michaels Easton

Preston

Federalsburg

Denton

Burrsville Branch

Fairways

Ridgely

Saulsbury

Newtown

Skipton

Longwoods

Wye Mills

Cordova

Wades Point

Fairbank

Paw Paw Cove

Oxford

Neavitt

Crescendo

Martingham

Tilghman

Saint Michaels Easton

Preston

Ridgely

Saulsbury

Newtown

Skipton

Longwoods

Wye Mills

Cordova

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Priority Funding Area (PFA)

Connection to Existing System

Force Main

Pump Station

Local Treatment

LEGEND

Short-Term Plan

Easton AreaShort Term $7.9 M

Wades Point

Lower Bar Neck Point

Fairbank

Paw Paw Cove

Oxford

Neavitt

Crescendo

Martingham

Tilghman

Saint Michaels

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Priority Funding Area (PFA)

Connection to Existing System

Force Main

Pump Station

Local Treatment

LEGEND

Short-Term Plan

Region II –

St. Michaels AreaShort Term $7.8 M

Susquehanna Point

Wades Point

Lower Bar Neck Point

Fairbank

Paw Paw Cove

Oxford

Neavitt

Crescendo

Martingham

Tilghman

Saint Michaels

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Priority Funding Area (PFA)

Connection to Existing System

Force Main

Pump Station

Local Treatment

LEGEND

Short-Term Plan

Region V –

Tilghman AreaShort Term $1.9 M

Woolford

Susquehanna Point

Wades Point

Lower Bar Neck Point

Fairbank

Paw Paw Cove

Oxford

Trappe

Cambridge

Neavitt

Crescendo

Martingham

Tilghman

Saint Michaels Easton

Longwoods

CordovaREGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Priority Funding Area (PFA)

Connection to Existing System

Force Main

Pump Station

Local Treatment

LEGEND

Short-Term Plan

Oxford Area & Trappe

Area

Harrisville

Milton

Woolford

Susquehanna Point

Crossroads Blackwater

Rhodesdale

Brookview

Lower Bar Neck Point

Fairbank

Paw Paw Cove

Oxford

Trappe

Cambridge

Neavitt

Tilghman

Hurlock

Preston

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Priority Funding Area (PFA)

Connection to Existing System

Force Main

Pump Station

Local Treatment

LEGEND

Short-Term Plan

Cambridge AreaShort Term $7.8 M

Harrisville

Milton

Woolford

Susquehanna Point

Rhodesdale

EldoradoBrookview

Wades Point

Lower Bar Neck Point

Fairbank

Paw Paw Cove

Oxford

Trappe

Cambridge

Neavitt

Crescendo

Martingham

Tilghman

Saint Michaels Easton

Hurlock

Preston

Federalsburg

Fairways

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Priority Funding Area (PFA)

Connection to Existing System

Force Main

Pump Station

Local Treatment

LEGEND

Short-Term Plan

Hurlock, Vienna & Secretary/East

New Market AreaShort Term $5.0 M

Denton

Burrsville Branch

Ridgely

Saulsbury

Newtown

Skipton

Longwoods

Wye Mills

Cordova

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Priority Funding Area (PFA)

Connection to Existing System

Force Main

Pump Station

Local Treatment

LEGEND

Short-Term Plan

North (Caroline) County District

Wades Point

Neavitt

Crescendo

Martingham

Tilghman

Saint Michaels Easton

Preston

Denton

Burrsville Branch

Fairways

Ridgely

Saulsbury

Newtown

Skipton

Longwoods

Wye Mills

Cordova

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Priority Funding Area (PFA)

Connection to Existing System

Force Main

Pump Station

Local Treatment

LEGEND

Short-Term Plan

Ridgely AreaShort Term $1.2 M

Saint Michaels

Easton

Denton

Burrsville Branch

Fairways

Ridgely

Saulsbury

Newtown

Skipton

Longwoods

Wye Mills

Cordova

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Priority Funding Area (PFA)

Connection to Existing System

Force Main

Pump Station

Local Treatment

LEGEND

Short-Term Plan

Denton Area Short Term $5.1 M

Eldorado

Brookview

Lower Bar Neck Point

Oxford

Trappe

Neavitt

Crescendo

Martingham

Saint Michaels

Easton

Hurlock

Preston

Federalsburg

Denton

Burrsville Branch

Fairways

SaulsburySkipton

LongwoodsCordova

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Priority Funding Area (PFA)

Connection to Existing System

Force Main

Pump Station

Local Treatment

LEGEND

Short-Term Plan

Preston Area Short Term $5.4 M

EldoradoBrookview

Oxford

Trappe

Saint Michaels

Easton

Hurlock

Preston

Federalsburg

Fairways

LongwoodsCordova

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Priority Funding Area (PFA)

Connection to Existing System

Force Main

Pump Station

Local Treatment

LEGEND

Short-Term Plan

Federalsburg Area

Short Term $0.9 M

North County, Ridgely $9.4M

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Long-Term Plan

Mid-Shore Region

Priority Funding Area (PFA)

Connection to Existing System

Force Main

Pump Station

Local Treatment

LEGEND Federalsburg-Preston $8.1M

Oxford $2.4M

Long term plan $19.9M

Funding

•NPS Grants (CWA Sec.319 to states)

•SRF (CWA Sec 604(b)(e) NPS, Estuaries, Stormwater, Babitat restoration

•WS Planning (State)

•WF pam

•Bonds

•SS Districts

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

Organizational Chart

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

IMPLEMENTATION

Executive Director

Planning & Engineering Department

Operation & Maintenance Department

Finance & Purchasing Department

Review• Scope

• Environmental Management Issues•Continuing degradation of the Bay and tributaries will result in continued regulatory pressures

• Watershed Management will result in regulatory focus on ALL pollutant sources, not just POTWs

• Resources

• The Regional Plan•Short-term

•Long-term

• Costs

• Implementation

REGIONAL WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

REGIONAL WASTEWATER

INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

TALBOT

CAROLINE

DORCHESTER

MID-SHORE REGIONAL COUNCIL

ANNUAL MEETING

December 3, 2002

Cambridge, MD

Chesapeake Bay Nitrogen Airshed

extends from Quebec to Indiana to South

Carolina

Chesapeake Watershed

Between 27% and 38% of the Nitrogen Load to the Bay comes from Air Pollution

Lower Choptank

Wye R.

Upper

Miles R.

Eastern Bay

Tuck

ahoe

Cr.

Transqua-king R.

Little Choptank

Fishing Bay

Nan

ticok

e R

.H

onga R.

Marshy-hope Cr.

Ch

op

tan

k