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NewsletterVolume 1 Issue 2

Fall 2011

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President’s Report byDavidDuree

DavidDuree,MOWPABoardPresident

BRF Program Moving AlongAsweallpayour$30/yearflushfeeintotheBayRestorationFund(BRF),moreonsiteBestAvailableTechnology(BAT)treatmentsystemsarebeinginstalledthroughoutthestate.TheJanuary2011BayRestorationFundAdvisoryCommitteereportedthat,asofSeptember,2010,theComptrollerofMarylandhaddeposited$34milliondollarsintheSepticSystemsUpgradefundbeingdispersedthroughHealthDepartmentsthroughoutMaryland.

Septic’s Bill Follow UpLegislationintroducedinJanuary,stronglysupportedbyGovernorO’Malley,stoodtodramaticallyaltertheexistingonsitewastewatersystemsparadigm.Ifpassed,sharedonsitefacilitieswouldhavebecomemoreprevalentinplaceofindividualsepticsystems.Whilethelegislationstalled,itisonlytemporary.TheGovernorhasappointedthe“TaskForceonSustainableGrowthandOnsiteWastewaterDisposal”andchargedthegroupwithresearchingdataandpoliciestobeutilizedasinputforanewbill.ThegroupmeetstwicemonthlyandwillsendrecommendationstotheGovernorattheendofDecember.

MOWPAhasbeencloselyfollowingthesedevelopmentswithgeneralmembersandyourBoardmembersattendingmeetings,andwhenpossible,participatinginthediscussionstoproviderelevantinformationanddata.

Joint Initiative with Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF)MOWPAandCBFarejointlydevelopingaTechnicalRoundtablepresentationoftraditionalsepticsystemsandtypesofcollection,treatmentanddispersalsystemsthatwouldberequiredforsharedfacilities.Thegoalistoprovidedataandinformation.PresenterswillbefromtheWaterEnvironmentalResearchFederation(WERF)alongwithMarylandpanelistswithexperience(bothpositiveandnegative)insharedfacilitiesandtraditionalsepticsystems.

Certification of Onsite Professionals InitiativeHundredsofBRFandBATsystemsareatriskoffailingduetolackofmaintenance.VendorsreportthathomeownerswithexpiringBRFsystemsarereluctanttospendtheirownmoneytokeeptheirsystemsoperatingasdesigned.MOWPAiscontinuingtopushforarequirementforhomeownerstomaintaintheirsystemswithcertifiedonsiteprofessionals.Inthemeantime,wecontinuetooffercoursesandcertificatesforonsiteprofessionalswhovoluntarilywishtoeducatethemselvesinthelatesttechnologies.(Seeourwebsitewww.MOWPA.org)

MOWPA the Only Organized Voice of Onsite ProfessionalsMOWPAwillcontinuetomonitortheeverchangingonsitewastewaterprofessionalsceneofferingdataandperspectivesfromourmember’sdailyprofessionalexperiences.Wewillalsocontinuetoprovideeducationalclassesandforumstomaintainthehigheststandardsofprofessionalismforourindustry.

The Evolving Maryland Onsite Paradigm

Sincerely,

In This IssuePresident’sMessage

ConferenceAnnouncement&TentativeProgram

WhathasMOWPADoneLately?

BRFUpdate

Education&Training

PumpersDiscussionGroupUpdate

TMDLinMaryland

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Best Western Hotel & Conference Center5625O’DonnellStreet

Baltimore,Maryland21224-4630Phone:410.633.9500

Web:http://www.BestWestern.com

Annual Conference

2011

ONSITE SYSTEMS – PERSPECTIVES ON NITROGEN IMPACTS TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY

TheconferencewillalsoserveastheMOWPAAnnualMeetingwheremembersmayproposeandvoteonthenewboardmembers.

Invited Presenters IncludeRichardHall,Secretary,MarylandDept.ofPlanning(MDP)RobertSummers,Secretary,MarylandDept.oftheEnvironment(MDE)JenAiosa-SeniorScientist,ChesapeakeBayFoundation(CBF)RickBailey-MarylandHomeBuildersAssociationBarryGlotfelty,R.S.Chief,OnsiteSystems,MDETomAshton,CPSS,REHS,AmericanManufacturingCo.CliffStein,CPSS,CPSC,EarthData,Inc.

