FWPCOA Region IV Short School

Utilities Maintenance Level 3 DS/DW/WW02014057 3.0 CEU June 6 – 10, 2022 SUPERVISION and Stormwater A Water Distribution Level 1 Wastewater Collection A DW/DS/WW02004042 3.0 CEU June 6 – 10, 2022 Water Distribution Level 3 DW/DS02004043 3.0 CEU June 6 – 10, 2022 Water Distribution Level 2 DW/DS02004040 3.0 CEU June 6 – 10, 2022 Reclaimed Water B DW/DS/WW02014123 3.0 CEU June 6 – 10, 2022 Reclaimed Water C DW/DS/WW02014124 3.0 CEU June 6 – 10, 2022 Utility Maintenance level 2 DS/DW/WW 02014170 3.0 CEU June 13 – 17, 2022 Stormwater C DW/DS/WW 02014026 3.0 CEU June 13 – 17, 2022 Stormwater B DW/DS/WW02014025 3.0 CEU June 13 – 17, 2022 *Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators WW02004001 2.8 CEU June 13 – 16, 2022 Wastewater Collection C WW02014034 3.0 CEU June 13 – 17, 2022 Wastewater Collection B WW02004041 3.0 CEU June 13 – 17, 2022

*CEU’s only All courses will be given at: Pinellas Technical College, St. Petersburg Campus 901 34th Street St. Petersburg, FL 33711

Water Distribution 1,2,3, Water Treatment Plant Operators /Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators Utilities Maintenance 2, 3, Wastewater Collection A/B/C, Stormwater A/B/C Full Courses $325/$355/$80 Members/Nonmembers/Exam Only (if applicable) Abbreviated Courses $125/155 Members/Nonmembers

Monday-Thursday 7:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M Exam 6/10/2022 - Friday 8:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. at Pinellas Technical College. St. Petersburg Campus Exam 6/17/2022 - Friday 8:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. at Pinellas Technical College. St. Petersburg Campus CREDIT CARD payment available. Click Here For Credit Card Authorization Form

Continued from page 52 TMDL. These broad-based plans are developed with local stakeholders and rely on local input and commitment for development and successful implementation.

The FDEP, through development of TMDLs and the BMAP process, has identified several areas (watersheds) in the state where the nutrient loading from septic tanks is significant. The TMDLs are water quality targets based on state water quality standards for specific pollutants, such as excessive nitrate. The TMDLs have been developed for waterbodies that are verified as impaired, which means that they do not meet their designated uses.

A TMDL is the amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and still maintain its designated uses. The TMDLs are achieved through BMAPs, which include strategies to reduce and prevent pollutant discharges through various cost-effective means. The FDEP and the affected stakeholders in the various basins jointly develop BMAPs or other implementation approaches. Figure 2 illustrates the areas in Florida with adopted BMAPs.

To date, FDEP has adopted or has pending 38 BMAPs for watersheds throughout the state. Several of these watersheds have identified OSTDS as a significant source of nutrient loading and are included in an established BMAP. Consequently, many communities are considering a septic-to-centralized-sewer conversion program in priority areas to achieve the recommended nutrient reductions and compliance with the local BMAP.

The cost of retrofitting an OSTDS to a centralized sewer system can be significant. There are several design options, including traditional gravity sewerage systems, low-pressure sewerage systems, and vacuum sewerage systems. Each has benefits and challenges, and one type of system may be a better fit than the others for a specific installation. A key objective is to achieve the least possible sewer assessment cost that will be paid by a utility’s sewer-use customers.

The implementation of septic-to-centralizedsewer projects will bring with it several challenges, including the identification of potential funding sources, development of a detailed public outreach component, and gaining the necessary political support for a costly and sometimes controversial public works project.

In my January column I highlighted the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which will provide an influx of capital for water infrastructure projects, including the development and implementation of septic-tocentralized-sewer projects. Access to funding will aid communities in compliance with the provisions of the CWA and BMAPs.

• FDEP Basin Management Action Plan Website: https://floridadep.gov/dear/water-qualityrestoration/content/basin-management-actionplans-bmaps. • Florida Health, Florida Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems Inventory, Final Project

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