City of New York DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Bureau of Wastewater Treatment INTRODUCTION US EPA 40 CFR Part 503 Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge 2007 Annual Report Prepared for CITY OF NEW YORK Prepared by City of New York, Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Wastewater Treatment Biosolids Management 96-05 Horace Harding Expressway Corona, New York 11368 February 2008
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City of New YorkDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Bureau of Wastewater Treatment
INTRODUCTION
US EPA 40 CFR Part 503Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
2007 Annual Report
Prepared for
CITY OF NEW YORK
Prepared by
City of New York, Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Wastewater Treatment
A. Background and Overview ..........................................................................1
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INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW
The City of New York, under the direction of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), owns and operates fourteen Water Pollution Control Plants (WPCPs) and eight sludge dewatering facilities located throughout the five boroughs of New York City. These dewatering facilities are equipped with solid bowl type centrifuges that remove a portion of the water from the liquid sludge to reduce its volume, thereby facilitating a more efficient and cost effective land-based Sludge Management Program. Dewatered sludge is a nutrient rich, semi-solid material that is generated during the wastewater treatment process and can be beneficially applied to the land as a soil conditioner and fertilizing agent.
The City is committed to beneficial use of its sludge. In 2003, NYC DEP reported, Unified Services was suspended by NYC. Shortly thereafter, Tully/Environmental reacquired the contract from Tully Construction (Hydropress JV, contract 947 ADM3). Accordingly, in March 2004, Tully Construction/ Hydropress JV (Tully/JV) began operation. In April 2005, Hydropress JV, contract 947ADM3 requested a suspension because of their inability to continuously provide reliable service. Contract 947ADM3 resumed operation on July 2, 2007. The City allocates its dewatered sludge to the contractors listed below based primarily on the quality of material and contractual required allocations.
If the biosolids from any dewatering facility meets the PSRP (Process to Significantly Reduce Pathogens) criteria, it is sent to the contractor EPIC1(947 ADM1) for direct land application in Colorado or Alabama. However, if the biosolids produced at any dewatering facility does not meet PSRP criteria and is classified NPSRP (nonPSRP) it is forwarded to either EPIC1 (contract 947 ADM1) (see processing details below), EPIC2(contract 1131 BIO) (see processing details below), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO)(see processing details below), Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3)(see processing details below), We Care Organics, LLC(contract 1181 BIO)(see processing details below), NYOFCO(contract 947 ADM4) biosolids are further treated by the PFRP(Process to Further Reduce Pathogens)(see processing details below), and Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners(PVSC)(contract 1141)(see processing details below) listed below.
The seven active service contracts under the Sludge Management Plan during this reporting period (January 1, 2007 - December 1, 2007) include the following:
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1. Application of dewatered sludge (either direct land application or lime stabilized) to farmland in Lamar, Colorado or farmland on Patton Island, Lauderdale County in Florence, Alabama by the Environmental Protection & Improvement Company (EPIC 1, contract 947 ADM1) which is a Synagro Technologies Inc. company(now a Carlyle Group Company).
During the first quarter of 2007, The Carlyle Group(so named after the Carlyle Hotel in New York City) acquired Synagro Technologies, Inc. The Carlyle group was founded in 1987 and is a Washington, D.C. based global private equity investment firm. The firm operates four fund families, focusing on leveraged buyouts, venture and growth capital, real estate and leveraged finance investments. Acquisition of Synagro Technologies Inc. is a new venture for the Carlyle Group. Their primary industries are aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer and retail, energy and power, healthcare, real estate, technology and business services, telecommunications and media and transportation. Synagro Technologies Inc (a Carlyle Group company)uses a proprietary alkaline stabilization process called Bio*Fix. This process uses quicklime (CaO) to treat biosolids prior to beneficial use. The Bio*Fix Class B process is characterized by an increase in pH and temperature that meets environmental standards established by the U.S. EPA 40 CFR Part 503 Regulations and state, local requirements associated with the end product use. The process effectively controls odors, inactivates pathogenic microorganisms and prevents vector attraction.
The Class B Bio*Fix process achieves pathogen and vector attraction reduction requirements by elevating the pH to at least 12 and maintaining pH > for two (2) hours and holding pH >11.5 for 22 or more hours.
This year, NYCDEP did not produce as much PSRP material as in the past. In some cases, when PSRP was produced, it was shipped to dewatering facilities which were processing non-PSRP sludge. Due to storage constraints the PSRP sludge was mixed with non-PSRP sludge and lime stabilized by EPIC 1(contract 947 ADM1). In other incidences, it was dewatered separately but a management decision was made to treat the PSRP material as non-PSRP and lime stabilize the cake (EPIC 1, contract 947 ADM1). As a result a more environmental friendly and publicly acceptable product was created.
EPIC 1(contract 947 ADM1) receives approximately nineteen
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percent(19%) of New York City biosolids produced.
2. Application of dewatered sludge (lime stabilized) to farmland in Lamar, Colorado or application of dewatered sludge (lime stabilized) to farmland on Patton Island, Lauderdale County in Florence, Alabama by the Environmental Protection & Improvement Company (EPIC 2, contract 1131 BIO) which is a Synagro Technology Inc. company(now a Carlyle Group Company).
During the first quarter of 2007, The Carlyle Group(so named after the Carlyle Hotel in New York City) acquired Synagro Technologies, Inc. The Carlyle group was founded in 1987 and is a Washington, D.C. based global private equity investment firm. The firm operates four fund families, focusing on leveraged buyouts, venture and growth capital, real estate and leveraged finance investments. Acquisition of Synagro Technologies Inc. is a new venture for the Carlyle Group. Their primary industries are aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer and retail, energy and power, healthcare, real estate, technology and business services, telecommunications and media and transportation.
Synagro uses a proprietary alkaline stabilization process called Bio*Fix. This process uses quicklime (CaO) to treat biosolids prior to beneficial use. The Bio*Fix Class B process is characterized by an increase in pH and temperature that meets environmental standards established by the U.S. EPA 40 CFR Part 503 Regulations and state, local requirements associated with the end product use. The process effectively controls odors, inactivates pathogenic microorganisms and prevents vector attraction.
The Class B Bio*Fix process achieves pathogen and vector attraction reduction requirements by elevating the pH to at least 12 and maintaining pH > for two (2) hours and holding pH >11.5 for 22 or more hours.
EPIC2(contract 1131 BIO) receives approximately fifteen percent(15%) of New York City biosolids produced.
3. The New York Organic Fertilizer Company (NYOFCO, contract 947 ADM4)) transports the City’s dewatered sludge in dump trailers to the NYOFCO(contract 947 ADM4) thermal drying facility located in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. The dump trailers deposit the material into storage hoppers where the material is conveyed to pin mixers via “shaftless screw” type conveyors. In the pin mixers, the dewatered
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sludge is mixed with pre-thermally dried or “pelletized” sludge allowing optimum solids content and material texture to be achieved before entering the direct-thermal dryers. After thermal drying, the sludge pellets are transferred via a pneumatic conveyance system to several large storage silos, from which the material is loaded directly into rail cars for marketing and distribution. The pellets were applied in Florida on feed crops for cattle, pine trees, citrus groves as well as fertilizer blender and in Georgia on pine trees as well as in New York State as fertilizer. Pellets have been applied in New Jersey on feed crops such as corn as well as on sod. Pellets which did not comply with NYOFCOs quality controls w ere sent to a landfill in Pennsylvania.. A blender in Pennsylvania also received pellets which were spread on feed crops.
NYOFCO(contract 947 ADM4) also has shipped 1,035.73 dry metric tons of pellets to Oman, UA, Via USAmerigo, Inc. for use on vegetable crops such as beans, squash and cucumbers as well as desert reclamation and landscaping. The pellets enrich the desert sand.
The pelletized sludge produced at the NYOFCO facility consistently met the following “Exceptional Quality Sludge” criteria; therefore, only limited monitoring and tracking of the material was required:
The Pollutant Concentration Limits for those metals listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1)
One of the Class A Pathogen Reduction alternatives in 40 CFR Part 503.32(a)Sewage sludge, Class A
One of the Vector Attraction Reduction options in 40 CFR Part 503.33(b)(1) through (8)
Typically, the pellets are used in Florida for citrus and vegetable crops, in
Massachusetts for blending, Ohio for corn and soybean crops, Pennsylvania for land reclamation and New Jersey. NYOFCO(contract 947 ADM4) is a Synagro Technologies Inc. company (now a Carlyle Group Company).
During the first quarter of 2007, The Carlyle Group(so named after the Carlyle Hotel in New York City) acquired Synagro Technologies, Inc. The Carlyle group was founded in 1987 and is a Washington, D.C. based global private equity investment firm. The firm operates four fund families,
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focusing on leveraged buyouts, venture and growth capital, real estate and leveraged finance investments. Acquisition of Synagro Technologies Inc. is a new venture for the Carlyle Group. Their primary industries are aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer and retail, energy and power, healthcare, real estate, technology and business services, telecommunications and media and transportation.
NYOFCO(contract 947 ADM4) receives approximately forty-three percent (43%) of the biosolids produced in New York City. Throughout 2007, NYOFCO (contract 947 ADM4) made significant upgrades to their process. For a detailed description of the upgrades, please review NYOFCO’s 2007 503 report.
4. Composting dewatered sludge at the Natural Soils Products composting
facility in Good Springs, Pennsylvania (Tully Environmental, contract 1113BIO). The product has been used throughout NYC by NYC Department of Parks, NYC Department of Environmental Protection, New York State highway projects, for various Port Authority projects through Tully Construction for soil conditioning, and in various locations in Pennsylvania through Natural Soils Products for mine reclamation. It has also been used in Philipsburg, NJ for landscaping. While this contract was under its one year renewal, it was terminated for convenience on October 31, 2007. Shortly thereafter, the new compost contract was implemented, We Care Organics, LLC(contract 1181 Bio)(see description below).
5. Tully/JV (contract 947 ADM3) receives approximately nine percent(9%)
of the biosolids produced in New York City. Tully/JV has sub-contracted to WeCare Organics, LLC. to process NYCDEP biosolids at Kyler Blackwood and Kyler Stoltzfus facilities. These facilities use the alkaline stabilization(lime treatment- Class A certified) PFRP(Process to Further Reduce Pathogent) process for mine reclamation at the Bernice site in Sullivan County, PA and the Pottersdale site in Stoltzfus, PA. I n addition, biosolids were allowed to be composted at the Natural Soils in Good Springs, PA. The compost was used for mine reclamation in Poter Township, PA.(the Pottersdale site is in Stoltzfus, PA.
The Alkaline Stabilization process is similar to other methods involving mixing biosolids with alkaline materials such as lime. The process is a type of chemical stabilization, described by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) as follows:
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Chemical stabilization is a process in which chemicals are mixed with sludge to achieve a Class A level of treatment. Alkaline materials, such as lime or cement kiln dust, are added to dewatered biosolids. The chemicals react with the biosolids and generate heat and increase the pH of the biosolids. The combination of heat and high pH serves to eliminate viable pathogenic organisms. Due to the lime addition, the resultant product is used primarily as a lime substitute in agriculture. These facilities are relatively simple, consisting of storage facilities, mixing equipment, and an area where the material is allowed to cure.
(The Alkaline Stabilization process is a PA DEP approved Class A biosolids processing cited in 25 Pa. Code § 271.932 (a)(4) or (6).) The Alkaline Stabilization method to be applied at the WeCare Organics LLC. biosolids Processing Facility has been approved specifically by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an Alternative 6 method to achieve Process to Further Reduce Pathogens (PFRP), producing Class A biosolids (see 40 CFR 503.32). This method is described by EPA (1999) as follows:
Fine alkaline materials (cement kiln dust, lime kiln dust, quicklime fines, pulverized lime, or hydrated lime) are uniformly mixed by mechanical or aeration mixing into liquid or dewatered sludge to raise the pH to > 12 for ≥ to 72 hours. If the resulting sludge is liquid, it is dewatered. The sludge cake is then heated, while the pH > 12, using exothermic reactions or other thermal processes to achieve temperatures ≥ 52oC (126oF) throughout the sludge for ≥ 12 hours. The stabilized sludge is then air dried (while pH > 12 for ≥ 3 days) to ≥ 50% solids.
In summary, at the WeCare Organics LLC. biosolids Processing Facility, alkaline materials are added to biosolids to keep the pH above 12 for at least 72 hours. All sludge received is dewatered, such that no dewatering will be required at the facility. During the 72 hour period, the temperature of the mixture must be at least 52oC for at least 12 hours. (The exothermic reaction results from mixing the alkaline material with the biosolids. External heat sources are not required.) Admixture is added during processing to result in a final mixture with a total solids concentration of at least 50%.
As discussed above, the combination of high pH and elevated temperatures over sufficient time inactivates pathogens to below-detectable levels. However, the process is reported to permit
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survival of microflora, important for long-term odor control and soil fertility, and helps prevent odor production after product pH values decline.
Alkaline Stabilization processing to meet PFRP requirements as detailed above simultaneously meets EPA Vector Attraction Reduction (VAR) requirements under Option 6, Addition of Alkali, in 40 CFR 503.33, which states:
The pH of sewage sludge shall be raised to 12 or higher by alkali addition and, without the addition of more alkali, shall remain at 12 or higher for two hours and then at 11.5 or higher for an additional 22 hours.
Tully/JV(contract 947 ADM3) receives approximately nine percent (9%) of the biosolids produced in New York City.
6. In October, 2004, NYC DEP entered into an Inter-Governmental Agreement with Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (PVSC, contract 1141). The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners is a 330 MGD (million gallons a day) wastewater treatment plant located in Newark, New Jersey. The agreement is for the hauling of liquid sludge from either Oakwood Beach, Port Richmond or Owls Head Water Pollution Control Plants. For flexibility, in subsequent meetings, NYCDEP and PVSC have agreed to accept sludge from other NYC wastewater treatment plants. However, this would happen after getting PVSC approval. This agreement was entered into because the Oakwood Beach dewatering facility shut down (October 2005) for repairs. The loss of this dewatering facility created an additional burden to the remaining dewatering facilities. The Oakwood Beach dewatering facility remained out of service until August 2006. The Inter-Governmental Agreement has been extended until December 2008. This provides the City with operational flexibility should any of the eight dewatering facilities be suddenly taken out of service for repairs. NYC DEP liquid sludge is mixed with liquid sludges from possibly 70 municipalities at PVSC. The dewatered sludge is used for alternate daily landfill cover for the NJ Meadowlands Commission, Lyndhurst, NJ(NJMC) and EnCap Golf Holdings, LLC, East Rutherford, NJ(as of October 11. 2007 PVSC is no longer sending NYC/other municipalities dewatered biosolids to this location). All NYC liquid sludge received by PVSC is dewatered at their facility and then sent to the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission(NJMC). NJMC is a regional zoning, planning and regulatory agency established by an Acto of the New Jersey
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Legislature in 1969. Its founding mandates are to protect the delicate balance of nature, provide for orderly development, and manage solid waste activities in the New Jersey Meadowlands District.
PVSC (contract 1141) receives approximately five percent(5%) of New York City liquid sludge produced(in the form of liquid sludge).
7. Composting dewatered sludge at the Natural Soils Products composting
facility in Good Springs, Pennsylvania (We Care Organics, LLC, contract 1181 BIO). This facility is owned by Tully Environmental who is a. sub-contractor to We Care Organics, LLC. We Care Organics, LLC, began operating on December 17, 2007. The compost utilization sites are construction projects. We Care Organics, LLC sells compost to many contractors who use the product as a soil amendment for athletic field construction, golf courses and parks. It is also sold to topsoil manufacturers who sell topsoil and need compost to increase the organic matter in the soil.
We Care Organics, LLC,(contract 1181 BIO) receives approximately nine(9%) of New York City biosolids produced.
On July 18, 2007, Con Edison experienced a steam pipe explosion in midtown Manhattan. As a result, DEP reacted quickly to this problem. The wastewater and storm water flow from lower Manhattan is processed at the Newtown Creek Water Pollution Control plant in Brooklyn. Since Newtown Creek does not have a dewatering facility, the liquid sludge was barged to the Hunts Point dewatering facility at the Hunts Point Water Pollution Control plant in the Bronx. The liquid sludge was stored in the guest tank and not mixed with any other liquid sludges. It was dewatered separately and then removed by our contractor EPIC 1(contract 947 ADM1). EPIC 1(contract 947 ADM1 transported the dewatered cake to the Amelia Landfill in Virginia where it was landfilled. During this time, each container was sampled, composited weekly and tested for asbestos. No asbestos was found in the biosolids that was landfilled in Virginia(see attached lab data). DEP stopped requesting the contractor landfill the material as of September 1, 2007. This decision was based on a thorough review of the lab data which indicated no asbestos was found in the cake.
City of New YorkDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Bureau of Wastewater Treatment
26TH WARDWATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT
US EPA 40 CFR Part 503Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
2007 Annual Report
Prepared for
CITY OF NEW YORK
Prepared by
City of New York, Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Wastewater Treatment
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. 26TH WARD DEWATERED SLUDGE QUANTITIES
A. Dewatering Facility Allocations ..............................................................................1 II. 26TH WARD DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. Metals Analyses .......................................................................................................2
B. Pathogen Reduction .................................................................................................3
C. Vector Attraction Reduction....................................................................................6 D. Pathogen and Vector Attraction Reduction Certification Statement .......................8
LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A - Table 2, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Production Table 3, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Allocations to Contractors Appendix B - Table 4, Monthly Average Metals Data
- Table 5, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (DEP) - Table 5A, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractors’)
Appendix C - Monthly PSRP Sheets Appendix D - Table 6, Sludge Management Contractor Information
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Requisite information, specific to the 26th Ward WPCP is provided below.
FACILITY NAME
LOCATION
DEWATERING FACILITY
SPDES PERMIT #
CONTACT PERSON
PROCESS ENGINEER
26th Ward Water Pollution Control Plant
Hendricks St. & Flatlands Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11235
Yes
NY0026212
Superintendent Joseph Garibaldi
(718) 642-7705
Peter Navas
Additional Permits
Facility Name Location Permit Name Permit # Type Of Permit (Federal, State)
26th Ward Water Pollution Control Plant
Hendricks St. & Flatlands Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11235
Air State Facility permit 261050000902003 State
I. 26TH WARD DEWATERED SLUDGE QUANTITIES
A. DEWATERING FACILITY ALLOCATIONS
One of the City’s eight sludge dewatering facilities is located on-site at the 26th Ward WPCP and is furnished with the following primary equipment:
▸ thirteen (13) centrifuges; solid bowl type - rated @ 240 gpm ▸ ten (10) storage bins - working capacity 2,570 ft3 each ▸ two (2) truck loading bays; pass through type ▸ two (2) truck loading scales (1 per bay) - 100 ton capacity each ▸ twenty (20) truck loading slide gates (10 per bay) - 3' L x 2' W ▸ one (1) scale room; automated
In addition to the primary equipment listed above, the City operates various ancillary facilities and equipment at 26th Ward that include; a docking facility which can accommodate each of the three (3) liquid sludge vessels used by the City to transport liquid sludge from the “guest” WPCPs (without dewatering facilities) to the “host” WPCPs (with dewatering facilities) and three (3) liquid sludge storage tanks.
For the reporting period of January 1 through December 31, 2007 all anaerobically digested, thickened sewage sludge generated at 26th Ward was dewatered at the 26th Ward sludge dewatering facility. Approximately 10,016.00 (dry metric tons of 26th Ward dewatered sludge was generated. Table 2 of Appendix A contains the monthly dewatered sludge production figures in dry metric tons for this reporting period.
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The dewatered sludge production figures in Table 2 were determined from the liquid sludge production measured at each WPCP and summarized in the “PSRP” sheets (see Appendix C), the liquid sludge allocations from the marine transportation logs maintained by DEP for distributions of liquid sludge from the three liquid sludge vessels, and the weight receipts generated at the sludge dewatering facilities for each load of dewatered sludge removed by the contractors. Total solids in the dewatered sludge is measured daily at each dewatering facility from grab samples of the material.
II. 26TH WARD DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY A. METALS ANALYSES
The concentration of each of the nine (9) metals listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1) was measured in all dewatered sludge generated at 26th Ward. The DEP maintains an extensive database that contains metals data from the analyses performed at the ELAP certified DEP metals laboratories and the outside contract laboratories utilized by the contractors. Tables 5 and 5A of Appendix B contain the analytical methods utilized by DEP and the contractors respectively, for determining the concentrations of the metals in dewatered sludge. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of dewatered sludge taken for metals analyses:
1. A grab sample of dewatered sludge is taken from the conveyor belts that
transport the material from the centrifuges to the dewatered sludge storage hoppers, placed in a clean sampling container once per 8-hour shift and composited daily (3 grab samples per day). Although not regularly practiced, grab samples may also be taken from the sampling ports on the centrifuges, the dewatered sludge storage hoppers and/or while the material is being discharged into a contractor’s vehicle in the truck loading bays. Samples are labeled with the date, time and, where applicable, the train of centrifuges from which the sample was retrieved.
2. Each daily composite taken during the monitoring period (one month) is
then refrigerated at 39°F (4°C) and, at the end of the monitoring period, is composited into a single sample that is analyzed monthly at one of the DEP metals laboratories.
3. At the 26th Ward sludge dewatering facility, liquid sludge from a “host”
and one or more “guest” WPCPs is dewatered. At a “host” facility, the dewatered sludge may be of various origins warranting slightly different sampling conventions as provided below:
a. Liquid sludges from two or more WPCPs are mixed in the liquid
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sludge storage tank at the host WPCP. When this occurs, the liquid sludge mixture is dewatered and grab samples of that dewatered sludge “mixture” are taken for the daily composite. Numerous combinations of liquid sludges with varying origins may pass through a liquid sludge storage tank in any one monitoring period. The metals analyses results of the sample for that monitoring period, contains the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with that information.
b. Dewatered sludges from two or more WPCPs are deposited into a
common dewatered sludge storage hopper from which grab samples are taken. When this occurs, the metals analyses results of the composite sample for that monitoring period contains the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with that information.
c. Liquid sludges from each a “host” and “guest” WPCP may be
stored in separate liquid sludge storage tanks, dewatered by separate trains of centrifuges and stored in separate storage hoppers. When this occurs, separate grab samples of dewatered sludge from each, the “host” and “guest” WPCP are taken, analyzed separately and reported as two distinct sludges. Whenever possible DEP has made its best effort to keep sludges of different origins separated.
The metal analyses results of dewatered sludge samples taken by the contractors EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) were entered into the database maintained by the DEP. Table 4 of Appendix B summarizes the average monthly metals concentrations for the 26th Ward WPCP. The monthly metals concentrations represent an arithmetic average of the results from the analyses of all samples of 26th Ward dewatered sewage sludge generated each month.
During this reporting period, 26th Ward dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that always met the Ceiling Concentration Limits for all twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) as listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1). Further, during twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) in 2007, 26th Ward dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Pollutant Concentration Limits as listed in Table 3 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1).
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B. PATHOGEN REDUCTION
To satisfy Class B Pathogen Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at 26th Ward, liquid sludge was anaerobically digested at a minimum temperature of 95̊F (35 ̊C) for a minimum 15-day mean cell residence time, which, by definition, qualified the anaerobic digestion process used at this plant as a Process to Significantly Reduce Pathogens (PSRP) in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3). To generate a PSRP sludge at 26th Ward the following equipment is utilized:
▸ four (4) thickeners; gravity type, circular - 70' diameter each ▸ three (3) digesters; fixed cover type (primary) - 86' diameter, 2 @ 191,500 ft3
each; 1 @ 186,000 ft3 ▸ one (1) digester; fixed cover type (secondary) - 86' diameter, 186,000 ft3 Regarding the above description: 26W digesters 1 & 2 are always primary, but 3
& 4 can either be primary or secondary. ▸ four (4) heat exchangers ▸ six (6) mixing units; gas compressor type mixers (1 per digester) (none working) ▸ three (3) storage tanks; 86' diameter, 188,000 ft3 each
Typically, NYCDEP operates its digesters at elevations slightly below the full capacity of each digester. In addition, digesters may be taken out of service for repairs or cleaning. Therefore, the total digester volume reported on the PSRP sheets listed in Appendix C may be equal to or below the total digester volume as specified in the above equipment list. The temperature of digested sludge and the digested sludge production were measured using temperature gauges. Thickened sludge produced is estimated using tachometers and an empirical factor to determine sludge volume. Readings of each are taken once per day, but will eventually be taken at least once per shift. From the treatment sheets the process engineer at 26th Ward reviewed the information and recorded it daily on a monthly “PSRP sheet”. The monthly PSRP sheets contain the following information:
1. Reported daily
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester temperature (°F) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester detention time (days) e. percent solids thickened sludge (%) f. percent volatile solids thickened sludge (%) g. total digester volume (cubic feet)
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2. Reported as a 15-day running average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
3. Reported as a monthly average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
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Monthly PSRP sheets for the 26th Ward WPCP are included in Appendix C. A summary of the average monthly digester operating parameters for this reporting period is provided below in Table 1.
Table 1 Average Monthly PSRP Summary
26th Ward WPCP
MONTH
SLUDGE
PRODUCTION (1,000 ft3)
DIGESTER DETENTION
TIME (days)
PERCENT VOLATILE SOLIDS
REDUCTION (%)
DIGESTER
TEMPERATURE ( ̊F)
WAS PSRP MET?
JAN-07 46.4 11 35 90 NO
FEB-07 35.8 19 40 96# NO
MAR-07 31.5 22 52 96# NO
APR-07 32.1 22 50 98# NO
MAY-07 34.6 20 42 100# NO
JUN-07 41.4 17 45 100 YES
JUL-07 46.1 15 41 100# NO
AUG-07 50.7 11 38 100 NO
SEP-07 41.6 13 38 94 NO
OCT-07 46.9 12 36 93 NO
NOV-07 43.8 12 38 97 NO
DEC-07 38.2 14 42 97 NO Notes:
1. The monthly average of digester operating parameters is not used by DEP to determine the allocations of dewatered sludge to the contractors, rather a 15-day running average (see PSRP sheets in Appendix C. On the dates where digester detention time was less than 15 days, the biosolid was not directly land applied)) is used.
2. The symbol # indicates one or more digester temperature readings were below 95°F.
For the anaerobic digestion process at 26th Ward, a mixture of thickened primary and secondary sewage sludge was fed to each primary digester and treated in the absence of air, at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) with a minimum detention time of 15-days. Only primary digesters were utilized at 26th Ward to achieve PSRP. Composite liquid sludge samples into and out of the digesters were taken and measured daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids to monitor digester process efficiency.
Monthly average PSRP requirements for 26th Ward sludge were satisfied for one (1) month (June) in 2007. NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of the various digester
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process parameters, as an indicator to determine whether or not PSRP requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months or portion thereof, when PSRP requirements were satisfied, 26th Ward dewatered sludge was distributed to the contractor to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details) and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). During those months or any portion thereof, when a trend towards PSRP non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of any digester operating parameter, all dewatered sludge was allocated to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details) and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). C. VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION
To satisfy Vector Attraction Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at 26th Ward, the mass of volatile solids was reduced to a minimum of thirty-eight percent (38%) using anaerobic digestion in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attraction reduction (b)(1). Determining the level of volatile solids reduction in the sewage sludge required that samples of the material be taken and analyzed. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of liquid sludge taken for measuring volatile solids reduction:
1. A grab sample of each, thickened sludge (entering digesters) and digested
sludge (exiting digesters) is taken daily and placed into a clean sampling container and refrigerated at 39°F (4°C). At the time of sampling, the sample date, sample time, sample number and sampling location are recorded.
2. Samples are transported to various DEP process laboratories where they
are analyzed daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids. The results are subsequently used in the “Mass Balance Method” to calculate the volatile solids reduction.
Percent volatile solids reduction figures were recorded daily on the “treatment sheets”. From the treatment sheets the process engineer at 26th Ward reviewed the information and recorded it daily on the monthly “PSRP” sheet. Monthly PSRP sheets for 26th Ward are included in Appendix C.
Throughout 2007, the monthly average figures for volatile solids reduction in the sewage sludge generated at 26th Ward were consistently maintained at thirty-eight percent (38%) or greater for ten (10) months (February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, November, December). NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of volatile
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solids reduction in the digested sludge to determine whether or not vector attraction reduction requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months, or any portion thereof, when vector attraction reduction requirements were satisfied, 26th Ward dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details) and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). During those months or any portion thereof, when a trend towards non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of the volatile solids reduction, all dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details) and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
PATHOGEN REDUCTION AND VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTIONCERTIFICATION STATEMENT
"I certify, under penalty of law, that the Class B pathogen requirements in 40 CFR Part503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3) have been met for one (1) month(June) in 2007 based on a IS-day running average during this reporting period and thevector attraction reduction requirements in 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attractionreduction (b)(l) have been met for four (4) months (March, April, May, June) based on aIS-day running average during this reporting period. For those portions of months,when Class B pathogen reduction requirements and/or vector attraction reductionrequirements were not met, 261h Ward dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1(contract 947ADMl) (see introduction for processing details) and EPIC 2 (contract1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). This determination has been madeunder my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure thatqualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine thatthe pathogen requirements and vector attraction reduction requirements have been met.I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including thepossibility of fine and imprisonment."
A. Name and Official Title (type or prillt) B. Area Code and Telephone Number
Douglas S. Greeley, P.E.Deputy Commissioner (718) 595 - 6389Bureau of Wastewater Treatment
C. Signature D. Date Signed
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III. 26TH WARD DEWATERED SLUDGE LAND APPLICATION / DISPOSAL A. EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1)
Approximately 3,935.00 dry metric tons of 26th Ward dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details).
B. EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO)
Approximately 6,081.00 dry metric tons of 26th Ward dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
C. NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4)
During this reporting period, no biosolids from the 26th Ward dewatering facility was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details).
D. Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO)
During this reporting period, no biosolids from the 26th Ward dewatering facility was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
E. Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3)
During this reporting period, no biosolids from the 26th Ward dewatering facility was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details).
F. WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO)
During this reporting period, no biosolids from the 26th Ward dewatering facility was distributed to WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
Table 6 of Appendix D contains requisite information specific to each of the six sludge management contractors.
Notes: 1. Dewatered sludge production is expressed in dry metric tons. 2. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island3. Tully/JV (contract 947 ADM3) was suspended April 12, 2005 for failure to fulfill contractual obligations and resumed operation on July 2, 2007.
APPENDIX - B
Table 4.................................Monthly Average Metals DataTable 5.................................Analytical Methods for Metals
Concentration (DEP)Table 5A..............................Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractor’s)
1. Concentrations are expressed on a dry weight basis and represent the mean of all samples for that month.
2. USEPA Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge, 503.13 (b)(1) , Ceiling Concentration Limits and (3), Pollutant Concentration (Clean Sludge) Limits.
3. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island
Table 5Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations
AVG 46.4 90 35 11 3.0 80.6 2.4 66.1 524 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 46.4 11 35 90 NOComments: Reporting Secondary Digester values as of Jan 1, 2007Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 35.8 96 40 19 3.4 81.0 3.1 56.3 676 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 35.8 19 40 96 NOComments: Reporting Sec Dig values as of 1/1/07; Tk3 on-line & dig feed normal 2/1 - 2/4 & 2/10 to PFax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 46.1 100 41 15 3.4 72.1 2.2 65.6 683 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 46.1 15 41 100 NOComments: Reporting PRIMARY Dig values as of 3/1/07; Three Primary digesters only as of Friday July 27, 2007Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 50.7 100 38 11 3.1 71.7 2.2 64.6 549 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 50.7 11 38 100 NOFax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)Comments: Reporting PRIMARY Dig values as of 3/1/07; Three Primary digesters only as of Friday July 27, 2007
AVG 41.6 94 38 13 3.1 76.2 2.1 69.1 548 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 41.6 13 38 94 NOFax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)Comments: *Estimated productiojn on 9/30/07. Counters op/o/s.
EPIC, Contract 947ADM1 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Dave Iverson Land Application Prince Edward, Charlotte, Buckingham Counties, VirginiaMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Transportation/ Lime Stabilization Lamar, Colorado, Alabama
EPIC, Contract 1131-BIO 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Pete Sarin Lime Stabilization Lamar, ColoradoMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Services Lime Stabilization Patton Isalnd, Lauderdale County, Florence, Alabama
Project Manager 973-601-9212 Ext. 208
NYOFCO, Contract 947ADM4 1108 Oak Point Avenue Mr. John Kopec Land Application Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania(New York Organic Fertilizer Company) Bronx, NY 10474 General Manager New York (demonstration project)
718-991-7417 ext. 223Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners 600 Wilson Avenue Mr. Gary Burns Land Application, Landfill cover New Jersey Meadowlands (PVSC)* Newark, NJ 07105 Project Manager
(973)817-5981Tully Environmental, Contract 1113-BIO 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Albert Kajtazi Composting Good Springs, Pennsylvania
Flushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Land Reclamation NYC(In-City t Projects, JFK Airport--Tully Construction), Pennsylvania (718)446-7000 Ext. 316
Tully Environmental, Contract 947ADM3** 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Dean Devoe Composting Good Spring, PennsylvaniaFlushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Lime Stabilization Pottersdale, Pennsylvania
(718) 446-7000 Ext. 298 Land Application OhioWeCare Organics, Contract 1181-BIO 9289 Bonta Bridge Road Mr. Jason Fleury Composting Good Spring, Pennsylvania
Jordan, NY 13080 Project Manager(315) 689-1937
Note: Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission receives liquid sludge from NYC DEP. NYC DEP liquid sludge is mixed with liquid sludges from other clients.
**Note Tully Environmental (Contract 947ADM3) was suspended on April 12, 2005 for failure to meet contractual obligations and restarted on July 2, 2007..
City of New YorkDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Bureau of Wastewater Treatment
BOWERY BAYWATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT
US EPA 40 CFR Part 503Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
2007 Annual Report
Prepared for
CITY OF NEW YORK
Prepared by
City of New York, Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Wastewater Treatment
A. Dewatering Facility Allocations ..............................................................................1 II. BOWERY BAY DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. Metals Analyses .......................................................................................................2
B. Pathogen Reduction .................................................................................................3
C. Vector Attraction Reduction....................................................................................6 D. Pathogen and Vector Attraction Reduction Certification Statement .......................8
III. BOWERY BAY DEWATERED SLUDGE END USE A. EPIC, contract 947ADM1........................................................................................9
B. EPIC, contract 1131 BIO .........................................................................................9 C. NYOFCO, contract 947ADM4................................................................................9
D. Tully Environmental, contract 1113-Bio .................................................................9
E. Tully/Environmental, contract 947ADM3...............................................................9
LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A - Table 2, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Production Table 3, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Allocations to Contractors Appendix B - Table 4, Monthly Average Metals Data
- Table 5, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (DEP) - Table 5A, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractors’)
Appendix C - Monthly PSRP Sheets Appendix D - Table 6, Sludge Management Contractor Information
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Requisite information, specific to the Bowery Bay WPCP is provided below.
FACILITY NAME
LOCATION
DEWATERING FACILITY
SPDES PERMIT #
CONTACT PERSON
PROCESS ENGINEER
Bowery Bay Water Pollution
Control Plant
4301 Berrian Boulevard Astoria, NY 11102
Yes
NY0026158
Superintendent William Donovan
(718) 728-3975
JuJu Xia
Additional Permits
Facility Name Location Permit Name Permit # Type of Permit (Federal, State)
Bowery Bay Water Pollution Control Plant
4301 Berrian Boulevard Astoria, NY 11102
Air State Facility Permit
263010000802003 State
I. BOWERY BAY DEWATERED SLUDGE QUANTITIES
A. DEWATERING FACILITY ALLOCATIONS
One of the City’s eight sludge dewatering facilities is located on-site at the Bowery Bay WPCP and is furnished with the following primary equipment:
▸ four (4) centrifuges; solid bowl type - rated @ 240 gpm ▸ two (2) storage bins - working capacity 4,325 ft3 each ▸ one (1) truck loading bays; single entry type ▸ one (1) truck loading scale - 100 ton capacity each ▸ four (4) truck loading slide gates - 3' L x 2' W ▸ one (1) scale room; automated
For the reporting period of January 1 through December 31, 2007, anaerobically digested, thickened sewage sludge generated at Bowery Bay was dewatered at the Bowery Bay and Hunts Point dewatering facilities. Approximately 12,466.89 dry metric tons of Bowery Bay dewatered sludge was generated. Approximately 37.40 dry metric tons of Bowery Bay sludge was dewatered at the Hunts Point dewatering facility. Approximately 12,429.49 dry metric tons of Bowery Bay sludge was dewatered at the Bowery Bay dewatering facility. Table 2 of Appendix A contains the monthly dewatered sludge production figures in dry metric tons for this reporting period.
