City of Windsor Department of Environmental ServicesMonitoring Plan

for

POLLUTION CONTROL and PREVENTION

Corporation of the City of Windsor

Lou Romano Water Reclamation Plant (LRWRP)

Corporation of the City of Windsor

Little River Pollution Control Plant (LRPCP)

City of Windsor Department of Environmental Services

Environmental Quality Division

Service provided for 8 monitoring programs

Pollution Control Plant (PCP) monitoring, inspection and optimization (influent, effluent, dewatering & biosolids)

Industrial waste control & monitoring (including overstrength surcharge program)

Watershed monitoring program (Detroit River, Little River, Grand Marais Drain/Turkey Creek)

Licence clearance program

City of Windsor Department of Environmental Services

Environmental Quality Division

Service provided for 8 monitoring programs (con’t)

Emergency response (spills, odour complaints)

Laboratory analysis

Flow monitoring (sanitary sewer surcharge rebates, industrial waste control, PCP monitoring)

Municipal landfill monitoring

Program 1 OutlinePollution Control Plant (PCP) monitoring, inspection and optimization (influent, effluent, dewatering & biosolids)

Influent & Effluent

pH, TSS, TPNH3, TKN, NO2-NO3

COD, BOD5, e.Coli, HgAlkalinity, Metals, Oil &

Grease, MISA group organics

Toxicity testing (LRPCP fish tank)

Dewatering & Biosolids

%TS, %VS, Centrate quality, polymer

dosageMetals, Conductivity, pH,

TP, OP, NH3, TKN, NO2-NO3, Hg, metals, Oil & Grease, MISA group

organics

Program 1 OutcomePollution Control Plant (PCP) monitoring, inspection and optimization (influent, effluent, dewatering & biosolids)

Effluents meet MOE Certificate of Approval LimitsBiosolids meet Guidelines for Land ApplicationBiosolids meet Canadian Food Inspection Agency Contaminate LimitsEfficient use of raw materials – alum, anionic & cationic polyelectrolytesSludge Dewatering Efficiency & OptimizationSamples split bimonthly for interlab comparison

Program 2 Outline Industrial waste control & monitoring (including overstrength

surcharge program)

Industrial Waste ControlSewer Use By-law 11446

Electroplaters, Metal Finishers,

Manufacturers

Deployment of Automatic Samplers & Portable

pH Meters

Overstrength SurchargeCost Recovery

Food & Beverage Industry

Commercial LaundryPharmaceutical Industry

Deployment of Automatic Samplers

Program 2 OutcomeIndustrial waste control & monitoring (including overstrength

surcharge program)

Source Control program encourages Pollution Prevention (P2) PlanningEnsures plant effluent quality and that biosolids meet land application guidelinespH monitoring maintains integrity of collection system & infrastructureOverstrength Surcharge Program recovers costs to treat overstrength waste

Program 3 Outline Watershed monitoring program (Detroit River, Little River, Grand

Marais Drain/Turkey Creek)

Council Resolution 1366/98 directs that Little River, Turkey Creek and Detroit River watersheds be monitored once every 3-5

years.

Biomonitoring Program – Detroit RiverEndocrine disruptors are monitored at LRPCP using Medaka.

Grand Marais Drain (GMD)/Turkey Creek (TC), Little River (LR) Watershed Trackdown with MOE & EC

Storm Water Pond Management

Program 3 Outcome Watershed monitoring program (Detroit River, Little River, Grand

Marais Drain/Turkey Creek)

Biomonitoring indicates LRPCP & LRWRP effluents & storm water overflows are not major sources of chemical contamination in the Detroit RiverBiomonitoring expanded to include Little River & Grand Marais Drain Watersheds in 2002No obvious signs of endocrine stress in any of the fish species (medaka) examined City is currently working with MOE & EC in a PCB & heavy metals input trackdown in the GMD/TC & Little River Watersheds

Program 4 OutlineBusiness Licence Clearance Program

Environmental Quality Division staff inspects service stations, repair garages, laundries, dry cleaners and restaurants to ensure their wastewater disposal system meets the requirements of the City’s Environmental Services Department

A business license is not issued until the Environmental Quality Division inspects and approves the applicant

Program 4 OutcomeBusiness Licence Clearance Program

Educate business managers on P2 Planning and Source Control

Reduced maintenance on collection system

Less oil & grease for treatment plants to remove

Cleaner environment

Program 5 OutlineEmergency response (spills, odour complaints)

Environmentally related complaints and calls from City residents and Emergency Services results in Environmental Quality Division staff being dispatched to respond.

These calls are typically of an urgent nature and require immediate deployment of staff and resources

Program 5 Outcome Emergency response (spills, odour complaints)

Ensure proper cleanup of spills.Ensure measures are taken to prevent re-occurrence.Ensure compliance with Sewer Use Bylaw #11446 reporting and follow up requirements.Use of Best Management Practises (BMPs)Pollution Prevention (P2) Maintain database of spills and complaints

Program 6 OutlineLaboratory Analysis

Environmental Quality Laboratory provides sample preparation & analysis for all conventional pollutant parameters including pH, TSS, TS, VS, TP, OP, NH3, TKN, NO2-NO3, COD, BOD5, alkalinity, phenol, conductivity, Hg and 26 Heavy Metals

Program 6 OutcomeLaboratory Analysis

Low cost, in house analysisQuick turn around time for analysis allows for prompt plant process modifications & Source Control dataAll Environmental Quality Division staff is trained in all laboratory analysis performedSamples split bimonthly for interlab comparisonOrganic analysis sent to GLIER

Program 7 OutlineFlow monitoring

Sewer surcharge fees

Industrial waste control & overstrength surcharge

PCP monitoring

Collection system monitoring

Program 7 OutcomeFlow monitoring

Ensures collection system users pay fair user feesAbility to calculate hydraulic loadings & calculate overstrength surcharge feesCheck accuracy of treatment plant flow monitoring devicesDetermine hydraulic loading in collection catchment & sub catchment areas – basement flooding control & determining collection system capacity for future development

Program 8 OutlineLandfill monitoring

Monitoring programs for 3 closed landfills in the CityMalden Landfill

East Riverside LandfillLittle River Landfill

Issues are: Closure plans, Leachate, Groundwater, Surface runoff, Ambient air, Gas testing, Capping &

Contours

Sampling and monitoring leachate from active landfills

Program 8 OutcomeLandfill monitoring

Ensures compliance with landfill C of A’s

Reporting requirements to Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority are completed

Recent consolidation of landfill monitoring and maintenance allows for benefits of economies of scale

?? QUESTIONS ??Presented by:

Paul DrcaManager of Environmental

QualityEnvironmental Services

DepartmentCity of Windsor

(519) 253-7111 x330