Save the DateThursday

October 27, 2011

Presentersatthisyear’sconferencewillofferdifferentvantagepointsconcerningnitrogendischargesfromOSDS,theimpactitmaybehavingontheChesapeakeBayandhowitallrelatestopopulationgrowthinMaryland.

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MOWPA Annual Conference Schedule

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Manufacturersandserviceprovidersofresidentialandlargecommunityonsitesystemproductsintheon-siteindustrywillbeavailablewithexhibitsand

expertstoanswerquestions.

7:00am - 8:00amRegistration - Exhibitor Displays

8:00am - 8:30amWelcome and Opening Remarks

Dave Duree, MOWPA PresidentAnnualMeetingAnnouncementMOWPABusinessAnnouncements

8:30am - 10:00amOverview of OSDS Nitrogen Impacts

Richard Hall, Secretary, MDP (invited)SustainableGrowthandWastewaterImplications

Robert Summers, Secretary, MDE (invited)RegulatorViewofNitrogenReductionImplementation

Jen Aiosa, Senior Scientist (invited)CollaborativeRelationships&LegislativeProcess

Rick Bailey, Maryland Home Builders Association (invited)ImplementersViewofNitrogenReduction

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Question&Answers

10:00am - 10:30amBreak – Exhibitor Displays

10:30am - 11:30amOnsite Technology Selection ProcessBarry Glotfelty, R.S. Chief, Onsite Systems, MDE

MDECurrentRegulationsandPoliciesConventional,Alternative&Innovative

11:30am - 12:15pmBAT Systems and Natural Nitrogen ReductionTom Ashton, CPSS, REHS, American Manufacturing Co.

12:15pm - 1:15pmLunch Break & Exhibitor Displays

Collection of ballots

1:15pm - 2:45pmTools for the Future

CommercialandLargeTreatmentSystemPresentersBiomicrobics,Waterloo,Orenco,Hoot,FluidSolutions,

EnvironmentalProductsandSolutions

2:45pm - 3:15pmBreak - Exhibitor Displays

3:15pm - 4:00pmMaryland Land Application Drip

& Spray Dispersal SystemsOverviewofNitrogenReductionBenefits,Site

Evaluation&PermittingProcessCliff Stein, CPSS, CPSC, Earth Data, Inc.

October 27, 20117:00AM - 4:00PM

Theconferencescheduleandinvitedguestsmaychange.Forthemostup-to-dateinformation,pleasevisittheMOWPAwebsiteathttp://www.MOWPA.org

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AsofJan2011,theBayRestorationFundhasbeenusedtoupgrade2836propertiesfromconventionalsepticsystemstoBestAvailableTechnology(BAT)nitrogenremovingsystems.Almost57%(1616)oftheseup-gradeswereinsideoftheChesapeakeBayCriticalArea(1000’fromtidalwater).OnJune1,2011,theBoardofPublicWorksapproved$8,943,000tobeusedforsepticsystemupgradesduringFY2012bythefollowingapplicants

BRF Septic System Program Updateby Kevin Koepenick

OnMay19,2011,HB347waspassedintolawrequiringtheDepartmentoftheEnvironment(MDE)toevaluateandrankallbestavailablenitrogenremovaltechnolo-giesforon-sitesewagedisposalsystems.Thisinforma-tionisintendedtobetterinformlocalgovernmentsandcitizensoftheStateaboutapprovedtechnologiesthatqualifyforfundingundertheBayRestorationFund.ThisinformationshouldbeavailableontheMDEwebsitebySeptember2011:http://bit.ly/qj5xVK

1 Program administered by Canaan Valley Institute2 Program administered by Worcester County

County Grant Award

AlleganyCo. $50,000

AnneArundelCo. $1,901,000

BaltimoreCo. $250,000

CalvertCo $866,000

CarolineCo. $230,000

CarrollCo. $100,000

CecilCo. $487,000

CharlesCo. $200,000

DorchesterCo. $687,000

FrederickCo.1 $100,000

GarrettCo. $100,000

County Grant Award

HarfordCo. $100,000

HowardCo.1 $100,000

KentCo. $273,000

MontgomeryCo.1 $105,000

QueenAnne’sCo. $851,000

SomersetCo.2 $339,000

St.Mary’sCo. $907,000

TalbotCo. $557,000

WashingtonCo.1 $144,000

WicomicoCo. $355,000

WorcesterCo. $241,000

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What has MOWPA done Lately?by Kevin Koepenick

InFebruary2011,MOWPArevitalizedandrecommittedtosendingoutabi-annualnewslettertomemberstoshareindustrynews

andassociationactivity.Youarereadingthesecondinstallmentofthisinitiativethatwehopeyoufindinterestingandinformative.

