Area Wide Optimization Program
Individual Program Background Information
2021
Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Official Recognition of AWOP
Please provide the AWOP start date and describe any official recognition of AWOP in agency newsletters, web pages, awards programs, annual meetings, etc.
Officially started AWOP in 1997. Alabama implemented activities prior to officially starting AWOP. Prior to 1997, the State had a goal of 0.2 NTU when the limit was 0.5 NTU and 0.5 NTU when the limit was 1.0 NTU.
In 2003, Alabama began issuing awards to water treatment plants that meet the turbidity optimization goals.
In 1999, Alabama began holding a state wide “Surface Water Meeting” at which optimization activities are discussed along with other pertinent topics.
In 2016, US EPA Region 4 started issuing congratulatory letters to water systems who had a water treatment plant that met the turbidity optimization goals.
In 2019, AWOP was added to ADEM’s Drinking Water page which can be accessed at http://adem.alabama.gov/programs/water/drinkingwater/awop.cnt.
Official Adoption of AWOP Goals
Please describe when and how AWOP goals were adopted by your agency and communicated to the water systems.
AWOP goals have not been officially adopted by ADEM. However, parts of the goals were incorporated
into regulations for the construction of new water treatment plants or water treatment plants desiring
to increase their filtration rate. The program is supported by all levels of management, even though
AWOP is considered a voluntary program.
Communication of AWOP to water systems is accomplished through on-site discussion (including AWOP printouts) with water systems during their yearly inspection, presentations at various conferences and meetings, presentation of Optimization Awards at the Annual Surface Water Meeting, a display at the Alabama Rural Water Association’s Annual Conference, and through regular communication with water systems.
National Optimization Goals adopted by your PWSS Program – Check all that apply:
(refer to Attachment I for descriptions of the NOLT optimization goals.)
Water Treatment Plants
Microbial (Turbidity): Raw Water_X___ Individual Settled_X___ CFE____ IFE__X__
Post BW w/FTW_X___ Post BW wo/FTW____ Disinfection (CT) _X___
DBPs (TTHM/HAA5): Plant Effluent__X__ Enhanced Coagulation__X__ Disinfection__X__
Chloramine Application: Ammonia Control____ Dosing (Chlorine & Ammonia) ____
Distribution Systems
Individual Site DBPs __X__ Long Term System DBPs_X___ Tank Operations_X___
Secondary Disinfection, Free Chlorine __X__
Secondary Disinfection, Chloramines (monochloramine, Ammonia & Nitrite) ____
Modifications to the national goals or other optimization goals utilized by your Agency:
Please describe any modified AWOP goals and/or any additional optimization goals adopted by your agency and communicated to the water systems.
Microbial Goal Modifications:
• Raw water turbidity is required to be recorded at least every 2 hours or continuous if filtration rate is above 2.0 gpm/SQ FT.
• By regulation CFE is not allowed in Alabama.
• Disinfection is handled differently in Alabama. WTP’s have to meet a CT of 70. This is a worst case scenario for disinfection and only requires WTP’s to report the minimum free chlorine level leaving the WTP for each day.
• Chloramines are not utilized in Alabama in our community water systems.
Disinfection Byproducts and TOC Modifications
• Alabama has adopted goals for the WTP effluent of 20 ppb for TTHMs and 15 ppb for HAA5.
Monitoring of WTP effluent is mandatory.
• Total organic carbon goals are based on an annual WTP effluent of 1.7 mg/L or less. Alabama does not use the performance ratio for optimization purposes.
• Secondary disinfection is accomplished through the use of free chlorine, chloramines are not utilized.
• DBP monitoring is required at all master meters by the parent system. Ground water systems or systems with low DBPs can obtain a waiver.
• Joint OELs are required anytime a consecutive water system incurs a violation. All water systems from the point of production to consumption are required to complete the report and hold quarterly meetings until all water systems in the chain have returned to compliance.
Distribution System Modifications
• Water storage tanks should turn over in 4 days or less.
• pH of the distribution system should remain consistent (± 0.3 units) with the water leaving the producing WTP.
• Corrosion control should be implemented to minimize corrosion in the distribution system,
especially to prevent changes of pH in the distribution system. No specific goals have been
adopted as this area as it is currently under development.
Description of Current AWOP Team Members and Responsibilities
Please provide the name, position/title, description of AWOP duties and approximate FTE that each team member spends on AWOP. Also indicate who serves as the AWOP team lead/point of contact.
Example: Nevel O. Meter, District Engineer, PBT trainer, ~ 0.3 FTE
(Note that if you submitted this information in 2015, that information is being provided and if there are no changes, simply indicate “no change” in this section.)
1. William McClimans AWOP Team Leader; District Engineer; SWTR, DBPR and Laserfiche Coordinator, PBT Trainer
2. Laura Taylor Assistant AWOP Team Leader; System Inspector; CCR, PBT Trainer
3. Arshasmine Tellis System Inspector; Assistant SDWIS and Permit Database Coordinator; PBT Facilitator 4. Marc Chapman District Engineer; SRF & Grant Coordinator; PBT Facilitator
5. Aimee White District Engineer; PBT Facilitator; Permit Database Coordinator, RMP Coordinator 6. Jack Mobley District Engineer; PBT Facilitator, Lead and Copper Coordinator
7. Deja Collis District Engineer,
8. Robert Compton District Engineer, Cyanotoxin Lead 9. Brett Newton District Engineer
AWOP is considered a voluntary program and is in addition to required duties. Staff members use time management to provide time to conduct AWOP activities.
Description of Former AWOP Team Members:
Please provide the name of former AWOP team members, and their reason for leaving the team. This information is for historical purposes and also to support networking as AWOP continues to expand.
