Report - Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Report - Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Report - Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
on areas of interest to the wastewater field. In 2010, 1,809 people attended these seminars. A list of the seminar topics is shown in Appendix IV. In addition to the overall administrative and supervisory functions performed by the Administrative Section, the Experimental Design and Statistical Evaluation Group and the Radiochemistry Group, which are a part of the Administrative Section, provided the following support to the rest of the EM&RD. Experimental Design and Statistical Evaluation Group. The Experimental Design and Statistical Evaluation Group (EDSEG) is responsible for providing assistance in the design of laboratory and full-scale experiments, collection of appropriate data, development of guidelines for data collection methodology, and statistical analyses. Personnel in this Group also develop multistage automation programs to interconnect different software programs such as LATEX, Visual Basic, SAS, Access, Excel, Outlook, and Power Point. This computer automation has enabled the section to produce reports, tables, and texts in suitable designs, and to respond to many requests in a shorter period of time. Statistical and Computing Support. During 2010, a biostatistician provided statistical and computing support to various projects. The following is a description of some of the activities. 1. Statistical support was provided to the Analytical Microbiology and Biomonitoring Section (AMBS) to study antibiotic resistant bacteria in wastewater. This work is published in Water Science & Technology in 2009. 2. Extensive statistical analyses support was provided on the reduction of sampling frequencies in the District's drying sites. 3. EDSEG provided data management support to the Biosolids Utilization and Soil Science Section to produce quarterly reports on biosolids management at the District's Biosolids Management Areas in accordance with IEP A permit requirements. Solids Management Area reports were produced for Harlem Avenue Solids Management Area (HASMA), Lawndale Avenue Solids Management Area (LASMA), Ridgeland A venue Solids Management Area (RASMA), Stony Island Solids Management Area (SMA), Calumet East SMA, Calumet West SMA and Hanover Park Fisher Farm fourth quarter of 2009 and for the first, second, and third quarter of 2010. 5. Statistical support was provided for research investigating the availability of phosphorus in biosolids. 6. Statistical support was provided for centrifuge analyses on polymer dose and the total solids of cake produced. 14
7. Support was provided to the Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Section on the production of Continuous Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Monitoring Reports (Deep-Draft, and Wadeable). 8. Statistical support was provided to Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Section on the study of fish abundance in the District's waters. 9. Four Ambient Water Quality Monitoring (AWQM) Exceedance Reports were produced by this Section for last quarter of 2009 and first three quarters of2010. 10. On numerous occasions, statistical support was provided to support the review of proposed IEP A regulations. 11. Statistical support and consulting was provided on data management, automation of reports, etc. to various sections in the Division. 12. Statistical support was provided to clients who requested data and statistical analyses. Water Quality Data. Each year, the EDSEG summarizes the results of the District's AWQM Program for the CAWS. Surface water quality data for 2010 were evaluated regarding compliance with water quality standards set by the IPCB. In 2010,67 water quality parameters were analyzed and reported for samples taken at 59 stations throughout the waterway systems to which District Water Reclamation Plants (WRP) discharge. Radiochemistry Group. The Radiochemistry Group is responsible for the radiological monitoring of waters, wastewaters, and biosolids, and the maintenance of radiation safety at the District. It also performs any special tasks involving the use of' ionizing radiation and radioisotopes. The Group performed 2,949 tests in 2010. Radiological Monitoring of Waterways. The radiological monitoring of the CAWS is a part of the District's AWQM Program. The waterways under the jurisdiction of the District include the Calumet, Chicago, and Des Plaines River Systems. The gross alpha and gross beta radioactivity was measured monthly at 45 sampling locations. The radioactivity concentrations in water samples analyzed from all three river systems were within the IPCB's General Use Water Quality Standards. Radiological Monitoring of Wastewaters and Biosolids. The radiological monitoring of raw and treated wastewaters from the District's WRPs was initiated in 1967 and continues to date. Results to date indicate that the radioactivity in the final effluent of all the WRPs is generally lower than the corresponding raw sewage of the WRP, indicating that the wastewater 15
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7. Support was provided to the Aquatic Ecology and <strong>Water</strong> Quality Section<br />
on the production <strong>of</strong> Continuous Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Monitoring<br />
<strong>Report</strong>s (Deep-Draft, and Wadeable).<br />
8. Statistical support was provided to Aquatic Ecology and <strong>Water</strong> Quality<br />
Section on the study <strong>of</strong> fish abundance in the <strong>District</strong>'s waters.<br />
9. Four Ambient <strong>Water</strong> Quality Monitoring (AWQM) Exceedance <strong>Report</strong>s<br />
were produced by this Section for last quarter <strong>of</strong> 2009 and first three<br />
quarters <strong>of</strong>2010.<br />
10. On numerous occasions, statistical support was provided to support the<br />
review <strong>of</strong> proposed IEP A regulations.<br />
11. Statistical support and consulting was provided on data management,<br />
automation <strong>of</strong> reports, etc. to various sections in the Division.<br />
12. Statistical support was provided to clients who requested data and statistical<br />
analyses.<br />
<strong>Water</strong> Quality Data. Each year, the EDSEG summarizes the results <strong>of</strong> the <strong>District</strong>'s<br />
AWQM Program for the CAWS. Surface water quality data for 2010 were evaluated regarding<br />
compliance with water quality standards set by the IPCB. In 2010,67 water quality parameters<br />
were analyzed and reported for samples taken at 59 stations throughout the waterway systems to<br />
which <strong>District</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Reclamation</strong> Plants (WRP) discharge.<br />
Radiochemistry Group. The Radiochemistry Group is responsible for the radiological<br />
monitoring <strong>of</strong> waters, wastewaters, and biosolids, and the maintenance <strong>of</strong> radiation safety at the<br />
<strong>District</strong>. It also performs any special tasks involving the use <strong>of</strong>' ionizing radiation and<br />
radioisotopes. The Group performed 2,949 tests in 2010.<br />
Radiological Monitoring <strong>of</strong> <strong>Water</strong>ways. The radiological monitoring <strong>of</strong> the CAWS is a<br />
part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>District</strong>'s AWQM Program. The waterways under the jurisdiction <strong>of</strong> the <strong>District</strong><br />
include the Calumet, <strong>Chicago</strong>, and Des Plaines River Systems. The gross alpha and gross beta<br />
radioactivity was measured monthly at 45 sampling locations. The radioactivity concentrations<br />
in water samples analyzed from all three river systems were within the IPCB's General Use<br />
<strong>Water</strong> Quality Standards.<br />
Radiological Monitoring <strong>of</strong> Wastewaters and Biosolids. The radiological monitoring <strong>of</strong><br />
raw and treated wastewaters from the <strong>District</strong>'s WRPs was initiated in 1967 and continues to<br />
date. Results to date indicate that the radioactivity in the final effluent <strong>of</strong> all the WRPs is<br />
generally lower than the corresponding raw sewage <strong>of</strong> the WRP, indicating that the wastewater<br />
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