The dewatered sludge production figures in Table 2 were determined from the liquid sludge production measured at each WPCP and summarized in the “PSRP” sheets (see Appendix C), the liquid sludge allocations from the marine transportation logs
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maintained by DEP for distributions of liquid sludge from the three liquid sludge vessels, and the weight receipts generated at the sludge dewatering facilities for each load of dewatered sludge removed by the contractors. Total solids in the dewatered sludge is measured daily at each dewatering facility from grab samples of the material.
II. BOWERY BAY DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. METALS ANALYSES
The concentration of each of the nine (9) metals listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1) was measured in all dewatered sludge generated at Bowery Bay. The DEP maintains an extensive database that contains metals data from the analyses performed at the ELAP certified DEP metals laboratories and the outside contract laboratories utilized by the contractors. Tables 5 and 5A of Appendix B contain the analytical methods utilized by DEP and long-term contractors respectively, for determining the concentrations of the metals in dewatered sludge. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of dewatered sludge taken for metals analyses:
1. A grab sample of dewatered sludge is taken from the conveyor belts that
transport the material from the centrifuges to the dewatered sludge storage hoppers, placed in a clean sampling container once per 8-hour shift and composited daily (3 grab samples per day). Although not regularly practiced, grab samples may also be taken from the sampling ports on the centrifuges, the dewatered sludge storage hoppers and/or while the material is being discharged into a contractor’s vehicle in the truck loading bays. Samples are labeled with the date, time and, where applicable, the train of centrifuges from which the sample was retrieved.
2. Each daily composite taken during the monitoring period (one month) is
then refrigerated at 39°F (4°C) and, at the end of the monitoring period, is composited into a single sample that is analyzed monthly at one of the DEP metals laboratories.
The metals analyses results of dewatered sludge samples taken by the contractors EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1), Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) and NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) were also entered into the database maintained by the DEP. Table 4 of Appendix B summarizes the average monthly metals concentrations for the Bowery Bay WPCP. The monthly metals concentrations represent an arithmetic average of the results from the analyses of all samples of Bowery Bay dewatered sewage sludge generated each month.
During this reporting period, Bowery Bay dewatered sludge contained concentrations of
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metals that met the Ceiling Concentration Limits for all twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) as listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1) in 2007. Further, during twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) Bowery Bay dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Pollutant Concentration Limits as listed in Table 3 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1).
B. PATHOGEN REDUCTION
To satisfy Class B Pathogen Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Bowery Bay, liquid sludge was anaerobically digested at a minimum temperature of 95̊F (35̊C) for a minimum 15-day mean cell residence time, which, by definition, qualified the anaerobic digestion process used at this plant as a Process to Significantly Reduce Pathogens (PSRP) in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3). To generate a PSRP sludge at Bowery Bay the following equipment is utilized:
▸ four (4) thickeners; gravity type, circular - 70' diameter, 48,760 ft3 each ▸ four (4) digesters; fixed cover type (primary) - 81' diameter, 197,710 ft3 each ▸ two (2) digesters; fixed cover type (secondary) - 81' diameter, 180,250 ft3 each ▸ four (4) heat exchangers; (1 per digester) - 2.6 Mbtu/hr ▸ four (4) storage tanks, open tanks - 2 @ 81' diameter, 180,250 ft3 each; 1 @ 70'
Typically, NYCDEP operates its digesters at elevations slightly below the full capacity of each digester. In addition, digesters may be taken out of service for repairs or cleaning. Therefore, the total digester volume reported on the PSRP sheets listed in Appendix C may be equal to or below the total digester volume as specified in the above equipment list. The temperature of digested was measured using temperature gauges located on the discharge side of the sludge recirculation pumps. Bowery Bay uses the 24 hour difference in tank elevation plus the totalized sludge feed to dewatering to calculate daily sludge production. Readings of each were taken and recorded on “treatment sheets” several times per day (typically twice per 8-hour shift). From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Bowery Bay reviewed the information and recorded it daily on a monthly “PSRP sheet”. The monthly PSRP sheets contain the following information:
1. Reported daily
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a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester temperature (°F) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester detention time (days) e. percent solids thickened sludge (%) f. percent volatile solids thickened sludge (%) g. total digester volume (cubic feet)
2. Reported as a 15-day running average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
3. Reported as a monthly average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
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Monthly PSRP sheets for the Bowery Bay WPCP are included in Appendix C. A summary of the average monthly digester operating parameters for this reporting period is provided below in Table 1.
Table 1 Average Monthly PSRP Summary
Bowery Bay WPCP
MONTH
SLUDGE
PRODUCTION (1,000 ft3)
DIGESTER DETENTION
TIME (days)
PERCENT VOLATILE SOLIDS
REDUCTION (%)
DIGESTER
TEMPERATURE ( ̊F)
WAS PSRP
MET?
JAN-07 80.5 9 45 90 NO
FEB-07 75.7 8 49 86 NO
MAR-07 75.5 8 46 87 NO
APR-07 73.8 7 46 92 NOMAY-07 71.9 7 44 99 NO
JUN-07 64.1 8 50 100 NO
JUL-07 70.3 7 46 101 NOAUG-07 70.2 8 40 103 NO
SEP-07 87.3 6 43 101 NO
OCT-07 86.4 6 44 103 NO
NOV-07 77.3 7 50 101 NO
DEC-07 75.6 7 45 98 NO Notes:
1. The monthly average of digester operating parameters is not used by DEP to determine the allocations of dewatered sludge to the contractors, rather a 15-day running average (see PSRP sheets in Appendix C. On the dates where digester detention time was less than 15 days, the biosolid was not directly land applied) is used.
For the anaerobic digestion process at Bowery Bay, a mixture of thickened primary and secondary sewage sludge was fed to each primary digester and treated in the absence of air, at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) with a minimum detention time of 15 days. A combination of primary and secondary digesters was utilized at Bowery Bay to achieve PSRP. Composite liquid sludge samples into and out of the digesters were taken and measured daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids to monitor digester process efficiency.
Monthly average PSRP requirements for Bowery Bay sludge were not met during twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) in 2007. NYCDEP uses a 15-day running
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average of the various digester process parameters as an indicator to determine whether or not PSRP requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the long term contractors. During those months, or any portion thereof, when PSRP requirements were satisfied, Bowery Bay dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM1), (see introduction for processing details and EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), and Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details). During those months or any portion thereof, when a trend towards PSRP non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of any digester operating parameter, all dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details) and EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details).
C. VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION
To satisfy Vector Attraction Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Bowery Bay, the mass of volatile solids was reduced to a minimum of thirty-eight percent (38%) using anaerobic digestion in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attraction reduction (b)(1). Determining the level of volatile solids reduction in the sewage sludge required that samples of the material be taken and analyzed. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of liquid sludge taken for measuring volatile solids reduction:
1. A grab sample of each, thickened sludge (entering digesters) and digested
sludge (exiting digesters) is taken daily and placed into a clean sampling container and refrigerated at 39°F (4°C). At the time of sampling, the sample date, sample time, sample number and sampling location are recorded.
2. Samples are transported to various DEP process laboratories where they
are analyzed daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids. The results are subsequently used in the “Mass Balance Method” to calculate the volatile solids reduction.
Percent volatile solids reduction figures were recorded daily on the “treatment sheets”. From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Bowery Bay reviewed the information and recorded it daily on the monthly “PSRP” sheet. Monthly PSRP sheets for the Bowery Bay WPCP are included in Appendix C.
Throughout 2007, the monthly average figures for volatile solids reduction in the sewage
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sludge generated at Bowery Bay were consistently maintained at thirty-eight percent (38%) or greater for twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December). On the days when the volatile destruction was less than 38%, the biosolids was not directly land applied. NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of volatile solids reduction in the digested sludge to determine if the vector attraction reduction requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months, or any portion thereof, when vector attraction reduction requirements were satisfied, Bowery Bay dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details) and EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details). During those months or any portion thereof, when a trend towards non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of the volatile solids reduction, all dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details) or EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details).
PATHOGEN REDUCTION AND VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTIONCERTIFICATION STATEMENT
"1 certify, under penalty of law, that the Class B pathogen requirements in 40 CFR Part503.32 (b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3)pathogen reduction have not been metfor twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August,September, October, November, December) based on a IS-day running average duringthis Teporting period and the vector attraction reduction requirements in 40 CFR Part50333 Vector attraction reduction (b)(J) have been met for twelve (12) months (January,February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November,December) based on a IS-day running average during this reporting period. For thosemonths or pOliions thereof, when Class B pathogen reduction requirements and/orvector attraction reduction requirements were not met Bowery Bay dewatered sludge wasdistributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4), (see introduction for processingdetails), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADMl) (see introduction for processing details) andTully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details).This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance withthe system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate theinformation used to determine that the pathogen requirements and vector attractionreduction requirements have been met. 1 am aware that there are significant penaltiesfor false certification including the possibility of fine and imprisonment."
Douglas S. Greeley, P.E.Deputy Comm issionerBureau of Wastewater Treatment
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III. BOWERY BAY DEWATERED SLUDGE LAND APPLICATION / DISPOSAL A. EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1)
During this reporting period 301.73 dry metric tons of Bowery Bay dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC1 (contract 947ADM1) during this reporting period (see introduction processing details).
B. EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO)
During this reporting period no tonnage of Bowery Bay dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
C. NYOFCO(contract 947ADM4)
Approximately 5,055.24 dry metric tons of Bowery Bay dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) during this reporting period (see Bowery Bay introduction for processing details).
D. Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO)
During this reporting period no tonnage of Bowery Bay dewatered sludge was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
E. Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3)
Approximately 7,109.92 dry metric tons of Bowery Bay dewatered sludge was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details).
Approximately 988.75 dry metric tons of Bowery Bay dewatered sludge was sent to Natural Soils Products by Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) and was processed into compost.
F. WeCare Organics, LLC(contract 1181 BIO)
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During this reporting period no tonnage of Bowery Bay dewatered sludge was
distributed to WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
Table 6 of Appendix D contains requisite information specific to each of the six
1. Concentrations are expressed on a dry weight basis and represent the mean of all samples for that month.
2. US EPA Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge, 503.13 (b)(1) , Ceiling Concentration Limits and (3), Pollutant Concentration (Clean Sludge) Limits.
3. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island
Table 5Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations
AVG 70.3 101 46 7 3.0 82.1 1.8 70.9 516 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 70.3 7 46 101 NOComments: 3 of 4 primary digester are in service. (2 dig were in service from 7/3-5 due to digester cleaning)Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
EPIC, Contract 947ADM1 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Dave Iverson Land Application Prince Edward, Charlotte, Buckingham Counties, VirginiaMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Transportation/ Lime Stabilization Lamar, Colorado, Alabama
EPIC, Contract 1131-BIO 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Pete Sarin Lime Stabilization Lamar, ColoradoMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Services Lime Stabilization Patton Isalnd, Lauderdale County, Florence, Alabama
Project Manager 973-601-9212 Ext. 208
NYOFCO, Contract 947ADM4 1108 Oak Point Avenue Mr. John Kopec Land Application Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania(New York Organic Fertilizer Company) Bronx, NY 10474 General Manager New York (demonstration project)
718-991-7417 ext. 223Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners 600 Wilson Avenue Mr. Gary Burns Land Application, Landfill cover New Jersey Meadowlands (PVSC)* Newark, NJ 07105 Project Manager
(973)817-5981Tully Environmental, Contract 1113-BIO 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Albert Kajtazi Composting Good Springs, Pennsylvania
Flushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Land Reclamation NYC(In-City t Projects, JFK Airport--Tully Construction), Pennsylvania (718)446-7000 Ext. 316
Tully Environmental, Contract 947ADM3** 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Dean Devoe Composting Good Spring, PennsylvaniaFlushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Lime Stabilization Pottersdale, Pennsylvania
(718) 446-7000 Ext. 298 Land Application OhioWeCare Organics, Contract 1181-BIO 9289 Bonta Bridge Road Mr. Jason Fleury Composting Good Spring, Pennsylvania
Jordan, NY 13080 Project Manager(315) 689-1937
Note: Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission receives liquid sludge from NYC DEP. NYC DEP liquid sludge is mixed with liquid sludges from other clients.
**Note Tully Environmental (Contract 947ADM3) was suspended on April 12, 2005 for failure to meet contractual obligations and restarted on July 2, 2007..
City of New YorkDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Bureau of Wastewater Treatment
CONEY ISLANDWATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT
US EPA 40 CFR Part 503Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
2007 Annual Report
Prepared for
CITY OF NEW YORK
Prepared by
City of New York, Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Wastewater Treatment
A. Dewatering Facility Allocations ..............................................................................1 II. CONEY ISLAND DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. Metals Analyses .......................................................................................................1
B. Pathogen Reduction .................................................................................................3
C. Vector Attraction Reduction....................................................................................6 D. Pathogen and Vector Attraction Reduction Certification Statement .......................8
III. CONEY ISLAND DEWATERED SLUDGE END USE A. EPIC, contract 947 ADM 1......................................................................................9 B. EPIC, contract 1131 BIO .........................................................................................9
C. NYOFCO, contract 947 ADM4...............................................................................9
D. Tully Environmental, contract 1113 BIO .............................................................. 9 E. Tully Environmental, contract 947 ADM3..............................................................9 F. WeCare Organics, LLC, contract 1181 BIO............................................................9
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A - Table 2, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Production Table 3, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Allocations to Contractors Appendix B - Table 4, Monthly Average Metals Data
- Table 5, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (DEP) - Table 5A, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractors’)
Appendix C - Monthly PSRP Sheets Appendix D - Table 6, Sludge Management Contractor Information
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Requisite information, specific to the Coney Island WPCP is provided below.
FACILITY NAME
LOCATION
DEWATERING FACILITY
SPDES PERMIT #
CONTACT PERSON
PROCESS ENGINEER
Coney Island Water Pollution
Control Plant
Avenue Z & Knapp Street Brooklyn, NY 11235
No
NY0026182
Acting Superintendent Ojpal Auluck (718) 743-0540
Milagros Soriano
Additional Permits
Facility Name Location Permit Name Permit # Type of Permit (Federal, State)
Coney Island Water Pollution Control Plant
Avenue Z & Knapp Street Brooklyn, NY 11235
Title V 261070000400017 Federal
I. CONEY ISLAND DEWATERED SLUDGE QUANTITIES
A. DEWATERING FACILITY ALLOCATIONS
The Coney Island WPCP is not furnished with a sludge dewatering facility. Liquid sludge from Coney Island is pumped approximately 7-miles through a 12-inch force main to the 26th Ward WPCP where the liquid sludge is dewatered.
For the reporting period of January 1 through December 31, 2007 approximately 8,306.04 dry metric tons of Coney Island dewatered was generated. Table 2 of Appendix A contains the monthly dewatered sludge production figures in dry metric tons for this reporting period.
The dewatered sludge production figures in Table 2 were determined from the liquid sludge production measured at each WPCP and summarized in the “PSRP” sheets (see Appendix C), and the weight receipts generated at the sludge dewatering facilities for each load of dewatered sludge removed by the contractors. Total solids in the dewatered sludge is measured daily at each dewatering facility from grab samples of the material.
II. CONEY ISLAND DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. METALS ANALYSES
The concentration of each of the nine (9) metals listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1) was measured in all dewatered sludge generated at the 26th Ward dewatering facility. The DEP maintains an extensive database that contains metals data from the
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analyses performed at the ELAP certified DEP metals laboratories and the outside contract laboratories utilized by the contractors. Tables 5 and 5A of Appendix B contain the analytical methods utilized by DEP and the contractors respectively, for determining the concentrations of the metals in dewatered sludge. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of dewatered sludge taken for metals analyses:
1. A grab sample of dewatered sludge is taken from the conveyor belts that
transport the material from the centrifuges to the dewatered sludge storage hoppers, placed in a clean sampling container once per 8-hour shift and composited daily (3 grab samples per day). Although not regularly practiced, grab samples may also be taken from the sampling ports on the centrifuges, the dewatered sludge storage hoppers and/or while the material is being discharged into a contractor’s vehicle in the truck loading bays. Samples are labeled with the date, time and, where applicable, the train of centrifuges from which the sample was retrieved.
2. Each daily composite taken during the monitoring period (one month) is
then refrigerated at 39°F (4°C) and, at the end of the monitoring period, is composited into a single sample that is analyzed monthly at one of the DEP metals laboratories.
3. At the Wards Island, Hunts Point, 26th Ward and Oakwood Beach
sludge dewatering facilities, liquid sludge from each, a “host” and one or more “guest” WPCPs is dewatered. At these facilities, the dewatered sludge may be of various origins warranting slightly different sampling conventions as provided below:
a. Liquid sludges from two or more WPCPs are mixed in the liquid
sludge storage tank at the host WPCP. When this occurs, the liquid sludge mixture is dewatered and grab samples of that dewatered sludge “mixture” are taken for the daily composite. Numerous combinations of liquid sludges with varying origins may pass through a liquid sludge storage tank in any one monitoring period. The metals analyses results of the sample for that monitoring period, contains the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with that information.
b. Dewatered sludges from two or more WPCPs are deposited into a
common dewatered sludge storage hopper from which grab samples are taken. When this occurs, the metals analyses results of the composite sample for that monitoring period contains the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with
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that information.
c. Liquid sludges from each a “host” and “guest” WPCP may be stored in separate liquid sludge storage tanks, dewatered by separate trains of centrifuges and stored in separate storage hoppers. When this occurs, separate grab samples of dewatered sludge from each, the “host” and “guest” WPCP are taken, analyzed separately and reported as two distinct sludges. Whenever possible DEP has made its best effort to keep sludges of different origins separated.
The metals analyses results of dewatered sludge samples taken by the contractors, Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) were also entered into the database maintained by the DEP. Table 4 of Appendix B summarizes the average monthly metals concentrations for the Coney Island WPCP. The monthly metals concentrations represent an arithmetic average of the results from the analyses of all samples of Coney Island dewatered sewage sludge generated each month.
During this reporting period, Coney Island dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that always met the Ceiling Concentration Limits for all twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) as listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1). Further during twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) in 2007 Coney Island dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Pollutant Concentration Limits as listed in Table 3 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1)
B. PATHOGEN REDUCTION
To satisfy Class B Pathogen Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Coney Island, liquid sludge was anaerobically digested at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) for a minimum 15 day mean cell residence time, which, by definition, qualified the anaerobic digestion process used at this plant as a Process to Significantly Reduce Pathogens (PSRP) in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3). To generate a PSRP sludge at Coney Island the following equipment is utilized:
▸ five (5) thickeners; gravity type, circular - 60' diameter, 35,000 ft3 each ▸ six (6) digesters; fixed cover type (primary) - 71' diameter, 123,300 ft3 each ▸ eight (8) heat exchangers - insulated external pipe jacket type ▸ thirteen (13) mixing pumps; 10 axial flow type - 4,100 gpm; 3 centrifugal - 2 @
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2,500 gpm and 1 @ 5,000 gpm ▸ five (5) storage tanks - 55' diameter, 57,500 ft3 each
Typically, NYCDEP operates its digesters at elevations slightly below the full capacity of each digester. In addition, digesters may be taken out of service for repairs or cleaning. Therefore, the total digester volume reported on the PSRP sheets listed in Appendix C may be equal to or below the total digester volume as specified in the above equipment list. The temperature of digested sludge was measured using the temperature gauge on the exchangers. Coney Island uses the 24 hour difference in storage tank elevation to calculate daily sludge production. Readings of each were taken and recorded on “treatment sheets” several times per day (typically twice per 8-hour shift). From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Coney Island reviewed the information and recorded it daily on a monthly “PSRP sheet”. The monthly PSRP sheets contain the following information:
1. Reported daily
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester temperature (°F) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester detention time (days) e. percent solids thickened sludge (%) f. percent volatile solids thickened sludge (%) g. total digester volume (cubic feet)
2. Reported as a 15-day running average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
3. Reported as a monthly average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met? f.
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Monthly PSRP sheets for the Coney Island WPCP are included in Appendix C. A summary of the average monthly digester operating parameters for this reporting period is provided below in Table 1.
Table 1 Average Monthly PSRP Summary
Coney Island WPCP
MONTH
SLUDGE
PRODUCTION (1,000 ft3)
DIGESTER DETENTION
TIME (days)
PERCENT VOLATILE SOLIDS
REDUCTION (%)
DIGESTER
TEMPERATURE ( ̊F)
WAS PSRP MET?
JAN-07 45.7 14 61 99 NO
FEB-07 45.6 14 60 98 NO
MAR-07 48.3 13 60 99 NO
APR-07 48.6 13 62 100 NO
MAY-07 57.5 11 56 101 NO
JUN-07 62.2 10 58 101 NO
JUL-07 67.6 9 56 101 NO
AUG-07 62.0 10 55 100 NO
SEP-07 65.4 10 56 100 NO
OCT-07 58.5 11 58 101 NO
NOV-07 59.8 10 59 99 NO
DEC-07 49.4 13 62 99 NO Notes:
1. The monthly average of digester operating parameters is not used by DEP to determine the allocations of dewatered sludge to the contractors, rather a 15-day running average (see PSRP sheets in Appendix C. On the dates where digester detention time was less than 15 days, the biosolid was not directly land applied) is used.
For the anaerobic digestion process at Coney Island, a mixture of thickened primary and secondary sewage sludge was fed to each primary digester and treated in the absence of air, at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) with a minimum detention time of 15-days. A combination of primary and secondary digesters was utilized at Coney Island to achieve PSRP. Composite liquid sludge samples into and out of the digesters were taken and measured daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids to monitor digester process efficiency.
Monthly average PSRP requirements for Coney Island sludge were not satisfied for
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twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) in 2007. NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of the various digester process parameters, as an indicator to determine whether or not PSRP requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months, or any portion thereof, when PSRP requirements were satisfied, Coney Island dewatered sludge was distributed to the contractor Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). During those months or any portion thereof, when a trend towards PSRP non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of any digester operating parameter, dewatered sludge was distributed to, Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947 ADM3) (see introduction for processing details) and EPIC2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). C. VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION
To satisfy Vector Attraction Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Coney Island, the mass of volatile solids was reduced to a minimum of thirty-eight percent (38%) using anaerobic digestion in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attraction reduction (b)(1). Determining the level of volatile solids reduction in the sewage sludge required that samples of the material be taken and analyzed. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of liquid sludge taken for measuring volatile solids reduction:
1. A grab sample of each, thickened sludge (entering digesters) and digested
sludge (exiting digesters) is taken daily and placed into a clean sampling container and refrigerated at 39°F (4°C). At the time of sampling, the sample date, sample time, sample number and sampling location are recorded.
2. Samples are transported to various DEP process laboratories where they
are analyzed daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids. The results are subsequently used in the “Mass Balance Method” to calculate the volatile solids reduction.
Percent volatile solids reduction figures were recorded daily on the “treatment sheets”. From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Coney Island reviewed the information and recorded it daily on the monthly “PSRP” sheet. Monthly PSRP sheets for Coney Island are included in Appendix C.
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Throughout 2007, the monthly average figures for volatile solids reduction in the sewage sludge generated at Coney Island were consistently maintained at thirty-eight percent (38%) or greater for twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December). NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of volatile solids reduction in the digested sludge to determine whether or not vector attraction reduction requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months, or any portion thereof, when vector attraction reduction requirements were satisfied, Coney Island dewatered sludge was distributed to the contractor Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details) and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). During those months or any portion thereof, when a trend towards non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of the volatile solids reduction, all dewatered sludge was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC1(contract 947ADM3)(see introduction for processing details) and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details) .
PATHOGEN REDUCTION AND VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTIONCERTIFICATION STATEMENT
"I certify, under penalty of law, that the Class B pathogen requirements in 40 CFR Part503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3) have not been met for twelve (12)months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October,
ovember, December) based on a IS-day running average during this reporting periodand the vector attraction reduction requirements in 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attractionreduction (b)(1) have been met for all twelve (12) months (January, February, March,April. May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) based on aIS-day running average during this reporting period. For those portions of months,when Class B pathogen reduction requirements and/or vector attraction reductionrequirements were not met, Coney Island dewatered sludge was distributed TullyEnvironmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1(contract 947 ADM3) (see introduction for processing details) and EPIC 2 '(contract1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). This determination has been madeunder my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure thatqualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine thatthe pathogen requirements and vector attraction reduction requirements have been met.I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including thepossibility of fine and imprisonment."
Douglas S. Greeley, P.E.Deputy CommissionerBureau of Wastewater Treatment
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I. CONEY ISLAND DEWATERED SLUDGE LAND APPLICATION / DISPOSAL A. EPIC 1 (contract 947 ADM1)
Approximately 373.93 dry metric tons of dewatered sludge from Coney Island was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details).
B. EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO)
Approximately 4,197.43 dry metric tons of dewatered sludge from Coney Island was distributed to EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) during this reporting period (see introduction for processing details).
C. NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4)
During this reporting period, no tonnage of Coney Island dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details).
D. Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO)
Approximately 3,734.68 dry metric tons of dewatered sludge from Coney Island was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 1113) during this reporting period (see introduction for processing details).
E. Tully Environmental (contract 947 ADM3)
During this reporting period, no tonnage of Coney Island dewatered sludge was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 947 ADM3) (see introduction for processing details).
F. WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO)
During this reporting period, no tonnage of Coney Island dewatered sludge was distributed to WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
Table 6 of Appendix D contains requisite information specific to each of the six sludge
1. Concentrations are expressed on a dry weight basis and represent the mean of all samples for that month.
2. US EPA Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge, 503.13 (b)(1) , Ceiling Concentration Limits and (3), Pollutant Concentration (Clean Sludge) Limits.
3. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island
Table 5Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations
AVG 45.7 99 61 14 3.3 82.1 1.4 72.3 624 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 45.7 14 61 99 NO
Comments: 6 of 6 digesters are in service. Due to rotational schedule, one digester volume is removed from usable volume as of 9/7/05. Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 45.6 14 60 98 NOComments: 6 of 6 digesters are in service. Due to rotational schedule, one digester volume is removed from usable volume as of 9/7/0Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFT
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGEDATE
DAILY SL. PROD.
1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
Coney Island Coney IslandFebruary 2007February 2007
Comments: 6 of 6 digesters are in service. Due to rotational schedule, one digester volume is removed from usable volume as of 9/7/05. Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
Comments: 6 of 6 digesters are in service. Due to rotational schedule, one digester volume is removed from usable volume as of 9/7/05. Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
EPIC, Contract 947ADM1 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Dave Iverson Land Application Prince Edward, Charlotte, Buckingham Counties, VirginiaMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Transportation/ Lime Stabilization Lamar, Colorado, Alabama
EPIC, Contract 1131-BIO 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Pete Sarin Lime Stabilization Lamar, ColoradoMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Services Lime Stabilization Patton Isalnd, Lauderdale County, Florence, Alabama
Project Manager 973-601-9212 Ext. 208
NYOFCO, Contract 947ADM4 1108 Oak Point Avenue Mr. John Kopec Land Application Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania(New York Organic Fertilizer Company) Bronx, NY 10474 General Manager New York (demonstration project)
718-991-7417 ext. 223Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners 600 Wilson Avenue Mr. Gary Burns Land Application, Landfill cover New Jersey Meadowlands (PVSC)* Newark, NJ 07105 Project Manager
(973)817-5981Tully Environmental, Contract 1113-BIO 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Albert Kajtazi Composting Good Springs, Pennsylvania
Flushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Land Reclamation NYC(In-City t Projects, JFK Airport--Tully Construction), Pennsylvania (718)446-7000 Ext. 316
Tully Environmental, Contract 947ADM3** 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Dean Devoe Composting Good Spring, PennsylvaniaFlushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Lime Stabilization Pottersdale, Pennsylvania
(718) 446-7000 Ext. 298 Land Application OhioWeCare Organics, Contract 1181-BIO 9289 Bonta Bridge Road Mr. Jason Fleury Composting Good Spring, Pennsylvania
Jordan, NY 13080 Project Manager(315) 689-1937
Note: Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission receives liquid sludge from NYC DEP. NYC DEP liquid sludge is mixed with liquid sludges from other clients.
**Note Tully Environmental (Contract 947ADM3) was suspended on April 12, 2005 for failure to meet contractual obligations and restarted on July 2, 2007..
City of New YorkDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Bureau of Wastewater Treatment
HUNTS POINTWATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT
US EPA 40 CFR Part 503Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
2007 Annual Report
Prepared for
CITY OF NEW YORK
Prepared by
City of New York, Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Wastewater Treatment
A. Dewatering Facility Allocations ..............................................................................1 II. HUNTS POINT DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. Metals Analyses .......................................................................................................2
B. Pathogen Reduction .................................................................................................3
C. Vector Attraction Reduction....................................................................................7 D. Pathogen and Vector Attraction Reduction Certification Statement .......................9
III. HUNTS POINT DEWATERED SLUDGE END USE
A. EPIC, contract 947ADM 1.....................................................................................10 B. EPIC, contract 1131 BIO .......................................................................................10 C. NYOFCO, contract 947ADM4..............................................................................10
D. Tully Environmental, contract 1113 BIO ..............................................................10
E. Tully Environmental, contract 947ADM3.............................................................10
F. WeCare Organics, LLC, contract 1181 BIO..........................................................10
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LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A - Table 2, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Production Table 3, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Allocations to Contractors Appendix B - Table 4, Monthly Average Metals Data
- Table 5, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (DEP) - Table 5A, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractors’)
Appendix C - Monthly PSRP Sheets Appendix D - Table 6, Sludge Management Contractor Information
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Requisite information, specific to the Hunts Point WPCP is provided below.
FACILITY NAME
LOCATION
DEWATERING FACILITY
SPDES PERMIT #
CONTACT PERSON
PROCESS ENGINEER
Hunts Point Water Pollution Control Plant
Coster St. & Ryawa Avenue Bronx, NY 10454
Yes
NY0026191
Superintendent Robert Durbin (718) 589-1120
Robert Bruno
Additional Permits
Facility Name Location Permit Name Permit # Type of Permit (Federal, State)
Hunts Point Water Pollution Control Plant
Coster St. & Ryawa Avenue Bronx, NY 10454
Air State Facility Permit
260070002502005 State
I. HUNTS POINT DEWATERED SLUDGE QUANTITIES
A. DEWATERING FACILITY ALLOCATIONS
One of the City’s eight sludge dewatering facilities is located on-site at the Hunts Point WPCP and is furnished with the following primary equipment:
▸ thirteen (13) centrifuges; solid bowl type - rated @ 240 gpm ▸ ten (10) storage bins - working capacity 2,570 ft3 each ▸ two (2) truck loading bays; pass through type ▸ two (2) truck loading scales (1 per bay) - 100 ton capacity each ▸ twenty (20) truck loading slide gates (10 per bay) - 3' L x 2' W ▸ one (1) scale room; automated In addition to the primary equipment listed above, the City operates various ancillary facilities and equipment at Hunts Point that include; a docking facility which can accommodate each of the three (3) liquid sludge vessels used by the City to transport liquid sludge from the “guest” WPCPs (without dewatering facilities) to the “host” WPCPs (with dewatering facilities) and five (5) liquid sludge storage tanks.
For the reporting period of January 1 through December 31, 2007 all anaerobically digested, thickened sewage sludge generated at Hunts Point was dewatered at the Hunts Point sludge dewatering facility. Approximately 14,561.00 dry metric tons of Hunts Point dewatered sludge was generated. Table 2 of Appendix A contains the monthly dewatered sludge production figures in dry metric tons for this reporting period.
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The dewatered sludge production figures in Table 2 were determined from the liquid sludge production measured at each WPCP and summarized in the “PSRP” sheets (see Appendix C), the liquid sludge allocations from the marine transportation logs maintained by DEP for distributions of liquid sludge from the three liquid sludge vessels, and the weight receipts generated at the sludge dewatering facilities for each load of dewatered sludge removed by the long-term contractors. Total solids in the dewatered sludge is measured daily at each dewatering facility from grab samples of the material.
II. HUNTS POINT DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. METALS ANALYSES
The concentration of each of the nine (9) metals listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1) was measured in all dewatered sludge generated at Hunts Point. The DEP maintains an extensive database that contains metals data from the analyses performed at the ELAP certified DEP metals laboratories and the outside contract laboratories utilized by the contractors. Tables 5 and 5A of Appendix B contain the analytical methods utilized by DEP and the long term contractors respectively, for determining the concentrations of the metals in dewatered sludge. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of dewatered sludge taken for metals analyses:
1. A grab sample of dewatered sludge is taken from the conveyor belts that
transport the material from the centrifuges to the dewatered sludge storage hoppers, placed in a clean sampling container once per 8-hour shift and composited daily (3 grab samples per day). Although not regularly practiced, grab samples may also be taken from the sampling ports on the centrifuges, the dewatered sludge storage hoppers and/or while the material is being discharged into a contractor’s vehicle in the truck loading bays. Samples are labeled with the date, time and, where applicable, the train of centrifuges from which the sample was retrieved.
2. Each daily composite taken during the monitoring period (one month) is
then refrigerated at 39°F (4°C) and, at the end of the monitoring period, is composited into a single sample that is analyzed monthly at one of the DEP metals laboratories.
3. At the Hunts Point sludge dewatering facility, liquid sludge from each, a
“host” and one or more “guest” WPCPs is dewatered. At a “host” facility, the dewatered sludge may be of various origins warranting slightly different sampling conventions as provided below:
a. Liquid sludges from two or more WPCPs are mixed in the liquid
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sludge storage tank at the host WPCP. When this occurs, the liquid sludge mixture is dewatered and grab samples of that dewatered sludge “mixture” are taken for the daily composite. Numerous combinations of liquid sludges with varying origins may pass through a liquid sludge storage tank in any one monitoring period. The metals analyses results of the sample for that monitoring period, contains the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with that information.
b. Dewatered sludges from two or more WPCPs are deposited into a
common dewatered sludge storage hopper from which grab samples are taken. When this occurs, the metals analyses results of the composite sample for that monitoring period contains the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with that information.
c. Liquid sludges from each a “host” and “guest” WPCP may be
stored in separate liquid sludge storage tanks, dewatered by separate trains of centrifuges and stored in separate storage hoppers. When this occurs, separate grab samples of dewatered sludge from each, the “host” and “guest” WPCP are taken, analyzed separately and reported as two distinct sludges. Whenever possible DEP has made its best effort to keep sludges of different origins separated.
The metals analyses results of dewatered sludge samples taken by the contractors, EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) and NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) were also entered into the database maintained by the DEP. Table 4 of Appendix B summarizes the average monthly metals concentrations for the Hunts Point WPCP. The monthly metals concentrations represent an arithmetic average of the results from the analyses of all samples of Hunts Point dewatered sewage sludge generated each month.
During this reporting period, Hunts Point dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Ceiling Concentration Limits for all twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) as listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1) Further, during all twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) in 2007, Hunts Point dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Pollutant Concentration Limits as listed in Table 3 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1).
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B. PATHOGEN REDUCTION
To satisfy Class B Pathogen Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Hunts Point, liquid sludge was anaerobically digested at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) for a minimum 15-day mean cell residence time, which, by definition, qualified the anaerobic digestion process used at this plant as a Process to Significantly Reduce Pathogens (PSRP) in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3). To generate a PSRP sludge at Hunts Point the following equipment is utilized:
utilized) ▸ four (4) digesters; fixed cover type (primary) - 118' diameter, 369,000 ft3 each (3
utilized) ▸ four (4) heat exchangers ▸ five (5) storage tanks; varying capacities 115,000 to 373,000 ft3 each
Typically, NYCDEP operates its digesters at elevations slightly below the full capacity of each digester. In addition, digesters may be taken out of service for repairs or cleaning. Therefore, the total digester volume reported on the PSRP sheets listed in Appendix C may be equal to or below the total digester volume as specified in the above equipment list. The temperature of digested sludge was measured using temperature gauges located at the discharge of the sludge recirculation pumps. Bowery Bay uses the 24 hour difference in storage tank elevation to calculate daily sludge production. Readings of each were taken and recorded on “treatment sheets” several times per day (typically twice per 8-hour shift). From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Hunts Point reviewed the information and recorded it daily on a monthly “PSRP sheet”. The monthly PSRP sheets contain the following information:
4. Reported daily
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester temperature (°F) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester detention time (days) e. percent solids thickened sludge (%) f. percent volatile solids thickened sludge (%) g. total digester volume (cubic feet)
5. Reported as a 15-day running average
a. sludge production (cubic feet)
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b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
6. Reported as a monthly average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
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Monthly PSRP sheets for the Hunts Point WPCP are included in Appendix C. A summary of the average monthly digester operating parameters for this reporting period is provided below in Table 1.
