Jacqueline Jarrell, P.E. March 28, 2011 1
Jacqueline Jarrell, P.E. March 28, 2011 1 Jacqueline Jarrell, P.E. March 28, 2011 1
- Page 6 and 7: Jackie Jarrell: President - Charlot
- Page 8 and 9: Currently 25 Charter Members Repres
- Page 10 and 11: City of Greensboro City of Gastonia
- Page 12 and 13: Brown & Caldwell Hazen & Sawyer HDR
- Page 14 and 15: WQA secured key changes to severalp
- Page 16 and 17: Developed and submitted extensiveco
- Page 18 and 19: Prepared comments on the reissuance
- Page 20 and 21: Increase membership to obtain even
- Page 22: NC WQA Website:http://www.ncwqa.com
Jackie <strong>Jarrell</strong>: President - Charlotte Chad Ham: Vice President - Fayetteville Martie Groome: Treasurer - Greensboro Victor Quick - Graham Joe Pearce – Durham County John Kiviniemi i i i – Buncombe County Matt Jordan – Cape Fear Steve Brown - Cary John Carman - Raleigh6
WQA working committees and board liaisons:◦ Triennial Review (Martie Groome)◦ Pretreatment (Joe Pearce)◦ NPDES Permitting (Chad Ham)◦ Biosolids (Steve Brown) Routine updates in addition to quarterlystatus reports and meetings7
Currently 25 Charter Members Representing:◦ 683 MGD of Permitted Flow◦ 46 POTWs◦ 25 Pretreatment Programs Another 30 Cities/Counties Invited◦ Representing ~ 290 MGD of Permitted Flow
City of Asheboro City of Burlington Metropolitan Sewerage District-BuncombeCounty Town of Cary Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities City of Durham Durham County City of Graham Public Works Commission of Fayetteville
City of Greensboro City of Gastonia Greenville Utilities Commission City of Hickory City of High Point City of Lexington City of Mebane City of Monroe City of Mooresville Orange Water and Sewer Authority
City of Raleigh City of Reidsville City of Rocky Mount City of Roxboro South Granville Water & Sewer Authority Union County Town of Valdese City of Winston Salem City of Wilson
Brown & Caldwell Hazen & Sawyer HDR Engineering CH2M Hill McKim & Creed Black & Veatch CDM McKim and Creed GHD Limno Tech
Early Accomplishments and Ongoing Issues13
WQA secured key changes to severalproposed rules and played a major role instopping, slowing, or revising other rules.◦ Rules influenced included:• Threshold rules• Pretreatment rules• Triennial review fiscal note WQA seeking major changes to dischargepermits◦ Frequency of monitoring reduction◦ Key revisions to standard conditions14
Introductory meetings with DWQ DirectorColeen Sullins and her top managers◦ Pretreatment◦ Permitting◦ Residuals Management◦ Others Key DWQ managers attend our quarterlyWQA membership meetings; Met with EPA Region IV management andstaff in Atlanta◦ Coordinated with POTW officials from SC and KY)to discuss a wide range of regulatory issues;15
Developed and submitted extensivecomments on the Triennial Review of waterquality standards fiscal note;◦ Identified:d• Fiscal impacts that complement the impactsidentified by the League of Municipalities• Technical revisions to key metals standards thatwould make them less stringent• More than a dozen implementation options tomitigate the impact of the proposed standards onboth local government utilities and the businessesthey serve.16
Secured major changes to the pretreatmentrules Proposed major changes to the NPDES permitstandard conditions◦ Met with DWQ management to review same Proposed major reductions in frequencies ofinfluent, effluent, and ambient monitoring forPOTWs statewide Successfully opposed the adoption of thethreshold rules17
Prepared comments on the reissuance of thePhase II MS4 storm water permits Prepared and submitted comments opposingthe adoption of impervious cover reductionTMDLs Opposed onerous utility easementrequirements Drafted comments on proposed p revisions tolab certification rules Negotiating revisions to residual management18
Permit reviews for WQA members Track all pending State legislation of interest Attend EMC meetings Coordination with other NC municipal groups Coordination with other statewide andnational POTW associations Respond to numerous memberquestions/inquiries regarding regulations andlegislation19
Increase membership to obtain even greatereconomies of scale and political clout Blizzard of regulations that require carefulattention and coordinated input/managementby local government utilities Build on significant relationshipenhancements with DWQ and substantiveprogress to date on rules/policies20
<strong>March</strong> 31, Durham County◦ Matt Matthews confirmed speaker June 30, Greensboro September 22, Wilmington November 3, CharlotteCome check out the NCWQA21
NC WQA Website:http://www.ncwqa.comQuestions?Jackie <strong>Jarrell</strong>J<strong>Jarrell</strong>@ci.charlotte.nc.us704/336-4460446022