Why build a community facility?

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Why build a community facility?

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• Community expectations

Community expectations

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• Water quality

Water quality

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• Recreation

Recreation

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• Local Government

Local Government

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• Hauler frustrations

Hauler frustrations

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• Wastewater treatment issues

Wastewater treatment issues

Christopher L. Buday

Grand Traverse Count DPW Director [email protected] (231) 995-6054

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• Community

Community

expectations

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Manage growth

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Better stewards of waste generated in

Grand Traverse County

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• Community

Community

expectations

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Manage growth

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• Community

Community

expectations

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Manage growth

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• Community

Community

expectations

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Better stewards of waste

generated in Grand

Traverse County

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• Water quality

Water quality

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Watershed cleaner than National average

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• Water quality

Water quality

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Recreation on bodies of water attracts

tourism

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• Boating

Boating

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• Fishing

Fishing

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• Camping

Camping

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• Parks

Parks

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Water quality?

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Water quality

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_{Water quality?}

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Water quality

Mitchell Creek

E-coli test results near land disposal site 2006 – 8300 2007 – 871

Sources: Three Lakes Association 2007 area creek and stream survey MDEQ Report Mitchell Creek e coli monitoring 2007

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• Water Quality

Water Quality

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_Recreation

Recreation

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• Recreation

Recreation

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• Recreation

Recreation

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• Local government

Local government

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Regional solutions to waste issues

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Wastewater treatment issues

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• Hauler frustrations

Hauler frustrations

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Land application limited in Winter

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Available land application sites

disappearing

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Odor control

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Screening

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Soils management

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• Odor and Vector Attractions

Odor and Vector Attractions

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• Odor and Vector Attractions

Odor and Vector Attractions

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• Wastewater issues

Wastewater issues

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Reduce impact of grease on wastewater

system

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Regional wastewater treatment facility

exceeded its capacity in 80

exceeded its capacity in 80’

’s

s

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Wastewater master plan included

improvements to existing wastewater plant

and plan to reduce strength of waste

Local Waste Volumes

TOTAL GALLONS TOTAL TO LAND TOTAL TO WWTP TOTAL TO GTSTF 2004 18,922,295 no data no data no data 2005 19,798,972 10,858,161 6,462,391 3,692,897 2006 17,466,570 7,911,174 9,455,396 5,225,108 2007 incomplete incomplete incomplete 5,506,212

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GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY SEPTAGE TREATMENT FACILITY

--SITE PLAN SKETCHSITE PLAN SKETCH-

-water to WWTP biosolids o ffl o a d o ffl o a d ATAD DIGESTER O D O R C O N T R O L EQ TANK EQ TANK M E M B R A N E B IO R E A C T O R DEWATER SCREENS CLEAN AIR OFFICE LAB BIOSOLIDS PROCESSING

Grand Traverse Septage Treatment Facility

Christopher L. Buday, DPW Director (231) 995

Christopher L. Buday, DPW Director (231) 995--60546054

KEEPING

WATER

CLEAN

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• Eliminate odor

Eliminate odor

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Odor complaints from land application common

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Local officials inundated with complaints about pets

bathing at land application sites Provide practical solution

to dwindling land application sites within County

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• Better stewards of waste generated in

Better stewards of waste generated in

Grand Traverse County

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Number of land applications sites dwindled

to less than 10

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Most of waste pumped from Grand Traverse

County land applied in other Counties

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NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT

(EXCERPT)

Act 451 of 1994

324.11715 Preemption; duty of governmental unit to make availabl

324.11715 Preemption; duty of governmental unit to make availablee public septage waste treatment facility; posting of surety not r

public septage waste treatment facility; posting of surety not required.equired.

Sec. 11715.

(1) This part does not preempt an ordinance of a governmental un

(1) This part does not preempt an ordinance of a governmental unit that prohibitsit that prohibits the application of septage waste to land within that governmenta

the application of septage waste to land within that governmental unit orl unit or

otherwise imposes stricter requirements than this part.

(2) If a governmental unit requires that all septage waste colle

(2) If a governmental unit requires that all septage waste collected in thatcted in that

governmental unit be disposed of in a receiving facility or proh

governmental unit be disposed of in a receiving facility or prohibits, oribits, or

effectively prohibits, the application of septage waste to land

effectively prohibits, the application of septage waste to landwithin thatwithin that governmental unit, the governmental unit shall make available a

governmental unit, the governmental unit shall make available areceivingreceiving facility that can lawfully accept all septage waste generated wi

facility that can lawfully accept all septage waste generated within thatthin that

governmental unit that is not lawfully applied to land.

(3) The owner or operator of a receiving facility may require th

(3) The owner or operator of a receiving facility may require the posting of ae posting of a surety, including cash in an escrow account or a performance bon

surety, including cash in an escrow account or a performance bond, notd, not

exceeding $25,000.00 to dispose of septage waste in the receivin

exceeding $25,000.00 to dispose of septage waste in the receiving facility.g facility.

History:

History:1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995 ;1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995 ;----Am. 2004, Act 381, Imd. Eff. Oct.Am. 2004, Act 381, Imd. Eff. Oct.

12, 2004

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Popular Name:Act 451Act 451

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