Table 1 Average Monthly PSRP Summary
Hunts Point WPCP
MONTH
SLUDGE
PRODUCTION (1,000 ft3)
DIGESTER DETENTION
TIME (days)
PERCENT VOLATILE SOLIDS
REDUCTION (%)
DIGESTER
TEMPERATURE ( ̊F)
WAS PSRP MET?
JAN-07 62.6 18 55 99# NO
FEB-07 51.7 21 58 99# NO
MAR-07 56.6 20 55 97# NO
APR-07 44.4 25 58 100# NO
MAY-07 63.9 17 50 98# NO
JUN-07 62.0 18 53 100# NO
JUL-07 68.4 16 47 100# NO
AUG-07 85.2 13 45 99 NO
SEP-07 83.4 13 47 99 NO
OCT-07 77.6 14 50 99 NO
NOV-07 80.7 14 50 98 NO
DEC-07 51.5 21 60 99# NO Notes:
1. The monthly average of digester operating parameters is not used by DEP to determine the allocations of dewatered sludge to the contractors, rather a 15-day running average (see PSRP sheets in Appendix C. On the dates where digester detention time was less than 15 days, the biosolid was not directly land applied) is used.
2. The symbol # indicates one or more digester temperature readings were below 95°F.
For the anaerobic digestion process at Hunts Point, a mixture of thickened primary and secondary sewage sludge was fed to each primary digester and treated in the absence of air, at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) with a minimum detention time of 15-days. Only primary digesters were utilized at Hunts Point to achieve PSRP. Composite liquid sludge samples into and out of the digesters were taken and measured daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids to monitor digester process efficiency.
Monthly average PSRP requirements for Hunts Point sludge were not satisfied during
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twelve (12) months(January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) in 2007. NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of the various digester process parameters as an indicator to determine whether or not PSRP requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day moving average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the long term contractors. During those months or any portion thereof, when PSRP requirements were satisfied, Hunts Point dewatered sludge was distributed to the contractor EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), and NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details). During those months or any portion thereof, when a trend towards PSRP non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of any digester operating parameter, all dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), and NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details).
C. VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION
To satisfy Vector Attraction Reduction requirements for Hunts Point sewage sludge, the mass of volatile solids was reduced to a minimum of thirty-eight percent (38%) using anaerobic digestion in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attraction reduction (b)(1). Determining the level of volatile solids reduction in the sewage sludge required that samples of the material be taken and analyzed. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of liquid sludge taken for measuring volatile solids reduction:
1. A grab sample of each, thickened sludge (entering digesters) and digested
sludge (exiting digesters) is taken daily and placed into a clean sampling container and refrigerated at 39°F (4°C). At the time of sampling, the sample date, sample time, sample number and sampling location are recorded.
2. Samples are transported to various DEP process laboratories where they
are analyzed daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids. The results are subsequently used in the “Mass Balance Method” to calculate the volatile solids reduction.
Percent volatile solids reduction figures were recorded daily on the “treatment sheets”. From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Hunts Point reviewed the information and recorded it daily on the monthly “PSRP” sheet. Monthly PSRP sheets for the Hunts Point WPCP are included in Appendix C.
Throughout 2007, the monthly average figures for volatile solids reduction in the sewage sludge generated at Hunts Point were consistently maintained at thirty-eight percent
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(38%) or greater for twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December). NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of volatile solids reduction in the digested sludge to determine whether or not vector attraction reduction requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months, or any portion thereof, when vector attraction reduction requirements were satisfied, Hunts Point dewatered sludge was distributed to the contractors EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), and NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details). During those months or any portion thereof, when a trend towards non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of the volatile solids reduction, all dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), and NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details).
PATHOGE REDUCTION AND VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTIONCERTIFICATION STATEMENT
"I certify, under penalty of law, that the Class B pathogen requirements in 40 CFR Part503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3) have not been met for twelve(12)month(January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October,N ovem ber, Decem bel') based on a IS-day running average during this reporting periodand the vector attraction reduction requirements in 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attractionreduction (b)(1) have been met for twelve (12) months (January, February, March,April, May, June, July, August, September, October, ovember, December) based on aIS-day running average during this reporting period. For those months or portionsthereof, when Class B pathogen reduction requirements and/or vector attraction reductionrequirements were not met, Hunts Point dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1(contract 947 ADMl) (see introduction for processing details), and YOFCO (contract947 ADM4) (see introduction for processing details). This determination has been madeunder my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure thatqualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine thatthe pathogen requirements and vector attraction reduction requirements have been met.1 am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including thepossibility offine and imprisonment."
A. Name and Official Title (type or print) B. Area Code and Telephone Number
Douglas S. Greeley, P.E.Deputy CommissionerBureau of Wastewater Treatment (718) 595 - 6389
C. Signature D. Date Signed
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III. HUNTS POINT DEWATERED SLUDGE LAND APPLICATION / DISPOSAL A. EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1)
Approximately 3,945.73 dry metric tons of Hunts Point dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details).
B. EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO)
During this reporting period there was no distribution of Hunts Point dewatered sludge to EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
C. NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4)
Approximately 10,615.27 dry metric tons of Hunts Point dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) during this reporting period (see introduction for processing details).
D. Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO)
During this reporting period there was no distribution of Hunts Point dewatered sludge to Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
E. Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3)
During this reporting period there was no distribution of Hunts Point dewatered sludge to Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details).
F. WeCare Organics, LLC (1181 BIO)
During this reporting period there was no distribution of Hunts Point dewatered sludge to WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
Table 6 of Appendix D contains requisite information specific to each of the six sludge management contractors.
Notes: 1. Dewatered sludge production is expressed in dry metric tons. 2. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island3. Tully/JV (contract 947 ADM3) was suspended April 12, 2005 for failure to fulfill contractual obligations and resumed operation on July 2, 2007.
APPENDIX - B
Table 4.................................Monthly Average Metals DataTable 5.................................Analytical Methods for Metals
Concentration (DEP)Table 5A..............................Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractor’s)
1. Concentrations are expressed on a dry weight basis and represent the mean of all samples for that month.
2. US EPA Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge, 503.13 (b)(1) , Ceiling Concentration Limits and (3), Pollutant Concentration (Clean Sludge) Limits.
3. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island
Table 5Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations
AVG 62.6 99 55 18 3.8 80.7 2.0 68.1 1107 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments: 3 of 4 digesters are in service FINAL MONTH
AVG 62.6 18 55 99 NO
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
AVG. DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
HUNTS POINTJanuary 2007
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE DIG. TEMP
DEG F.
15 DAY AVERAGES
January 2007HUNTS POINT
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 51.7 99 58 21 4.4 81.9 2.2 67.6 1107 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments: 3 of 4 digesters are in service FINAL MONTH
AVG 51.7 21 58 99 NO
DATE15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
February 2007February 2007HUNTS POINT HUNTS POINT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 56.6 97 55 20 4.9 77.1 2.6 64.0 1107 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments: 3 of 4 digesters are in service FINAL MONTH
AVG 56.6 20 55 97 NO
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 44.4 100 58 25 5.4 76.0 2.7 63.0 1107 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments: 3 of 4 digesters are in service FINAL MONTH
AVG 44.4 25 58 100 NO
DATE15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 63.9 98 50 17 4.3 76.0 2.7 61.2 1107 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments: 3 of 4 digesters are in service FINAL MONTH
AVG 63.9 17 50 98 NO
DATE15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 62.0 100 53 18 4.2 77.3 2.3 65.6 1107 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments: 3 of 4 digesters are in service FINAL MONTH
AVG 62.0 18 53 100 NO
DATE15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 68.4 100 47 16 3.5 75.9 2.1 65.5 1107 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments: 3 of 4 digesters are in service FINAL MONTH
AVG 68.4 16 47 100 NO
DATE15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 85.2 99 45 13 2.9 77.6 1.8 66.0 1107 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments: 3 of 4 digesters are in service FINAL MONTH
AVG 85.2 13 45 99 NO
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
August 2007 August 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
HUNTS POINT HUNTS POINT
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 83.4 99 47 13 2.9 81.8 1.8 70.9 1107 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments: 3 of 4 digesters are in service FINAL MONTH
AVG 83.4 13 47 99 NO
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
HUNTS POINTSeptember 2007 September 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 77.6 99 50 14 3.4 81.0 1.9 70.8 1101 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments: 3 of 4 digesters are in service FINAL Lower level on some digesters for 2 days MONTH
AVG 77.6 14 50 99 NO
DATE15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
October 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
HUNTS POINT HUNTS POINT
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 80.7 98 50 14 3.2 82.8 1.9 71.5 1107 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments: 3 of 4 digesters are in service FINAL MONTH
AVG 80.7 14 50 98 NO
DATE15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
November 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
HUNTS POINT HUNTS POINT
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 51.5 99 60 21 4.8 81.6 2.2 70.8 1107 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments: 3 of 4 digesters are in service FINAL MONTH
AVG 51.5 21 60 99 NO
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
December 2007 December 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
HUNTS POINT HUNTS POINT
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
EPIC, Contract 947ADM1 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Dave Iverson Land Application Prince Edward, Charlotte, Buckingham Counties, VirginiaMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Transportation/ Lime Stabilization Lamar, Colorado, Alabama
EPIC, Contract 1131-BIO 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Pete Sarin Lime Stabilization Lamar, ColoradoMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Services Lime Stabilization Patton Isalnd, Lauderdale County, Florence, Alabama
Project Manager 973-601-9212 Ext. 208
NYOFCO, Contract 947ADM4 1108 Oak Point Avenue Mr. John Kopec Land Application Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania(New York Organic Fertilizer Company) Bronx, NY 10474 General Manager New York (demonstration project)
718-991-7417 ext. 223Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners 600 Wilson Avenue Mr. Gary Burns Land Application, Landfill cover New Jersey Meadowlands (PVSC)* Newark, NJ 07105 Project Manager
(973)817-5981Tully Environmental, Contract 1113-BIO 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Albert Kajtazi Composting Good Springs, Pennsylvania
Flushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Land Reclamation NYC(In-City t Projects, JFK Airport--Tully Construction), Pennsylvania (718)446-7000 Ext. 316
Tully Environmental, Contract 947ADM3** 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Dean Devoe Composting Good Spring, PennsylvaniaFlushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Lime Stabilization Pottersdale, Pennsylvania
(718) 446-7000 Ext. 298 Land Application OhioWeCare Organics, Contract 1181-BIO 9289 Bonta Bridge Road Mr. Jason Fleury Composting Good Spring, Pennsylvania
Jordan, NY 13080 Project Manager(315) 689-1937
Note: Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission receives liquid sludge from NYC DEP. NYC DEP liquid sludge is mixed with liquid sludges from other clients.
**Note Tully Environmental (Contract 947ADM3) was suspended on April 12, 2005 for failure to meet contractual obligations and restarted on July 2, 2007..
City of New YorkDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Bureau of Wastewater Treatment
JAMAICAWATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT
US EPA 40 CFR Part 503Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
2007 Annual Report
Prepared for
CITY OF NEW YORK
Prepared by
City of New York, Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Wastewater Treatment
A. Dewatering Facility Allocations ..............................................................................1 II. JAMAICA DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. Metals Analyses .......................................................................................................2
B. Pathogen Reduction .................................................................................................3
C. Vector Attraction Reduction....................................................................................5 D. Pathogen and Vector Attraction Reduction Certification Statement .......................7
III. JAMAICA DEWATERED SLUDGE END USE
A. EPIC, contract 947ADM1........................................................................................8 B. EPIC, contract 1131 BIO .........................................................................................8 C. NYOFCO, contract 947ADM4................................................................................8
D. Tully Environmental, contract 1113 BIO ................................................................8 E. Tully Environmental, contract 947ADM3...............................................................8 F. WeCare Organics, LLC, contract 1181 BIO............................................................8
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A - Table 2, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Production Table 3, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Allocations to Contractors Appendix B - Table 4, Monthly Average Metals Data
- Table 5, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (DEP) - Table 5A, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractors’)
Appendix C - Monthly PSRP Sheets Appendix D - Table 6, Sludge Management Contractor Information
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Requisite information, specific to the Jamaica WPCP is provided below.
FACILITY NAME
LOCATION
DEWATERING FACILITY
SPDES PERMIT #
CONTACT PERSON
PROCESS ENGINEER
Jamaica Water Pollution Control Plant
150 Ave. & 134 Street Jamaica, NY 11430
Yes
NYOO26115
Superintendent Lawrence
Brincat (718) 529-3549
Don Akamnonu
Additional Permits
Facility Name Location Permit Name Permit # Type of Permit (Federal, State)
Jamaica Water Pollution Control Plant
150 Ave. & 134 Street Jamaica, NY 11430
Air State Facility Permit
263080002102002 State
I. JAMAICA DEWATERED SLUDGE QUANTITIES
A. DEWATERING FACILITY ALLOCATIONS
One of the City’s eight sludge dewatering facilities is located on-site at the Jamaica WPCP and is furnished with the following primary equipment:
▸ four (4) centrifuges; solid bowl type - rated @ 240 gpm ▸ two (2) storage bins - working capacity 4,325 ft3 each ▸ one (1) truck loading bays; pass through type ▸ one (1) truck loading scale - 100 ton capacity each ▸ four (4) truck loading slide gates - 3' L x 2' W ▸ one (1) scale room; automated For the reporting period of January 1 through December 31, 2007 all anaerobically digested, thickened sewage sludge generated at Jamaica was dewatered at the Jamaica sludge dewatering facility or the 26th Ward dewatering facility. Approximately 8,749.20 dry metric tons of Jamaica dewatered sludge was generated during this time period. Approximately 5,670.06 dry metric tons of Jamaica dewatered sludge was dewatered at the 26th Ward dewatering facility. Approximately 3,079.14 dry metric tons of Jamaica dewatered sludge was dewatered at the Jamaica dewatering facility. Table 2 of Appendix A contains the monthly dewatered sludge production figures in dry metric tons for this reporting period.
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The dewatered sludge production figures in Table 2 were determined from the liquid sludge production measured at each WPCP and summarized in the “PSRP” sheets (see Appendix C), the liquid sludge allocations from the marine transportation logs maintained by DEP for distributions of liquid sludge from the three liquid sludge vessels, and the weight receipts generated at the sludge dewatering facilities for each load of dewatered sludge removed by the contractors. Total solids in the dewatered sludge is measured daily at each dewatering facility from grab samples of the material.
II. JAMAICA DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. METALS ANALYSES
The concentration of each of the nine (9) metals listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1) was measured in all dewatered sludge generated at Jamaica. The DEP maintains an extensive database that contains metals data from the analyses performed at the ELAP certified DEP metals laboratories and the outside contract laboratories utilized by the contractors. Tables 5 and 5A of Appendix B contain the analytical methods utilized by DEP and the long-term contractors respectively, for determining the concentrations of the metals in dewatered sludge. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of dewatered sludge taken for metals analyses:
1. A grab sample of dewatered sludge is taken from the conveyor belts that
transport the material from the centrifuges to the dewatered sludge storage hoppers, placed in a clean sampling container once per 8-hour shift and composited daily (3 grab samples per day). Although not regularly practiced, grab samples may also be taken from the sampling ports on the centrifuges, the dewatered sludge storage hoppers and/or while the material is being discharged into a contractor’s vehicle in the truck loading bays. Samples are labeled with the date, time and, where applicable, the train of centrifuges from which the sample was retrieved.
2. Each daily composite taken during the monitoring period (one month) is
then refrigerated at 39°F (4°C) and, at the end of the monitoring period, is composited into a single sample that is analyzed monthly at one of the DEP metals laboratories.
The metals analyses results of dewatered sludge samples taken by the contractors, EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) and Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) were also entered into the database maintained by the DEP. Table 4 of Appendix B summarizes the average
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monthly metals concentrations for the Jamaica WPCP. The monthly metals concentrations represent an arithmetic average of the results from the analyses of all samples of Jamaica dewatered sewage sludge generated each month. During this reporting period, Jamaica dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Ceiling Concentration Limits for all twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November) as listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1). Further, during twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) in 2007, Jamaica dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Pollutant Concentration Limits as listed in Table 3 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1).
B. PATHOGEN REDUCTION
To satisfy Class B Pathogen Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Jamaica, liquid sludge was anaerobically digested at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) for a minimum 15-day mean cell residence time, which, by definition, qualified the anaerobic digestion process used at this plant as a Process to Significantly Reduce Pathogens (PSRP) in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3). To generate a PSRP sludge at Jamaica the following equipment is utilized:
▸ five (5) thickeners; gravity type, circular - 2 @ 55' diameter, 28,512 ft3 each and
3@ 70' diameter, 48,743 ft3 each ▸ four (4) digesters; fixed cover type (primary) - 80' diameter, 132,000 ft3 each ▸ two (2) digesters; fixed cover type (secondary) - 80' diameter, 117,000 ft3 each ▸ six (6) sludge heaters; jacket water type - (1 per digester) ▸ four (4) mixing units; compressed gas recirculation type - (1 per primary
digester)(out of service) ▸ five (5) storage tanks - 80' diameter 140,000 ft3 each
Typically, NYCDEP operates its digesters at elevations slightly below the full capacity of each digester. In addition, digesters may be taken out of service for repairs or cleaning. During portions of this reporting period, one storage tank was heated and utilized as a digester. Therefore, the total digester volume reported on the PSRP sheets listed in Appendix C may be equal to or below the total digester volume as specified in the above equipment list. The temperature of digested sludge and the digested sludge production were measured using temperature gauges and flow meters located on the heat exchangers and thickened sludge pumps respectively. Readings of each were taken and recorded on “treatment sheets” several times per day (typically twice per 8-hour shift). From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Jamaica reviewed the information and recorded it
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daily on a monthly “PSRP sheet”. The monthly PSRP sheets contain the following information:
1. Reported daily
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester temperature (°F) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester detention time (days) e. percent solids thickened sludge (%) f. percent volatile solids thickened sludge (%) g. total digester volume (cubic feet)
2. Reported as a 15-day running average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
3. Reported as a monthly average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
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Monthly PSRP sheets for the Jamaica WPCP are included in Appendix C. A summary of the average monthly digester operating parameters for this reporting period is provided below in Table 1.
Table 1 Average Monthly PSRP Summary
Jamaica WPCP
MONTH
SLUDGE
PRODUCTION (1,000 ft3)
DIGESTER DETENTION
TIME (days)
PERCENT VOLATILE SOLIDS
REDUCTION (%)
DIGESTER
TEMPERATURE ( ̊F)
WAS PSRP MET?
JAN-07 62.3 12 60 102 NO
FEB-07 35.8 19 40 96# NO
MAR-07 68.1 11 58 98 NO
APR-07 66.9 11 57 98 NO
MAY-07 66.8 12 57 101 NO
JUN-07 71.2 11 57 103 NO
JUL-07 62.1 12 57 103 NO
AUG-07 65.2 12 53 103 NO
SEP-07 68.8 12 55 101 NOOCT-07 61.5 13 59 103 NO
NOV-07 69.0 11 57 100 NO
DEC-07 62.1 12 63 100 NONotes:
1. The monthly average of digester operating parameters is not used by DEP to determine the allocations of dewatered sludge to the contractors, rather a 15-day running average (see PSRP sheets in Appendix C. On the dates where digester detention time was less than 15 days, the biosolid was not directly land applied) is used.
2. The symbol # indicates one or more digester temperature readings were below 95°F.
For the anaerobic digestion process at Jamaica, a mixture of thickened primary and secondary sludge was fed to each primary digester and treated in the absence of air, at a minimum temperature of 95̊F (35 ̊C) with a minimum detention time of 15-days. A combination of primary and secondary digesters was utilized at Jamaica to achieve PSRP. Composite liquid sludge samples into and out of the digesters were taken and measured daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids to monitor digester process efficiency.
Average monthly PSRP requirements for Jamaica sludge were not satisfied during twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) in 2007. NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of the various digester process parameters, as an indicator to determine whether or not PSRP requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months or any
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portion thereof, when PSRP requirements were satisfied, Jamaica dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details) and Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details). During those months or any portion thereof, when a trend towards PSRP non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of any digester operating parameter, all dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details) and Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details) .
A. VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION
To satisfy Vector Attraction Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Jamaica, the mass of volatile solids was reduced to a minimum of thirty-eight percent (38%) using anaerobic digestion in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attraction reduction (b)(1). Determining the level of volatile solids reduction in the sewage sludge required that samples of the material be taken and analyzed. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of liquid sludge taken for measuring volatile solids reduction:
1. A grab sample of each, thickened sludge (entering digesters) and digested sludge (exiting digesters) is taken daily and placed into a clean sampling container and refrigerated at 39°F (4°C). At the time of sampling, the sample date, sample time, sample number and sampling location are recorded.
2. Samples are transported to various DEP process laboratories where they
are analyzed daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids. The results are subsequently used in the “Mass Balance Method” to calculate the volatile solids reduction.
Percent volatile solids reduction figures were recorded daily on the “treatment sheets”. From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Jamaica the information and recorded it daily on the monthly “PSRP” sheet. Monthly PSRP sheets for the Jamaica WPCP are included in Appendix C.
Throughout 2007, the monthly average figures for volatile solids reduction in the sewage
sludge generated at Jamaica were consistently maintained at thirty-eight percent (38%) or greater for eleven (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December). NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of volatile solids reduction in the digested sludge to determine whether or not vector attraction reduction requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to
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schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months, or any portion thereof, when vector attraction reduction requirements were satisfied, Jamaica dewatered sludge was distributed to contractors, EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details) and Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), and Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details). During those months, or any portion thereof, when a trend towards non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of the volatile solids reduction, all dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details) Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details).
PATHOGEN REDUCTION AND VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTIONCERTIFICATION STATEMENT
"I certify, under penalty of law, that the Class B pathogen requirements in 40 CFR Part503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3) have not been met for twelve(12)months(January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October,November, December) during this reporting period based on a IS-day running averageand the vector attraction reduction requirements in 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attractionreduction (b)(l) have been met for twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April,May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) based on a IS-dayrunning average during this reporting period. For those months or portions thereof, whenClass B pathogen reduction requirements and or vector attraction reduction requirementswere not met, Jamaica dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1)(see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO), TullyEnvironmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details) and TullyEnvironmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details). Thisdetermination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with thesystem designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate theinformation used to determine that the pathogen requirements and vector attractionreduction requirements have been met. I am aware that there are significant penaltiesfor false certification including the possibility of fine and imprisonment."
Douglas S. Greeley, P.E.Deputy CommissionerBureau of Wastewater Treatment
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I. JAMAICA DEWATERED SLUDGE LAND APPLICATION / DISPOSAL A. EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1)
During this reporting period, 1,742.50 (to October) dry metric tons of Jamaica dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details).
B. EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO)
Approximately 2,771.25 dry metric tons of Jamaica dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
C. NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4)
During this reporting period there was no dry metric tons of Jamaica dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details).
D. Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO)
Approximately 3,780.59 dry metric tons of Jamaica dewatered sludge was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
E. Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3)
Approximately 454.86 dry metric tons of Jamaica dewatered sludge was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details).
Approximately 1,113.46 dry metric tons of Jamaica dewatered sludge was sent to Natural Soils Products by Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) and was processed into compost.
F. WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO)
During this reporting period there was no dry metric tons of Jamaica dewatered sludge was distributed to WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
Table 6 of Appendix D contains requisite information specific to each of the six sludge management contractors.
Notes: 1. Dewatered sludge production is expressed in dry metric tons. 2. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island3. Tully/JV (contract 947 ADM3) was suspended April 12, 2005 for failure to fulfill contractual obligations.
APPENDIX - B
Table 4.................................Monthly Average Metals DataTable 5.................................Analytical Methods for Metals
Concentration (DEP)Table 5A..............................Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractor’s)
1. Concentrations are expressed on a dry weight basis and represent the mean of all samples for that month.
2. US EPA Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge, 503.13 (b)(1) , Ceiling Concentration Limits and (3), Pollutant Concentration (Clean Sludge) Limits.
3. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island
Table 5Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations
EPIC, Contract 947ADM1 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Dave Iverson Land Application Prince Edward, Charlotte, Buckingham Counties, VirginiaMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Transportation/ Lime Stabilization Lamar, Colorado, Alabama
EPIC, Contract 1131-BIO 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Pete Sarin Lime Stabilization Lamar, ColoradoMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Services Lime Stabilization Patton Isalnd, Lauderdale County, Florence, Alabama
Project Manager 973-601-9212 Ext. 208
NYOFCO, Contract 947ADM4 1108 Oak Point Avenue Mr. John Kopec Land Application Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania(New York Organic Fertilizer Company) Bronx, NY 10474 General Manager New York (demonstration project)
718-991-7417 ext. 223Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners 600 Wilson Avenue Mr. Gary Burns Land Application, Landfill cover New Jersey Meadowlands (PVSC)* Newark, NJ 07105 Project Manager
(973)817-5981Tully Environmental, Contract 1113-BIO 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Albert Kajtazi Composting Good Springs, Pennsylvania
Flushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Land Reclamation NYC(In-City t Projects, JFK Airport--Tully Construction), Pennsylvania (718)446-7000 Ext. 316
Tully Environmental, Contract 947ADM3** 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Dean Devoe Composting Good Spring, PennsylvaniaFlushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Lime Stabilization Pottersdale, Pennsylvania
(718) 446-7000 Ext. 298 Land Application OhioWeCare Organics, Contract 1181-BIO 9289 Bonta Bridge Road Mr. Jason Fleury Composting Good Spring, Pennsylvania
Jordan, NY 13080 Project Manager(315) 689-1937
Note: Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission receives liquid sludge from NYC DEP. NYC DEP liquid sludge is mixed with liquid sludges from other clients.
**Note Tully Environmental (Contract 947ADM3) was suspended on April 12, 2005 for failure to meet contractual obligations and restarted on July 2, 2007..
City of New YorkDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Bureau of Wastewater Treatment
NEWTOWN CREEKWATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT
US EPA 40 CFR Part 503Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
2007 Annual Report
Prepared for
CITY OF NEW YORK
Prepared by
City of New York, Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Wastewater Treatment
A. Dewatering Facility Allocations ..............................................................................1 II. NEWTOWN CREEK DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. Metals Analyses .......................................................................................................2
B. Pathogen Reduction .................................................................................................4
C. Vector Attraction Reduction....................................................................................6 D. Pathogen and Vector Attraction Reduction Certification Statement .......................8
III. NEWTOWN CREEK DEWATERED SLUDGE END USE
A. EPIC, contract 947ADM1........................................................................................9 B. EPIC, contract 1131 BIO .........................................................................................9 C. NYOFCO, contract 947ADM4................................................................................9
D. Tully Environmental, contract 1113 BIO ................................................................9
E. Tully Environmental, contract 947ADM3...............................................................9 F. WeCare Organics, LLC, contract 1181 BIO............................................................9
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A - Table 2, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Production Table 3, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Allocations to Contractors Appendix B - Table 4, Monthly Average Metals Data
- Table 5, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (DEP) - Table 5A, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractors’)
Appendix C - Monthly PSRP Sheets Appendix D - Table 6, Sludge Management Contractor Information
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Requisite information, specific to the Newtown Creek WPCP is provided below.
FACILITY NAME
LOCATION
DEWATERING FACILITY
SPDES PERMIT #
CONTACT PERSON
PROCESS ENGINEER
Newtown Creek Water Pollution Control Plant
301 Greenpoint Avenue Brooklyn, N.Y. 11222
No
NY0026204
Superintendent James Pynn
(718) 389-2002
Moein Karim
Additional Permits
Facility Name Location Permit Name
Permit # Type of Permit (Federal, State)
Newtown Creek Water Pollution Control Plant
301 Greenpoint Avenue Brooklyn, N.Y. 11222
Title V 261010002500057 Federal
I. NEWTOWN CREEK DEWATERED SLUDGE QUANTITIES
A. DEWATERING FACILITY ALLOCATIONS
The Newtown Creek WPCP is not furnished with a sludge dewatering facility. Liquid sludge from Newtown Creek is transported via three (3) liquid sludge vessels to the “host” WPCPs (with dewatering facilities), where the sludge is pumped into a storage tank for subsequent dewatering. A docking facility for the liquid sludge vessels and three (3) liquid sludge storage tanks are maintained for the liquid sludge, marine transportation operation. Liquid sludge generated at Newtown Creek is typically sent to the Hunts Point WPCP for sludge dewatering.
For the reporting period of January 1 through December 31, 2007, anaerobically digested, thickened sewage sludge generated at Newtown Creek was dewatered at the Wards Island, Hunts Point and 26th Ward dewatering facilities . Approximately 21,728.50 dry metric tons of Newtown Creek dewatered sludge was generated. Approximately 10,597.71 dry metric tons of Newtown Creek sludge was dewatered at the Hunts Point dewatering facility. Approximately 407.20 dry metric tons of Newtown Creek sludge was dewatered at the 26th Ward dewatering facility. Approximately 8,314.90 dry metric tons of Newtown Creek sludge was dewatered at the Wards Island dewatering facility. Approximately 2,408.69 dry metric tons of Newtown Creek sludge was shipped to the Amelia Landfill in Virginia(see introduction for details). Table 2 of Appendix A contains the monthly dewatered sludge production figures in dry metric tons for this reporting period. Liquid sludge from Newtown Creek is transported via liquid sludge vessels to the “host” WPCPs (with dewatering facilities), where the sludge is pumped into a storage tank for subsequent dewatering.
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The dewatered sludge production figures in Table 2 were determined from the liquid sludge production measured at each WPCP and summarized in the “PSRP” sheets (see Appendix C), the liquid sludge allocations from the marine transportation logs maintained by DEP for distributions of liquid sludge from the three liquid sludge vessels, and the weight receipts generated at the sludge dewatering facilities for each load of dewatered sludge removed by the contractors. Total solids in the dewatered sludge is measured daily at each dewatering facility from grab samples of the material.
II. NEWTOWN CREEK DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. METALS ANALYSES
The concentration of each of the nine (9) metals listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1) was measured in all dewatered sludge generated at the sludge dewatering facilities where Newtown Creek liquid sludge was dewatered. The DEP maintains an extensive database that contains metals data from the analyses performed at the ELAP certified DEP metals laboratories and the outside contract laboratories utilized by the contractors. Tables 5 and 5A of Appendix B contain the analytical methods utilized by DEP and the contractors respectively, for determining the concentrations of the metals in dewatered sludge. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of dewatered sludge taken for metals analyses:
1. A grab sample of dewatered sludge is taken from the conveyor belts that
transport the material from the centrifuges to the dewatered sludge storage hoppers, placed in a clean sampling container once per 8-hour shift and composited daily (3 grab samples per day). Although not regularly practiced, grab samples may also be taken from the sampling ports on the centrifuges, the dewatered sludge storage hoppers and/or while the material is being discharged into a contractor’s vehicle in the truck loading bays. Samples are labeled with the date, time and, where applicable, the train of centrifuges from which the sample was retrieved.
2. Each daily composite taken during the monitoring period (one month) is
then refrigerated at 39°F (4°C) and, at the end of the monitoring period, is composited into a single sample that is analyzed monthly at one of the DEP metals laboratories.
3. At the Wards Island, Hunts Point, 26th Ward and Oakwood Beach
sludge dewatering facilities, liquid sludge from each, a “host” and one or more “guest” WPCPs is dewatered. At these facilities, the dewatered sludge may be of various origins warranting slightly different sampling
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conventions as provided below:
a. Liquid sludges from two or more WPCPs are mixed in the liquid sludge storage tank at the host WPCP. When this occurs, the liquid sludge mixture is dewatered and grab samples of that dewatered sludge “mixture” are taken for the daily composite. Numerous combinations of liquid sludges with varying origins may pass through a liquid sludge storage tank in any one monitoring period. The metals analyses results of the sample for that monitoring period, contains the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with that information.
b. Dewatered sludges from two or more WPCPs are deposited into a
common dewatered sludge storage hopper from which grab samples are taken. When this occurs, the metals analyses results of the composite sample for that monitoring period contains the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with that information.
c. Liquid sludges from each a “host” and “guest” WPCP may be
stored in separate liquid sludge storage tanks, dewatered by separate trains of centrifuges and stored in separate storage hoppers. When this occurs, separate grab samples of dewatered sludge from each, the “host” and “guest” WPCP are taken, analyzed separately and reported as two distinct sludges. Whenever possible DEP has made its best effort to keep sludges of different origins separated.
The metals analyses results of dewatered sludge samples taken by the contractors, NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) and Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) were also entered into the database maintained by the DEP. Table 4 of Appendix B summarizes the average monthly metals concentrations for the Newtown Creek WPCP. The monthly metals concentrations represent an arithmetic average of the results from the analyses of all samples of Newtown Creek dewatered sewage sludge generated each month.
During this reporting period, Newtown Creek dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Ceiling Concentration Limits for all twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) as listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1). Further, during nine (9) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, November, December) in 2007, Newtown Creek dewatered sludge contained concentrations of
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metals that met the Pollutant Concentration as listed in Table 3 of 40 CFR Part 503.13 (b)(1). B. PATHOGEN REDUCTION
To satisfy Class B Pathogen Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Newtown Creek, liquid sludge was anaerobically digested at a minimum temperature of 95̊F (35 ̊C) for a minimum 15-day mean cell residence time, which, by definition, qualified the anaerobic digestion process used at this plant as a Process to Significantly Reduce Pathogens (PSRP) in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3). To generate a PSRP sludge at Newtown Creek the following equipment is utilized:
▸ eight (8) thickeners; gravity type, circular - 70' diameter ▸ four (4) digesters; fixed cover type (primary) - 80' diameter, 211,000 ft3 each ▸ two (2) digesters; fixed cover type (secondary) - 80' diameter, 211,000 ft3 each ▸ twelve (12) heat exchangers - 2.0 Mbtu/hr (2 per digester) ▸ three (3) storage tanks - 80' diameter, 2 @ 121,000 ft3 each and 1 @ 116,000 ft3
Typically, NYCDEP operates its digesters at elevations slightly below the full capacity of each digester. In addition, digesters may be taken out of service for repairs or cleaning. Therefore, the total digester volume reported on the PSRP sheets listed in Appendix C may be equal to or below the total digester volume as specified in the above equipment list. The sludge production is calculated using the elevation of the digester storage tanks. The digested sludge temperature is monitored using a handheld digital thermometer. Readings of each were taken and recorded on “treatment sheets” several times per day (typically twice per 8-hour shift). From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Newtown Creek reviewed the information and recorded it daily on a monthly “PSRP sheet”. The monthly PSRP sheets contain the following information:
1. Reported daily
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester temperature (°F) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester detention time (days) e. percent solids thickened sludge (%) f. percent volatile solids thickened sludge (%) g. total digester volume (cubic feet)
2. Reported as a 15-day running average
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a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
3. Reported as a monthly average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
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Monthly PSRP sheets for the Newtown Creek WPCP are included in Appendix C. A summary of the average monthly digester operating parameters for this reporting period is provided below in Table 1.
Table 1 Average Monthly PSRP Summary
Newtown Creek WPCP
MONTH
SLUDGE
PRODUCTION (1,000 ft3)
DIGESTER DETENTION
TIME (days)
PERCENT VOLATILE SOLIDS
REDUCTION (%)
DIGESTER
TEMPERATURE ( ̊F)
WAS PSRP MET?
JAN-07 107.6 11 59 99 NO
FEB-07 113.4 10 55 99 NO
MAR-07 105.9 11 55 99 NO
APR-07 96.8 13 59 100 NO
MAY-07 120.8 10 51 99 NO
JUN-07 124.1 10 40 100 NO
JUL-07 107.9 8 42 99 NO
AUG-07 103.3 12 51 100 NO
SEP-07 125.2 10 43 100 NO
OCT-07 102.0 12 54 100 NO
NOV-07 99.8 12 59 100 NO
DEC-07 111.6 11 48 99 NO Notes:
1. The monthly average of digester operating parameters is not used by DEP to determine the allocations of dewatered sludge to the contractors, rather a 15-day running average (see PSRP sheets in Appendix C. On the dates where digester detention time was less than 15 days, the biosolid was not directly land applied.) is used.