InMarch2011,MOWPAlaunchedanewandimprovedwebsitethatdetailsinformationaboutoureducationalopportunitiesandconferenceinformation.Thewebsitealsoofferstheconvenienceformemberstopaytheirmembershipsandcoursefeesonline.WehopethatthewebsitewillalsobearesourceforrealestateprofessionalsaswellashomeownerswhomaybeseekingqualifiedOSDSindustryprofessionalsintheirarea.

InMarchandApril2011MOWPAcoordinatedmeetingswithbothHarfordandBaltimoreCountyofficialsalongwiththelocalwastehaulerstoopenupadialogaboutcurrentpracticesandpoliciesfordischargingwastewatertothesanitarysewersystem.

SincetheintroductionofseveralbillsthisspringbytheMarylandStateLegislatureregardingOSDS,MOWPABoardMembershavetestifiedinAnnapolisabouthowthesebillsmayaffectourindustry,aswellasengagedwithrepresentativesfromtheChesapeakeBayFoundationandtheHomebuildersAssociationabouthowourindustrycanbestrespondtotheenvironmentalconcernsfacingtheState.

Outreach

Overthepast18months,MOWPAhasheldOSDSInspectorTraining

coursesatfour(4)locationsthroughoutthestate.Thusfar,wehavecertified107industryprofessionalsinaccordancewithMDEprotocolsforinspectingOSDSforpropertytransfers.Participantshaveprovidedverypositivefeedback—somefounditsoinformativethattheyhaveelectedtotaketheclassagain!AsdetailedinourEducationandTrainingOpportunitiessection,weareofferingthisclassnextonSept.13inNorthEast,MD.

InNovember2010,weheldourannualconferenceattheMaritimeInstituteandhadawidevarietyofindustryvendorsandpresentationsrangingfromfactorsaffectingeffluentpumpselectiontosaltimpactsonOSDStoadiscussionofhowMarylandmightbenefitfromacertificationprogram.Thisyear’sconferenceonOctober27,2011attheBestWesternTravelPlazainBaltimorepromisestobejustassuccessful,sowehopetoseeyouthere!

Education

GiventhewiderangeofthingsMOWPAisdoingandwouldliketodo,wearecallingformorememberstostep-upandgetinvolved.Nomatterwhatyourlevelofinterestis,we

inviteyoutocometooneofourBoardMeetings.Webelieveyouwillfindtheexperiencerewardingbothpersonallyandprofessionally. Forthoseofyouwouldliketogetmorein-

volvedbutcan’tattendthemonthlyBoardmeetings,feelfreetocontactaBoardmember(seebackcover)andtheycan

relayyourmessageatthemeetings.JOIN US!

2ndMondayofeachmonthfrom2-4pmHowardCountyBureauofUtilities

8270OldMontgomeryRoad,Columbia,MD21045-2637

Call for Involvement

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Education & Training Opportunities

MOWPAnowhasperformedfour,MDEapproved,SepticInspectionCourses(OSDS)spreadoutthroughoutMaryland.Theinstructors,NancyMayerandDwayneJones,willguideyouthroughtheprocessofapropersepticinspection.ThiscourseisrecognizedbyMDEandwillsatisfytherequirementstodosepticinspectionsforrealestatetransactionsinMaryland.Discussionwillincluderecommendedtools,reportingsuggestions,nitratereducingseptictanksaswellasalternativesepticsystems.Thereisatestattheendoftheclass.MDErecommendsthiscoursebetakeneverythreeyears.ThenextclassisscheduledforSeptem-ber13thinNorthEast,MD.Pleasesignup!

