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Nutrient roadmap /

The Nutrient Roadmap provides a path forward for the wastewater sector on nutrient removal and recovery and challenges water resource recovery facilities to have a zero net impact with regard to nutrient discharges by 2040. This high-level overview provides guidance for utilities of all sizes to bes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Water Environment Federation. Nutrient Roadmap Task Force
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Alexandria, Va. : Water Environment Federation, 2015.
Colección:WEF special publicaiton.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Preface
  • Executive Summary Grant Weaver, P.E.
  • Chapter 1 Introduction Val S. Frenkel, Ph. D., P.E., D. WRE
  • 1.0 PURPOSE OF THE NUTRIENT ROADMAP
  • 1.1 Timing of The Nutrient Roadmap
  • 1.2 From Wastewater Treatment to Resource Recovery
  • 2.0 DRIVERS FOR CHANGE
  • 2.1 Population Growth
  • 2.2 Environmental Concerns
  • 2.3 Clean Water
  • 3.0 REGULATORY ASPECTS
  • 4.0 FUTURE TRENDS
  • 5.0 REFERENCES
  • Chapter 2 Setting the Stage for Nutrient Management Jeanette Brown, P.E., BCEE, D. WRE, F. WEF
  • Robert R. Sharp, Ph. D., P.E., BCEE
  • And Elisa Garvey, Ph. D., P.E.
  • 1.0 DEVELOPING THE VISION FOR NUTRIENT REMOVAL
  • 1.1 Drivers
  • 1.1.1 Regulatory Requirements
  • 1.1.2 Watershed Water Quality and Total Maximum Daily Loads
  • 1.1.3 Effects of Nutrient Management Beyond the Watershed
  • 1.2 Developing a Vision for Staff
  • 1.2.1 Setting Short- and Long-Term Goals
  • 1.2.2 Determining Treatment Level to Meet Goals
  • 1.2.2.1 Low-Hanging Fruit: Low-Cost Modifications to Achieve Some Benefit
  • 1.2.2.2 Nutrient Removal Versus Nutrient Recovery
  • 1.2.2.3 Understanding Effects on Energy Use and Budgets
  • 1.2.2.4 Associated Goals
  • 1.3 Stakeholder Involvement
  • 2.0 STAFF EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
  • 2.1 Making Training a Requirement for All
  • 2.1.1 Basic Understanding of Nutrient Removal Theory
  • 2.1.2 Understanding Current Practices
  • 2.2 Ensuring High-Quality and Appropriate Training for Various Staff Levels
  • 2.3 Understanding Emerging Technologies and Their Potential Place in the Industry
  • 2.4 Empowering Staff
  • 2.4.1 Allowing Staff to Make Changes to Meet Visionary Goals
  • 2.4.2 Allowing Staff to Be Part of the Decision-Making Process
  • 3.0 FINANCING
  • 3.1 Developing a Short- and Long-Term Strategy
  • 3.2 Identifying the Costs
  • 3.2.1 Capital Costs
  • 3.2.2 Operating Costs
  • 3.2.3 Staff Development
  • 3.3 Identifying Sources
  • 3.3.1 Loans
  • 3.3.2 Grants
  • 3.3.3 User Rates
  • 3.4 Identifying Alternate Financing Opportunities
  • 3.4.1 Private Versus Public Finance and Operations
  • 3.4.2 Alternative Project Delivery
  • 3.5 Identifying Revenue Streams
  • 3.5.1 Nutrient Recovery and Sale of Materials
  • 3.5.2 Nutrient Credit Trading Programs
  • 4.0 PLANNING AND PRIORITIZATION TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE
  • 4.1 Planning to Meet Current and Future Regulatory Requirements
  • 4.2 Water Quality Trading
  • 4.3 Effects of Nutrient Management Beyond the Watershed
  • 5.0 ESTABLISHING ASPIRATIONAL GOALS AND SUBGOALS
  • 5.1 Nitrogen and Phosphorus Recovery
  • 5.2 Energy and Water Recovery
  • 6.0 BECOMING CLIMATE READY
  • 7.0 REFERENCES
  • Chapter 3 Understanding the Environment Brandon Koltz
  • Sara Arabi, Ph. D., P. Eng.
  • 1.0 INTRODUCTION
  • 2.0 EXISTING AND POTENTIAL FUTURE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
  • 3.0 WATER QUALITY RESPONSE TO NUTRIENT LOADING-UNDERSTANDING THE RECEIVING WATER ENVIRONMENT
  • 3.1 Site Conceptual Model
  • 3.1.1 Environmental Response Endpoints of Concern Related to Nutrient Loads