For the anaerobic digestion process at Newtown Creek, a mixture of thickened primary and secondary sewage sludge was fed to each primary digester and treated in the absence of air, with a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) and a minimum detention time of 15-days targeted. A combination of primary and secondary digesters was utilized at Newtown Creek to achieve PSRP. Composite liquid sludge samples into and out of the digesters were taken and measured daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids to monitor digester process efficiency.
Monthly average PSRP requirements for Newtown Creek sludge were not satisfied for twelve (12) months (January, February, March, May, June, July, August, September,
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October, November, December) in 2007. NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of the various digester process parameters, as an indicator to determine whether or not PSRP requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months or any portion thereof, when PSRP requirements were satisfied Newtown Creek dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), and Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). During those months or any portion thereof, when a trend towards PSRP non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of any digester operating parameter, all Newtown Creek dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), and EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), and Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
C. VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION
To satisfy Vector Attraction Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Newtown Creek, the mass of volatile solids was reduced to a minimum of thirty-eight percent (38%) using anaerobic digestion in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attraction reduction (b)(1). Determining the level of volatile solids reduction in the sewage sludge required that samples of the material be taken and analyzed. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of liquid sludge taken for measuring volatile solids reduction:
1. A grab sample of each, thickened sludge (entering digesters) and digested
sludge (exiting digesters) is taken daily and placed into a clean sampling container and refrigerated at 39°F (4°C). At the time of sampling, the sample date, sample time, sample number and sampling location are recorded.
2. Samples are transported to various DEP process laboratories where they
are analyzed daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids. The results are subsequently used in the “Mass Balance Method” to calculate the volatile solids reduction.
Percent volatile solids reduction figures were recorded daily on the “treatment sheets”. From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Newtown Creek reviewed the
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information and recorded it daily on the monthly “PSRP” sheet. Monthly PSRP sheets for Newtown Creek are included in Appendix C.
Throughout 2007 the monthly average figures for volatile solids reduction in Newtown Creek sewage sludge were consistently maintained at thirty-eight percent (38%) or greater for twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December). NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of volatile solids reduction in the digested sludge to determine whether or not vector attraction reduction requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months, or any portion thereof, when vector attraction reduction requirements were satisfied, Newtown Creek dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), and Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). During those months, or any portion thereof, when a trend towards non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of the volatile solids reduction, all Newtown Creek dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), and Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
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PATHOGEN REDUCTION AND VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTIONCERTIFICATION STATEMENT
"} certify, under penalty of law, that the Class B pathogen requirements in 40 CFR Part50332(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3) have not been met for twelve (12)months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October,November, December) based on a IS-day running average during this reporting periodand the vector attraction reduction requirements in 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attractionreduction (b)(J) have been met for ten (10) months (January, February, March, April,July, August, September, October, November, December) based on a IS-day runningaverage during this reporting period. For those portions of months, when Class Bpathogen reduction requirements and/or vector attraction reduction requirements werenot met, ewtown Creek dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (seeintroduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction forprocessing details), and Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction forprocessing details). This determination has been made under my direction andsupervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified persolli1elproperly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the pathogenrequirements and vector attraction reduction requirements have been met. } am awarethat there are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of fineand imprisonment."
Douglas S. Greeley, P.E.Deputy CommissionerBureau of Wastewater Treatment
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I. NEWTOWN CREEK DEWATERED SLUDGE LAND APPLICATION / DISPOSAL
A. EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1)
Approximately 8,457.03 dry metric tons of Newtown Creek dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
Approximately 2,408.69 dry metric tons of Newtown Creek dewatered sludge was shipped to Amelia Landfill in Virginia for disposal (see introduction for details).
B. EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO)
Approximately 2,066.89 dry metric tons of Newtown Creek dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). C. NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4)
Approximately 11,066.48 dry metric tons of Newtown Creek dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
D. Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO)
Approximately 138.10 dry metric tons of Newtown Creek dewatered sludge was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
E. Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3)
During this reporting period, no Newtown Creek dewatered sludge was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details).
F. WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO)
During this reporting period, no Newtown Creek dewatered sludge was distributed to WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
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Table 6 of Appendix D contains requisite information specific to each of the six sludge management contractors.
Notes:1. Dewatered sludge production is expressed in dry metric tons.2. Newtown Creek was sent to Amelia Landfill in Virginia as a result of the Con Edison steam pipe explosion in Manhattan, July 2007.3. July Newtown Creek material sent to the Amelia Landfill in Virginia (after Con Edison steam pipe explosion in Manhattan) was dewatered at Hunts Point .4. August Newtown Creek material sent to the Amelia Landfill in Virginia (after Con Edison steam pipe explosion in Manhattan) was dewatered at Hunts Point .
Table 2
Table 3Monthly Dewatered Sludge Allocations to Contractors
Newtown Creek WPCP
ContractorsDewatering EPIC 1 EPIC 2 NYOFCO Tully Environmental Tully Environmental Passaic Valley Sewerage We Care Organics, LLC TOTALS
Notes: 1. Dewatered sludge production is expressed in dry metric tons. 2. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island3. Tully/JV (contract 947 ADM3) was suspended April 12, 2005 for failure to fulfill contractual obligations.4. Newtown Creek was sent to Amelia Landfill in Virginia as a result of the Con Edison steam pipe explosion in Manhattan, July 2007.
APPENDIX - B
Table 4.................................Monthly Average Metals DataTable 5.................................Analytical Methods for Metals
Concentration (DEP)Table 5A..............................Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractor’s)
1. Concentrations are expressed on a dry weight basis and represent the mean of all samples for that month.
2. US EPA Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge, 503.13 (b)(1) , Ceiling Concentration Limits and (3), Pollutant Concentration (Clean Sludge) Limits.
3. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island
Table 5Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations
EPIC, Contract 947ADM1 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Dave Iverson Land Application Prince Edward, Charlotte, Buckingham Counties, VirginiaMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Transportation/ Lime Stabilization Lamar, Colorado, Alabama
EPIC, Contract 1131-BIO 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Pete Sarin Lime Stabilization Lamar, ColoradoMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Services Lime Stabilization Patton Isalnd, Lauderdale County, Florence, Alabama
Project Manager 973-601-9212 Ext. 208
NYOFCO, Contract 947ADM4 1108 Oak Point Avenue Mr. John Kopec Land Application Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania(New York Organic Fertilizer Company) Bronx, NY 10474 General Manager New York (demonstration project)
718-991-7417 ext. 223Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners 600 Wilson Avenue Mr. Gary Burns Land Application, Landfill cover New Jersey Meadowlands (PVSC)* Newark, NJ 07105 Project Manager
(973)817-5981Tully Environmental, Contract 1113-BIO 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Albert Kajtazi Composting Good Springs, Pennsylvania
Flushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Land Reclamation NYC(In-City t Projects, JFK Airport--Tully Construction), Pennsylvania (718)446-7000 Ext. 316
Tully Environmental, Contract 947ADM3** 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Dean Devoe Composting Good Spring, PennsylvaniaFlushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Lime Stabilization Pottersdale, Pennsylvania
(718) 446-7000 Ext. 298 Land Application OhioWeCare Organics, Contract 1181-BIO 9289 Bonta Bridge Road Mr. Jason Fleury Composting Good Spring, Pennsylvania
Jordan, NY 13080 Project Manager(315) 689-1937
Note: Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission receives liquid sludge from NYC DEP. NYC DEP liquid sludge is mixed with liquid sludges from other clients.
**Note Tully Environmental (Contract 947ADM3) was suspended on April 12, 2005 for failure to meet contractual obligations and restarted on July 2, 2007..
City of New YorkDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Bureau of Wastewater Treatment
NORTH RIVERWATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT
US EPA 40 CFR Part 503Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
2007 Annual Report
Prepared for
CITY OF NEW YORK
Prepared by
City of New York, Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Wastewater Treatment
A. Dewatering Facility Allocations ..............................................................................1 II. NORTH RIVER DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. Metals Analyses .......................................................................................................2
B. Pathogen Reduction .................................................................................................3
C. Vector Attraction Reduction....................................................................................6 D. Pathogen and Vector Attraction Reduction Certification Statement .......................8
III. NORTH RIVER DEWATERED SLUDGE END USE A. EPIC, contract 947ADM1........................................................................................9
B. EPIC, contract 1131 BIO .........................................................................................9
C. NYOFCO, contract 947ADM4................................................................................9
D. Tully Environmental, contract 1113 BIO ................................................................9
E. Tully Environmental, contract 947ADM3...............................................................9
F. WeCare Organics, LLC, contract 1181 BIO............................................................9
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A - Table 2, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Production Table 3, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Allocations to Contractors Appendix B - Table 4, Monthly Average Metals Data
- Table 5, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (DEP) - Table 5A, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractors’)
Appendix C - Monthly PSRP Sheets Appendix D - Table 6, Sludge Management Contractor Information
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Requisite information, specific to the North River WPCP is provided below. FACILITY
NAME
LOCATION DEWATERING
FACILITY SPDES
PERMIT # CONTACT PERSON
PROCESS ENGINEER
North River Water Pollution Control Plant
Hudson River between 138 & West 145 St. New York, NY
No
NY0026247
Superintendent Steven Askew (212) 491-5050
George
Sarkissian
Additional Permits
Facility Name Location Permit Name Permit # Type of Permit (Federal, State)
North River Water Pollution Control Plant
Hudson River between 138 & West 145 St. New York, NY
Title V 262020000700015 Federal
North River Water Pollution Control Plant
Hudson River between 138 & West 145 St. New York, NY
Air State Facility Permit for 1
emergency engine generator
262020000700019
State
I. NORTH RIVER DEWATERED SLUDGE QUANTITIES
A. DEWATERING FACILITY ALLOCATIONS
The North River WPCP is not furnished with a sludge dewatering facility. Liquid sludge from North River is transported via three (3) liquid sludge vessels to the “host” WPCPs (with dewatering facilities), where the sludge is pumped into a storage tank for subsequent dewatering. A docking facility for the liquid sludge vessels and one (1) liquid sludge storage tank are maintained for the liquid sludge, marine transportation operation. Liquid sludge generated at North River is typically sent to the Wards Island WPCP for sludge dewatering.
For the reporting period of January 1 through December 31, 2007, anaerobically digested, thickened sewage sludge generated at North River was dewatered at the Wards Island, and Hunts Point sludge dewatering facilities. Approximately 13,156.20 dry metric tons of dewatered sludge from North River was generated. Approximately 8,345.60 dry metric tons of North River sludge was dewatered at the Wards Island sludge dewatering facility. Approximately 4,618.20 dry metric tons of North River sludge was dewatered at the Hunts Point dewatering facility. Approximately 147.80 dry metric tons of North River sludge was dewatered at the Oakwood Beach dewatering facility. Approximately 44.60 dry metric tons of North River sludge was dewatered at the 26th Ward dewatering facility. Table 2 of Appendix A contains the monthly dewatered sludge production figures in dry metric tons for this reporting period.
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The dewatered sludge production figures in Table 2 were determined from the liquid sludge production measured at each WPCP and summarized in the “PSRP” sheets (see Appendix C), the liquid sludge allocations from the marine transportation logs maintained by DEP for distributions of liquid sludge from the three liquid sludge vessels, and the weight receipts generated at the sludge dewatering facilities for each load of dewatered sludge removed by the long-term contractors. Total solids in the dewatered sludge is measured daily at each dewatering facility from grab samples of the material.
II. NORTH RIVER DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. METALS ANALYSES
The concentration of each of the nine (9) metals listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1) was measured in all dewatered sludge generated at the dewatering facilities where North River liquid sludge was dewatered. The DEP maintains an extensive database that contains metals data from the analyses performed at the ELAP certified DEP metals laboratories and the outside contract laboratories utilized by the contractors. Tables 5 and 5A of Appendix B contain the analytical methods utilized by DEP and the contractors respectively, for determining the concentrations of the metals in dewatered sludge. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of dewatered sludge taken for metals analyses:
1. A grab sample of dewatered sludge is taken from the conveyor belts that
transport the material from the centrifuges to the dewatered sludge storage hoppers, placed in a clean sampling container once per 8-hour shift and composited daily (3 grab samples per day). Although not regularly practiced, grab samples may also be taken from the sampling ports on the centrifuges, the dewatered sludge storage hoppers and/or while the material is being discharged into a contractor’s vehicle in the truck loading bays. Samples are labeled with the date, time and, where applicable, the train of centrifuges from which the sample was retrieved.
2. Each daily composite taken during the monitoring period (one month) is
then refrigerated at 39°F (4°C) and, at the end of the monitoring period, is composited into a single sample that is analyzed monthly at one of the DEP metals laboratories.
3. At the Wards Island, Hunts Point, 26th Ward and Oakwood Beach
sludge dewatering facilities, liquid sludge from each, a “host” and one or more “guest” WPCPs is dewatered. At these facilities, the dewatered sludge may be of various origins warranting slightly different sampling conventions as provided below:
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a. Liquid sludges from two or more WPCPs are mixed in the liquid sludge storage tank at the host WPCP. When this occurs, the liquid sludge mixture is dewatered and grab samples of that dewatered sludge “mixture” are taken for the daily composite. Numerous combinations of liquid sludges with varying origins may pass through a liquid sludge storage tank in any one monitoring period. The metals analyses results of the sample for that monitoring period, contains the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with that information.
b. Dewatered sludges from two or more WPCPs are deposited into a
common dewatered sludge storage hopper from which grab samples are taken. When this occurs, the metals analyses results of the composite sample for that monitoring period contains the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with that information.
c. Liquid sludges from each a “host” and “guest” WPCP may be
stored in separate liquid sludge storage tanks, dewatered by separate trains of centrifuges and stored in separate storage hoppers. When this occurs, separate grab samples of dewatered sludge from each, the “host” and “guest” WPCP are taken, analyzed separately and reported as two distinct sludges. Whenever possible DEP has made its best effort to keep sludges of different origins separated.
The metals analyses results of dewatered sludge samples taken by the contractors, NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) was also entered into the database maintained by the DEP. Table 4 of Appendix B summarizes the average monthly metals concentrations for the North River WPCP. The monthly metals concentrations represent an arithmetic average of the results from the analyses of all samples of North River dewatered sewage sludge generated each month.
During this reporting period, North River dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Ceiling Concentration Limits for twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) as listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1). Further, during nine (9) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, November, December) in 2007, North River contained concentrations of metals that met the Pollutant Concentration Limits as listed in Table 3 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1).
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B. PATHOGEN REDUCTION
To satisfy Class B Pathogen Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at North River, liquid sludge was anaerobically digested at a minimum temperature of 95̊F (35̊C) for a minimum 15-day mean cell residence time, which, by definition, qualified the anaerobic digestion process used at this plant as a Process to Significantly Reduce Pathogens (PSRP) in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3). To generate a PSRP sludge at North River the following equipment is utilized:
▸ ten(10) thickeners; gravity type, circular - 65' diameter, 47,640 ft3 each ▸ five(5) digesters; fixed cover type (primary) - 85' diameter, 170,000 ft3 each ▸ One(1) digester; fixed cover type (secondary) - 85' diameter, 170,000 ft3 each ▸ Two(2) digesters; fixed cover type(primary) - 85' diameter, 170,000 ft3 each(out
of service)
Typically, NYCDEP operates its digesters at elevations slightly below the full capacity of each digester. In addition, digesters may be taken out of service for repairs or cleaning. Therefore, the total digester volume reported on the PSRP sheets listed in Appendix C may be equal to or below the total digester volume as specified in the above equipment list. The temperature of digested sludge was measured by using temperature gauges located on the heat exchangers. The digested sludge production was measured by a mag meter that is located on the transfer line between the secondary digester and the sludge storage tank. Readings of each were taken and recorded on “treatment sheets” several times per day (typically twice per 8-hour shift). From the treatment sheets the process engineer at North River reviewed the information and recorded it daily on a monthly “PSRP sheet”. The monthly PSRP sheets contain the following information:
1. Reported daily
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester temperature (°F) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester detention time (days) e. percent solids thickened sludge (%) f. percent volatile solids thickened sludge (%) g. total digester volume (cubic feet)
2. Reported as a 15-day running average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days)
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c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
3. Reported as a monthly average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
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Monthly PSRP sheets for the North River WPCP are included in Appendix C. A summary of the average monthly digester operating parameters for this reporting period is provided below in Table 1.
Table 1
Average Monthly PSRP Summary North River WPCP
MONTH
SLUDGE
PRODUCTION (1,000 ft3)
DIGESTER DETENTION
TIME (days)
PERCENT VOLATILE SOLIDS
REDUCTION (%)
DIGESTER
TEMPERATURE ( ̊F)
WAS PSRP MET?
JAN-07 63.4 14 54 99 NO
FEB-07 52.1 17 51 99# NO
MAR-07 50.5 18 55 99# NO
APR-07 49.3 18 56 99# NO
MAY-07 63.7 14 47 98 NO
JUN-07 77.4 12 50 99 NO
JUL-07 73.1 12 54 99 NO
AUG-07 73.4 12 49 99 NO
SEP-07 71.8 13 49 100 NO
OCT-07 77.9 12 54 98 NO
NOV-07 67.1 14 51 98 NO
DEC-07 58.1 17 58 99# NO
Notes:
1. The monthly average of digester operating parameters is not used by DEP to determine the allocations of dewatered sludge to the contractors, rather a 15-day moving average (see PSRP sheets in Appendix C. On the dates where digester detention time was less than 15 days, the biosolid was not directly land applied.) is used.
2. The symbol # indicates one or more digester temperature readings were below 95°F.
For the anaerobic digestion process at North River, a mixture of thickened primary and secondary sewage sludge was fed to each primary digester and treated in the absence of air, at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) with a minimum detention time of 15-days. A combination of primary and secondary digesters was utilized at North River to achieve PSRP.
Monthly average PSRP requirements for North River sludge were not satisfied for twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September,
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October, November, December) during 2007. NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of the various digester process parameters, as an indicator to determine whether or not PSRP requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months or any portion thereof, when PSRP requirements were satisfied North River dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). During those months or any portion thereof, when a trend towards PSRP non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of any digester operating parameter, all North River dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details) and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). C. VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION
To satisfy Vector Attraction Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at North River, the mass of volatile solids was reduced to a minimum of thirty-eight percent (38%) using anaerobic digestion in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attraction reduction (b)(1). Determining the level of volatile solids reduction in the sewage sludge required that samples of the material be taken and analyzed. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of liquid sludge taken for measuring volatile solids reduction:
1. A grab sample of each, thickened sludge (entering digesters) and digested
sludge (exiting digesters) is taken daily and placed into a clean sampling container and refrigerated at 39°F (4°C). At the time of sampling, the sample date, sample time, sample number and sampling location are recorded.
2. Samples are transported to various DEP process laboratories where they
are analyzed daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids. The results are subsequently used in the “Mass Balance Method” to calculate the volatile solids reduction.
Percent volatile solids reduction figures were recorded daily on the “treatment sheets”. From the treatment sheets the process engineer at North River reviewed the information and recorded it daily on the monthly “PSRP” sheet. Monthly PSRP sheets for North River are included in Appendix C.
Throughout 2007, the monthly average figures for volatile solids reduction in the sewage
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sludge generated at North River were consistently maintained at thirty-eight percent (38%) or greater for twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December). NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of volatile solids reduction in the digested sludge to determine whether or not vector attraction reduction requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months, or any portion thereof, when vector attraction reduction requirements were satisfied, North River dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). During those months or any portion thereof, when a trend towards non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of the volatile solids reduction, all dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details) and EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
PATHOGEN REDUCTION AND VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTIONCERTIFICATION STATEMENT
"I certify, under penalty of law, that the Class B pathogen requirements in 40 CFR Part503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3) have not been met for twelve (12)months(January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October,November, December) based on a IS-day running average during this reporting periodand the vector attraction reduction requirements in 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attractionreduction (b)(l) have been met for eleven (11) months (January, February, March, April,May, June, July, August, October, November, December) in 2007 based on a IS-dayrunning average during this reporting period. For those months or portions thereof, whenClass B pathogen reduction requirements and/or vector attraction reduction requirementswere not met, North River dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (seeintroduction for processing details) and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introductionfor processing details). This determination has been made under my direction andsupervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnelproperly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the pathogenrequirements and vector attraction reduction requirements have been met. 1 am awarethat there are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of fineand imprisonment."
A. Name and Official Title (type or prillt) B. Area Code and Telephone Number
Douglas S. Greeley, r.E.Deputy CommissionerBureau of Wastewater Treatment (718) 595 - 6389
C. Signature D. Date Signed
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I. NORTH RIVER DEWATERED SLUDGE LAND APPLICATION / DISPOSAL A. EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1)
Approximately 3,163.67 dry metric tons of North River dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period
B. EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO)
Approximately 14.50 dry metric tons of North River dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
C. NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4)
Approximately 9,947.93 dry metric tons of North River dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
D. Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO)
During this reporting period no North River dewatered sludge was distributed to was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
E. Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3)
During this reporting period no North River dewatered sludge was distributed to was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details).
F. WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO)
During this reporting period no North River dewatered sludge was distributed to was distributed to WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
Table 6 of Appendix D contains requisite information specific to each of the six sludge management contractors.
1. Concentrations are expressed on a dry weight basis and represent the mean of all samples for that month.
2. US EPA Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge, 503.13 (b)(1) , Ceiling Concentration Limits and (3), Pollutant Concentration (Clean Sludge) Limits.
3. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island
Table 5Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations
AVG 63.4 99 54 14 3.1 84.3 1.6 73.1 909 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 63.4 14 54 99 NO
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
Comments:Five primaries and one secondary digester with 3/4 of its volume being used on time weighted average. P.D #4,6 O/S. ZeroFax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 52.1 99 51 17 3.4 79.9 1.9 67.0 909 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 52.1 17 51 99 NO
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
February 2007
DATEDIG.
TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGEDATE
DAILY SL. PROD.
1000 CUFT
February 2007North River North River
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
Comments:Five primaries and one secondary digester with 3/4 of its volume being used on time weighted average. P.D #4,6 O/S. ZeroFax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 63.7 98 47 14 3.3 81.7 2.1 65.3 909 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments:Five primaries and one secondary digester with 3/4 of its volume being used on time weighted average. P.D #4,6 O/S. Zero MONTH
AVG 63.7 14 47 98 NO
DATE15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 77.4 99 50 12 3.0 82.3 1.8 68.7 909 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments:Five primaries and one secondary digester with 3/4 of its volume being used on time weighted average. P.D #4,6 O/S. Zero MONTH
AVG 77.4 12 50 99 NO
DATE15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 73.1 99 54 12 3.1 82.3 1.7 68.2 909 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments:Five primaries and one secondary digester with 3/4 of its volume being used on time weighted average. P.D #4,6 O/S. Zero MONTH
AVG 73.1 12 54 99 NO
DATE15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 73.4 99 49 12 2.8 81.5 1.7 67.3 909 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments:Five primaries and one secondary digester with 3/4 of its volume being used on time weighted average. P.D #4,6 O/S. Zero MONTH
AVG 73.4 12 49 99 NO
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
August 2007 August 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
North River North River
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 71.8 100 49 13 2.8 83.7 1.6 70.0 909 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments:Five primaries and one secondary digester with 3/4 of its volume being used on time weighted average. P.D #4,6 O/S. Zero MONTH
AVG 71.8 13 49 100 NO
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
North RiverSeptember 2007 September 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 77.9 98 54 12 3.0 82.9 1.7 68.9 909 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments:Five primaries and one secondary digester with 3/4 of its volume being used on time weighted average. P.D #4,6 O/S. Zero MONTH
AVG 77.9 12 54 98 NO
DATE15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
October 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
North River North River
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 67.1 98 51 14 3.3 83.8 1.8 70.3 909 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments:Five primaries and one secondary digester with 3/4 of its volume being used on time weighted average. P.D #4,6 O/S. Zero MONTH
AVG 67.1 14 51 98 NO
DATE15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFT
November 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
North River North River
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 58.1 99 58 17 3.4 84.3 1.7 69.7 966 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.
MONTHAVG 58.1 17 58 99 NO
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
December 2007 December 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
North River North River
Comments:Pri. Dig.#4 I/S as of 11/21. Six primary dig. and one secondary with 3/4 of its volume being used on time weighted average.P.D 6 O/S. Zero sludge production occurs when there's no sludge being transferred to storage tank.
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
EPIC, Contract 947ADM1 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Dave Iverson Land Application Prince Edward, Charlotte, Buckingham Counties, VirginiaMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Transportation/ Lime Stabilization Lamar, Colorado, Alabama
EPIC, Contract 1131-BIO 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Pete Sarin Lime Stabilization Lamar, ColoradoMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Services Lime Stabilization Patton Isalnd, Lauderdale County, Florence, Alabama
Project Manager 973-601-9212 Ext. 208
NYOFCO, Contract 947ADM4 1108 Oak Point Avenue Mr. John Kopec Land Application Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania(New York Organic Fertilizer Company) Bronx, NY 10474 General Manager New York (demonstration project)
718-991-7417 ext. 223Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners 600 Wilson Avenue Mr. Gary Burns Land Application, Landfill cover New Jersey Meadowlands (PVSC)* Newark, NJ 07105 Project Manager
(973)817-5981Tully Environmental, Contract 1113-BIO 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Albert Kajtazi Composting Good Springs, Pennsylvania
Flushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Land Reclamation NYC(In-City t Projects, JFK Airport--Tully Construction), Pennsylvania (718)446-7000 Ext. 316
Tully Environmental, Contract 947ADM3** 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Dean Devoe Composting Good Spring, PennsylvaniaFlushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Lime Stabilization Pottersdale, Pennsylvania
(718) 446-7000 Ext. 298 Land Application OhioWeCare Organics, Contract 1181-BIO 9289 Bonta Bridge Road Mr. Jason Fleury Composting Good Spring, Pennsylvania
Jordan, NY 13080 Project Manager(315) 689-1937
Note: Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission receives liquid sludge from NYC DEP. NYC DEP liquid sludge is mixed with liquid sludges from other clients.
**Note Tully Environmental (Contract 947ADM3) was suspended on April 12, 2005 for failure to meet contractual obligations and restarted on July 2, 2007..
City of New YorkDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Bureau of Wastewater Treatment
OAKWOOD BEACHWATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT
US EPA 40 CFR Part 503Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
2007 Annual Report
Prepared for
CITY OF NEW YORK
Prepared by
City of New York, Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Wastewater Treatment
A. Dewatering Facility Allocations ..............................................................................1 II. OAKWOOD BEACH DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. Metals Analyses .......................................................................................................2
B. Pathogen Reduction .................................................................................................3
C. Vector Attraction Reduction....................................................................................6 D. Pathogen and Vector Attraction Reduction Certification Statement .......................8
III. OAKWOOD BEACH DEWATERED SLUDGE END USE A. EPIC, contract 947ADM1........................................................................................9
B. EPIC, contract 1131 BIO .........................................................................................9
C. NYOFCO, contract 947ADM4................................................................................9
D. Tully Environmental, contract 1113 BIO ................................................................9 E. Tully Environmental, contract 947ADM3...............................................................9 F. WeCare Organics, LLC, contract 1181 BIO............................................................9
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A - Table 2, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Production Table 3, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Allocations to Contractors Appendix B - Table 4, Monthly Average Metals Data
- Table 5, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (DEP) - Table 5A, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractors’)
Appendix C - Monthly PSRP Sheets Appendix D - Table 6, Sludge Management Contractor Information
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Requisite information, specific to the Oakwood Beach WPCP is provided below.
FACILITY NAME
LOCATION
DEWATERING FACILITY
SPDES PERMIT #
CONTACT PERSON
PROCESS ENGINEER
Oakwood Beach Water Pollution Control Plant
751 Mill Road Staten Island, N.Y. 10306
Yes
NY0026174
Superintendent Thomas Amese (718) 351-8882
Barbara Sallusto
Additional Permits
Facility Name Facility Location Permit Name Permit # Type of Permit (Federal, State)
Oakwood Beach Water Pollution Control Plant
751 Mill Road Staten Island, N.Y. 10306
Registration 261070000400017 State
I. OAKWOOD BEACH DEWATERED SLUDGE QUANTITIES
A. DEWATERING FACILITY ALLOCATIONS
One of the City’s eight sludge dewatering facilities is located on-site, at the Oakwood Beach WPCP and is furnished with the following primary equipment:
▸ four (4) centrifuges; solid bowl type - rated @ 240 gpm ▸ two (2) storage bins - working capacity 4,325 ft3 each ▸ one (1) truck loading bays; single entry type ▸ one (1) truck loading scale - 100 ton capacity each ▸ four (4) truck loading slide gates - 3' L x 2' W ▸ one (1) scale room; automated For the reporting period of January 1 through December 31, 2007, all anaerobically digested, thickened sewage sludge generated at Oakwood Beach was dewatered at the Oakwood Beach sludge dewatering facility. Approximately 3,092.34 dry metric tons of Oakwood Beach dewatered sludge was generated. Approximately 3,092.34 dry metric tons of Oakwood Beach sludge was dewatered at the Oakwood Beach dewatering facility. Table 2 of Appendix A contains the monthly dewatered sludge production figures in dry metric tons for this reporting period. The dewatered sludge production figures in Table 2 were determined from the liquid sludge production measured at each WPCP and summarized in the “PSRP” sheets (see Appendix C), the liquid sludge allocations from the marine transportation logs maintained by DEP for distributions of liquid sludge from the three liquid sludge vessels, and the weight receipts generated at the sludge dewatering
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facilities for each load of dewatered sludge removed by the interim contractors. Total solids in the dewatered sludge is measured daily at each dewatering facility from grab samples of the material.
II. OAKWOOD BEACH DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. METALS ANALYSES
The concentration of each of the nine (9) metals listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1) was measured in all dewatered sludge generated at Oakwood Beach. The DEP maintains an extensive database that contains metals data from the analyses performed at the ELAP certified DEP metals laboratories and the outside contract laboratories utilized by the contractors. Tables 5 and 5A of Appendix B contain the analytical methods utilized by DEP and the contractors respectively, for determining the concentrations of the metals in dewatered sludge. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of dewatered sludge taken for metals analyses:
1. A grab sample of dewatered sludge is taken from the conveyor belts that
transport the material from the centrifuges to the dewatered sludge storage hoppers, placed in a clean sampling container once per 8-hour shift and composited daily (3 grab samples per day). Although not regularly practiced, grab samples may also be taken from the sampling ports on the centrifuges, the dewatered sludge storage hoppers and/or while the material is being discharged into a contractor’s vehicle in the truck loading bays. Samples are labeled with the date, time and, where applicable, the train of centrifuges from which the sample was retrieved.
2. Each daily composite taken during the monitoring period (one month) is
then refrigerated at 39°F (4°C) and, at the end of the monitoring period, is composited into a single sample that is analyzed monthly at one of the DEP metals laboratories.
3. At the Oakwood Beach sludge dewatering facility, liquid sludge from the
“host” and one or more “guest” WPCPs is dewatered. At the “host” facility, the dewatered sludge may be of various origins warranting slightly different sampling conventions as provided below:
a. Liquid sludges from two or more WPCPs are mixed in the liquid
sludge storage tank at the host WPCP. When this occurs, the liquid sludge mixture is dewatered and grab samples of that dewatered sludge “mixture” are taken for the daily composite. Numerous combinations of liquid sludges with varying origins
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may pass through a liquid sludge storage tank in any one monitoring period. The metals analyses results of the sample for that monitoring period, contains the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with that information.
b. Dewatered sludges from two or more WPCPs are deposited into a
common dewatered sludge storage hopper from which grab samples are taken.When this occurs, the metals analyses results of the composite sample for that monitoring period contains the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with that information.
c. Liquid sludges from each a “host” and “guest” WPCP may be
stored in separate liquid sludge storage tanks, dewatered by separate trains of centrifuges and stored in separate storage hoppers. When this occurs, separate grab samples of dewatered sludge from each, the “host” and “guest” WPCP are taken, analyzed separately and reported as two distinct sludges. Whenever possible DEP has made its best effort to keep sludges of different origins separated.
The metals analyses results of dewatered sludge samples taken by the contractors, EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO), Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) and WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) were also entered into the database maintained by the DEP (the liquid sludge analyses for Oakwood Beach is entered separately). Table 4 of Appendix B summarizes the average monthly metals concentrations for the Oakwood Beach WPCP. The monthly metals concentrations represent an arithmetic average of the results from the analyses of all samples of Oakwood Beach dewatered sewage sludge generated each month.
During this reporting period, Oakwood Beach dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Ceiling Concentration Limits for all twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) as listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1). Further, during twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) in 2007, Oakwood Beach dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Pollutant Concentration Limits as listed in Table 3 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1).
B. PATHOGEN REDUCTION
To satisfy Class B Pathogen Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at
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Oakwood Beach, liquid sludge was anaerobically digested at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) for a minimum 15-day mean cell residence time, which, by definition, qualified the anaerobic digestion process used at this plant as a Process to Significantly Reduce Pathogens (PSRP) in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3). To generate a PSRP sludge at Oakwood Beach the following equipment is utilized: ▸ two (2) thickeners; gravity type, circular - 70' diameter, 47,340 ft3 each ▸ three (3) digesters; fixed cover type (primary) - 60' x 60' square 122,400 ft3 each ▸ four (4) heat exchangers; external jacket type (1 per digester & 1 on standby) - 1.8
Mbtu/hr ▸ six (6) mixing pumps - (2 per primary digester)
▸ three (3) mixing units; gas compressor type - (1 per primary digester) ▸ three (3) storage tanks; - 2 @ 50' diameter, 53,800 ft3 each; 1 @ 75' diameter,
185,000 ft3
Typically, NYCDEP operates its digesters at elevations slightly below the full capacity of each digester. In addition, digesters may be taken out of service for repairs or cleaning. Therefore, the total digester volume reported on the PSRP sheets listed in Appendix C may be equal to or below the total digester volume as specified in the above equipment list. The temperature of digested sludge was measured using temperature gauges. The sludge production is measured using revolution counters located on each thickened sludge pump. Readings of each were taken and recorded on “treatment sheets” several times per day. From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Oakwood Beach reviewed the information and recorded it daily on a monthly “PSRP sheet”. The monthly PSRP sheets contain the following information:
1. Reported daily
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester temperature (°F) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester detention time (days) e. percent solids thickened sludge (%) f. percent volatile solids thickened sludge (%) g. total digester volume (cubic feet)
2. Reported as a 15-day running average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F)
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e. was PSRP met?
3. Reported as a monthly average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
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Monthly PSRP sheets for Oakwood Beach are included in Appendix C. A summary of the average monthly digester operating parameters for this reporting period is provided below in Table 1.
Table 1 Average Monthly PSRP Summary
Oakwood Beach WPCP
MONTH
SLUDGE
PRODUCTION (1,000 ft3)
DIGESTER DETENTION
TIME (days)
PERCENT VOLATILE SOLIDS
REDUCTION (%)
DIGESTER
TEMPERATURE ( ̊F)
WAS PSRP MET?
JAN-07 20.7 15 61 99# NO
FEB-07 18.0 11 60 99 NO
MAR-07 19.4 11 58 99 NO
APR-07 19.3 10 66 98 NO
MAY-07 20.6 12 71 98 NO
JUN-07 23.8 13 64 99 NO
JUL-07 30.4 10 59 98 NO
AUG-07 24.5 12 65 99 NO
SEP-07 28.0 10 60 99 NO
OCT-07 23.3 13 65 99 NO
NOV-07 24.8 12 64 99 NO
DEC-07 19.8 15 69 98# NO
Notes:
1. The monthly average of digester operating parameters is not used by DEP to determine the allocations of dewatered sludge to the contractors, rather a 15-day running average (see PSRP sheets in Appendix C. On the dates where digester detention time was less than 15 days, the biosolid was not directly land applied,) is used.
2. The symbol # indicates one or more digester temperature readings were below 95°F.
For the anaerobic digestion process at Oakwood Beach, a mixture of thickened primary and secondary sewage sludge was fed to each primary digester and treated in the absence of air, at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) with a minimum detention time of 15-days. Only primary digesters were utilized at Oakwood Beach to achieve PSRP. Composite liquid sludge samples into and out of the digesters were taken and measured daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids to monitor digester process efficiency.