Septic Inspections Course

Pumpers Discussion Groupby Dwayne Jones

Inthespring,MOWPAheldtwosepticcleaningdiscussiongroups.ThefirstmeetingwasheldinHarfordCountyandtherewereabouttwentypumpersatthemeeting.ThesecondmeetingwasheldinBaltimoreCountyandaboutthirtypumpersattended.VolunteersfromMOWPAwereinchargeoforganizingthediscussionswhichwereledbyCountyregulators.Discussionsrevolvedarounddumpingfees,cleanlinessatthedumpsites,andfuturedumpfeeincreases.Also,therewasdiscussionabouttheprosandconsofmandatedsepticcleaninginthestate.Theformatofthemeetingsallowedforopendiscussionbetweenregulatorsandbusinessowners.AtbothmeetingsthecountyregulatorsnotedthattheMOWPAorganizationisagreatwaytounitethevoicesofthesepticcleaningindustryinourstate.InordertohaveeventslikethisacrossthestateMOWPAneedsvolunteersfromeachCountytoorganizethemeetings.IfyouareinterestedinvolunteeringorattendingfuturemeetingspleasecontactDwayneJonesat410-836-9206oremailatmanager@jonespumpservice.com.

MOWPA is a voice of the industry. So please, if you have any suggestions for future classes, contact us. We need to hear from you. 443.570.2029 or info@mowpa.org

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Soils ClassCliffordE.SteinofCPSS/CPSC,SeniorSoilScientist,EarthData,Incwillbeinstructingthetwo-daysoilsclassattheBaltimoreCountyagriculturalCenterinHuntValley,MDonOctober5thand6th.Thisclasswillbeheldoutdoorstofacilitatethehandsonknowledgeofthedifferencesinsoils,andhowtheypertaintodesigningthesystem.Thisclassisgreatforawidearrayofsepticprofessionals;designers,engineers,sanitarians,installers,etc.ManythankstoFogle’sSepticforprovidingthebackhoeforthisclass.

Operations and Maintenance (O&M) CourseInstructedbyDaveDuree,thisclassisdesignedtoprovideknowledgeontheproperoperationsandmaintenanceforpre-treatmentandalternativesepticsystems.ThecoursehasbeendesignedbytheConsortiumofDecentralizedWastewaterTreatment(CIDWT)Staytunedforthenextscheduleclass.

October MOWPA ConferenceMOWPA’s1-dayconferenceisscheduledforOctober27,2011attheBestWesternTravelPlazaat5625O’DonnellStreetinBaltimore,MD.Thisyear’sconferencewillhaveafocusontheever-popularnitrogenimpactsontheChesapeakeBay.WewillheardifferentvantagepointsofnitrogenanditsimpactsontheenvironmentandpopulationgrowthinMaryland.

MOWPA is currently planning on the following projects

County Grant Award

HarfordCo. $100,000

HowardCo.1 $100,000

KentCo. $273,000

MontgomeryCo.1 $105,000

QueenAnne’sCo. $851,000

SomersetCo.2 $339,000

St.Mary’sCo. $907,000

TalbotCo. $557,000

WashingtonCo.1 $144,000

WicomicoCo. $355,000

WorcesterCo. $241,000

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Spring/Summer 2011County-wideteamsmeetwithstateliaisonsandbeginwork.

July 15, 2011

ResultsfromthelatestChesapeakeWatershedModeldeterminethefinalnumericaltargetsforpollutionreductionsbyvarioussectors(agriculture,stormwater,septicsystems,forests,andpointsources)onacounty-by-countybasis.

September 1, 2011County-wideteamssubmittwo-yearmilestonecommitmentsfor2012-2013totheMarylandDepartmentoftheEnvironment.

September 30, 2011Marylandsubmitsthetwo-yearmilestonestotheEPAforscenarioanalysis.

November 1, 2011County-wideteamssubmitlocalWIPstotheMarylandDepartmentoftheEnvironment.

December 1, 2011 MarylandsubmitsthedraftWIPIItotheEPA.

December 31, 2011 Two-yearmilestonesfor2012-2013arefinalize

TMDL Development

TheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA),incoordinationwiththeChesapeakeBaywatershedjurisdictionsofMaryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, New York, and the District of Columbia (DC),developedand,onDecember29,2010,establishedanutrientandsedimentpollutiondietfortheBay,consistentwithCleanWaterActrequirements,toguideandassistChesapeakeBayrestorationefforts.ThispollutiondietisknownastheChesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), orBayTMDL(seehttp://1.usa.gov/qYLsIb.)TheBayTMDLwilllikelyhavesignificantimpactonallthoseintheMarylandonsitewastewaterindustrysincesepticsystempollutionhasbeenidentifiedasamajorcontributortotheBay’snitrogenloading(seetable3.1fromhttp://bit.ly/o26rQg).

