Metro Wastewater Reclamation District

Environmental Management System for Biosolids

Element 5: Goals and Objectives for April 2013 – March 2014 with Associated Strategies

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/ Date: 10/11/13 for September 2013

GOAL 1: Beneficially reuse 100 percent of the biosolids produced April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014

Objective / Responsible
Person(s) / Milestones / Targeted
Completion Date / Actual
Completion Date / Required
Resources
Land apply 92 to 94 percent of biosolids produced from April 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014 to private sites and/or the METROGRO Farm. / ·  Director of RR&R
·  RR&R Staff / ·  Comprehensive Monthly Operations Summary Report produced for the previous month by the 30th of each month
·  Annual Biosolids Report / Monthly Report
February 19, 2014 / 05/13/13, 06/05/13, 07/09/13, 09/09/16
10/10/13 / ·  Staff
·  RR&R Annual Budget
Maintain contract with private compost facility to process 6 to 8 percent of biosolids produced in 2013. / ·  Director of RR&R
·  RR&R Staff / ·  Contract
·  Comprehensive Monthly Operations Summary Report produced for the previous month by the 30th of each month
·  Annual Biosolids Report / December 2014
Monthly Report
February 19, 2014 / 05/13*13, 06/05/13, 07/09/13, 09/09/13
10/10/13 / ·  Staff
·  RR&R Annual Budget
Begin development in 2013 of a new tenant-farmer lease agreement to be implemented in 2015. / ·  Director of RR&R
·  Deputy Manager
·  General Counsel
·  RR&R Staff / ·  Developed estimated costs for contract farm operations / September 2013 / 07/18/13 / ·  Staff
·  RR&R Annual Budget

GOAL 2: Inform and consider input from interested parties regarding the EMS and biosolids management activities during 2013

Objective / Responsible
Person(s) / Milestones / Targeted
Completion Date / Actual
Completion Date / Required
Resources
Conduct a Wastewater and Renewable Resources teacher in-service training in June 2013. / ·  OOM Public Information Staff
·  Director of RR&R
·  RR&R Staff / ·  Conduct in-service training / June 2013 / 06/19/13 / ·  Staff
·  RR&R Annual Budget
Objective / Responsible
Person(s) / Milestones / Targeted
Completion Date / Actual
Completion Date / Required
Resources
Hold a field day activity at the METROGRO Farm in June 2013. / ·  OOM Public Information Staff
·  Director of RR&R
·  RR&R Staff
·  RR&R Project Coordinator / ·  Develop agenda
·  Develop information stations
·  Create/send invitation
·  Hold field day / May 2013
June 2013
May 2013
June 2013 / 05/13
06/13
05/13
06/15/13 / ·  Staff
·  RR&R Annual Budget
Meet with the Citizen Participation Group (CPG) at least four times during 2013. / ·  Director of RR&R
·  RR&R Staff
·  OOM Public Information Staff
·  RR&R Project Coordinator / ·  CPG Meeting minutes / February 2013
May 2013
September 2013
November 2013 / 02/11/13
06/03/13
09/18/13 / ·  Staff
·  RR&R Annual Budget YR 2013 - $1,800
Meet with METROGRO Farm Stakeholders once in 2013 / ·  Director of RR&R
·  RR&R Staff
·  RR&R Project Coordinator / ·  Meeting minutes / September 2013 / 09/18/13 / ·  Staff
Present “Improving Public Communication and Outreach at the METROGRO Farm” paper at the 2013 WEF Residuals and Biosolids Conference. / ·  Director of RR&R
·  RR&R Staff
·  OOM Public Information Staff / ·  Present paper / May 2013 / 05/13 / ·  Staff
Present “Long-term Monitoring Results for the METROGRO Farm Near Deer Trail, Colorado paper at the 2013 WEF Residuals and Biosolids Conference / ·  Director of RR&R
·  RR&R Staff / ·  Present paper / May 2013 / 05/13 / ·  Staff

GOAL 3: Identify opportunities to improve biosolids quality and value of biosolids products to end-users and complying with all applicable biosolids regulations during 2013

Objective / Responsible
Person(s) / Milestones / Targeted
Completion Date / Actual
Completion Date / Required
Resources
Develop RR&R Operator job descriptions which include ABC’s Biosolids Land Appliers certification requirements / ·  Director of Admin Services
·  HR Staff
·  Director of RR&R
·  RR&R Staff / ·  Develop RR&R Operator I, II and III job descriptions
·  Meet with HR Staff to develop timeline for implementation / April 2013
June 2013 / March-July 2013
05/23/13 / ·  Staff
Develop and implement analytical methods for nutrients using solids methods to be reported in ug/g in 2013 / ·  Director of ES
·  ES Staff / ·  Method development
·  Analytical code updates
·  Implementation / December 2013
Evaluate impact of phosphorus in Biosolids on land application by December 2013. / ·  Director of RR&R
·  RR&R Staff
·  RWHTF Director of O&M
·  RWHTF O&M Staff / ·  Complete Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation, Version 2 (RUSLE2) and the Wind Erosion Prediction System (WEPS) model training.
·  Begin Indexing application sites to verify the biosolids application rates will meet the requirements of COPI. / May 2013
June 2013 / 02/06/13 and 02/28/13
02/07/13 / ·  Staff
Participate in the North American Proficiency Testing program and apply for the Proficiency Assessment Program, adopted by the NRCS as part of the phosphorus indexing of land application sites / ·  Director of ES
·  ES Staff / ·  Develop WEP method
·  Analytical code updates
·  Implementation
·  Submit quarterly sampling results for annual PAP certification / December 2013

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