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Monthly average PSRP requirements for Oakwood Beach sludge were not satisfied for twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) of 2007. NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of the various digester process parameters, as an indicator to determine whether or not PSRP requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months, or any portion thereof, when PSRP requirements were satisfied, Oakwood Beach dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details) and WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). During those months or any portion thereof, when a trend towards PSRP non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average or any digester operating parameter, Oakwood Beach dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details) and WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). C. VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION
To satisfy Vector Attraction Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Oakwood Beach, the mass of volatile solids was reduced to a minimum of thirty-eight percent (38%) using anaerobic digestion in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attraction reduction (b)(1). Determining the level of volatile solids reduction in the sewage sludge required that samples of the material be taken and analyzed. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of liquid sludge taken for measuring volatile solids reduction:
1. A grab sample of each, thickened sludge (entering digesters) and digested
sludge (exiting digesters) is taken daily and placed into a clean sampling container and refrigerated at 39°F (4°C). At the time of sampling, the sample date, sample time, sample number and sampling location are recorded.
2. Samples are transported to various DEP process laboratories where they
are analyzed daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids. The results are subsequently used in the “Mass Balance Method” to calculate the volatile solids reduction.
Percent volatile solids reduction figures were recorded daily on the “treatment sheets”.
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From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Oakwood Beach reviewed the information and recorded it daily on the monthly “PSRP” sheet. Monthly PSRP sheets for Oakwood are included in Appendix C.
Throughout 2007, the monthly average for volatile solids reduction in the sewage sludge generated at Oakwood Beach were consistently maintained at thirty-eight percent (38%) or greater for twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December). DEP uses a 15-day running average of volatile solids reduction in the digested sludge to determine whether or not vector attraction reduction requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months, or any portion thereof, when vector attraction reduction requirements were satisfied, Oakwood Beach dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details) and WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). During those months, or any portion thereof, when a trend towards non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of the volatile solids reduction, all Oakwood Beach dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details) and Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 947 ADM3) (see introduction for processing details) and WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
PATHOGEN REDUCTION AND VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTIONCERTIFICATION STATEMENT
"I certify, under penalty of law, that the Class B pathogen requirements in 40 CFR Part503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3) have not been met for twelve (12)months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October,November, December) in 2007 based on a IS-day running average during this reportingperiod and the vector attraction reduction requirements in 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vectorattraction reduction (b)(l) have been met for twelve (12) months (January, February,March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) in2007 based on a IS-day running average during this reporting period. For the reportingperiod of January 1 through December 31, 2007 when Class B pathogen reductionrequirements and/or vector attraction reduction requirements were not met, OakwoodBeach dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947 ADM1) (seeintroduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (seeintroduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (seeintroduction for processing details) and WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO)(see introduction for processing details). This determination has been made under mydirection and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualifiedpersonnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that thepathogen requirements and vector attraction reduction requirements have been met. I amaware that there are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility offine and imprisonment."
A. Name and Official Title (type or print) B. Area Code and Telephone Number
Douglas S. Greeley, P.E.Deputy CommissionerBureau of Wastewater Treatment (718) 595 - 6389
C. Signature D. Date Signed,~ z/ 1'1/ Off
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I. OAKWOOD BEACH DEWATERED SLUDGE LAND APPLICATION / DISPOSAL
A. EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1)
Approximately 1,612.47 dry metric tons of Oakwood Beach dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details).
B. EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO)
During this reporting period, no Oakwood Beach dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
C. NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4)
During this reporting period, no Oakwood Beach dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details).
D. Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO)
Approximately 993.53 dry metric tons of Oakwood Beach dewatered sludge was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
E. Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3)
Approximately 277.34 dry metric tons of Oakwood Beach dewatered sludge was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
Approximately 277.34 dry metric tons of Oakwood Beach dewatered sludge was sent to
Natural Soils Products by Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) and was processed into compost.
F. WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO)
During this reporting period, no Oakwood Beach dewatered sludge was distributed to WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
Table 6 of Appendix D contains requisite information specific to each of the six sludge management contractors.
1. Concentrations are expressed on a dry weight basis and represent the mean of all samples for that month.
2. US EPA Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge, 503.13 (b)(1) , Ceiling Concentration Limits and (3), Pollutant Concentration (Clean Sludge) Limits.
3. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island
4. Note Oakwood Beach liquid sludge is pumped to Port Richmond (January, February, March, April, May, June 2006).
Table 5Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations
AVG 18.0 99 60 11 3.6 83.6 1.6 76.1 200 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 18.0 11 60 99 NO
DATE15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
February 2007February 2007Oakwood Beach Oakwood Beach
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
Comments: Digester#1 taken o/o/s on Frebruary 1st to present due to contractual cleaning and repair of gas lines.Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
EPIC, Contract 947ADM1 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Dave Iverson Land Application Prince Edward, Charlotte, Buckingham Counties, VirginiaMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Transportation/ Lime Stabilization Lamar, Colorado, Alabama
EPIC, Contract 1131-BIO 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Pete Sarin Lime Stabilization Lamar, ColoradoMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Services Lime Stabilization Patton Isalnd, Lauderdale County, Florence, Alabama
Project Manager 973-601-9212 Ext. 208
NYOFCO, Contract 947ADM4 1108 Oak Point Avenue Mr. John Kopec Land Application Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania(New York Organic Fertilizer Company) Bronx, NY 10474 General Manager New York (demonstration project)
718-991-7417 ext. 223Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners 600 Wilson Avenue Mr. Gary Burns Land Application, Landfill cover New Jersey Meadowlands (PVSC)* Newark, NJ 07105 Project Manager
(973)817-5981Tully Environmental, Contract 1113-BIO 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Albert Kajtazi Composting Good Springs, Pennsylvania
Flushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Land Reclamation NYC(In-City t Projects, JFK Airport--Tully Construction), Pennsylvania (718)446-7000 Ext. 316
Tully Environmental, Contract 947ADM3** 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Dean Devoe Composting Good Spring, PennsylvaniaFlushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Lime Stabilization Pottersdale, Pennsylvania
(718) 446-7000 Ext. 298 Land Application OhioWeCare Organics, Contract 1181-BIO 9289 Bonta Bridge Road Mr. Jason Fleury Composting Good Spring, Pennsylvania
Jordan, NY 13080 Project Manager(315) 689-1937
Note: Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission receives liquid sludge from NYC DEP. NYC DEP liquid sludge is mixed with liquid sludges from other clients.
**Note Tully Environmental (Contract 947ADM3) was suspended on April 12, 2005 for failure to meet contractual obligations and restarted on July 2, 2007..
City of New YorkDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Bureau of Wastewater Treatment
OWLS HEADWATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT
US EPA 40 CFR Part 503Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
2007 Annual Report
Prepared for
CITY OF NEW YORK
Prepared by
City of New York, Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Wastewater Treatment
A. Dewatering Facility Allocations.............................................................................1 II. OWLS HEAD DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. Metals Analyses .....................................................................................................2
B. Pathogen Reduction................................................................................................4
C. Vector Attraction Reduction ..................................................................................6 D. Pathogen and Vector Attraction Reduction Certification Statement .....................8
III. OWLS HEAD DEWATERED SLUDGE END USE A. EPIC, contract 947ADM1 ......................................................................................9
B. EPIC, contract 1131 BIO........................................................................................9
C. NYOFCO, contract 947ADM4 ..............................................................................9
D. Tully Environmental, contract 1113 BIO...............................................................9 E. Tully Environmental, contract 947ADM3 .............................................................9 F. Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners, contract 1141 ......................................9 G. WeCare Organics, contract 1181 BIO....................................................................9
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A - Table 2, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Production Table 3, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Allocations to Contractors Appendix B - Table 4, Monthly Average Metals Data
- Table 5, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (DEP) - Table 5A, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractors’)
Appendix C - Monthly PSRP Sheets Appendix D - Table 6, Sludge Management Contractor Information
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Requisite information, specific to the Owls Head WPCP is provided below.
FACILITY NAME
LOCATION
DEWATERING FACILITY
SPDES PERMIT #
CONTACT PERSON
PROCESS ENGINEER
Owls Head Water Pollution Control Plant
Foot of 69 Street Bridge & the Narrows Brooklyn, N.Y. 11220
No
NY0026166
Superintendent William
Grandner (718) 743-3177
Lewis
Duvalsaint
Additional Permits
Facility Name Location Permit Name Permit # Type of Permit Owls Head Water Pollution Control Plant
Foot of 69 Street Bridge & the Narrows Brooklyn, N.Y. 11220
Title V 261020000500017 Federal
Owls Head Water Pollution Control Plant
Foot of 69 Street Bridge & the Narrows Brooklyn, NY 11220
Air State Facility Permit for 3 Stirling engines
261020000500020 State
I. OWLS HEAD DEWATERED SLUDGE QUANTITIES
A. DEWATERING FACILITY ALLOCATIONS
The Owls Head WPCP is not furnished with a sludge dewatering facility. Liquid sludge from Owls Head is transported via three (3) liquid sludge vessels to the “host” WPCPs (with dewatering facilities), where the sludge is pumped into a storage tank for subsequent dewatering. A docking facility for the liquid sludge vessels and two (2) liquid sludge storage tanks are maintained for the liquid sludge, marine transportation operation.
For the reporting period of January 1 through December 31, 2007, anaerobically digested, thickened sewage sludge generated at Owls Head was dewatered at the Wards Island and Hunts Point, dewatering facilities. Approximately 15,697.24 dry metric tons of Owls Head dewatered sludge was generated. Approximately 5,938.50 dry metric tons of Owls Head sludge was dewatered at the Hunts Point dewatering facility. Approximately 1,745.22 dry metric tons of Owls Head sludge was dewatered at the Oakwood Beach dewatering facility. Approximately 3,231.62 dry metric tons of Owls Head sludge was dewatered at the Wards Island dewatering facility. Approximately 314.43 dry metric tons of Owls Head sludge was dewatered at the 26th Ward dewatering facility. Approximately 4,467.47 dry metric tons of Owls Head sludge was barged to Passaic Valley Sewerage
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Commissioners and then dewatered. Table 2 of Appendix A contains the monthly dewatered sludge production figures in dry metric tons for this reporting period. The dewatered sludge production figures in Table 2 were determined from the liquid sludge production measured at each WPCP and summarized in the “PSRP” sheets (see Appendix C), the liquid sludge allocations from the marine transportation logs maintained by DEP for distributions of liquid sludge from the three liquid sludge vessels, and the weight receipts generated at the sludge dewatering facilities for each load of dewatered sludge removed by the interim contractors. Total solids in the dewatered sludge is measured daily at each dewatering facility from grab samples of the material.
II. OWLS HEAD DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. METALS ANALYSES
The concentration of each of the nine (9) metals listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1) was measured in all dewatered sludge generated at each of the dewatering facilities where Owls Head liquid sludge was dewatered. The DEP maintains an extensive database that contains metals data from the analyses performed at the ELAP certified DEP metals laboratories and the outside contract laboratories utilized by the contractors. Tables 5 and 5A of Appendix B contain the analytical methods utilized by DEP and the contractors respectively, for determining the concentration of the metals in dewatered sludge. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of dewatered sludge taken for metals analyses:
1. A grab sample of dewatered sludge is taken from the conveyor belts that
transport the material from the centrifuges to the dewatered sludge storage hoppers, placed in a clean sampling container once per 8-hour shift and composited daily (3 grab samples per day). Although not regularly practiced, grab samples may also be taken from the sampling ports on the centrifuges, the dewatered sludge storage hoppers and/or while the material is being discharged into a contractor’s vehicle in the truck loading bays. Samples are labeled with the date, time and, where applicable, the train of centrifuges from which the sample was retrieved.
2. Each daily composite taken during the monitoring period (one month) is
then refrigerated at 39°F (4°C) and, at the end of the monitoring period, is composited into a single sample that is analyzed monthly at one of the DEP metals laboratories.
3. At the Wards Island, Hunts Point, 26th Ward and Oakwood Beach sludge
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dewatering facilities, liquid sludge from each, a “host” and one or more “guest” WPCPs is dewatered. At these facilities, the dewatered sludge may be of various origins warranting slightly different sampling conventions as provided below:
a. Liquid sludges from two or more WPCPs are mixed in the liquid
sludge storage tank at the host WPCP. When this occurs, the liquid sludge mixture is dewatered and grab samples of that dewatered sludge “mixture” are taken for the daily composite. Numerous combinations of liquid sludges with varying origins may pass through a liquid sludge storage tank in any one monitoring period. The metals analyses results of the sample for that monitoring period, contains the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with that information.
b. Dewatered sludges from two or more WPCPs are deposited into a
common dewatered sludge storage hopper from which grab samples are taken. When this occurs, the metals analyses results of the composite sample for that monitoring period contains the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with that information.
c. Liquid sludges from each a “host” and “guest” WPCP may be
stored in separate liquid sludge storage tanks, dewatered by separate trains of centrifuges and stored in separate storage hoppers. When this occurs, separate grab samples of dewatered sludge from each, the “host” and “guest” WPCP are taken, analyzed separately and reported as two distinct sludges. Whenever possible DEP has made its best effort to keep sludges of different origins separated.
The metals analyses results of dewatered sludge samples taken by the contractors, EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO), NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) and Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) were also entered into the database maintained by the DEP (the liquid sludge analyses for Owls Head is entered separately). Table 4 of Appendix B summarizes the average monthly metals concentrations for the Owls Head WPCP. The monthly metals concentrations represent an arithmetic average of the results from the analyses of all samples of Owls Head dewatered sewage sludge generated each month.
During this reporting period, Owls Head dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Ceiling Concentration Limits for all twelve (12) months (January,
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February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) as listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1). Further, during nine (9) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, November, December) in 2007 Owls Head dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Pollutant Concentration Limits as listed in Table 3 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1). B. PATHOGEN REDUCTION
To satisfy Class B Pathogen Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Owls Head, liquid sludge was anaerobically digested at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) for a minimum 15-day mean cell residence time, which, by definition, qualified the anaerobic digestion process used at this plant as a Process to Significantly Reduce Pathogens (PSRP) in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3). To generate a PSRP sludge at Owls Head the following equipment is utilized:
▸ four (4) thickeners; gravity type, circular -80' diameter each ▸ four (4) digesters; fixed cover type (primary) - 80' diameter, 160,900 ft3 each ▸ two (2) digesters; fixed cover type (secondary) - 71' diameter, 160,900 ft3 each ▸ six (6) heat exchangers - (1 per digester) 3.0 Mbtu/hr heating capacity total ▸ eight (8) mixing pumps; horizontal, end suction, mixed flow type - 50 hp, 6,100
gpm (2 per primary digester). These pumps have been out of service for the past five years.
▸ two (2) storage tanks - 65' diameter, 66,000 ft3 each
Typically, NYCDEP operates its digesters at elevations slightly below the full capacity of each digester. In addition, digesters may be taken out of service for repairs or cleaning. Therefore, the total digester volume reported on the PSRP sheets listed in Appendix C may be equal to or below the total digester volume as specified in the above equipment list. The temperature of digested sludge and the digested sludge production were measured using temperature gages and flow meters located on the heat exchangers and thickened sludge pumps respectively. Readings of each were taken and recorded on “treatment sheets” several times per day (typically twice per 8-hour shift). From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Owls Head reviewed the information and recorded it daily on a monthly “PSRP sheet”. The monthly PSRP sheets contain the following information:
1. Reported daily
a. sludge production (cubic feet)
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b. digester temperature (°F) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester detention time (days) e. percent solids thickened sludge (%) f. percent volatile solids thickened sludge (%) g. total digester volume (cubic feet)
2. Reported as a 15-day running average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
3. Reported as a monthly average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
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Monthly PSRP sheets for Owls Head are included in Appendix C. A summary of the average monthly digester operating parameters for this reporting period is provided below in Table 1.
Table 1
Average Monthly PSRP Summary Owls Head WPCP
MONTH
SLUDGE
PRODUCTION (1,000 ft3)
DIGESTER DETENTION
TIME (days)
PERCENT VOLATILE SOLIDS
REDUCTION (%)
DIGESTER
TEMPERATURE ( ̊F)
WAS PSRP MET?
JAN-07 90.8 7 45 90 NO
FEB-07 81.7 8 56 93 NO
MAR-07 92.5 7 51 92 NO
APR-07 81.1 8 50 93 NO
MAY-07 95.9 7 39 90 NO
JUN-07 102.2 6 17 85 NO
JUL-07 71.1 7 30 84 NO
AUG-07 93.9 5 38 85 NO
SEP-07 125.6 4 31 87 NO
OCT-07 111.7 4 34 90 NO
NOV-07 91.3 5 39 92 NO
DEC-07 79.1 6 47 88 NO
Notes:
1. The monthly average of digester operating parameters is not used by DEP to determine the allocations of dewatered sludge to the contractors, rather a 15-day running average (see PSRP sheets in Appendix C.On the dates where digester detention time was less than 15 days, the biosolid was not directly land applied.) is used.
For the anaerobic digestion process at Owls Head, a mixture of thickened primary and secondary sewage sludge was fed to each primary digester and treated in the absence of air, at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) with a minimum detention time of 15-days. A combination of primary and secondary digesters was utilized at Owls Head to achieve PSRP. Composite liquid sludge samples into and out of the digesters were taken and measured daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids to monitor digester process efficiency.
Monthly average PSRP requirements for Owls Head sludge were not satisfied for twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September,
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October, November, December) in 2007. NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of the various digester process parameters, as an indicator to determine whether or not PSRP requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the long term contractors. During those months or any portion thereof, when PSRP requirements were satisfied, Owls Head dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (contract 1141) (see introduction for processing details), and Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details). During those months or any portion thereof, when a trend towards PSRP non-compliance was detected in the 15-day moving average of any digester operating parameter, all dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO)(see introduction for processing details), and Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (contract 1141) (see introduction for processing details) and Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details). C. VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION
To satisfy Vector Attraction Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Owls Head, the mass of volatile solids was reduced to a minimum of thirty-eight percent (38%) using anaerobic digestion in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attraction reduction (b)(1). Determining the level of volatile solids reduction in the sewage sludge required that samples of the material be taken and analyzed. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of liquid sludge taken for measuring volatile solids reduction:
1. A grab sample of each, thickened sludge (entering digesters) and digested
sludge (exiting digesters) is taken daily and placed into a clean sampling container and refrigerated at 39°F (4°C). At the time of sampling, the sample date, sample time, sample number and sampling location are recorded.
2. Samples are transported to various DEP process laboratories where they
are analyzed daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids. The results are subsequently used in the “Mass Balance Method” to calculate the volatile solids reduction.
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Percent volatile solids reduction figures were recorded daily on the “treatment sheets”. From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Owls Head reviewed the information and recorded it daily on the monthly “PSRP” sheet. Monthly PSRP sheets for Owls Head are included in Appendix C.
During this reporting period, the monthly average figures for volatile solids reduction were maintained at thirty-eight percent (38%) or greater for seven (7) months (January, February, March, April, May, August, November) in 2007. NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of volatile solids reduction in the digested sludge to determine whether or not vector attraction reduction requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months or any portion thereof, when vector attraction reduction requirements were satisfied Owls Head dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), and Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (contract 1141) (see introduction for processing details), and Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details). During those months, or any portion thereof, when a trend towards non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of the volatile solids reduction, all Owls Head dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (contract 1141) (see introduction for processing details) and Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details).
PATHOGEN REDUCTION AND VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTIONCERTIFICATION STATEMENT
"I certify, under penalty of law, that the Class B pathogen requirements in 40 CFR Part503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3) have not been met for twelve (12)months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October,November, December) based on a 15-day running average during this reporting period andthe vector attraction reduction requirements in 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attractionreduction (b)(l) have been met for five (5) months (January, February, March, April,December) based on a 15-day running average during this reporting period. For thosemonths or portions thereof, when Class B pathogen reduction requirements and/or vectorattraction reduction requirements were not met, Owls Head dewatered sludge wasdistributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details),EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract1131 BJO)(see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 1113BIO) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details), and Passaic Valley SewerageCommissioners(contract 1141) (see introduction for processing' details). Thisdetermination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with thesystem designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate theinformation used to determine that the pathogen requirements and vector attractionreduction requirements have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties forfalse certification including the possibility of fine and imprisonment."
Douglas S. Greeley, P.E.Deputy CommissionerBureau of Wastewater Treatment
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I. OWLS HEAD DEWATERED SLUDGE LAND APPLICATION / DISPOSAL A. EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1)
Approximately 4,272.39 dry metric tons of Owls Head dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
B. EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO)
Approximately 244.81 dry metric tons of Owls Head dewatered sludge was delivered to EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
C. NYOFCO (contact 947 ADM4)
Approximately 5,660.80 dry metric tons of Owls Head dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
D. Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO)
Approximately 985.63 dry metric tons of Owls Head dewatered sludge was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
E. Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3)
Approximately 66.15 dry metric tons of Owls Head dewatered sludge was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
F. Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (contract 1141)
Approximately 4,467.47 dry metric tons of Owls Head dewatered sludge was distributed to Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (contract 1141) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
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G. WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) During this reporting period, no Owls Head dewatered sludge was delivered to WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
Table 6 of Appendix D contains requisite information specific to each of the seven sludge management contractors.
Notes:1. Dewatered sludge production is expressed in dry metric tons.2. Note: PVSC receives liquid sludge from OH. PVSC = Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners.
Table 2
Table 3Monthly Dewatered Sludge Allocations to Contractors
Owls Head WPCP
ContractorsDewatering EPIC 1 EPIC 2 NYOFCO Tully Environmental Tully Environmental Passaic Valley Sewerage We Care Organics, LLC TOTALS
Notes: 1. Dewatered sludge production is expressed in dry metric tons. 2. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island3. Tully/JV (contract 947 ADM3) was suspended April 12, 2005 for failure to fulfill contractual obligations and resumed operation on July 2, 2007.
Table 3Monthly Dewatered Sludge Allocations to Contractors
Owls Head WPCP
ContractorsDewatering EPIC 1 EPIC 2 NYOFCO Tully Environmental Tully Environmental Passaic Valley Sewerage We Care Organics, LLC TOTALS
Notes: 1. Dewatered sludge production is expressed in dry metric tons. 2. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island3. Tully/JV (contract 947 ADM3) was suspended April 12, 2005 for failure to fulfill contractual obligations and resumed operation on July 2, 2007.
APPENDIX - B
Table 4.................................Monthly Average Metals DataTable 5.................................Analytical Methods for Metals
Concentration (DEP)Table 5A..............................Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractor’s)
1. Concentrations are expressed on a dry weight basis and represent the mean of all samples for that month.
2. US EPA Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge, 503.13 (b)(1) , Ceiling Concentration Limits and (3), Pollutant Concentration (Clean Sludge) Limits.
3. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island
1. Concentrations are expressed on a dry weight basis and represent the mean of all samples for that month.
2. US EPA Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge, 503.13 (b)(1) , Ceiling Concentration Limits and (3), Pollutant Concentration (Clean Sludge) Limits.
3. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island
CITY OF NEW YORK BIOSOLIDS QUALITY LIQUID SLUDGE METALS TO PVSC
AVG 90.8 90 45 7 2.4 87.1 1.4 78.1 626 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 90.8 7 45 90 NO
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
AVG. DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
Owls HeadJanuary 2007
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE DIG. TEMP
DEG F.
15 DAY AVERAGESJanuary 2007
Owls Head
Comments: Hot Loops of the secondary digesters are out of service. Digesters are omitted from total volume.Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 81.7 93 55 8 3.1 86.0 1.5 77.6 626 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. < 95F.MONTH
AVG 81.7 8 55 93 NO
DATE15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
February 2007February 2007Owls Head Owls Head
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
Comments: Hot Loops of the secondary digesters are out of service. Digesters are omitted from total volume.Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 95.9 90 39 7 2.3 83.2 1.5 75.4 626 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 95.9 7 39 90 NO
DATE15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
May 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
Owls Head Owls HeadMay 2007
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFT
Comments: Hot Loops of the secondary digesters are out of service. Digesters are omitted from total volume.Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 71.1 84 30 7 2.4 81.5 1.8 75.2 529 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 71.1 7 30 84 NO
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
July 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
Owls Head Owls Head
Comments: Hot Loops of the secondary digesters are out of service. Digesters are omitted from total volume.Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 93.9 85 38 5 1.8 82.3 1.2 76.1 500 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 93.9 5 38 85 NO
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGEDATE
DAILY SL. PROD.
1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
Owls Head Owls HeadAugust 2007 August 2007
Comments: Hot Loops of the secondary digesters are out of service. Digesters are omitted from total volume.Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 125.6 87 31 4 1.6 83.9 1.1 78.6 500 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 125.6 4 31 87 NO
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
Owls HeadSeptember 2007 September 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)Comments: Hot Loops of the secondary digesters are out of service. Digesters are omitted from total volume.
AVG 111.7 90 34 4 2.3 83.6 1.6 78.9 500 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 111.7 4 34 90 NO
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
October 2007 October 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
Owls Head Owls Head
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)Comments: Hot Loops of the secondary digesters are out of service. Digesters are omitted from total volume.
AVG 91.3 92 39 5 2.3 85.9 1.5 78.4 500 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 91.3 5 39 92 NO
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGEDATE
DAILY SL. PROD.
1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
Owls Head Owls HeadNovember 2007 November 2007
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)Comments: Hot Loops of the secondary digesters are out of service. Digesters are omitted from total volume.
AVG 79.1 88 47 6 2.4 85.6 1.4 76.3 484 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 79.1 6 47 88 NO
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGEDATE
DAILY SL. PROD.
1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
Owls Head Owls HeadDecember 2007 December 2007
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)Comments: Hot Loops of the secondary digesters are out of service. Digesters are omitted from total volume.
EPIC, Contract 947ADM1 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Dave Iverson Land Application Prince Edward, Charlotte, Buckingham Counties, VirginiaMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Transportation/ Lime Stabilization Lamar, Colorado, Alabama
EPIC, Contract 1131-BIO 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Pete Sarin Lime Stabilization Lamar, ColoradoMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Services Lime Stabilization Patton Isalnd, Lauderdale County, Florence, Alabama
Project Manager 973-601-9212 Ext. 208
NYOFCO, Contract 947ADM4 1108 Oak Point Avenue Mr. John Kopec Land Application Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania(New York Organic Fertilizer Company) Bronx, NY 10474 General Manager New York (demonstration project)
718-991-7417 ext. 223Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners 600 Wilson Avenue Mr. Gary Burns Land Application, Landfill cover New Jersey Meadowlands (PVSC)* Newark, NJ 07105 Project Manager
(973)817-5981Tully Environmental, Contract 1113-BIO 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Albert Kajtazi Composting Good Springs, Pennsylvania
Flushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Land Reclamation NYC(In-City t Projects, JFK Airport--Tully Construction), Pennsylvania (718)446-7000 Ext. 316
Tully Environmental, Contract 947ADM3** 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Dean Devoe Composting Good Spring, PennsylvaniaFlushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Lime Stabilization Pottersdale, Pennsylvania
(718) 446-7000 Ext. 298 Land Application OhioWeCare Organics, Contract 1181-BIO 9289 Bonta Bridge Road Mr. Jason Fleury Composting Good Spring, Pennsylvania
Jordan, NY 13080 Project Manager(315) 689-1937
Note: Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission receives liquid sludge from NYC DEP. NYC DEP liquid sludge is mixed with liquid sludges from other clients.
**Note Tully Environmental (Contract 947ADM3) was suspended on April 12, 2005 for failure to meet contractual obligations and restarted on July 2, 2007..
City of New YorkDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Bureau of Wastewater Treatment
PORT RICHMONDWATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT
US EPA 40 CFR Part 503Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
2007 Annual Report
Prepared for
CITY OF NEW YORK
Prepared by
City of New York, Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Wastewater Treatment
A. Dewatering Facility Allocations ..............................................................................1 II. PORT RICHMOND DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. Metals Analyses .......................................................................................................2
B. Pathogen Reduction .................................................................................................3
C. Vector Attraction Reduction....................................................................................6 D. Pathogen and Vector Attraction Reduction Certification Statement .......................8
III. PORT RICHMOND DEWATERED SLUDGE END USE A. EPIC, contract 947ADM1........................................................................................9
B. EPIC, contract 1131 BIO .........................................................................................9
C. NYOFCO, contract 947ADM4................................................................................9
D. Tully Environmental, contract 1113 BIO ................................................................9
E. Tully Environmental, contract 947ADM3...............................................................9
F. Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners, contract 1141........................................9 G. WeCare Organics, LLC, contract 1181 BIO............................................................9
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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix A - Table 2, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Production Table 3, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Allocations to Contractors Appendix B - Table 4, Monthly Average Metals Data
- Table 5, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (DEP) - Table 5A, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractors’)
Appendix C - Monthly PSRP Sheets Appendix D - Table 6, Sludge Management Contractor Information
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Requisite information, specific to the Port Richmond WPCP is provided below.
FACILITY NAME
LOCATION
DEWATERING FACILITY
SPDES PERMIT #
CONTACT PERSON
PROCESS ENGINEER
Port Richmond Water Pollution Control Plant
Richmond Terrace & Bodine Street Staten Island, NY 11235
No
NY0026107
Superintendent John Russo (718) 474-3663
Doug Ford
Additional Permits
Facility Name Location Permit Name Permit # Type of Permit (Federal, State)
Port Richmond Water Pollution Control Plant
Richmond Terrace & Bodine Street Staten Island, NY 11235
Registration 264010001202000 State
I. PORT RICHMOND DEWATERED SLUDGE QUANTITIES
A. DEWATERING FACILITY ALLOCATIONS
The Port Richmond WPCP is not furnished with a sludge dewatering facility. Liquid sludge from Port Richmond is transported via a 12-inch diameter force main to the Oakwood Beach WPCP for sludge dewatering.
For the reporting period of January 1 through December 31, 2007 approximately 4,078.11 dry metric tons of Port Richmond dewatered sludge was generated. Approximately 3,238.71 dry metric tons of Port Richmond sludge was dewatered at the Oakwood Beach dewatering facility. Approximately 239.20 dry metric tons of Port Richmond sludge was dewatered at the Hunts Point dewatering facility. Approximately 544.80 dry metric tons of Port Richmond sludge was dewatered at the Wards Island dewatering facility. Approximately 55.40 dry metric tons of Port Richmond liquid sludge was barged to Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners. Table 2 of Appendix A contains the monthly dewatered sludge production figures in dry metric tons for this reporting period.
The dewatered sludge production figures in Table 2 were determined from the liquid sludge production measured at each WPCP and summarized in the “PSRP” sheets (see Appendix C), the liquid sludge allocations from the marine transportation logs maintained by DEP for distributions of liquid sludge from the three liquid sludge vessels, and the weight receipts generated at the sludge dewatering facilities for each load of
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dewatered sludge removed by contractors. Total solids in the dewatered sludge is measured daily at each dewatering facility from grab samples of the material.
II. PORT RICHMOND DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. METALS ANALYSES
The concentration of each of the nine (9) metals listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1) was measured in all dewatered sludge generated at each sludge dewatering facility where Port Richmond liquid sludge was dewatered. The DEP maintains an extensive database that contains metals data from the analyses performed at the ELAP certified DEP metals laboratories and the outside contract laboratories utilized by the contractors. Tables 5 and 5A of Appendix B contain the analytical methods utilized by DEP and the contractors respectively, for determining the concentrations of the metals in dewatered sludge. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of dewatered sludge taken for metals analyses:
1. A grab sample of dewatered sludge is taken from the conveyor belts that
transport the material from the centrifuges to the dewatered sludge storage hoppers, placed in a clean sampling container once per 8-hour shift and composited daily (3 grab samples per day). Although not regularly practiced, grab samples may also be taken from the sampling ports on the centrifuges, the dewatered sludge storage hoppers and/or while the material is being discharged into a contractor’s vehicle in the truck loading bays. Samples are labeled with the date, time and, where applicable, the train of centrifuges from which the sample was retrieved.
2. Each daily composite taken during the monitoring period (one month) is
then refrigerated at 39°F (4°C) and, at the end of the monitoring period, is composited into a single sample that is analyzed monthly at one of the DEP metals laboratories.
3. At the Wards Island, Hunts Point, 26th Ward and Oakwood Beach
sludge dewatering facilities, liquid sludge from a “host” and one or more “guest” WPCPs are dewatered. At these facilities, the dewatered sludge may be of various origins warranting slightly different sampling conventions as provided below:
a. Liquid sludges from two or more WPCPs are mixed in the liquid
sludge storage tank at the host WPCP. When this occurs, the liquid sludge mixture is dewatered and grab samples of that
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dewatered sludge “mixture” are taken for the daily composite. Numerous combinations of liquid sludges with varying origins may pass through a liquid sludge storage tank in any one monitoring period. The metals analyses results of the sample for that monitoring period, contains the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with that information.
b. Dewatered sludges from two or more WPCPs are deposited into a
common dewatered sludge storage hopper from which grab samples are taken. When this occurs, the metals analyses results of the composite sample for that monitoring period contains the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with that information.
c. Liquid sludges from each a “host” and “guest” WPCP may be
stored in separate liquid sludge storage tanks, dewatered by separate trains of centrifuges and stored in separate storage hoppers. When this occurs, separate grab samples of dewatered sludge from each, the “host” and “guest” WPCP are taken, analyzed separately and reported as two distinct sludges. Whenever possible DEP has made its best effort to keep sludges of different origins separated.
The metals analyses results of dewatered sludge samples taken by the contractors EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO), NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4), Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) and WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) were entered into the database maintained by the DEP (the liquid sludge analyses for Port Richmond is entered separately). Table 4 of Appendix B summarizes the average monthly metals concentrations for the Port Richmond WPCP. The monthly metals concentrations represent an arithmetic average of the results from the analyses of all samples of Port Richmond dewatered sludge generated each month.
During this reporting period, Port Richmond dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Ceiling Concentration Limits for all twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) as listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1). Further, during eleven (11) months in 2007 (January, February, March, April, June, July, August, October, November, December), Port Richmond dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Pollutant Concentration Limits as listed in Table 3 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1).
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B. PATHOGEN REDUCTION
To satisfy Class B Pathogen Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Port Richmond, liquid sludge was anaerobically digested at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) for a minimum 15-day mean cell residence time, which, by definition, qualified the anaerobic digestion process used at this plant as a Process to Significantly Reduce Pathogens (PSRP) in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3). To generate a PSRP sludge at Port Richmond the following equipment is utilized:
70' diameter, 75,000 ft3 each ▸ two (2) digesters; fixed cover type (primary) - 90' diameter, 202,000 ft3 each ▸ one (1) digester; fixed cover type (secondary) - 90' diameter, 192,000 ft3 (not
heated or mixed) ▸ four (4) mixers; gas compressor type (not in operation)
▸ two (2) storage tanks - 1 @ 60' diameter, 75,000 ft3 each (not in service); 1 @ 43' diameter, 120,000 ft3 each
Typically, NYCDEP operates its digesters at elevations slightly below the full capacity of each digester. In addition, digesters may be taken out of service for repairs or cleaning. Therefore, the total digester volume reported on the PSRP sheets listed in Appendix C may be equal to or below the total digester volume as specified in the above equipment list. The temperature of digested sludge was measured using temperature gauges located on the heat exchangers. The digested sludge production was measured using storage tank elevations. Readings of each were taken and recorded on “treatment sheets” several times per day (typically twice per 8-hour shift). From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Port Richmond reviewed the information and recorded it daily on a monthly “PSRP sheet”. The monthly PSRP sheets contain the following information:
1. Reported daily
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester temperature (°F) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester detention time (days) e. percent solids thickened sludge (%) f. percent volatile solids thickened sludge (%) g. total digester volume (cubic feet)
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2. Reported as a 15-day running average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
3. Reported as a monthly average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
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Monthly PSRP sheets for Port Richmond are included in Appendix C. A summary of the average digester operating parameters for each month for this reporting period is provided below in Table 1.
Table 1 Monthly PSRP Summary
Port Richmond WPCP
MONTH
SLUDGE
PRODUCTION (1,000 ft3)
DIGESTER DETENTION
TIME (days)
PERCENT VOLATILE SOLIDS
REDUCTION (%)
DIGESTER
TEMPERATURE (°F)
WAS PSRP
MET?
JAN-07 14.1 17 52 100# NO
FEB-07 21.4 19 48 98# NO
MAR-07 22.9 17 44 97# NO
APR-07 24.0 17 44 97# NO
MAY-07 27.3 15 40 97# NO
JUN-07 30.0 13 41 98 NO
JUL-07 26.2 15 38 98# NO
AUG-07 29.5 14 38 99 NO
SEP-07 30.3 13 35 98 NO
OCT-07 31.6 13 35 98 NO
NOV-07 28.3 14 37 98 NO
DEC-07 30.0 13 44 96 NO
Notes:
1. The monthly average of digester operating parameters is not used by DEP to determine the allocations of dewatered sludge to the long term contractors, rather a 15-day running average (see PSRP sheets in Appendix C. On the dates where digester detention time was less than 15 days, the biosolid was not directly land applied.) is used.