January - February 2012

InvitationforpubliccommentsonthedraftWIPII.

January 31, 2012TheEPAprovidesformalcommentsonthedraftWIPII.

March 30, 2012 MarylandsubmitsthefinaldraftWIPIItotheEPA.

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The information on this page was originally published by the Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology in the Summer 2011 issue of Working Landscapes: Promoting Viable Farms and Forests.

TMDL Planning in MARYLAND ATMDListhemaximumamountofapollutantthatawaterbodycanreceiveandstillmeetfederalwaterqualitystandards.

In2010,ajudicialsettlementrequiredtheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)tosetaTMDLfortheChesapeakeBay.TheTMDLisnecessarybecausethe

Bayandmajorportionsofitstributariescontinuetofallshortoffederalwaterqualitystandards.

BecausepollutionreachestheBaythroughmanycreeksandrivers,a“pollutiondiet”fortheBayalsorequirespollutionlimitsforitstributaries.TheMarylandportionoftheTMDLincludesfivemajor

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AstheBayTMDLandWIPPhaseIIprocessprogressMOWPAintendsonstayingfullyinvolvedtoprotecttheinterestsofourmembershipandprovideinsightastothepracticalimplementationofonsitewastewatersystemimprovementsthroughoutthestate.Moreinformationcanbefoundat:http://bit.ly/rb5ScZandhttp://bit.ly/fX3AXf

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StateandlocalgovernmentscompletetheinstallationofpollutionreductionstrategiesoutlinedintheWIP.ThisshouldachieveseventypercentofthereductionsrequiredtomeetMaryland’sresponsibilitiesfortheTMDL.TheEPAwillevaluateprogressandpossiblyrevisetheTMDLand/orallocationstothestates.

2020CompletetheremainingpollutionreductionstrategiestofullycomplywiththeTMDLandrestoreacceptablewaterqualitytotheChesapeakeBay.

basins(thePotomac,Susquehanna,Patuxent,WesternShore,andEasternShore).TheTMDLalsoincludesportionsofotherstatesintheBaywatershed,aswellastheDistrictofColumbia.

Marylandandotherstatestookthefirststeptowardcompliancein2010bysubmittinganoverarchingplantotheEPAforachievingtherequiredpollutionreductions.ThiswascalledtheWatershedImplementationPlan,PhaseOne(WIPI).

In2011and2012,thestatesmustrefinethoseplanswithmoredetailed,local-levelactionsandgoals-aprocessknownasWIPII.MarylandhasaskeditscountiesandmunicipalitiestoparticipateinwritingtheplanssothattheWIPwillmeshaswellaspossiblewithgoalsandprogramsatthelocallevel.PubliccommentonthedraftWIPIIwilltakeplaceduringJanuaryandFebruary2012.ThefinalWIPIIisduetotheEPAbyMarch30,2012.

A Timeline: Past, Present and Future

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NewsletterDesignbyKristenConn 443.614.0463orkconn1481@verizon.net

Check Out OUR New Look

We’vere-designedourwebsite!Visitusathttp://www.MOWPA.org

MOWPA BoardInstaller/Contractor:

TimShotzbergerHomeLandSepticConsulting

443-995-5385tim@mdwellandseptic.com

Installer/Contractor:KurtCassellFogle’sSeptic410-795-5670kurt@foglesinc.com

Regulator: AmyHartHowardCountyBureauofUtilities410-313-2723ahart@howardcountymd.gov

Secretary/Treasurer:KevinKoepenickBaltimoreCountyEPS410-887-2762kkoepenick@baltimorecountymd.gov

Vice President:DwayneJonesJonesPumpService,Inc.410-836-9206manager@jonespumpservice.com

President:DavidDureeAdvanceSystems443-398-6185dduree@earthlink.net

Engineer/Site Evaluator:AmyC.Martinez,R.S.,P.G.

AdvancedLandandWater,Inc.amartinez@alwi.com

Supplier/Vendor:NancyMayerMayerBros.410-796-1434

mbi1959@yahoo.com

Supplier/Vendor: MarkWehland

Freemier&Associates443-250-0103

mwehland@freemire.com

MOWPA Newsletter Editor JoshuaGliptis

DaftMcCuneWalker,Inc.jgliptis@yahoo.com

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