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Center for Water Resource Studies

Center for Water Resource Studies. Andrew N.S. Ernest, Ph.D., P.E., DEE Director, Center for Water Resource Studies Associate Dean, Ogden College of Science and Engineering Western Kentucky University. Andrew Ernest. Engineer-Educator M.S., B.S., Ph.D. Civil Engineering

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Center for Water Resource Studies

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  1. Center for Water Resource Studies Andrew N.S. Ernest, Ph.D., P.E., DEE Director, Center for Water Resource Studies Associate Dean, Ogden College of Science and Engineering Western Kentucky University

  2. Andrew Ernest • Engineer-Educator • M.S., B.S., Ph.D. • Civil Engineering • Professional Engineer (P.E.) • Texas Board of Professional Engineers • Environmental Engineering • Experience & Examination • Diplomate Environmental Engineer (DEE) • American Academy of Environmental Engineers • Specialty Certification: Water & Wastewater • Experience & Examination

  3. Water Resource Management Water Quality Assessments Total Maximum Daily Loads Phase II Stormwater BMP Development Water/Wastewater POTW Improvements On-Site/Small & Decentralized Systems Constructed Wetlands Environmental Sustainability Economic Development Environmental Protection Environmental Informatics Environmental Modeling GIS/EIS Rule-Based Decision Making Multi-Objective Resource Management Risk Management HAZWOPER (Train-The-Trainer) Real Time Risk Assessment & Response Determination Remediation Bioremediation Phytoremediation Technical Capacity

  4. Professional Philosophy • Integration of Professional Practice into Academic Training • Research with Direct Community Service Applications • Service to the Community through Training & Education • Economic Development through Technology Incubation

  5. CWRS Mission “…conduct research, outreach, education and assistance for the protection of public health through the provision of safe drinking water and clean water”

  6. Personnel • John All, J.D. • Geo-Environmental Policy • Rob Byrd, Ph.D. • Data Structures • Chris Groves, Ph.D. • Karst Environmental Hydrogeology • Scott Grubbs, Ph.D. • Aquatic Habitat • Stephen Kenworthy, Ph.D. • Sediment Hydrogeomorphology • Albert Meier, Ph.D. • Ecological Modeling • Ouida Meier, Ph.D. • Ecological Data Analysis • Cathleen Webb, Ph.D. • Chemical Treatment Technologies • Guangming Xing, Ph.D. • XML/Information Exchange • Uta Ziegler, Ph.D. • Artificial Intelligence/Rule-Based Decision Systems

  7. CWRS Components Ogden Environmental Water Quality Laboratory Serving the Public by Providing Innovative Wastewater Assistance TACWW Technical Assistance Center for Wastewater Hoffman Institute Hoffman Environmental Research Institute

  8. Ogden Environmental Laboratory A Certified Laboratory Providing Regulatory Grade Analytical Services through the Training of University Students • Municipal & Private Drinking Water • Wastewater Treatment Plans • Industrial Wastewater • Agricultural & Urban Runoff • Recreational Waters

  9. Hoffman Environmental Institute A Consortium of Scientists and Students Dedicated to the Development of Innovative Basic and Applied Research Aimed at Understanding of the Human-Landscape-Atmosphere Interactions • Geographical Information Systems • Environmental Protection • International Programs • Publications and

  10. Technical Assistance Center for Water Quality Serves to Assist Small Systems as well as Others Throughout the Country in Meeting the Requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act • Water Utility Management Training Courses • Small Water Systems Circuit Rider Program • Source Water Protection Program • Database Management System and Information Tools • Innovative Technical Assistance

  11. Technical Assistance Center for Wastewater Provides Technical Assistance with Treatment and Impacts of Wastewater • Public Outreach and Assistance • Small Systems Circuit Rider Program • Wastewater Utility Management Training Courses • Physical, Chemical, and Biological Monitoring and Assessment • Environmental Risk Assessments • Database Management & Environmental Modeling

  12. CWRS Activities • Utility Management Institute • Circuit Riders • Source Water Protection • Management, Operations & Compliance Toolbox • On-Site & Decentralized Systems • Stormwater Management • CREP Monitoring & Assessment • ICERTS

  13. Partnership with Kentucky Rural Water Association Training Small System Managers Operators Office Managers Utility Management 101 Utility Organization, Regulation & Law Utility Finance & Administration Human Resource Management for Utilities Modern Technology & Utility Management Public Relations in Utility Management Leading to the Utility Management Professional (UMP) Designation Utility Management Institute

  14. Partnership with Kentucky Rural Water Association Extend the success of the “Rural Water” Circuit Rider concept Concentrate technical assistance to small and very small public water systems Systems Serving Fewer Than 3300 People Concentration On Systems Serving Fewer Than 500 People* Technical-Financial-Managerial Assistance Leak Detection Mapping & GIS Assistance Groundwater Protection Plans Consumer Confidence Reports Vulnerability Assessments Emergency Response Plans Analytical Reporting Requirements Rate Analysis and Cost of Service Studies Compliance Assistance Comprehensive System Evaluations Small Systems Circuit Rider *Systems Typically Ineligible for USDA Rural Development Assistance Small System Circuit Rider