2. The symbol # indicates one or more digester temperature readings were below 95°F.
For the anaerobic digestion process at Port Richmond, a mixture of thickened primary and secondary sewage sludge was fed to each primary digester and treated in the absence of air, at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) with a minimum detention time of 15-days. A combination of primary and secondary digesters was utilized at Port Richmond to achieve PSRP. Composite liquid sludge samples into and out of the digesters were taken and measured daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids to monitor digester process efficiency.
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Monthly average PSRP requirements for Port Richmond sludge were not satisfied during twelve(12 months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) in 2007. NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average, of the various digester process parameters, as an indicator to determine whether or not PSRP requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months, or any portion thereof, when PSRP requirements were satisfied, Port Richmond dewatered sludge was distributed to the contractors NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details), Passaic Sewerage Commissioners (contract 1141) (see introduction for processing details) and WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). During those months, or any portion thereof, when PSRP requirements were not satisfied, Port Richmond dewatered sludge was distributed to the contractors NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), and EPIC 1 (contract 947 ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), Passaic Sewerage Commissioners (contract 1141) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 947 ADM3) (see introduction for processing details) and WeCare Organics LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
C. VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION
To satisfy Vector Attraction Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Port Richmond, the mass of volatile solids was reduced to a minimum of thirty-eight percent (38%) using anaerobic digestion in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attraction reduction (b)(1). Determining the level of volatile solids reduction in the sewage sludge required that samples of the material be taken and analyzed. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of liquid sludge taken for measuring volatile solids reduction:
1. A grab sample of each, thickened sludge (entering digesters) and digested
sludge (exiting digesters) is taken daily and placed into a clean sampling container and refrigerated at 39°F (4°C). At the time of sampling, the sample date, sample time, sample number and sampling location are recorded.
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2. Samples are transported to various DEP process laboratories where they
are analyzed daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids. The results are subsequently used in the “Mass Balance Method” to calculate the volatile solids reduction.
3. Percent volatile solids reduction figures were recorded daily on the
“treatment sheets”. From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Port Richmond reviewed the information and recorded it daily on the monthly “PSRP” sheet. Monthly PSRP sheets for Port Richmond are included in Appendix C.
Throughout 2007, the monthly average figures for volatile solids reduction in Port Richmond sewage sludge was consistently maintained at thirty-eight percent (38%) or greater for nine (9) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, December) during this reporting period. NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of volatile solids reduction in the digested sludge to determine whether or not vector attraction reduction requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the. During those months or any portion thereof, when vector attraction reduction requirements were satisfied Port Richmond dewatered sludge was distributed to the contractors NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO), Passaic Sewerage Commissioners (contract 1141) (see introduction for processing details) and WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). During the months thereof, when a trend towards non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of the volatile solids reduction, all Port Richmond dewatered sludge was allocated to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), Tully Environmental (contract 947 ADM3) (see introduction for processing details), and Passaic Sewerage Commissioners (contract 1141) (see introduction for processing details) and WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
PATHOGEN REDUCTION AND VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTIONCERTIFICATION STATEMENT
"I certify, under penalty of law, that the Class B pathogen reduction requirements in 40CFR Part 503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3) have not been met fortwelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August,September, October, ovember, December) based on a 15-day running average duringthis reporting period and the vector attraction reduction requirements in 40 CFR Part503.33 Vector attraction reduction (b)(1) have been met for three (3) months (January,May, December) based on a 15-day running average during this reporting period. Forthose portions of months, when Class B pathogen reduction requirements and/or vectorattraction reduction requirements were not met, Port Richmond dewatered sludge wasdistributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details),EPIC 1 (contract 947ADMl) (see introduction for processing details), TullyEnvironmental (contract 1113 BIO), Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (seeintroduction for processing details), Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (contract1141) (see introduction for processing details) and WeCare Organics, LLC (contract1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). This determination has been madeunder my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure thatqualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine thatthe pathogen requirements and vector attraction reduction requirements have been met.I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including thepossibility of fine and imprisonnlent."
Douglas S. Greeley, P.E.Deputy CommissionerBureau of Wastewater Treatment
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I. PORT RICHMOND DEWATERED SLUDGE LAND APPLICATION / DISPOSAL
A. EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1)
Approximately 1,443.99 dry metric tons of Port Richmond dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details).
B. EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO)
During this reporting period no Port Richmond dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
C. NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4)
Approximately 527.30 dry metric tons of Port Richmond dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details).
D. Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO)
Approximately 1,523.32 dry metric tons of Port Richmond dewatered sludge distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
E. Tully Environmental (contract 947 ADM3)
Approximately 133.00 dry metric tons of Port Richmond dewatered sludge distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details).
F. Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (contract 1141)
Approximately 55.40 (to November) dry metric tons of Port Richmond dewatered sludge was distributed to Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (contract 1141) (see introduction for processing details).
G. WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO)
Approximately 395.10 dry metric tons of Port Richmond dewatered sludge was distributed to WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
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Table 6 of Appendix D contains requisite information specific to each of the seven sludge management contractors (including Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners).
Notes:1. Dewatered sludge production is expressed in dry metric tons.2. Note: PVSC receives liquid sludge from PR. PVSC = Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners.
Table 2
Table 3Monthly Dewatered Sludge Allocations to Contractors
Port Richmond WPCP
ContractorsDewatering EPIC 1 EPIC 2 NYOFCO Tully Environmental Tully Environmental Passaic Valley Sewerage We Care Organics, LLC TOTALS
1. Concentrations are expressed on a dry weight basis and represent the mean of all samples for that month.
2. US EPA Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge, 503.13 (b)(1) , Ceiling Concentration Limits and (3), Pollutant Concentration (Clean Sludge) Limits.
3. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island
4. Note Oakwood Beach liquid sludge is pumped to Port Richmond (January, February, March, April 2006).
CITY OF NEW YORK BIOSOLIDS QUALITY LIQUID SLUDGE METALS TO PVSC
AVG 21.4 98 48 19 2.8 83.0 1.6 70.5 400 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 21.4 19 48 98 NO
DATE15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
February 2007February 2007PORT RICHMOND PORT RICHMOND
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
Comments: Dig.#1 being cleaned, only Dig.# 3 in service. Zero sludge production occurs when there's no sludge being transferred to sFax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 27.3 97 40 15 2.2 82.6 1.6 66.0 400 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 27.3 15 40 97 NO
DATE15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
May 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
PORT RICHMOND PORT RICHMONDMay 2007
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFT
Comments: Dig.#1 being cleaned, only Dig.# 3 in service. Zero sludge production occurs when there's no sludge being transferred to sFax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 26.2 98 38 15 2.1 76.6 1.5 64.2 400 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 26.2 15 38 98 NO
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
July 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
PORT RICHMOND PORT RICHMOND
Comments: Dig.#1 being cleaned, only Dig.# 3 in service. Zero sludge production occurs when there's no sludge being transferred to sFax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 29.5 99 38 14 1.8 78.3 1.4 64.5 400 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 29.5 14 38 99 NO
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGEDATE
DAILY SL. PROD.
1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
PORT RICHMOND PORT RICHMONDAugust 2007 August 2007
Comments: Dig.#1 being cleaned, only Dig.# 3 in service. Zero sludge production occurs when there's no sludge being transferred to sFax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 30.3 98 35 13 1.7 81.3 1.3 67.8 400 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 30.3 13 35 98 NO
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
PORT RICHMONDSeptember 2007 September 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)Comments: Dig.#1 being cleaned, only Dig.# 3 in service. Zero sludge production occurs when there's no sludge being transferred to s
AVG 31.6 98 35 13 1.7 81.3 1.2 68.7 400 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 31.6 13 35 98 NO
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
October 2007 October 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
PORT RICHMOND PORT RICHMOND
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)Comments: Dig.#1 being cleaned, only Dig.# 3 in service. Zero sludge production occurs when there's no sludge being transferred to s
AVG 28.3 98 37 14 1.8 82.4 1.3 68.9 400 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 28.3 14 37 98 NO
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGEDATE
DAILY SL. PROD.
1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
PORT RICHMOND PORT RICHMONDNovember 2007 November 2007
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)Comments: Dig.#1 being cleaned, only Dig.# 3 in service. Zero sludge production occurs when there's no sludge being transferred to s
AVG 30.0 96 44 13 1.9 83.2 1.2 69.6 400 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 30.0 13 44 96 NO
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
15 DAY AVERAGESDIG. TEMP
DEG F.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGEDATE
DAILY SL. PROD.
1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
PORT RICHMOND PORT RICHMONDDecember 2007 December 2007
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)Comments: Dig.#1 being cleaned, only Dig.# 3 in service. Zero sludge production occurs when there's no sludge being transferred to s
EPIC, Contract 947ADM1 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Dave Iverson Land Application Prince Edward, Charlotte, Buckingham Counties, VirginiaMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Transportation/ Lime Stabilization Lamar, Colorado, Alabama
EPIC, Contract 1131-BIO 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Pete Sarin Lime Stabilization Lamar, ColoradoMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Services Lime Stabilization Patton Isalnd, Lauderdale County, Florence, Alabama
Project Manager 973-601-9212 Ext. 208
NYOFCO, Contract 947ADM4 1108 Oak Point Avenue Mr. John Kopec Land Application Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania(New York Organic Fertilizer Company) Bronx, NY 10474 General Manager New York (demonstration project)
718-991-7417 ext. 223Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners 600 Wilson Avenue Mr. Gary Burns Land Application, Landfill cover New Jersey Meadowlands (PVSC)* Newark, NJ 07105 Project Manager
(973)817-5981Tully Environmental, Contract 1113-BIO 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Albert Kajtazi Composting Good Springs, Pennsylvania
Flushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Land Reclamation NYC(In-City t Projects, JFK Airport--Tully Construction), Pennsylvania (718)446-7000 Ext. 316
Tully Environmental, Contract 947ADM3** 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Dean Devoe Composting Good Spring, PennsylvaniaFlushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Lime Stabilization Pottersdale, Pennsylvania
(718) 446-7000 Ext. 298 Land Application OhioWeCare Organics, Contract 1181-BIO 9289 Bonta Bridge Road Mr. Jason Fleury Composting Good Spring, Pennsylvania
Jordan, NY 13080 Project Manager(315) 689-1937
Note: Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission receives liquid sludge from NYC DEP. NYC DEP liquid sludge is mixed with liquid sludges from other clients.
**Note Tully Environmental (Contract 947ADM3) was suspended on April 12, 2005 for failure to meet contractual obligations and restarted on July 2, 2007..
City of New YorkDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Bureau of Wastewater Treatment
RED HOOKWATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT
US EPA 40 CFR Part 503Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
2007 Annual Report
Prepared for
CITY OF NEW YORK
Prepared by
City of New York, Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Wastewater Treatment
A. Dewatering Facility Allocations ..............................................................................1 II. RED HOOK DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. Metals Analyses .......................................................................................................2
B. Pathogen Reduction .................................................................................................3
C. Vector Attraction Reduction....................................................................................6 D. Pathogen and Vector Attraction Reduction Certification Statement .......................8
III. RED HOOK DEWATERED SLUDGE END USE A. EPIC, contract 947ADM1........................................................................................9 B. EPIC, contract 1131 BIO .........................................................................................9 C. NYOFCO, contract 947ADM4................................................................................9
D. Tully Environmental, contract 1113 BIO ................................................................9
E. Tully Environmental, contract 947ADM3...............................................................9
F. WeCare Organics, LLC, contract 1181 BIO............................................................9
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A - Table 2, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Production Table 3, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Allocations to Contractors Appendix B - Table 4, Monthly Average Metals Data
- Table 5, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (DEP) - Table 5A, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractors’)
Appendix C - Monthly PSRP Sheets Appendix D - Table 6, Sludge Management Contractor Information
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Requisite information, specific to the Red Hook WPCP is provided below.
FACILITY NAME
LOCATION
DEWATERING FACILITY
SPDES PERMIT #
CONTACT PERSON
PROCESS ENGINEER
Red Hook Water Pollution
Control Plant
63 Flushing Ave., unit 101 Brooklyn, N.Y. 11205-1069
Yes
NYOO27073
Superintendent Robert Rickey (718) 935-1597
John Soisson
Additional Permits
Facility Name
Location Permit Name Permit # Type of Permit (Federal, State)
Red Hook Water Pollution Control Plant
63 Flushing Ave., unit 101 Brooklyn, NY 11205-1069
Registration 261010002302000 State
I. RED HOOK DEWATERED SLUDGE QUANTITIES
A. DEWATERING FACILITY ALLOCATIONS
One of the City’s eight sludge dewatering facilities is located on-site at the Red Hook WPCP and is furnished with the following primary equipment:
▸ two (2) centrifuges; solid bowl type - rated @ 120 gpm ▸ two (2) storage bins - working capacity 1,750 ft3 each ▸ one (1) truck loading bays; pass through type ▸ one (1) truck loading scale - 100 ton capacity each ▸ four (4) truck loading slide gates - 3' L x 2' W ▸ one (1) scale room; automated In addition to the primary equipment listed above the City operates various ancillary facilities and equipment at Red Hook that include; a docking facility which can accommodate each of the three (3) liquid sludge vessels used by the City to transport liquid sludge from the “guest” WPCPs (without dewatering facilities) to the “host” WPCPs (with dewatering facilities) and two (2) liquid sludge storage tanks.
For the reporting period of January 1 through December 31, 2007 anaerobically digested, thickened sewage sludge generated at Red Hook was dewatered at the Red Hook, and Wards Island dewatering facilities. Approximately 2,540.58 dry metric tons of Red Hook dewatered sludge was generated. Approximately 2,534.38 dry metric tons of Red Hook
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sludge was dewatered at the Red Hook dewatering facility. Approximately 6.20 dry metric tons of Red Hook sludge was dewatered at the Wards Island dewatering facility. Table 2 of Appendix A contains the monthly dewatered sludge production figures in dry metric tons for this reporting period.
The dewatered sludge production figures in Table 2 were determined from the liquid sludge production measured at each WPCP and summarized in the “PSRP” sheets (see Appendix C), the liquid sludge allocations from the marine transportation logs maintained by DEP for distributions of liquid sludge from the three liquid sludge vessels, and the weight receipts generated at the sludge dewatering facilities for each load of dewatered sludge removed by the contractors. Total solids in the dewatered sludge is measured daily at each dewatering facility from grab samples of the material.
II. RED HOOK DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. METALS ANALYSES
The concentration of each of the nine (9) metals listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1) was measured in all dewatered sludge generated at Red Hook. The DEP maintains an extensive database that contains metals data from the analyses performed at the ELAP certified DEP metals laboratories and the outside contract laboratories utilized by the contractors. Tables 5 and 5A of Appendix B contain the analytical methods utilized by DEP and the contractors respectively, for determining the concentrations of the metals in dewatered sludge. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of dewatered sludge taken for metals analyses:
1. A grab sample of dewatered sludge is taken from the conveyor belts that
transport the material from the centrifuges to the dewatered sludge storage hoppers, placed in a clean sampling container once per 8-hour shift and composited daily (3 grab samples per day). Although not regularly practiced, grab samples may also be taken from the sampling ports on the centrifuges, the dewatered sludge storage hoppers and/or while the material is being discharged into a contractor’s vehicle in the truck loading bays. Samples are labeled with the date, time and, where applicable, the train of centrifuges from which the sample was retrieved.
2. Each daily composite taken during the monitoring period (one month) is
then refrigerated at 39°F (4°C) and, at the end of the monitoring period, is composited into a single sample that is analyzed monthly at one of the DEP metals laboratories.
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The metals analyses results of dewatered sludge samples taken by the contractors, EPIC 1 (contract 947 ADM1), NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) and WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) were also entered into the database maintained by the DEP. Table 4 of Appendix B summarizes the average monthly metals concentrations for the Red Hook WPCP. The monthly metals concentrations represent an arithmetic average of the results from the analyses of all samples of Red Hook dewatered sewage sludge generated each month.
During this reporting period, Red Hook dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Ceiling Concentration Limits for all twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) as listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1). Further, during nine (9) months (January, February, March, April, June, September, October, November, December) in 2007, the Red Hook dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Pollutant Concentration Limits as listed in Table 3 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1).
B. PATHOGEN REDUCTION
To satisfy Class B Pathogen Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Red Hook, liquid sludge was anaerobically digested at a minimum temperature of 95̊F (35°C) for a minimum 15-day mean cell residence time, which, by definition, qualified the anaerobic digestion process used at this plant as a Process to Significantly Reduce Pathogens (PSRP) in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3). To generate a PSRP sludge at Red Hook the following equipment is utilized:
▸ four (4) thickeners; gravity type, circular - 60' diameter each ▸ three (3) digesters; fixed cover type (primary) - 60' diameter, 90,000 ft3 each ▸ three (3) digesters; fixed cover type (secondary) - 60' diameter, 90,000 ft3 each ▸ thirty-six (36) sludge heaters; (6 per digester) - 320,000 btu/hr heating capacity
for mesophilic operation ▸ twelve (12) mixing pumps; (2 per digester) - 50 hp, 4,900 gpm each
▸ two (2) storage tanks - 70' diameter 125,000 ft3 each
Typically, NYCDEP operates its digesters at elevations slightly below the full capacity of each digester. In addition, digesters may be taken out of service for repairs or cleaning. Therefore, the total digester volume reported on the PSRP sheets listed in Appendix C may be equal to or below the total digester volume as specified in the above equipment list. The temperature of digested sludge and the digested sludge production were measured using temperature gauges and flow meters located on the heat exchangers and
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thickened sludge pumps respectively. Readings of each were taken and recorded on “treatment sheets” several times per day (typically twice per 8-hour shift). From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Red Hook reviewed the information and recorded it daily on a monthly “PSRP sheet”. The monthly PSRP sheets contain the following information:
1. Reported daily
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester temperature (°F) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester detention time (days) e. percent solids thickened sludge (%) f. percent volatile solids thickened sludge (%) g. total digester volume (cubic feet)
2. Reported as a 15-day running average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
3. Reported as a monthly average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
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Monthly PSRP sheets for the Red Hook WPCP are included in Appendix C. A summary of the average monthly digester operating parameters for this reporting period is provided below in Table 1.
Table 1 Average Monthly PSRP Summary
Red Hook WPCP
MONTH
SLUDGE
PRODUCTION (1,000 ft3)
DIGESTER DETENTION
TIME (days)
PERCENT VOLATILE SOLIDS
REDUCTION (%)
DIGESTER
TEMPERATURE (°F)
WAS PSRP MET?
JAN-07 13.4 32 67 99# NO
FEB-07 14.6 29 65 97# NO
MAR-07 19.3 20 60 97# NO
APR-07 16.1 25 67 100# NO
MAY-07 13.8 31 70 101# NO
JUN-07 15.7 27 60 100# NO
JUL-07 12.8 33 59 101 NO
AUG-07 14.1 30 57 101 YES
SEP-07 20.1 21 53 100 YES
OCT-07 17.1 25 55 100 YES
NOV-07 14.3 30 66 100 YES
DEC-07 16.0 27 65 100 YES Notes:
1. The monthly average of digester operating parameters is not used by DEP to determine the allocations of dewatered sludge to the contractors, rather a 15-day running average (see PSRP sheets in Appendix C. On the dates where digester detention time was less than 15 days, the biosolid was not directly land applied.) is used.
2. The symbol # indicates one or more digester temperature readings were below 95°F.
For the anaerobic digestion process at Red Hook, a mixture of thickened primary and secondary sewage sludge was fed to each primary digester and treated in the absence of air, at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) with a minimum detention time of 15-days. A combination of primary and secondary digesters was utilized at Red Hook to achieve PSRP. Composite liquid sludge samples into and out of the digesters were taken and measured daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids to monitor digester process efficiency.
Monthly average PSRP requirements for Red Hook sludge were satisfied during five (5) months (August, September, October, November, December) in 2007. NYCDEP uses a
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15-day running average of the various digester process parameters, as an indicator to determine whether or not PSRP requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months, or any portion thereof, when PSRP requirements were satisfied, Red Hook dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details) and WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). During those months, or any portion thereof, when a trend towards PSRP non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of any digester operating parameter, Red Hook dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details) and WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). C. VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION
To satisfy Vector Attraction Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Red Hook, the mass of volatile solids was reduced to a minimum of thirty-eight percent (38%) using anaerobic digestion in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attraction reduction (b)(1). Determining the level of volatile solids reduction in the sewage sludge required that samples of the material be taken and analyzed. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of liquid sludge taken for measuring volatile solids reduction:
1. A grab sample of each, thickened sludge (entering digesters) and digested
sludge (exiting digesters) is taken daily and placed into a clean sampling container and refrigerated at 39°F (4°C). At the time of sampling, the sample date, sample time, sample number and sampling location are recorded.
2. Samples are transported to various DEP process laboratories where they
are analyzed daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids. The results are subsequently used in the “Mass Balance Method” to calculate the volatile solids reduction.
Percent volatile solids reduction figures were recorded daily on the “treatment sheets”. From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Red Hook reviewed the information and recorded it daily on the monthly “PSRP” sheet. Monthly PSRP sheets for the Red Hook WPCP are included in Appendix C.
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Throughout 2007, the monthly average figures of volatile solids reduction in sewage sludge generated at Red Hook were consistently maintained at thirty-eight percent (38%) or greater for twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) in 2007. NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of volatile solids reduction in the digested sludge to determine whether or not vector attraction reduction requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months, or any portion thereof, when vector attraction reduction requirements were satisfied, Red Hook dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details) and WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). During those months, or any portion thereof, when vector attraction reduction requirements were satisfied, Red Hook dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details) and WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
PATHOGEN REDUCTION AND VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTIONCERTIFICATION STATEMENT
"I certify, under penalty of law, that the Class B pathogen requirements in 40 CFR Part503. 32 (b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3) have been met for five (S) months(July, August, September, October, ovember) based on a IS-day running average duringthis reporting period and the vector attraction reduction requirements in 40 CFR Part503.33 Vector attraction reduction (b)(l) have been met for eleven (11) months (January,February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October) based on aIS-day running average during this reporting period. For those months or portions thereof,when Class B pathogen reduction requirements and/or vector attraction reductionrequirements were not met, Red Hook dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1(contract 947ADMl) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131BIO) (see introduction for processing details), NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (seeintroduction for processing details) and WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO)(see introduction for processing details). This determination has been made under mydirection and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualifiedpersonnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that thepathogen requirements and vector attraction reduction requirements have been met. I amaware that there are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility offine and imprisonment."
Douglas S. Greeley, P.E.Deputy CommissionerBureau of Wastewater Treatment
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I. RED HOOK DEWATERED SLUDGE LAND APPLICATION / DISPOSAL A. EPIC 1 (contract 947 ADM1)
Approximately 955.83 metric tons of Red Hook dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
B. EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO)
Approximately 55.18 dry metric tons of Red Hook dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
.
C. NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4)
Approximately 1,360.82 dry metric tons of Red Hook dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947 ADM4) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
D. Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO)
During this reporting period, no dewatered Red Hook sludge was shipped to Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
E. Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3)
During this reporting period, no dewatered Red Hook sludge was shipped to Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details).
F. WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) Approximately 168.75 dry metric tons of Red Hook dewatered sludge was distributed to WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
Table 6 of Appendix D contains requisite information specific to each of the six sludge
Notes: 1. Dewatered sludge production is expressed in dry metric tons. 2. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island3. Tully/JV (contract 947 ADM3) was suspended April 12, 2005 for failure to fulfill contractual obligations and resumed operations on July 2, 2007.
APPENDIX - B
Table 4.................................Monthly Average Metals DataTable 5.................................Analytical Methods for Metals
Concentration (DEP)Table 5A..............................Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractor’s)
1. Concentrations are expressed on a dry weight basis and represent the mean of all samples for that month.
2. US EPA Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge, 503.13 (b)(1) , Ceiling Concentration Limits and (3), Pollutant Concentration (Clean Sludge) Limits.
3. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island
Table 5Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations
AVG 14.6 97 65 29 3.4 83.0 1.5 66.4 430 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.
MONTHAVG 14.6 29 65 97 NO
DAILY SL. PROD.
1000 CUFT
Comments: Boilers and Cogen down on the 2/3/07 until 2/5/07, all three primary digesters below PSRP temp. Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax: (718) 595-5145
EPIC, Contract 947ADM1 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Dave Iverson Land Application Prince Edward, Charlotte, Buckingham Counties, VirginiaMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Transportation/ Lime Stabilization Lamar, Colorado, Alabama
EPIC, Contract 1131-BIO 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Pete Sarin Lime Stabilization Lamar, ColoradoMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Services Lime Stabilization Patton Isalnd, Lauderdale County, Florence, Alabama
Project Manager 973-601-9212 Ext. 208
NYOFCO, Contract 947ADM4 1108 Oak Point Avenue Mr. John Kopec Land Application Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania(New York Organic Fertilizer Company) Bronx, NY 10474 General Manager New York (demonstration project)
718-991-7417 ext. 223Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners 600 Wilson Avenue Mr. Gary Burns Land Application, Landfill cover New Jersey Meadowlands (PVSC)* Newark, NJ 07105 Project Manager
(973)817-5981Tully Environmental, Contract 1113-BIO 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Albert Kajtazi Composting Good Springs, Pennsylvania
Flushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Land Reclamation NYC(In-City t Projects, JFK Airport--Tully Construction), Pennsylvania (718)446-7000 Ext. 316
Tully Environmental, Contract 947ADM3** 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Dean Devoe Composting Good Spring, PennsylvaniaFlushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Lime Stabilization Pottersdale, Pennsylvania
(718) 446-7000 Ext. 298 Land Application OhioWeCare Organics, Contract 1181-BIO 9289 Bonta Bridge Road Mr. Jason Fleury Composting Good Spring, Pennsylvania
Jordan, NY 13080 Project Manager(315) 689-1937
Note: Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission receives liquid sludge from NYC DEP. NYC DEP liquid sludge is mixed with liquid sludges from other clients.
**Note Tully Environmental (Contract 947ADM3) was suspended on April 12, 2005 for failure to meet contractual obligations and restarted on July 2, 2007..
City of New YorkDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Bureau of Wastewater Treatment
ROCKAWAYWATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT
US EPA 40 CFR Part 503Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
2007 Annual Report
Prepared for
CITY OF NEW YORK
Prepared by
City of New York, Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Wastewater Treatment
A. Dewatering Facility Allocations ..............................................................................1 II. ROCKAWAY DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. Metals Analyses .......................................................................................................2
B. Pathogen Reduction .................................................................................................3
C. Vector Attraction Reduction....................................................................................6 D. Pathogen and Vector Attraction Reduction Certification Statement .......................8
III. ROCKAWAY DEWATERED SLUDGE END USE A. EPIC, contract 947ADM1........................................................................................9
B. EPIC, contract 1131 BIO .........................................................................................9
D. Tully Environmental, contract 1113 BIO ................................................................9
E. Tully Environmental, contract 947ADM3...............................................................9 F. WeCare Organics, LLC, contract 1181 BIO............................................................9
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A - Table 2, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Production Table 3, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Allocations to Contractors Appendix B - Table 4, Monthly Average Metals Data
- Table 5, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (DEP) - Table 5A, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractors’)
Appendix C - Monthly PSRP Sheets Appendix D - Table 6, Sludge Management Contractor Information
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Requisite information, specific to the Rockaway WPCP is provided below.
FACILITY NAME
LOCATION
DEWATERING FACILITY
SPDES PERMIT #
CONTACT PERSON
PROCESS ENGINEER
Rockaway Water Pollution Control Plant
Beach Channel Drive & 106 St. Rockaway, NY 11235
No
NYOO26221
Superintendent Frank Esposito (718) 474-3663
Bill Sedutto
Additional Permits
Facility Name Location Permit Name Permit # Type of Permit (Federal, State)
Rockaway Water Pollution Control Plant
Beach Channel Drive & 106 St. Rockaway, NY 11235
Registration 263090000302000 State
I. ROCKAWAY DEWATERED SLUDGE QUANTITIES
A. DEWATERING FACILITY ALLOCATIONS
The Rockaway WPCP is not furnished with a sludge dewatering facility. Liquid sludge from Rockaway is transported via three (3) liquid sludge vessels to the “host” WPCPs (with dewatering facilities), where the sludge is pumped into a storage tank for subsequent dewatering. A docking facility for the liquid sludge vessels and two (2) liquid sludge storage tanks are maintained for the liquid sludge, marine transportation operation. During this reporting period (January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007), liquid sludge generated at Rockaway was sent to the 26th Ward sludge dewatering facility.
For the reporting period of January 1 through December 31, 2007 all anaerobically digested, thickened sewage sludge generated at Rockaway was dewatered at 26th Ward and Wards Island dewatering facilities. Approximately 1,202.73 dry metric tons of Rockaway dewatered sludge was generated. Approximately 1,144.93 dry metric tons of Rockaway dewatered sludge was processed at the 26th Ward dewatering facility. Approximately 21.90 dry metric tons of Rockaway dewatered sludge was processed at the Wards Island dewatering facility. Table 2 of Appendix A contains the monthly dewatered sludge production figures in dry metric tons for this reporting period.
The dewatered sludge production figures in Table 2 were determined from the liquid sludge production measured at each WPCP and summarized in the “PSRP” sheets (see
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Appendix C), the liquid sludge allocations from the marine transportation logs maintained by DEP for distributions of liquid sludge from the three liquid sludge vessels, and the weight receipts generated at the sludge dewatering facilities for each load of dewatered sludge removed by the contractors. Total solids in the dewatered sludge is measured daily at each dewatering facility from grab samples of the material.
II. ROCKAWAY DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. METALS ANALYSES
The concentration of each of the nine (9) metals listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1) was measured in all dewatered sludge generated at each dewatering facility where Rockaway liquid sludge was dewatered. The DEP maintains an extensive database that contains metals data from the analyses performed at the ELAP certified DEP metals laboratories and the outside contract laboratories utilized by the contractors. Tables 5 and 5A of Appendix B contain the analytical methods utilized by DEP and the contractors respectively, for determining the concentrations of the metals in dewatered sludge. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of dewatered sludge taken for metals analyses:
1. A grab sample of dewatered sludge is taken from the conveyor belts that
transport the material from the centrifuges to the dewatered sludge storage hoppers, placed in a clean sampling container once per 8-hour shift and composited daily (3 grab samples per day). Although not regularly practiced, grab samples may also be taken from the sampling ports on the centrifuges, the dewatered sludge storage hoppers and/or while the material is being discharged into a contractor’s vehicle in the truck loading bays. Samples are labeled with the date, time and, where applicable, the train of centrifuges from which the sample was retrieved.
2. Each daily composite taken during the monitoring period (one month) is
then refrigerated at 39°F (4°C) and, at the end of the monitoring period, is composited into a single sample that is analyzed monthly at one of the DEP metals laboratories.
3. At the Wards Island, Hunts Point, 26th Ward and Oakwood Beach
sludge dewatering facilities, liquid sludge from a “host” and one or more “guest” WPCPs is dewatered. At these facilities, the dewatered sludge may be of various origins warranting slightly different sampling conventions as provided below:
a. Liquid sludges from two or more WPCPs are mixed in the liquid
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sludge storage tank at the host WPCP. When this occurs, the liquid sludge mixture is dewatered and grab samples of that dewatered sludge “mixture” are taken for the daily composite. Numerous combinations of liquid sludges with varying origins may pass through a liquid sludge storage tank in any one monitoring period. The metals analyses results of the sample for that monitoring period, contains the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with that information.
b. Dewatered sludges from two or more WPCPs are deposited into a
common dewatered sludge storage hopper from which grab samples are taken. When this occurs, the metals analyses results of the composite sample for that monitoring period contains the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with that information.
c. Liquid sludges from each a “host” and “guest” WPCP may be
stored in separate liquid sludge storage tanks, dewatered by separate trains of centrifuges and stored in separate storage hoppers. When this occurs, separate grab samples of dewatered sludge from each, the “host” and “guest” WPCP are taken, analyzed separately and reported as two distinct sludges. Whenever possible DEP has made its best effort to keep sludges of different origins separated.
The metals analyses results of dewatered sludge samples taken by the contractors EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) and NYOFCO (contract 947ADM3) were entered into the database maintained by the DEP. Table 4 of Appendix B summarizes the average monthly metals concentrations for the Rockaway WPCP. The monthly metals concentrations represent an arithmetic average of the results from the analyses of all samples of Rockaway dewatered sewage sludge generated each month.
During this reporting period, Rockaway dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Ceiling Concentration Limits for all twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) as listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1). Further, during twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December), Rockaway dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Pollutant Concentration Limits as listed in Table 3 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1).
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B. PATHOGEN REDUCTION
To satisfy Class B Pathogen Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Rockaway, liquid sludge was anaerobically digested at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) for a minimum 15 day mean cell residence time, which, by definition, qualified the anaerobic digestion process used at this plant as a Process to Significantly Reduce Pathogens (PSRP) in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3). To generate a PSRP sludge at Rockaway the following equipment is utilized:
▸ six (6) thickeners; gravity type, circular - 44' diameter ▸ three (3) digesters; fixed cover type (primary) - 3 @ 55' diameter, 100,600 ft3
each; one (1) Mesophillic feeding to one (1) Thermophillic with one primary digester out of service overflowing to four (4) fixed cover type (secondary) used as decanting tanks, two(2) @ 50' diameter, 48,700 ft3 each and two (2) @50' diameter, 43,800 ft3 each
Typically, NYCDEP operates its digesters at elevations slightly below the full capacity of each digester. In addition, digesters may be taken out of service for repairs or cleaning. Therefore, the total digester volume reported on the PSRP sheets listed in Appendix C may be equal to or below the total digester volume as specified in the above equipment list. The temperature of digested sludge and the digested sludge production were measured using temperature gauges and flow meters located on the heat exchangers and thickened sludge pumps respectively. Thickened sludge produced is estimated based on pump counters reading (no meter is used). Readings of each were taken and recorded on “treatment sheets” several times per day (typically twice per 8-hour shift). From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Rockaway reviewed the information and recorded it daily on a monthly “PSRP sheet”. The monthly PSRP sheets contain the following information:
1. Reported daily
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester temperature (°F) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester detention time (days) e. percent solids thickened sludge (%) f. percent volatile solids thickened sludge (%)
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g. total digester volume (cubic feet)
2. Reported as a 15-day running average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
3. Reported as a monthly average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
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Monthly PSRP sheets for the Rockaway WPCP are included in Appendix C. A summary of the average monthly digester operating parameters for this reporting period is provided below in Table 1.
Table 1 Average Monthly PSRP Summary
Rockaway WPCP
MONTH
SLUDGE
PRODUCTION (1,000 ft3)
DIGESTER DETENTION
TIME (days)
PERCENT VOLATILE SOLIDS
REDUCTION (%)
DIGESTER
TEMPERATURE (°F)
WAS PSRP MET?
JAN-07 5.3 32 68 110 YES
FEB-07 4.6 37 67 110 YES
MAR-07 7.4 23 63 110# NOAPR-07 8.4 20 59 110# NO
MAY-07 6.1 28 62 110 YES
JUN-07 7.4 23 58 110 YES
JUL-07 5.8 29 63 110 YES
AUG-07 4.9 34 65 110 YES
SEP-07 5.5 31 64 110 YES
OCT-07 6.1 28 65 110 YES
NOV-07 5.6 30 69 110 YES
DEC-07 5.2 33 73 110 YES Notes:
1. The monthly average of digester operating parameters is not used by DEP to determine the allocations of dewatered sludge to the contractors, rather a 15-day running average (see PSRP sheets in Appendix C. On the dates where digester detention time was less than 15 days, the biosolid was not directly land applied.) is used.
2. The symbol # indicates one or more digester temperature readings were below 95°F.
For the anaerobic digestion process at Rockaway, a mixture of thickened primary and secondary sewage sludge was fed to each primary digester and treated in the absence of air, at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) with a minimum detention time of 15-days. A combination of primary and secondary digesters was utilized at Rockaway to achieve PSRP. Composite liquid sludge samples into and out of the digesters were taken and measured daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids to monitor digester process efficiency.
