Post on 16-Jan-2022
City of Windsor Department of Environmental ServicesMonitoring Plan
for
POLLUTION CONTROL and PREVENTION
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