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Lagoon - Operation and Maintenance
November 18th, 2014
Portage Fair Board Office, Island Park
9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Portage la Prairie, MB
Presenters:
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Rob Boswick –Environmental Engineer
Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship
 Donna Smiley - Provincial Manager,
Central/Eastern Regions Conservation and Water
Stewardship - Environmental Compliance and
Enforcement
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Martin Hildebrand – Nelson Environmental
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Mike Heppner – City of Steinbach Waterworks
Rob Boswick
9:00- 10:30
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Lagoon Theory and Design – treatment
processes, loadings, site assessment, general
features;
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Liners – soil, synthetic, combos;
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Construction and Inspection – methods,
equipment, liner sampling and lab analysis;
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Sludge – impacts, management and disposal
options;
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Federal Activities – Wastewater Systems
Effluent Regulation and Biosolids Interests.
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Environment Act Proposal Review – public and
Technical Advisory Committee involvement,
Licence development;
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Operation and Maintenance – typical licence
requirements, new limits, problems, nutrients.
Also includes PHOTOS of REAL EXAMPLES of lagoon
features, operation, failures, improvements, sludge
removal, aeration(brief).
Donna Smiley
10:45-12:00
Proposed topics for discussion:
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Legislation
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Environment Act Licences
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Operation and Maintenance
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Sampling
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Emergency Discharges
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch
Martin Hildebrand
1:00-3:00
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Brief overview of lagoon types
(facultative/aerated)
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Odor control
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Evolving regulations and subsequent
impact on lagoon performance
o Toxicity limits
o Phosphorus limits
o Total Nitrogen limits
o Disinfection
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Lagoon technology, design and
operational changes relating to changing
regulations
Mike Heppner
3:15-4:30
LAGOON MAINTENANCE
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Daily Inflow / metered or not
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BOD loading rate calculations
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Perimeter Dike security and inspections
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Cell separation chambers / locks
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Cell level measurements
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Rip-Rap
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Monitoring wells
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Discharge calculations
History of Presenters:
Rob Boswick – Rob is a graduate of the Civil Engineering
program at the University of Manitoba. Since graduating
more than twenty years ago Rob has had the opportunity
to gain experience in a variety of engineering applications
including construction, consulting, public utility, and,
most recently, in the regulatory sector. As a consultant,
Rob has covered the complete gamut of steps required to
establish and put in to operation and maintain
wastewater treatment lagoons at locations throughout
the province. For the past fourteen years, Rob has been
employed as an Environmental Engineer with the
Environmental Approvals Branch of Manitoba
Conservation & Water Stewardship and is typically
involved in the Environment Act Proposal review and
licensing processes for new or altered sewage treatment
plants and wastewater treatment lagoons as well as for
industrial and mining activities and facilities throughout
Manitoba.
Donna Smiley – Manitoba Conservation - Donna has
worked for Manitoba Conservation since 1990 both as a
Public Health Inspector and an Environment Officer. For
the last 19 years her primary focus has been on the
environment programs. Donna worked as a regional
Environment Officer in Selkirk until to 2007. She is
presently the departmental program coordinator for onsite
wastewater management systems and the regional
municipal wastewater programs. For many years Donna
worked with the Operators involved in the Municipal
Wastewater Program in the Interlake Region and has
experience with the operation and maintenance of
wastewater treatment facilities.
Merle Kroeker - Merle Kroeker, P. Eng, graduated from the
University of Manitoba with a degree in Biosystems
Engineering. He is a Project Development Engineer with
Nelson Environmental Inc. His experience includes
wastewater treatment system process design and
optimization and he has been involved in projects across
North America. Projects include lagoon based municipal
and industrial wastewater treatment systems, storm water
treatment, as well as raw water reservoir improvements.
His current focus is on post lagoon cold climate ammonia
removal, for new or upgrades of existing lagoon
wastewater treatment systems.
Mike Heppner - Mike Heppner is Department Head
for the City of Steinbach Waterworks Department. He
along with 10 fulltime employees maintain all 4
categories of the Class II Water and Wastewater
utility.
Mike started his career in water and wastewater in
1995. In 2001 he became Waterworks Department
Head and has held the position for the past 13 years.
In 2007, Mike achieved Manitoba Conservation Class
II certification for WT, WD, WWC, and WWT.
Note: Participants in this workshop are eligible for
0.6 continuing education units (CEUs) under the
Manitoba operator certification program.
Please be advised that when collecting CEUs for
Certification purposes, to ensure that the courses that you
intend to submit in support of your certification request,
are not overlapping in content.
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
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MANITOBA WATER
& WASTEWATER
ASSOCIATION
Lagoon - Operation
and Maintenance
November 18th, 2014
9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Fair Board Office
Island Park
Portage la Prairie, MB
You must pre-register for all workshops
– no walk-ins will be accepted.