Monthly average PSRP requirements for Rockaway sludge were satisfied for ten (10) months (January, February, May, June, July, August, September, October, November,
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December) in 2007. NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of the various digester process parameters, as an indicator to determine whether or not PSRP requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months or portion thereof, when PSRP requirements were satisfied all Rockaway dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), and NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details). During those months or any portion thereof, when a trend towards PSRP non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of any digester operating parameter, all Rockaway dewatered sludge was allocated to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details), and NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details).
C. VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION
To satisfy Vector Attraction Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Rockaway, the mass of volatile solids was reduced to a minimum of thirty-eight percent (38%) using anaerobic digestion in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attraction reduction (b)(1). Determining the level of volatile solids reduction in the sewage sludge required that samples of the material be taken and analyzed. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of liquid sludge taken for measuring volatile solids reduction:
1. A grab sample of each, thickened sludge (entering digesters) and digested
sludge (exiting digesters) is taken daily and placed into a clean sampling container and refrigerated at 39°F (4°C). At the time of sampling, the sample date, sample time, sample number and sampling location are recorded.
2. Samples are transported to various DEP process laboratories where they
are analyzed daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids. The results are subsequently used in the “Mass Balance Method” to calculate the volatile solids reduction.
Percent volatile solids reduction figures were recorded daily on the “treatment sheets”. From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Rockaway reviewed the information and recorded it daily on the monthly “PSRP” sheet. Monthly PSRP sheets for Rockaway are included in Appendix C.
Throughout 2007, the monthly average figures for volatile solids reduction in the sewage
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sludge generated at Rockaway were consistently maintained at thirty-eight percent (38%) or greater for all twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December). During those months, or any portion thereof, when vector attraction reduction requirements were satisfied, all Rockaway dewatered sludge was distributed to the EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details) and NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details). During those months or any portion thereof, when a trend towards non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of the volatile solids reduction, all Rockaway dewatered sludge was distributed to the EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details) and NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details).
PATHOGEN REDUCTION AND VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTIONCERTIFICATION STATEMENT
"I certify, under penalty of law, that the Class B pathogen requirements in 40 CFR Part503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3) have been met for ten (10) months (January,February, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) based on a l5-dayrunning average during this reporting period and the vector attraction reduction requirements in 40CFR Part 503.33 Vector attraction reduction (b)(l) have been met for twelve (12) months(January, February, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) in 2007based on a 15-day running average during this reporting period. For those months or portionsthereof, when Class B pathogen reduction requirements and/or vector attraction reductionrequirements were not met, Rockaway was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (seeintroduction for processing details), EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processingdetails) and NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details). Thisdetermination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the systemdesigned to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used todetermine that the pathogen requirements and vector attraction reduction requirements have beenmet. 1 am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including the possibilityof fine and imprisonment."
Douglas S. Greeley, P.E.Deputy CommissionerBureau of Wastewater Treatment
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I. ROCKAWAY DEWATERED SLUDGE LAND APPLICATION / DISPOSAL
A. EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1)
Approximately 350.23 dry metric tons of Rockaway dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details).
B. EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO)
Approximately 794.70 dry metric tons of Rockaway dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
C. NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4)
Approximately 21.90 dry metric tons of Rockaway dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details).
D. Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO)
During this reporting period, no dry metric tons of Rockaway dewatered sludge was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
E. Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3)
During this reporting period, no dry metric tons of Rockaway dewatered sludge was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details).
F. WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO)
During this reporting period, no dry metric tons of Rockaway dewatered sludge was distributed to WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
Table 6 of Appendix D contains requisite information specific to each of the six sludge management contractors.
Notes: 1. Dewatered sludge production is expressed in dry metric tons. 2. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island3. Tully/JV (contract 947 ADM3) was suspended April 12, 2005 for failure to fulfill contractual obligations and resumed operations on July 2, 2007.
APPENDIX - B
Table 4.................................Monthly Average Metals DataTable 5.................................Analytical Methods for Metals
Concentration (DEP)Table 5A..............................Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractor’s)
1. Concentrations are expressed on a dry weight basis and represent the mean of all samples for that month.
2. US EPA Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge, 503.13 (b)(1) , Ceiling Concentration Limits and (3), Pollutant Concentration (Clean Sludge) Limits.
3. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island
Table 5Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations
EPIC, Contract 947ADM1 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Dave Iverson Land Application Prince Edward, Charlotte, Buckingham Counties, VirginiaMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Transportation/ Lime Stabilization Lamar, Colorado, Alabama
EPIC, Contract 1131-BIO 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Pete Sarin Lime Stabilization Lamar, ColoradoMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Services Lime Stabilization Patton Isalnd, Lauderdale County, Florence, Alabama
Project Manager 973-601-9212 Ext. 208
NYOFCO, Contract 947ADM4 1108 Oak Point Avenue Mr. John Kopec Land Application Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania(New York Organic Fertilizer Company) Bronx, NY 10474 General Manager New York (demonstration project)
718-991-7417 ext. 223Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners 600 Wilson Avenue Mr. Gary Burns Land Application, Landfill cover New Jersey Meadowlands (PVSC)* Newark, NJ 07105 Project Manager
(973)817-5981Tully Environmental, Contract 1113-BIO 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Albert Kajtazi Composting Good Springs, Pennsylvania
Flushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Land Reclamation NYC(In-City t Projects, JFK Airport--Tully Construction), Pennsylvania (718)446-7000 Ext. 316
Tully Environmental, Contract 947ADM3** 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Dean Devoe Composting Good Spring, PennsylvaniaFlushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Lime Stabilization Pottersdale, Pennsylvania
(718) 446-7000 Ext. 298 Land Application OhioWeCare Organics, Contract 1181-BIO 9289 Bonta Bridge Road Mr. Jason Fleury Composting Good Spring, Pennsylvania
Jordan, NY 13080 Project Manager(315) 689-1937
Note: Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission receives liquid sludge from NYC DEP. NYC DEP liquid sludge is mixed with liquid sludges from other clients.
**Note Tully Environmental (Contract 947ADM3) was suspended on April 12, 2005 for failure to meet contractual obligations and restarted on July 2, 2007..
City of New YorkDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Bureau of Wastewater Treatment
TALLMAN ISLANDWATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT
US EPA 40 CFR Part 503Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
2007 Annual Report
Prepared for
CITY OF NEW YORK
Prepared by
City of New York, Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Wastewater Treatment
A. Dewatering Facility Allocations ..............................................................................1 II. TALLMAN ISLAND DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. Metals Analyses .......................................................................................................2
B. Pathogen Reduction .................................................................................................3
C. Vector Attraction Reduction....................................................................................6 D. Pathogen and Vector Attraction Reduction Certification Statement .......................8
III. TALLMAN ISLAND DEWATERED SLUDGE END USE A. EPIC, contract 947ADM1........................................................................................9 B. EPIC, contract 1131 BIO .........................................................................................9
C. NYOFCO, contract 947ADM4................................................................................9
D. Tully Environmental, contract 1113 BIO ................................................................9
E. Tully Environmental, contract 947ADM3...............................................................9
F. WeCare Organics, LLC, contract 1181 BIO............................................................9
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A - Table 2, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Production Table 3, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Allocations to Contractors Appendix B - Table 4, Monthly Average Metals Data
- Table 5, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (DEP) - Table 5A, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractors’)
Appendix C - Monthly PSRP Sheets Appendix D - Table 6, Sludge Management Contractor Information
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Requisite information, specific to the Tallman Island WPCP is provided below.
FACILITY NAME
LOCATION
DEWATERING FACILITY
SPDES PERMIT #
CONTACT PERSON
PROCESS ENGINEER
Tallman Island Water Pollution
Control Plant
127 Street & East River College Pt., N.Y. 11430
Yes
NY006239
Superintendent Joseph Massaro (718) 353-5124
Carmelo Giorlandino
Additional Permits
Facility Name Location Permit Name Permit # Type of Permit (Federal, State)
Tallman Island Water Pollution Control Plant
127 Street & East River College Pt., N.Y. 11430
Title V 263020001200013 Federal
Tallman Island Water Pollution Control Plant
127 Street & East River College Pt., NY 11430
Air State Facility Permit for 2 stage II generators
263020001200020 State
I. TALLMAN ISLAND DEWATERED SLUDGE QUANTITIES
A. DEWATERING FACILITY ALLOCATIONS
One of the City’s eight sludge dewatering facilities is located on-site, at the Tallman Island WPCP and is furnished with the following primary equipment:
▸ two (2) centrifuges; solid bowl type - rated @ 240 gpm ▸ two (2) storage bins - working capacity 1,960 ft3 each ▸ one (1) truck loading bays; single entry type ▸ one (1) truck loading scale - 100 ton capacity each ▸ four (4) truck loading slide gates - 3' L x 2' W ▸ one (1) scale room; automated For the reporting period of January 1 through December 31, 2007, all anaerobically digested, thickened sewage sludge generated at Tallman Island was dewatered at Tallman Island, Hunts Point and Wards Island sludge dewatering facilities. Approximately 7,812.94 dry metric tons of Tallman Island dewatered sludge was generated. Approximately 7,604.44 dry metric tons was dewatered at the Tallman Island sludge dewatering facility. Approximately 100.80 dry metric tons of Tallman Island sludge was dewatered at the Hunts Point dewatering facility. Approximately 107.70 dry metric tons of Tallman Island sludge was dewatered at the Wards Island dewatering facility.
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Table 2 of Appendix A contains the monthly dewatered sludge production figures in dry metric tons for this reporting period. The dewatered sludge production figures in Table 2 were determined from the liquid sludge production measured at each WPCP and summarized in the “PSRP” sheets (see Appendix C), the liquid sludge allocations from the marine transportation logs maintained by DEP for distributions of liquid sludge from the three liquid sludge vessels, and the weight receipts generated at the sludge dewatering facilities for each load of dewatered sludge removed by the contractors. Total solids in the dewatered sludge is measured daily at each dewatering facility from grab samples of the material.
II. TALLMAN ISLAND DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. METALS ANALYSES
The concentration of each of the nine (9) metals listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1) was measured in all dewatered sludge generated at Tallman Island. The DEP maintains an extensive database that contains metals data from the analyses performed at the ELAP certified DEP metals laboratories and the outside contract laboratories utilized by the contractors. Tables 5 and 5A of Appendix B contain the analytical methods utilized by DEP and the contractors respectively, for determining the concentrations of the metals in dewatered sludge. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of dewatered sludge taken for metals analyses:
1. A grab sample of dewatered sludge is taken from the conveyor belts that
transport the material from the centrifuges to the dewatered sludge storage hoppers, placed in a clean sampling container once per 8-hour shift and composited daily (3 grab samples per day). Although not regularly practiced, grab samples may also be taken from the sampling ports on the centrifuges, the dewatered sludge storage hoppers and/or while the material is being discharged into a contractor’s vehicle in the truck loading bays. Samples are labeled with the date, time and, where applicable, the train of centrifuges from which the sample was retrieved.
2. Each daily composite taken during the monitoring period (one month) is
then refrigerated at 39°F (4°C) and, at the end of the monitoring period, is composited into a single sample that is analyzed monthly at one of the DEP metals laboratories.
The metals analyses results of dewatered sludge samples taken by the contractors, EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1), NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4), and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) were also entered into the database maintained by the DEP. Table 4 of Appendix
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B summarizes the average monthly metals concentrations for the Tallman Island WPCP. The monthly metals concentrations represent an arithmetic average of the results from the analyses of all samples of Tallman Island dewatered sewage sludge generated each month.
During this reporting period, Tallman Island dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Ceiling Concentration Limits for all twelve(12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) as listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1. Further during eleven(11) months(January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, October, November, December) in 2007, Tallman Island dewatered sludge contained concentrations of metals that met the Pollutant Concentration Limits as listed in Table 3 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1).
B. PATHOGEN REDUCTION
To satisfy Class B Pathogen Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Tallman Island, liquid sludge was anaerobically digested at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) for a minimum 15-day mean cell residence time, which, by definition, qualified the anaerobic digestion process used at this plant as a Process to Significantly Reduce Pathogens (PSRP) in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3). To generate a PSRP sludge at Tallman Island the following equipment is utilized:
▸ eight (8) thickeners; gravity type, circular - 4 @ 50' diameter, 21,293 ft3 each and
4@ 60' diameter, 32,228 ft3 each ▸ three (3) digesters; fixed cover type (primary) - 83' diameter, 176,000 ft3 each ▸ one (1) digesters; fixed cover type (secondary) - 83' diameter, 176,000 ft3 each ▸ four (4) heat exchangers; (1 per digester) - 2.5 Mbtu/hr ▸ twelve (12) mixing units; draft tube type - (3 per digester)(not functioning)
▸ three (3) storage tanks - 1 @ 70' diameter 125,000 ft3 each
Typically, NYCDEP operates its digesters at elevations slightly below the full capacity of each digester. In addition, digesters may be taken out of service for repairs or cleaning. Therefore, the total digester volume reported on the PSRP sheets listed in Appendix C may be equal to or below the total digester volume as specified in the above equipment list. The temperature of digested sludge was measured using temperature gauges located at the sludge heat exchangers. Tallman Island uses the 24 hour difference in storage tank elevations plus the totalized sludge feed to dewatering to calculate daily sludge production. Readings of each were taken and recorded on “treatment sheets”
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several times per day (typically twice per 8-hour shift). From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Tallman Island reviewed the information and recorded it daily on a monthly “PSRP sheet”. The monthly PSRP sheets contain the following information:
1. Reported daily
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester temperature (°F) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester detention time (days) e. percent solids thickened sludge (%) f. percent volatile solids thickened sludge (%) g. total digester volume (cubic feet)
2. Reported as a 15-day running average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
3. Reported as a monthly average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
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Monthly PSRP sheets for Tallman Island are included in Appendix C. A summary of the average monthly digester operating parameters for this reporting period is provided below in Table 1.
Table 1 Average Monthly PSRP Summary
Tallman Island WPCP
MONTH
SLUDGE
PRODUCTION (1,000 ft3)
DIGESTER DETENTION
TIME (days)
PERCENT VOLATILE SOLIDS
REDUCTION (%)
DIGESTER
TEMPERATURE (°F)
WAS PSRP MET?
JAN-07 39.8 9 42 86 NO
FEB-07 29.7 12 48 86 NO
MAR-07 31.7 11 41 85 NO
APR-07 36.7 10 38 81 NO
MAY-07 45.5 8 34 81 NO
JUN-07 46.7 8 41 86 NO
JUL-07 40.4 13 42 90 NO
AUG-07 36.3 15 46 97# NO
SEP-07 47.7 9 45 95 NO
OCT-07 51.7 7 30 88 NO
NOV-07 46.3 8 38 84 NO
DEC-07 49.3 7 36 77 NO Notes:
1. The monthly average of digester operating parameters is not used by DEP to determine the allocations of dewatered sludge to the contractors, rather a 15-day running average (see PSRP sheets in Appendix C. On the dates where digester detention time was less than 15 days, the biosolid was not directly land applied) is used.
2. The symbol # indicates one or more digester temperature readings were below 95°F.
For the anaerobic digestion process at Tallman Island, a mixture of thickened primary and secondary sewage sludge was fed to each primary digester and treated in the absence of air, at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) with a minimum detention time of 15-days. A combination of primary and secondary digesters was utilized at Tallman Island to achieve PSRP. Composite liquid sludge samples into and out of the digesters were taken and measured daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids to monitor digester process efficiency.
Monthly average PSRP requirements for Tallman Island sludge were not satisfied for twelve(12) months(January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) during this reporting period in 2007. NYCDEP uses a
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15-day running average of the various digester process parameters, as an indicator to determine whether or not PSRP requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the long term contractors. During those months, or any portion thereof, when PSRP requirements were satisfied, Tallman Island dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). During those months, or any portion thereof, when a trend towards PSRP non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of any digester operating parameter, Tallman Island dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details) and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). C. VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION
To satisfy Vector Attraction Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Tallman Island, the mass of volatile solids was reduced to a minimum of thirty-eight percent (38%) using anaerobic digestion in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attraction reduction (b)(1). Determining the level of volatile solids reduction in the sewage sludge required that samples of the material be taken and analyzed. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of liquid sludge taken for measuring volatile solids reduction:
1. A grab sample of each, thickened sludge (entering digesters) and digested
sludge (exiting digesters) is taken daily and placed into a clean sampling container and refrigerated at 39°F (4°C). At the time of sampling, the sample date, sample time, sample number and sampling location are recorded.
2. Samples are transported to various DEP process laboratories where they
are analyzed daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids. The results are subsequently used in the “Mass Balance Method” to calculate the volatile solids reduction.
Percent volatile solids reduction figures were recorded daily on the “treatment sheets”. From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Tallman Island reviewed the information and recorded it daily on the monthly “PSRP” sheet. Monthly PSRP sheets for Tallman Island are included in Appendix C.
Throughout 2007, the monthly average figures for volatile solids reduction in the sewage
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sludge generated at Tallman Island were consistently maintained at thirty-eight percent (38%) or greater for nine (9) months (January, February, March, April, June, July, August, September, November). NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of volatile solids reduction in the digested sludge to determine whether or not vector attraction reduction requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the contractors. During those months, or any portion thereof, when vector attraction reduction requirements were satisfied, Tallman Island dewatered sludge was distributed to the contractors EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), NYOFCO (contract 947 ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). During those months, or any portion thereof, when vector attraction reduction requirements were satisfied, Tallman Island dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details) and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). During those months, or any portion thereof, when a trend towards non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of the volatile solids reduction, all Tallman Island dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details) and EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
PATHOGEN REDUCTION A D VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTIONCERTIFICATION STATEMENT
"I certify, under penalty of law, that the Class B pathogen requirements in 40 CFR Part503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3) have not been met for twelve (12)months(January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October,November, December) based on a IS-day running average during this reporting periodand the vector attraction reduction requirements in 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attractionreduction (b)(1) have been met for six (6) months (January, February, March, July,August, September) during this reporting period. For those months or portions thereof,when Class B pathogen reduction requirements were not met, Tallman Island dewateredsludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processingdetails), NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), andEPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details). Thisdetermination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with thesystem designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate theinformation used to determine that the pathogen requirements and vector attractionreduction requirements have been met. I am aware that there are significant penaltiesfor false certification including the possibility of fine and imprisonment."
Douglas S. Greeley, P.E.Deputy CommissionerBureau of Wastewater Treatment
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I. TALLMAN ISLAND DEWATERED SLUDGE LAND APPLICATION / DISPOSAL
A. EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1)
Approximately 2,703.52 dry metric tons of Tallman Island dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
B. EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO)
Approximately 3,507.67 dry metric tons of Tallman Island dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
C. NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4)
Approximately 1,601.75 dry metric tons of Tallman Island dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details).
D. Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO)
During this reporting period, there was no dry metric tons of Tallman Island dewatered sludge distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
E. Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3)
During this reporting period, there was no dry metric tons of Tallman Island dewatered sludge distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details).
F. WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO)
During this reporting period, there was no dry metric tons of Tallman Island dewatered sludge distributed to WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
Table 6 of Appendix D contains requisite information specific to each of the six sludge
Notes: 1. Dewatered sludge production is expressed in dry metric tons. 2. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island3. Tully/JV (contract 947 ADM3) was suspended April 12, 2005 for failure to fulfill contractual obligations and resumed operations on July 2, 2007.
APPENDIX - B
Table 4.................................Monthly Average Metals DataTable 5.................................Analytical Methods for Metals
Concentration (DEP)Table 5A..............................Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractor’s)
1. Concentrations are expressed on a dry weight basis and represent the mean of all samples for that month.
2. US EPA Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge, 503.13 (b)(1) , Ceiling Concentration Limits and (3), Pollutant Concentration (Clean Sludge) Limits.
3. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island
Table 5Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations
AVG 40.4 90 42 13 2.9 77.2 1.9 67.6 528 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.
MONTHAVG 40.4 13 42 90 NO
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
July 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
TALLMAN ISLAND TALLMAN ISLAND
Comments: 3 out of 4 primary digesters( 1,2 & 3) in service. Dig. No. 4 being used as storage tank. Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 36.3 97 46 15 2.9 76.3 1.8 63.9 528 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 36.3 15 46 97 NO
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGEDATE
DAILY SL. PROD.
1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
TALLMAN ISLAND TALLMAN ISLANDAugust 2007 August 2007
Comments: 3 out of 4 primary digesters( 1,2 & 3) in service. Dig. No. 4 being used as storage tank. Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
EPIC, Contract 947ADM1 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Dave Iverson Land Application Prince Edward, Charlotte, Buckingham Counties, VirginiaMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Transportation/ Lime Stabilization Lamar, Colorado, Alabama
EPIC, Contract 1131-BIO 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Pete Sarin Lime Stabilization Lamar, ColoradoMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Services Lime Stabilization Patton Isalnd, Lauderdale County, Florence, Alabama
Project Manager 973-601-9212 Ext. 208
NYOFCO, Contract 947ADM4 1108 Oak Point Avenue Mr. John Kopec Land Application Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania(New York Organic Fertilizer Company) Bronx, NY 10474 General Manager New York (demonstration project)
718-991-7417 ext. 223Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners 600 Wilson Avenue Mr. Gary Burns Land Application, Landfill cover New Jersey Meadowlands (PVSC)* Newark, NJ 07105 Project Manager
(973)817-5981Tully Environmental, Contract 1113-BIO 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Albert Kajtazi Composting Good Springs, Pennsylvania
Flushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Land Reclamation NYC(In-City t Projects, JFK Airport--Tully Construction), Pennsylvania (718)446-7000 Ext. 316
Tully Environmental, Contract 947ADM3** 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Dean Devoe Composting Good Spring, PennsylvaniaFlushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Lime Stabilization Pottersdale, Pennsylvania
(718) 446-7000 Ext. 298 Land Application OhioWeCare Organics, Contract 1181-BIO 9289 Bonta Bridge Road Mr. Jason Fleury Composting Good Spring, Pennsylvania
Jordan, NY 13080 Project Manager(315) 689-1937
Note: Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission receives liquid sludge from NYC DEP. NYC DEP liquid sludge is mixed with liquid sludges from other clients.
**Note Tully Environmental (Contract 947ADM3) was suspended on April 12, 2005 for failure to meet contractual obligations and restarted on July 2, 2007..
City of New YorkDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Bureau of Wastewater Treatment
WARDS ISLANDWATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT
US EPA 40 CFR Part 503Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
2007 Annual Report
Prepared for
CITY OF NEW YORK
Prepared by
City of New York, Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Wastewater Treatment
A. Dewatering Facility Allocations ..............................................................................1 II. WARDS ISLAND DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY
A. Metals Analyses .......................................................................................................2 B. Pathogen Reduction .................................................................................................3 C. Vector Attraction Reduction....................................................................................6 D. Pathogen and Vector Attraction Reduction Certification Statement .......................8
III. WARDS ISLAND DEWATERED SLUDGE END USE
A. EPIC, contract 947ADM1........................................................................................9 B. EPIC, contract 1131 BIO .........................................................................................9 C. NYOFCO, contract 947ADM4................................................................................9 D. Tully Environmental, contract 1113 BIO ................................................................9 E. Tully Environmental, contract 947ADM3...............................................................9 F. WeCare Organics, LLC, contract 1181 BIO............................................................9
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A - Table 2, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Production Table 3, Monthly Dewatered Sludge Production Appendix B - Table 4, Monthly Average Metals Data
- Table 5, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (DEP) - Table 5A, Analytical Methods for Metals Concentrations (Contractors’)
Appendix C - Monthly PSRP Sheets Appendix D - Table 6, Sludge Management Contractor Information
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Requisite information, specific to the Wards Island WPCP is provided below. FACILITY
NAME
LOCATION DEWATERING
FACILITY SPDES
PERMIT # CONTACT PERSON
PROCESS ENGINEER
Wards Island Water Pollution Control Plant
Wards Island New York, NY 10035
Yes
NY0026131
Superintendent John Ahern
(212) 860-9351
Steven Moltz
Additional Permits
Facility Name Location Permit Name Permit # Type of Permit (Federal, State)
Wards Island Water Pollution Control Plant
Wards Island New York, NY 10035
Air State Facility Permit
262030000500049 State
I. WARDS ISLAND DEWATERED SLUDGE QUANTITIES A. DEWATERING FACILITY ALLOCATIONS
One of the City’s eight sludge dewatering facilities is located on-site, at the Wards Island WPCP and is furnished with the following primary equipment:
▸ thirteen (13) centrifuges; solid bowl type - rated @ 240 gpm ▸ ten (10) storage bins - working capacity 2,570 ft3 each ▸ two (2) truck loading bays; pass through type ▸ two (2) truck loading scales (1 per bay) - 100 ton capacity each ▸ twenty (20) truck loading slide gates (10 per bay) - 3' L x 2' W ▸ one (1) scale room In addition to the primary equipment listed above the City operates various ancillary facilities and equipment at Wards Island that include; a docking facility which can accommodate each of the three (3) liquid sludge vessels and a barge used by the City to transport liquid sludge from the “guest” WPCPs (without dewatering facilities) to the “host” WPCPs (with dewatering facilities) and two (2) liquid sludge storage tanks.
For the reporting period of January 1 through December 31, 2007 all anaerobically digested, thickened sewage sludge generated at Wards Island was dewatered at the Wards Island sludge dewatering facility and Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (PVSC). Approximately 21,681 dry metric tons of dewatered sludge was generated from Wards Island during this reporting period. Approximately 21,677.87 dry metric tons of Wards Island dewatered sludge was dewatered at Wards Island. Approximately 3.13 dry metric tons of Wards Island dewatered sludge was dewatered at PVSC. Table 2 of Appendix A
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contains the monthly dewatered sludge production figures in dry metric tons for this reporting period. The dewatered sludge production figures in Table 2 were determined from the liquid sludge production measured at each WPCP and summarized in the “PSRP” sheets (see Appendix C), the liquid sludge allocations from the marine transportation logs maintained by DEP for distributions of liquid sludge from the three liquid sludge vessels, and the weight receipts generated at the sludge dewatering facilities for each load of dewatered sludge removed by the contractors. Wards Island determines the total sludge dewatered based on the totalizer readings from each centrifuge in service. Total solids in the dewatered sludge is measured daily at each dewatering facility from grab samples of the material.
II. WARDS ISLAND DEWATERED SLUDGE QUALITY A. METALS ANALYSES
The concentration of each of the nine (9) metals listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1) was measured in all dewatered sludge generated at Wards Island. The DEP maintains an extensive database that contains metals data from the analyses performed at the ELAP certified DEP metals laboratories and the outside contract laboratories utilized by the interim contractors. Tables 5 and 5A of Appendix B contain the analytical methods utilized by DEP and the contractors respectively, for determining the concentrations of the metals in dewatered sludge. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of dewatered sludge taken for metals analyses:
1. A grab sample of dewatered sludge is taken from the conveyor belts that
transport the material from the centrifuges to the dewatered sludge storage hoppers, placed in a clean sampling container once per 8-hour shift and composited daily (3 grab samples per day). Although not regularly practiced, grab samples may also be taken from the sampling ports on the centrifuges, the dewatered sludge storage hoppers and/or while the material is being discharged into a contractor’s vehicle in the truck loading bays. Samples are labeled with the date, time and, where applicable, the train of centrifuges from which the sample was retrieved.
2. Each daily composite taken during the monitoring period (one month) is
then refrigerated at 39°F (4°C) and, at the end of the monitoring period, is composited into a single sample that is analyzed monthly at one of the DEP metals laboratories.
3. At the Wards Island sludge dewatering facility, liquid sludge from the
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“host” and one or more “guest” WPCPs is dewatered. At a “host” facility, the dewatered sludge may be of various origins warranting slightly different sampling conventions as provided below:
a. Liquid sludges from two or more WPCPs are mixed in the liquid
sludge storage tank at the host WPCP. When this occurs, the liquid sludge mixture is dewatered and grab samples of that dewatered sludge “mixture” are taken for a daily composite. Numerous combinations of liquid sludges with varying origins may pass through a liquid sludge storage tank in any one monitoring period. The metals analyses results of the sample for that monitoring period, contains the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with that information.
b. Dewatered sludges from two or more WPCPs are deposited into a
common dewatered sludge storage hopper from which grab samples are taken. When this occurs, the metals analyses results of the composite sample for that monitoring period contain the origin of each sludge comprising the sample and is reported with that information.
c. Liquid sludges from each a “host” and “guest” WPCP may be
stored in separate liquid sludge storage tanks, dewatered by separate trains of centrifuges and stored in separate storage hoppers. When this occurs, separate grab samples of dewatered sludge from each, the “host” and “guest” WPCP are taken, analyzed separately and reported as two distinct sludges. Whenever possible DEP has made its best effort to keep sludges of different origins separated.
The metals analyses results of dewatered sludge samples taken by the contractor, NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4), and EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) were entered into the database maintained by the DEP. Table 4 of Appendix B summarizes the average monthly metals concentrations for the Wards Island WPCP. The monthly metals concentrations represent an arithmetic average of the results from the analyses of all samples of Wards Island dewatered sewage sludge generated each month.
During this reporting period, Wards Island dewatered sludge contained concentrations of
metals that met the Ceiling Concentration Limits for twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, may, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) as listed in Table 1 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1). Further, during eleven (11) months(January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, October, November,
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December) in 2007 Wards Island dewatered sludge contained metals at levels that were below the Pollutant Concentration Limits as listed in Table 3 of 40 CFR Part 503.13(b)(1).
B. PATHOGEN REDUCTION
To satisfy Class B Pathogen Reduction requirements for the sewage sludge generated at Wards Island, liquid sludge was anaerobically digested at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) for a minimum 15-day mean cell residence time, which, by definition, qualified the anaerobic digestion process used at this plant as a Process to Significantly Reduce Pathogens (PSRP) in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3). To generate a PSRP sludge at Wards Island the following equipment is utilized:
▸ twelve (12) thickeners; gravity type, circular - 70' diameter, 47,300 ft3 each ▸ six (6) digesters; fixed cover type (primary) - 88' diameter, 253,000 ft3 each ▸ two (2) digesters; fixed cover type (secondary) - 88' diameter, 253,000 ft3 each ▸ fourteen (14) heat exchangers; water process type”E”- 2.5Mbtu/hr (2 per primary
digester, 1 per secondary digester) ▸ eight (8) mixing units - gas compressor type (1 per digester)(not functioning)
▸ two (2) storage tanks - 81' diameter, 261,000 ft3 each
Typically, NYCDEP operates its digesters at elevations slightly below the full capacity of each digester. In addition, digesters may be taken out of service for repairs or cleaning. Therefore, the total digester volume reported on the PSRP sheets listed in Appendix C may be equal to or below the total digester volume as specified in the above equipment list. The temperature of digested sludge was measured at the sludge recirculation pump. Wards Island uses the difference in gas extractor (secondary digester) elevation to calculate daily sludge production. Generally, all sludge production will be directed to one of the two secondary digesters while sludge is being transferred from the other to the storage tank. These elevation readings are taken at 24 hour intervals and are also taken whenever the pumping operation is switched. Readings of each were taken and recorded on “treatment sheets” several times per day (typically twice per 8-hour shift). The plant clerk enters the information daily onto the monthly “PSRP sheet.” The process engineer reviews the sheets for process related changes and examines the information for apparent errors. From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Wards Island reviewed the information and recorded it daily on a monthly “PSRP sheet”. The monthly PSRP sheets contain the following information:
1. Reported daily
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a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester temperature (°F) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester detention time (days) e. percent solids thickened sludge (%) f. percent volatile solids thickened sludge (%) g. total digester volume (cubic feet)
2. Reported as a 15-day running average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
3. Reported as a monthly average
a. sludge production (cubic feet) b. digester detention time (days) c. percent volatile solids reduction (%) d. digester temperature (°F) e. was PSRP met?
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Monthly PSRP sheets for the Wards Island WPCP are included in Appendix C. A summary of the average monthly digester operating parameters for this reporting period is provided below in Table 1.
Table 1 Average Monthly PSRP Summary
Wards Island WPCP
MONTH
SLUDGE
PRODUCTION (1,000 ft3)
DIGESTER DETENTION
TIME (days)
PERCENT VOLATILE SOLIDS
REDUCTION (%)
DIGESTER
TEMPERATURE (°F)
WAS PSRP MET?
JAN-07 133.7 13 54 95 NO
FEB-07 131.1 14 60 91 NO
MAR-07 132.7 14 56 90 NO
APR-07 116.2 14 58 94 NO
MAY-07 138.5 13 54 99 NO
JUN-07 134.5 13 57 99 NO
JUL-07 136.0 13 51 101 NO
AUG-07 146.8 11 56 100 NO
SEP-07 153.8 11 56 99 NO
OCT-07 169.1 10 52 98 NO
NOV-07 122.3 14 63 98 NO
DEC-07 105.0 15 62 95# NO Notes: 1. The monthly average of digester operating parameters is not used by DEP to determine the allocations of dewatered sludge
to the contractors, rather a 15-day running average (see PSRP sheets in Appendix C. On the dates where digester detention time was less than 15 days, the biosolid was not directly land applied.) is used.
2. “#” symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temperature readings was below 95°F. For the anaerobic digestion process at Wards Island, a mixture of thickened primary and secondary sewage sludge was fed to each primary digester and treated in the absence of air, at a minimum temperature of 95°F (35°C) with a minimum detention time of 15-days. A combination of primary and secondary digesters was utilized at Wards Island to achieve PSRP. Composite liquid sludge samples into and out of the digesters were taken and measured daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids to monitor digester process efficiency.
Monthly average PSRP requirements for Wards Island sludge was not satisfied for twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September,
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October, November, December) in 2007. NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of the various digester process parameters, as an indicator to determine whether or not PSRP requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the long term contractors. During those months, or any portion thereof, when PSRP requirements were satisfied, all Wards Island dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), and Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (contract 1141) (see introduction for processing details). During those months, or any portion thereof, when a trend towards PSRP non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of any digester operating parameter, all Wards Island dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), and Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (contract 1141) (see introduction for processing details).
C. VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION
To satisfy Vector Attraction Reduction requirements for sewage sludge generated at Wards Island, the mass of volatile solids was reduced to a minimum of thirty-eight percent (38%) using anaerobic digestion in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attraction reduction (b)(1). Determining the level of volatile solids reduction in the sewage sludge required that samples of the material be taken and analyzed. The following protocol is employed by DEP for samples of liquid sludge taken for measuring volatile solids reduction:
1. A grab sample of each, thickened sludge (entering digesters) and digested
sludge (exiting digesters) is taken daily and placed into a clean sampling container and refrigerated at 39°F (4°C). At the time of sampling, the sample date, sample time, sample number and sampling location are recorded.
2. Samples are transported to various DEP process laboratories where they
are analyzed daily for total percent solids and volatile percent solids. The results are subsequently used in the “Mass Balance Method” to calculate the volatile solids reduction.
Percent volatile solids reduction figures were recorded daily on the “treatment sheets”. From the treatment sheets the process engineer at Wards Island reviewed the information and recorded it daily on the monthly “PSRP” sheet. Monthly PSRP sheets for Wards Island are included in Appendix C.
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Throughout 2007, the monthly average figures for volatile solids reduction in the sewage sludge generated at Wards Island were consistently maintained at thirty-eight percent (38%) or greater for twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December). NYCDEP uses a 15-day running average of volatile solids reduction in the digested sludge to determine whether or not vector attraction reduction requirements have been satisfied. The 15-day running average yields an accurate portrayal of digester performance trends and affords DEP ample time to schedule dewatered sludge distributions with the long-term contractors. During those months, or any portion thereof, when vector attraction reduction requirements were satisfied, all Wards Island dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), and Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (contract 1141) (see introduction for processing details). During those months or any portion thereof, when a trend towards non-compliance was detected in the 15-day running average of the volatile solids reduction, all Wards Island dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details), EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), and Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (contract 1141) (see introduction for processing details).
PATHOGEN REDUCTION AND VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTIONCERTIFICATION STATEMENT
"I certify, under penalty of law, that the Class B pathogen requirements in 40 CFR Part503.32(b) Sewage sludge - Class B, Alternative (3) have not been met for twelve (12)months(January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October,
ovember, December) based on a IS-day rulming average during this reporting periodand the vector attraction reduction requirements in 40 CFR Part 503.33 Vector attractionreduction (b)(J) have been met for twelve (12) months (January, February, March, April,May, June, July, August, September, October, ovember, December) based on a IS-dayrunning average during this reporting period. During the reporting period of January 1,2007 - December 31, 2007, when Class B pathogen reduction requirements and/or vectorattraction reduction requirements were not met, Wards Island dewatered sludge wasdistributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details),EPIC 1 (contract 947 ADM1) (see introduction for processing details), and PassaicValley Sewerage Commissioners (contractor 1141) (see introduction for processingdetails). This determination has been made under my direction and supervision inaccordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gatherand evaluate the information used to determine that the pathogen requirements and vectorattraction reduction requirements have been met. I am aware that there are significantpenalties for false certification including the possibility of fine and imprisonment."