  15. Facilitate Reporting Data/Metadata Retrieval, Storage, Exchange End User Interface Information/Tools Website Design And Maintenance Database Structure And Maintenance Internet Java-based Database Interface Computers Donation & Rehabilitation Data Analysis: Geographic, Water Quality, SDWIS Water Quality Data And MCL Violations Mapping/Analysis Education And Science Advisory Service MOR Advisor Water Loss Calculator Watershed Mapping Sanitary Surveys Wholesale Rate Calculation National Tools CD Management, Operations & Compliance Toolbox Management, Operations & Compliance Toolbox

  16. Need For Management Of Decentralized Systems Failures Inadequate Maintenance Inappropriate Design Sometimes None Poor Construction Management Oversight Required for Rational Development & Use of DWM Problem Exacerbation Rapid Growth in Public/Community Water Systems Rural Communities with Sub-Optimal Wastewater Systems Sensitive Geo-Hydrology Goals Of Management Of Decentralized Systems Overcome Stigma Of Failed Onsite Systems Obtain Cost Savings By Using Recently Developed Technologies Allow For Development & Testing Of New Technologies Encourage Orderly Development Of Unsewered Areas In Context Of A Sustainable Environment On-Site & Decentralized Systems On-Site & Decentralized Systems

  17. Treatment Systems Septic Tanks Holding Tank: Blackwater with Greywater to Septic Tank Composting Toilet: Blackwater with Greywater to Septic Tank Incinerating Toilet: Blackwater with Greywater to Septic Tank Aerated Tanks Intermittent Sand Filter: Septic Tank Pretreatment Recirculating Intermittent Sand Filter: Septic Tank Pretreatment Subsurface Wetland System: Septic Tank Pretreatment Recirculating Intermittent Sand & Anaerobic Filters: Septic Tank to Anaerobic Filter to Intermittent Sand filter with Recirculation to Anaerobic Filter Recirculating Trickling Filter: Septic Tank to Trickling Filter with Recirculation to Septic Tank Recirculating Rotating Biological Contactor: Septic Tank to RBC with Recirculation to Septic Tank Recirculating Anaerobic & Trickling Filters: Septic Tank to Anaerobic Filter to Trickling Filter with Recirculation to Anaerobic Filter Separated Denitrification Systems: Grey and Blackwater Peat Filter: Septic Tank Pretreatment Sequencing Batch Reactor: Septic Tank Pretreatment Septic Tank/Wetland/Trickling Filter Septic Tank/Wetland/Mound System Disposal Systems Conventional Absorption Beds and Trenches Evapotranspiration Beds Pressure Dosing Systems Leaching Chambers Spray Irrigation Systems Mound Systems On-Site Treatment & Disposal Options

  18. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Phase II Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) Urbanized Areas (>50K) Small (>1K) Designated Impact UA Interconnection Critical Mass Facilitation Coordination Public Education and Outreach Public Participation/Involvement Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Construction Site Runoff Control Post-Construction Runoff Control Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Stormwater Management Stormwater Management

  19. Problem: Improvements Assessment Little means of assessing the improvement in water quality or evaluating the benefits to Kentucky Problem: Benefits Realization CREP benefits will not be realized and publicized unless funding is made available to monitor water quality and the various plant and wildlife communities associated with the Green River Solution: Cooperative Monitoring A cooperative monitoring initiative focused on Kentucky’s CREP region in order to assess the impact of the CREP project and enhance the efficiency by which the CREP project will attain its goals Improved Ecological Integrity Improved ecological integrity of the mainstem Upper Green River and principal tributaries Reduced Loadings Reduced sediment, nutrient, and pesticide inputs from agricultural sources entering the mainstem Upper Green River and principal tributaries Enhanced Habitat Enhanced habitat and populations of wildlife, including numerous rare, threatened, and endangered species Riparian Restoration Sustain and restore riparian habitat corridors along mainstem Upper Green River and principal tributaries Landscape Element Reconnection Reconnect landscape elements; establish buffers around sinkholes in karst regions Non-Riparian Wetlands Restoration Sustain and restore non-riparian wetlands, and restore barrens (native prairies and savannas) CREP Monitoring & Assessment CREP Monitoring & Assessment

  20. Resource Sharing Infrastructure Synergy ICERTS Precept Training Synergy Analytical Analyst Trainer Analyst/Trainer WKU Product Trainee-Technicians Cost Per Analysis Cost Per Analysis Cost Per Trainee Equipment Depreciation Equipment Depreciation Equipment Depreciation Consumables Consumables Consumables ICERTS

  21. ICERTS • Integrated Goals: • Research • Maximizing the ability of each partnering agency's ability to further their research missions through the optimal utilization of research grade instrumentation through the formalization of resource sharing. • Training • Provision of formal training and certification of field, laboratory and environmental technicians serving an immediate need for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. • Service • Enabling local, state and regional private and public sector entities to meet environmental management goals through the provision of high quality environmental data collection, management and analysis. ICERTS

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