A. Name and Official Title (type or print) B. Area Code and Telephone Number
Douglas S. Greeley, r.E.Deputy CommissionerBureau of Wastewater Treatment (718) 595 - 6389
C. Signature D. Date Signed
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I. WARDS ISLAND DEWATERED SLUDGE LAND APPLICATION / DISPOSAL
A. EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1)
Approximately 385.66 dry metric tons of Wards Island dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 1 (contract 947ADM1) (see introduction for processing details).
B. EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO)
During this reporting period, no Wards Island dewatered sludge was distributed to EPIC 2 (contract 1131 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
C. NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4)
Approximately 21,292.21 dry metric tons of Wards Island dewatered sludge was distributed to NYOFCO (contract 947ADM4) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
D. Tully Environmental(contract 1113 BIO)
During this reporting period, no Wards Island dewatered sludge was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 1113 BIO) (see introduction for processing details) during this reporting period.
E. Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3)
During this reporting period, no Wards Island dewatered sludge was distributed to Tully Environmental (contract 947ADM3) (see introduction for processing details).
F. Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (contract 1141)
Approximately 3.13 dry metric tons of Port Richmond dewatered sludge was distributed to Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (contract 1141) (see introduction for processing details).
G. WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO)
During this reporting period, no Wards Island dewatered sludge was distributed to WeCare Organics, LLC (contract 1181 BIO) (see introduction for processing details).
Table 6 of Appendix D contains requisite information specific to each of the seven sludge
Notes:1. Dewatered sludge production is expressed in dry metric tons.2. A barge of WI sludge was sent in September to PVSC as for testing purposes for the Long Term Sludge Management Plan.
Table 2
Table 3Monthly Dewatered Sludge Allocations to Contractors
Wards Island WPCP
ContractorsDewatering EPIC 1 EPIC 2 NYOFCO Tully Environmental Tully Environmental We Care Organics, LLC Passaic Valley Sewerage TOTALS
Month Facilities contract 947 ADM1 contract 1131 BIO contract 947 ADM4 contract 947 ADM3 contract 1113 BIO contract 1181 BIO Commissioners*, contract 1141Jan-07 WI 0.00 0.00 1,763.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,763.00Feb-07 WI 0.00 0.00 1,457.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,457.00Mar-07 WI 0.00 0.00 2,070.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,070.00Apr-07 WI 0.00 0.00 1,779.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,779.00May-07 WI 0.00 0.00 2,070.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,070.00Jun-07 WI 0.00 0.00 1,830.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,830.00Jul-07 WI 0.00 0.00 1,998.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,998.00
Aug-07 WI 0.00 0.00 2,064.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,064.00Sep-07 WI 0.00 0.00 1,828.87 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1. Concentrations are expressed on a dry weight basis and represent the mean of all samples for that month.
2. US EPA Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge, 503.13 (b)(1) , Ceiling Concentration Limits and (3), Pollutant Concentration (Clean Sludge) Limits.
3. Plant Key: BB - Bowery Bay, CI - Coney Island, HP - Hunts Point, JA - Jamaica, NC - Newtown Creek, NR - North River, OB - Oakwood Beach,
OH - Owls Head, PR - Port Richmond, RH - Red Hook, RK - Rockaway, TI - Tallman Island, 26 - 26th Ward, WI - Wards Island
CITY OF NEW YORK BIOSOLIDS QUALITY LIQUID SLUDGE METALS TO PVSC
AVG 133.7 95 54 13 2.9 81.4 1.5 70.6 1755 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.Comments: Digester # 4 not being fed 1/26/2007 - present due to problems with thickener. MONTH
AVG 133.7 13 54 95 NO
January 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
AVG. DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
Wards IslandJanuary 2007
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
DIGESTER VOLUME
1000 CUFTDATE
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)
AVG 146.8 100 56 11 3.1 81.0 1.6 67.6 1661 The # symbol indicates that one or more of the digester temp. readings was below 95F.MONTH
AVG 146.8 11 56 100 NO
DATE15 DAY AVERAGES
DIG. TEMP DEG F.
August 2007
DATEDAILY SL.
PROD. 1000 CUFT
DIG. TEMP. DEG F.
% VOLATILE
DEST.
DIG. DET. TIME
DAYS
% SOL THICK
SLUDGE
% VOL THICK
SLUDGE
% SOL DIG.
SLUDGE
% VOL DIG.
SLUDGE
Wards Island Wards Island
Fax Daily psrp to the process office by 10:00 AM, Mon..Fri. Fax(718)595-5145)Comments: Since July 30, 2007 one secondary digester is not being heated and has been removed from total digester volume
EPIC, Contract 947ADM1 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Dave Iverson Land Application Prince Edward, Charlotte, Buckingham Counties, VirginiaMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Transportation/ Lime Stabilization Lamar, Colorado, Alabama
EPIC, Contract 1131-BIO 100 Stierli Court, Suite 103 Mr. Pete Sarin Lime Stabilization Lamar, ColoradoMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Vice President of Rail Services Lime Stabilization Patton Isalnd, Lauderdale County, Florence, Alabama
Project Manager 973-601-9212 Ext. 208
NYOFCO, Contract 947ADM4 1108 Oak Point Avenue Mr. John Kopec Land Application Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania(New York Organic Fertilizer Company) Bronx, NY 10474 General Manager New York (demonstration project)
718-991-7417 ext. 223Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners 600 Wilson Avenue Mr. Gary Burns Land Application, Landfill cover New Jersey Meadowlands (PVSC)* Newark, NJ 07105 Project Manager
(973)817-5981Tully Environmental, Contract 1113-BIO 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Albert Kajtazi Composting Good Springs, Pennsylvania
Flushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Land Reclamation NYC(In-City t Projects, JFK Airport--Tully Construction), Pennsylvania (718)446-7000 Ext. 316
Tully Environmental, Contract 947ADM3** 127-50 Northern Blvd. Mr. Dean Devoe Composting Good Spring, PennsylvaniaFlushing, NY 11368 Project Manager Lime Stabilization Pottersdale, Pennsylvania
(718) 446-7000 Ext. 298 Land Application OhioWeCare Organics, Contract 1181-BIO 9289 Bonta Bridge Road Mr. Jason Fleury Composting Good Spring, Pennsylvania
Jordan, NY 13080 Project Manager(315) 689-1937
Note: Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission receives liquid sludge from NYC DEP. NYC DEP liquid sludge is mixed with liquid sludges from other clients.
**Note Tully Environmental (Contract 947ADM3) was suspended on April 12, 2005 for failure to meet contractual obligations and restarted on July 2, 2007..
City of New YorkDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Bureau of Wastewater Treatment
LABORATORY ISSUES
US EPA 40 CFR Part 503Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
2007 Annual Report
Prepared for
CITY OF NEW YORK
Prepared by
City of New York, Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Wastewater Treatment
NYOFCo I COLLECTION AND SHIPPING IIssued by: Peter Scorziello Eft. Dale: 07/05/07 I ':;'~:IEJ
1. The purpose of this procedure is to provide for a system and instructions,and to assign responsibilities for collection, preparation and shipping ofpellets for analysis of pathogens and metals under 40CFR503.
1. This procedure applies to all biosolids sampling for monitoring keycharacteristics of the incoming biosolids and heat dried pellets for the useof land application that can have a significant impact on the environment,and for evaluating compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and otherrequirements.
1. The Environmental Manager is responsible for selecting appropriateprotocols and laboratories certified New York State Department of Health.
2. The Operations department is responsible for collection of the biosolidsand proper preparation and preservation.
3. The Administrative Assistant or designee is responsible for timelyshipment of samples.
2. Sample Collection
1. Samples will be collected and sent out for analysis based on the frequencydictated on the protocol table attached to this procedure.
11. Operators shall wear gloves and eye protection when sampling.
lll. A chain of custody will be filled out for each sample containing the date
Approved by/date:Peter Scorziello- 07/05/07
Biosolids Sampling Operational ProcedureCOLLECTION AND SHIPPING 11 11 Rev.: SS II Pg. 2 of 4
and time of collection, the matrix type of the sample, the location of thesample, purpose of the sample, lab sent to and the collector's signature.The one copy of the chain of custody will be maintained in the NYOFColab and two copies sent with the sample to the lab.
IV. For weekly fecal coliform, monthly enteric viruses and helminth ova thepellet samples shall be collected in pre-sterilized high densitypolyethylene, sample jars at the point of transfer from the storage silos tothe receiving vehicle as the pellets fall from the spout into the vessel.
v. For weekly pellet metals ajar from each operation train is collected dailyat the pellet coolers and stored in the lab refrigerator at 4°C or less. At theend of the week the samples are coned and quartered until 1/16 of theoriginal sample is achieved and ajar of the final cut is sent to the lab foranalysis.
VI. For monthly pellet samples a cut from the weekly mix is refrigerated andconed and quartered at the end of the month and sent to the lab foranalysis.
VH. For monthly incoming biosolids metals two jars are collected from eachtruck load from a New York City dewatering facility sent to NYOFCo atthe point of pick up. The samples are segregated by dewatering facilityand stored in a refrigerator until the end of the month when samples areconed and quartered by dewatering facility and sent out for analysis.NYOFCo will maintain a second collection sample in the refrigeratordesignated for samples only, for a period of28 days. After 28 days, thesample holding time is exceeded and may be discarded appropriately.
3. Storage and Maintenance
1. All samples are to be immediately stored in a portable cooler with ice untiltransported to a refrigerator where the temperature shall be kept to 4°C orless until sample is shipped to the lab.
H. Samples for fecal coliform, helminth ova and enteric viruses, shall beshipped within 24 hrs.
HI. Samples for TCLPs, metals and nutrients shall be shipped within 28 days.
4. Shipping
1. Each pre-sterilized high density polyethylene, sample jar shall be wrappedin protective bubble wrap along with the chain of custody and enclosed inthe appropriate sized igloo cooler with ice or ice packs. The cooler will beduct taped securely to prevent accidental opening.
Biosolids Sampling Operational ProcedureCOLLECTION AND SHIPPING 11""-- ..... 11 Rev.: SS II Pg. 3 of 4
111. The Chain of Custody, (CaC), Number for each sample will be given tothe administrator.
IV. The cac Number will be used as a reference number for the Shippinglabel, such that, the cac can be tracked with the shipment date.
v. ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS
1. Sampling Protocol Table - attached2. EPA Environmental regulation and Technology, control of Pathogens and
Kaop 1· B DIJtl::tlJ4r onUa In 30 MU-lUTESulfflge'.llzI:rtao1St1Ap.. EVGRV NIGHT TO
EAcH SLUDGE ORAB··' 3- 8 OUNCE JARS EVER'tTRUCK LIST A NO YES. Pet.lalls REGULATORY PREPARE SAMPLESSOURCE eon. &qo.uattsrWlttJlI tR;rflINy GlASS JAR OELlVERmo SlUDaE BULK DENSITY tJU5t" BE SalT OFFETE
nuJCK LOADJNG I:"Cmlmr.iUllo, -.neh lludQlIlIIOUI'a1 TO NYOfCO BY 2ND OF EACH MolmiCAlLY PERCENT SOLIDSANALYSIS FOR SLUOGE 15 MINUTES TO
#2 fno~co LA9 l00gtams O .•••Ll' '!illS YES NO OPERATIONS COLLECT AND % sOLlesAr~AL VSIS ON EACHSAfo,tA..E
MONTHLY TOTAL SLUDGECOMPOSITE ANALYSIS
0' COMP051TE "'2 24 !I OUNCE JARS fAON'THLV usr4"O THIS IS pERFORMEDOBTAIN A SAMPLE CONE & OUARTERING GLASS JAR SEE AnACHED '10 YES - Pan labs REDULATORY WITH ITEM 111 ,-U;Ove.
FROM EACH It~COMlUG •..•ElliOD LIST MUst BE sEHT oFFsrtESlUDGE SAMPlE BY 2UD OF EACH IJONTH
""' .., PELLETS""""" COLLECT AT PELLET COOLERS ro.0, SCREEUPORT COMPOSfTE~ 600 GRAMS IYEE<l.Y UST"B· NO PACE.lA8S REDULATORY 20 MINUTES TO
CONE &. OUARTERlNQ GLASS JAR SE:E AlTACHEO MUST BE SENT OUT BY COLLECT EACH ROUNOMETliOO UST EVERY MONDAY OF SAMPLES EACH DAY
M3 COLLECT AT PELLET COOLERS DONE IN JANUARY AND JULY
0' SCRENPORT CO ,,\PO SITE -.z 2· II OUNCE JARS COLLECT OVER T DAYS TClP NO YES REGULATORYCONE & OUARTE.RJNO GLASS JAR TOTAL PCB, PACE lABS PART:W;O PERMlT
MONTHLY PELLET ANALYSIS-, COMBINED WITH THE0' SCAEENPORT COMP06lT£~ 500 GRAMS t.tONTK.Y usr"A," NO YES REQLIl.ATORY ABOVE
CONE &. OUARTERING GLASSJA!l WATER PACE LABS
tAETHOO SOLUfiLEBaRoN
•• lOADOVT AREA GRAB-, 100 GRAMS EAC>< ,.TS YES MARKETINGORADFROf,l DONE ONLY UNDER DIRECTIVE GLASS JAR OUTtiOlNG COPPER
OUTDOING RAILCAR FROM SYNAGRO OR EHS muCKtftAILCAR LEADOR TRUCK
O. LOADOUT AREA COtJPOSlTE -2 150 GRAMS WEEKlY FECAl. NO YES PART"'"COMPOS1TE FRaU CONE &. OUARTERlr~ 13lASSJAR ISEND IN BEGINNING OF WEEK) COLIFORM PU~ EARTH lA8S EPA6t1:J
OUTQOmO RAILCAR MEtHoDOR mUCK
•• LOAOOl/TAFiEA COMPOSlTE"2 2· 150 GRAMS UotlfHLY HEU.UNTH OV ..•• NO YES EPA503
COMPOSITE FROM CONE A QUAR1"ERJNG OLASSJA!l (DO NO LATER lllAN 16TH OF PlJRE EARll1lA85 PARTJOOOUTGOING RAILCAR METl-fOO EVERY MONTHI
OR TRUCK
Biosolids Sampling Operational Procedure
NYOFCo I COLLECTION AND SHIPPING IIssued by: Peter Scorziello Eff. Date: 07/05/07 I~~:IEJ
1. The purpose of this procedure is to provide for a system and instructions,and to assign responsibilities for collection, preparation and shipping ofpellets for analysis of pathogens and metals under 40CFR503.
1. This procedure applies to all biosolids sampling for monitoring keycharacteristics of the incoming biosolids and heat dried pellets for the useof land application that can have a significant impact on the environment,and for evaluating compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and otherrequirements.
1. The Environmental Manager is responsible for selecting appropriateprotocols and laboratories certified New York State Department of Health.
2. The Operations department is responsible for collection of the biosolidsand proper preparation and preservation.
3. The Administrative Assistant or designee is responsible for timelyshipment of samples.
2. Sample Collection
1. Samples will be collected and sent out for analysis based on the frequencydictated on the protocol table attached to this procedure.
11. Operators shall wear gloves and eye protection when sampling.
lll. A chain of custody will be filled out for each sample containing the date
Approved by/date:
Peter Scorziello- 07/05/07
Biosolids Sampling Operational ProcedureCOLLECTION AND SHIPPING 11 11 Rev.: BB II Pg. 2 of 4
and time of collection, the matrix type of the sample, the location of thesample, purpose of the sample, lab sent to and the collector's signature.The one copy of the chain of custody will be maintained in the NYOFColab and two copies sent with the sample to the lab.
IV. For weekly fecal coliform, monthly enteric viruses and helminth ova thepellet samples shall be collected in pre-sterilized high densitypolyethylene, sample jars at the point of transfer from the storage silos tothe receiving vehicle as the pellets fall from the spout into the vessel.
v. For weekly pellet metals ajar from each operation train is collected dailyat the pellet coolers and stored in the lab refrigerator at 4°C or less. At theend of the week the samples are coned and quartered until 1/16 of theoriginal sample is achieved and a jar of the final cut is sent to the lab foranalysis.
VI. For monthly pellet samples a cut from the weekly mix is refrigerated andconed and quartered at the end of the month and sent to the lab foranalysis.
V11. For monthly incoming biosolids metals two jars are collected from eachtruck load from a New York City dewatering facility sent to NYOFCo atthe point of pick up. The samples are segregated by dewatering facilityand stored in a refrigerator until the end of the month when samples areconed and quartered by dewatering facility and sent out for analysis.NYOFCo will maintain a second collection sample in the refrigeratordesignated for samples only, for a period of28 days. After 28 days, thesample holding time is exceeded and may be discarded appropriately.·
1. All samples are to be immediately stored in a portable cooler with ice untiltransported to a refrigerator where the temperature shall be kept to 4°C orless until sample is shipped to the lab.
11. Samples for fecal coliform, helminth ova and enteric viruses, shall beshipped within 24 hrs.
111. Samples for TCLPs, metals and nutrients shall be shipped within 28 days.
4. Shipping
1. Each pre-sterilized high density polyethylene, sample jar shall be wrappedin protective bubble wrap along with the chain of custody and enclosed inthe appropriate sized igloo cooler with ice or ice packs. The cooler will beduct taped securely to prevent accidental opening.
INYOFColll. Biosolids Sampling Operational ProcedureCOLLECTION AND SHIPPING 11 11 Rev.: BB II Pg. 3 of 4
shipping documents via FedEx, UPS or other appropriate carrier.
111. The Chain of Custody, (CaC), Number for each sample will be given tothe administrator.
IV. The cac Number will be used as a reference number for the Shippinglabel, such that, the cac can be tracked with the shipment date.
V. ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS
1. Sampling Protocol Table - attached2. EPA Environmental regulation and Technology, control of Pathogens and
Vector Attraction in Sewage Sludge.
Biosolids Sampling Operational Procedure
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Campbell, Appomattox counties to tackle E. coli in Falling RiverwatershedBy Sarah [email protected], July 27,2007
But those cows are only part of what is contributing to elevated E. coli levels in the 20 streams feeding into theFalling River, a watershed covering 151,000 acres in Campbell and Appomattox counties.
Those levels prompted a state study to understand how much fecal coliform bacteria can flow in the water eachday and still meet state standards.
The study - called a Total Maximum Daily Load, or TMDL - was finished in 2004. Now, the Department ofConservation and Recreation is ready to start implementing the plan to lower the amounts.
State and local government officials met Thursday in Rustburg at an information meeting to discuss the first stagesof developing the implementation plan.
"The contract has been signed and a firm has been identified to develop the plan under the guidance of localstakeholders," said Kelly Hitchcock, regional development specialist for Region 2000.
E. coli is considered a water quality indicator - higher levels can mean a more polluted stream. While high levels offecal coliform bacteria don't mean those coming in contact with the water will become severely ill, there is a strongcorrelation between high levels and gastrointestinal illnesses.
In addition to agricultural sources of E. coli - such as livestock walking and wading in streams - other majorsources for fecal coliform bacteria in the 20 streams in Falling River's watershed include failing septic systems,pipes dumping raw sewage from homes into streams, pet waste and wildlife.
Though biosolids are cause for concern for many liVing in the watershed, treated sewage sludge fertilizer wasn'tcalculated into the study plan because the material has a lower bacterium count than natural soil, the study said.
The sources of E. coli in Falling River are very similar to those in the North River in Rockingham county, WillisRiver in Buckingham and Cumberland counties and three creeks in Washington County where implementationplans have been very successful, said Charles Lunsford, TMDLprogram manager for DCR. Those three sites are allsimilar to Falling River in terms of watershed and source characteristics. Almost 95 percent of Falling River'swatershed is either forested or agricultural land.
The first total maximum daily load study in Virginia was completed in 1999 on Muddy Creek in RockinghamCounty. Since then, more than 400 studies have been completed, but DCR is working on implementation plans for29 - including a success on the first stream studied. .
One of the reasons Falling River was chosen is that it's a predominately rural area and has a better chance to seewater-quality improvement, Lunsford said. "If we were working on a plan for Lynchburg, we'd be having to dealwith a lot of storm water issues."
NYOFCo I COLLECTION AND SHIPPING IL- --JI--1-SS-Ued-by-: p-e-t-er-s-c-o-rz-ie-lI-o-11 Eff. Date:g 711 Rev.:J! IEl
1. The purpose ofthis procedure is to provide for a system and instructions,and to assign responsibilities for collection, preparation and shipping ofpellets for analysis of pathogens and metals under 40CFR503.
1. This procedure applies to all biosolids sampling for monitoring keycharacteristics of the incoming biosolids and heat dried pellets for the useofland application that can have a significant impact on the environment,and for evaluating compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and otherrequirements.
1. The Environmental Manager is responsible for selecting appropriateprotocols and laboratories certified New York State Department of Health.
2. The Operations department is responsible for collection of the biosolidsand proper preparation and preservation.
3. The Administrative Assistant or designee is responsible for timelyshipment of samples.
2. Sample Collection
I. Samples will be collected and sent out for analysis based on the frequencydictated on the protocol table attached to this procedure.
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and time of collection, the matrix type of the sample, the location of thesample, purpose of the sample, lab sent to and the collector's signature.The one copy of the chain of custody will be maintained in the NYOFColab and two copies sent with the sample to the lab.
iv. For weekly fecal coliform, monthly enteric viruses and helminth ova thepellet samples shall be collected in pre-sterilized high densityp()Iyethyl~ne,.,<;ampl~j(ir~ at the point of transfer from the storage silos tothe receiving vehicle as the pellets fall from the spout into the vessel.
v. For weekly pellet metals ajar from each operation train is collected dailyat the pellet coolers and stored in the lab refrigerator at 4~oCor less. At theend ofthe week the samples are coned and quartered until 1/16 of theoriginal sample is achieved and ajar of the final cut is sent to the lab foranalysis.
vi. For monthly pellet samples a cut from the weekly mix is refrigerated andconed and quartered at the end ofthe month and sent to the lab foranalysis.
Vll. For monthly incoming biosolids metals.twojarsjlre collected from eachtruck load from a New York City dewatering facility sent to NYOFCo atthe point of pick up. The samples are segregated by dewatering facilityand stored in a refrigerator until the end of the month when samples areconed and quartered by dewatering facility and sent out for analysis.1 'YOFCo will maintain a second collection sample in the refrigeratordesignateq for sall1ple~ only, for(i p~riod ofZ8 day~. After 28 days, thesample holding time is exceeded and may be discarded appropriately.
3. Storage and Maintenance
I. All samples are to be immediately stored in a portable cooler with ice untiltransported to a refrigerator where the temperature shall be kept to 4~C orless until sample is shipped to the lab.
111. Samples for TCLPs, metals and nutrients shall be shipped within 28 days.
i. Each pre-sterili2:~highqen~itYPQlyethyl~l1e, sample jar shall be wrappedin protective bubble wrap along with the chain of custody and enclosed inthe appropriate sized igloo cooler with ice or ice packs. The cooler will beduct taped securely to prevent accidental opening.
ii. The cooler will be left with the administrator who will process the
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Biosolids Sampling Operational Procedure
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Alia RoufaealRegional Biosolids CoordinntorDivision of Enforcement & Compliance AssistanceU.S.EPA, Region II290 Bro:ldwny,20th FloorNew York, NewY01:k 10007
This letter is to notify your department that the May 2007, monthly, incoming, biosolids, composite, sample, jarfor Ward Island and Red. Hook: arrived at the laboratory broken. The lab was not able to perform the analysis.Also, the monthly pellet composite s:lmple jar arrived broken and the analysis could not be performed. Thecorrective and preventative actions are as follows:
• Revise NYOFCo Biosolids S:lmplingStandard Operating Procedures. See, attachment, highlightedwords are revisions to address the potential for broken jars.
• Find att:lched the results of the weekly pellet s:lmples for the month of May 2007. The weeldy andmonthly pellets samples are collected from the same source, the pellet coolers on the operatingprocessing units on a daily basis. The weekly composite is divided, with part going out to samplingand part being composed for the monthly s:lmple.
• The COC # 06600 is dated incor:rectly,due to human =or. The date of the sample, 5/01/07. shouldbe dated 6/01/07. The remarks should slate "Monthly Sludge and PeIlet Composite Month of05/07. See att:lc:hedFed Ex shipping recoro for shipment date. Therefore, no holding times wereexceeded. See attached revised COC#06720.
• Microbac Lab will start recording the NYOFCo COC# on the Lab Analysis Report to provide bettertracking of the samples.
Should you have additional questions, please c:lItme :It 718-991-717 ext 222, or e-mail atPScor/.iello@~}':tngI:O.com.Thank you for your attention to this ID:ltter.
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Tully Environmental, Inc.127-50 NORTHERN BLVD. FLUSHING, NY 11368718-446-7000718-426-8757 FAX
B. PetrilloD. ScullyR. Valiga, P .E.L. Beyer
To: Wen Hung, P.E., Project ManagerNYCDEP
Re: Contract 1113-BIOLaboratory Analysis
Tully Environmental Inc. (TEl) provides the following response to the Department's April5,2007 correspondence. As you may be aware, Pennsylvania experienced extreme weatherconditions during early March which made roads impassable at and around the Natural SoilProducts (NSP) facility causing the samples to be submitted late. We have reviewed thedata in question and have noted that of the mandatory monthly analysis, data for metals andmany of the wet chemistry analytes are valid; therefore the late submission of the sampleshas not invalidated the most critical data.
Regardless, TEl has instituted procedures to avoid samples from being shipped late in thefuture: 1) Richard Valiga, General Manager at NSP will notify by email NYCDEP (BethPetrillo), TEl (Dean Devoe) and American Analytical Laboratories (Lori Beyer LaboratoryDirector) within the first three business days of the month when the samples will beshipped or by phone and email if there are any problems anticipated with regard toshipment of the samples; 2) upon receipt of the samples, AAL (Lori Beyer) will notify byemail NYCDEP (Beth Petrillo), NSP (Richard Valiga) and TEl (Dean Devoe) that thesamples have been received and NYCDEP (Beth Petrillo) will be notified by phone andemail of the expected date that the results will be issued.
Please let us know if this is acceptable and if you have any questions. Thank you for yourcooperation.
MERICANANALYTICALL6BORATORIES
NYSDOHNJDEPCTDOHPADEP
Dean DevoeTully Environmental127-50 Northern BoulevardFlushing, NY 11368
TEL: (718) 446-7000FAX (718) 426-8757
American Analytical Laboratories, LLC. received 1 samp1e(s) on 3/23/2007 for the analysespresented in the following report.
Samples were analyzed in accordance with the test procedures documented on the chain ofcustody and detailed throughout the text of this report.
The limits provided in the data package are analytical reporting limits and not Federal orLocal mandated values to which the sample results should be compared.
There were no problems with the analyses and all data for associated QC met laboratoryspecifications. Ifthere are any exceptions a Case Narrative is provided in the report.
If you have any questions regarding these tests results, please do not hesitate to call(631) 454-6100 or email [email protected].
56 TOLEDO STREET0 FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK 11735(631) 454-6100 • FAX: (631) 454-8027
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SAMPLES
1 VOLATILE VIAL # 1
COOLER TEMPERATURE:
COMMENTS I INSTRUCTIONSTURNAR\U~ REQUIRED:
NORMALft{ STAT0 BY IRECEIVED' BY LAB (SIGNATURE).3i1x--RECEIVED BY ~GNATURE)
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AME.RICAN ANAL YTICAL LASORA TORIES, LLC56 TOLEDO STREET
FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK 11735TELEPHONE: (631) 454-6100 FAX: (631) 454-8027
If the result is greater than or equal to the detection limit,report the value
Indicates the compound was analyzed for but was not detected. Reportthe minimum detection limit for the sample with the U, I.e. "10U". This isnot necessarily the instrument detection limit attainable for this particUlarsample based on any concentration or dilution that may have beenrequired.
Indicates an estimated value. The flag is used:(1) When estimating a concentration for a tentatively identified
compound (library search hits, where a 1:1 response isassumed.)
(2) When the mass spectral data indicated the identification,however the result was less than the specified detection limitgreater than zero. If the detection limit was 1Oug/L and aconcentration of 3ug/L was calculated report as 3J. This flagis used when similar situations arise on any organicparameter i.e. Pesticide, PCBs and others.
Indicates the analyte was found in the blank as well as thesample report "108",
Indicates the analytes concentration exceeds the calibratedrange of the instrument for that specific analysis.
This flag identifies all compounds identified in an analysis ata secondary dilution factor.
This flag is used for Pesticide / PCB target analyte whenthere is >25% difference for detected concentrationsbetween the two GC Columns. The higher of the two valuesis reported on Form I and flagged with a "P".
This flag indicates presumptive evidence of a compound.This is only used for tentatively identified compounds (TICs),where the identification is based on a mass spectral librarysearch. It applies to all TIC results. For genericcharacterization of a TIC, such as chlorinated hydrocarbon,the flag is not used.
Indicates sample was received and/or analyzed outside ofThe method allowable holding time
CLIENT:
Project:Lnb Orller:
Tully EnvironmentalNSP Tremont PA February 1007 Raw Sludge :20703193
Due to the lime period that elapsed ii'om sample collection to receipt at the laboratory, several testswere performed beyond the method allowable holding times and has been notated as "H" throughoutthe data package.
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56 TOLEDO STREET' FARMINGDALE. NEW YORK 11735 • (631) 454-6100 • FAX: (631) 454-8027
CLIENT:Lab Order:Project:Lab 10:
Tully Environmental0703193NSP Tremont PA February 2007 Raw Sludge 20703193-0tA
E Value ahove 1(uanlilillion rangeJ Analylc dclccted hell>\\' quanlilali"n limitsS Spi~e Rcmvcry "ulside 'lcccpled recnvery limils:\ Value e,ceeds I'vla,imllm Clllllaminanl Level
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CLIENT:
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Project:
Lab ID:
Tully Environmental
0703193
NSP Tremont PA February 2007 Raw Sludge 20703193-01 F
Client Sample ID: 26th WardTag Numbcr: 11112
Collection Date: 2128/2007
M~ltrix: SLUDGE
Analyses Heslllt" Limit Qual Units DF Date Analyzed
TCLP MERCURY SW1311/7471B SW1311 Analyst: WNMercury U 0.0200 mg/L 3/27/2007 11:42:54 AM
TCLP HERBICIDES SW-8468151 SW8151A SW3510B Analyst: AR2,4,5-TP (Silvex) U 0.50 H mg/L 3/27/2007 12: 10:00 PM2.4-0 U 5.0 H mg/L 3/27/200712:10:00 PM
Surr: 2,4-OCAA 104 17-130 H %REC 3/27/200712:10:00 PM
TCLP PESTICIDES SW-B46 8081 SWB081B SW3510B Analyst: MMRChlordane U 0.0060 H mg/L 3/26/2007 3:38:00 PM
Endrin U 0.0040 H mg/L 3/26/2007 3:38:00 PMgamma-BHC U 0.080 H mg/L 3/26/2007 3:38:00 PMHeptachlor U 0.0016 H mg/L 3/26/2007 3:38:00 PMHeptachlor epoxide U 0.0016 H mg/L 3/26/20073:38:00 PM
Methoxychlor U 2.0 H mg/L 3/26/2007 3:38:00 PM
Toxaphene U 0.10 H mg/L 3/26/2007 3:38:00 PM
Surr: OCB 38.4 30-132 H %REC 3/26/2007 3:38:00 PM
Surr: TCX 49.9 31-131 H %REC 3/26/2007 3:38:00 PM
TCLP METALS PLUS CU, NI, ZN SW1311/6010B SW3005A Analyst: JPArsenic U 0.0500 mg/l 3/28/2007 10:33:08 AM
Barium 0.769 0.0500 mg/L 3/28/2007 10:33:08 AM
Cadmium U 0.0500 mg/l 3/28/2007 '10:33:08 AM
Chromium 0.00965 0.0500 J mg/L 3/28/2007 10:33:08 AM
Copper 0.00976 0.0500 J mg/l 3/28/200710:33:08 AM
Lead 0.0159 0.0500 J mg/L 3/28/200710:33:08 AM
Nickel 0.0605 0.0500 mg/L 3128/2007 10:33:08 AM
Selenium U 0.0500 mg/l 3/28/200710:33:08 AM
Silver U 0.0500 mg/L 3/28/200710:33:08 AM
Zinc 0.604 0.0500 mg/l 3/28/200710:33:08 AM
TCLP SEMIVOLATILES SW-B46 8270 SW8270D SW3510 Analyst: PT2,4,5- Tricl11orophenol U 1600 mg/L 20 3/27/2007 11:09:00 AM
2,4,6- Trichlofophenol U 8.0 mg/L 20 3/27/2007 11:09:00 AM
2.4-Dinitrotoluene U 0.52 mg/l 20 3/27/2007 11:09:00 AM
2-Methylphenol U 800 mg/L 20 3/2712007 11:09:00 AM
3+4-Methylphenol 0.47 1600 J mg/L 20 3/2712007 11:09:00 AM
Hexachlorobenzene U 0.52 mg/L 20 3127/2007 11:09:00 AM
Hexachlofobutadiene U 2.0 mg/L 20 3127/2007 11:09:00 AM
Hexachloroethane U 12 mg/L 20 3127/2007 11:09:00 AM
Nitrobenzene U 8.0 mg/l 20 3127/2007 11:09:00 AM
Penlach lorophenol U 400 mg/L 20 3/27/2007 11:09:00 AM
....
'~ t\naIYl~ d~l~cl~d in Ih~ associated fVlclhod HlankH "Iolding timcs II]r prepal'lllillll or analysis cs~eeded
1'11.1 1'1111 IJcI~clcd al Ih~ RCJlOrting LimilU Indi~atcs Ih~ cllmpolilld was analyzed lilf hilI lIot detecle
TCLP VOLATILES SW8260B Analyst: MB-1,1-0ichloroethene U 0.070 H mg/L 3127/2007 11:41 :00 AM'1,2-0ichloroethane U 0.050 H mg/L 3127/2007 11:41 :00 AM1,4-0ichlorobenzene U 0.75 H mg/L 3127/2007 1'1:41:00 AM2-Butanone 0.041 20 JH mg/L 312712007 '11:41:00 AM
Benzene U 0.050 H mg/L 3127/2007 11:41 :00 AMCarbon tetrachloride U 0.050 H mg/L 3127/2007 11:41 :00 AM
Ch lorobenzene U 10 H mg/L 3127/2007 11:41 :00 AMCilloroform U 0.60 H mg/L 3127/2007 11:41 :00 AM
Tetrachloroethene U 0.070 H mglL 3/27/2007 11:41 :00 AM
Tricl1loroethene U 0.050 H mg/L 312712007 11:41 :00 AM
Vinyl chloride U 0.020 H mg/L 3127/2007 11:41 :00 AM
Surr: 4-Bromofluorobenzene 103 54-134 H %REC 3/27/2007 11:41 :00 AMSurr: Oibromofluoromethane 104 52-132 H %REC 3127/2007 11:41:00 AM
Surr: Toluene-d8 98.5 51-127 H %REC 3/27/2007 '11:41:00 AM
H Anal)'le deleeted in the associated Method Blank1-1 rlold;ng tilllcS Jill' preparation or analysis exceeded
ND Not [ktccted allhe Reponing LimitI J rllllicates Ihe componnd \l'as ,malyzed Ji)r hUI nol deleelc
Mr. Daniel ScullyVice PresidentTully Environmental, Inc.127-50 Northern BoulevardFlushing, New York 11368
Re: Contract No. ll13-BIOLaboratory Analysis
It has been brought to my attention that Tully has constituted a violation toour contract, Contract No. ll13-BIO, regarding Laboratory Analysis ofthe biosolids samples.
The monthly composite samples of February of2007 have been sent toAmerican Analytical Laboratories on March 23, 2007. This procedureviolates our contract. In accordance with Contract No. 1113-BIO, Section9, Laboratory Analysis, a report of the laboratory analysis shall beprovided to Tully and the NYCDEP within seven days from the date thatthe last grab sample, comprising the monthly composite, is taken.
The intention of this letter is to warn Tully of the violation. In the future,the liquidated damages may be assessed by the City for any deficiencies inperformance.
Should you have any question regarding this matter, please call me at(718)595-6807.