(Note that if you submitted this information in 2015, that information is being provided and if there are no changes, simply indicate “no change” in this section.)
1. Joe Alan Power Retired
2. Keith Lowery Retired
3. Charlie Davis Retired
4. Mark Anderson Transferred within ADEM
5. Benny Laughlin Other duties assigned.
6. Shannon Golden Transferred to ALDOT
7. Craig Holloway Transferred to Alabama Military Department, now back at ADEM in different division.
8. James Daily Transferred to SRF, now retired.
9. Tom Garrett Transferred to SRF, now retired.
10. Jim Ramsey Retired
11. William “Billy” Byars Left state government.
12. Chris Griffin Left state government.
13. Anthony Roberts Transferred within ADEM
14. Taylor Littleton Left state government.
Inventory of State-Wide Treatment Facilities
1Number Rapid rate filtration treatment plants
2,3Utilizing static settling without tubes or plates 60
Utilizing static settling with tubes or plates 17
Utilizing sludge blanket clarification (upflow, pulsator) 1
Utilizing contact adsorption clarification 3
Utilizing sludge recirculation (including ballasted clarification) 1 Utilizing DAF, or other alternative clarification process 1
Utilizing direct/in-line filtration 8
Utilizing packaged filtration (package plants) 6
Slow sand filter plants 0
Diatomaceous earth filter plants 0
Membrane treatment plants 16
Bag or cartridge filtration plants 0
Primary disinfectant
Free chlorine 97
Chloramines 0
Ozone 0
UV 0
Secondary disinfectant
Free chlorine 97
Chloramines 0
1
Limited to surface water treatment plants (includes surface, GUDI, blended sources).
2
All surface water treatment plants, except cartridge, membrane and slow sand.
3
When a plant utilizes multiple treatment processes or configurations identified below, please
include them all in this inventory, e.g., a package plant that utilizes a CAC will be included as a rapid
rate plant using CAC and packaged filtration.
AWOP Vision:
Please describe the vision for your AWOP
That every member of the AWOP team is capable of conducting/operate every part of the AWOP program on their own or coordinate a larger group to carry out AWOP activities to help our water systems provide the best possible water quality to their customers. To help achieve and maintain compliance rates above 98%.
Status Component Implementation:
Please describe status component activities that are implemented in your agency, e.g., (are water systems ranked according to public health risk and how is this information used; how is water system data integrity ensured):
Water systems are ranked according to their performance in relation to the AWOP goals. The ranking lists are used as a guide when deciding which water systems to target with AWOP assistance.
Data integrity is still an area where we need to do more work.
Targeted Performance Improvement (TPI) Implementation:
Please list all activities that are implemented as TPI activities in your state, e.g., CPEs, PBT,
Enhanced Sanitary Surveys, technical assistance, other): CPE, PBT, CTA, TTA, ESS, TA and anything else we can come up with.
AWOP Maintenance Component Implementation:
Integrate
Please check the following areas where AWOP has been integrated into the PWSS Program:
Plan Reviews_X____ Permitting__X___ Capacity Development_____ Operator Training___X__
Technical Assistance__X___ DWSRF Prioritization_____ Enforcement_____ Sanitary Surveys_X_
Other(identify)________________________________________________________
Enhance
Please describe any AWOP enhancements that have been implemented in your program. One example could include modifying status component criteria
Recently the turbidity ranking list was automated (as best as possible) to eliminate unnecessary time by doing point calculation by hand. The point ranking list was redone to remove personal opinion and allow for complete automation of score.
Sustain
Please describe any activities that you implement to sustain your agency’s AWOP. Some examples could include efforts to promote and incentivize AWOP (e.g., publish regular newsletter, awards program, AWOP participation = higher ranking for grant/loan funding, etc.).
Optimization presentations are given at different in state conferences.
ADEM each year issues awards to water systems who have met the microbial (turbidity) goals.
Lessons Learned:
Please list “lessons learned” that you feel would be helpful to other programs, e.g., how to build and maintain internal support, how to integrate AWOP into your PWSS program, etc). If you are new to AWOP, please list a question or concern you’d like to know more about.
One lesson learned is that water systems in PBT do better when their manager attends all the sessions (not just first and last). These systems are more energized and willing to complete the work as they see the benefit of the additional work.
One other lesson learned was that you can stratify water mains, even a 10-inch water main.
Attachment I: Optimization Goals Adopted by the NOLT
Category Goal Applies to Description
Microbial
Minimum Data Monitoring Goal Raw Water Turbidity
Rapid Rate Filtration
Plants
― Record maximum daily raw water turbidity.
Microbial
Individual Sedimentation Basin Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Rapid Rate Filtration
Plants
― Settled water turbidity ≤ 2 NTU in 95% of readings when the annual average raw turbidity is > 10 NTU. Optimization is based on the daily maximum values recorded from all readings.
― Settled water turbidity ≤ 1 NTU in 95% of readings when the annual average raw turbidity is ≤ 10 NTU. Optimization is based on the daily maximum values recorded from all readings.
― Record individual sedimentation basin effluent turbidity readings at intervals of 4-hours or less if taking grab samples, or 15 minutes or less for continuous monitoring.
Microbial
Individual and Combined Filter Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Rapid Rate Filtration
Plants
― Combined filter effluent turbidity ≤ 0.10 NTU in 95% of readings. Optimization is based on the daily maximum values recorded from all readings.
― Individual filter effluent turbidity ≤ 0.10 NTU in 95% of readings (excluding 15-minute period following filter backwash).
Optimization is based on the daily maximum values recorded from all readings.
―Post backwash individual filter effluent turbidity for filters without filter-to-waste capability: Maximum individual filter effluent turbidity following backwash ≤ 0.30 NTU and achieve ≤ 0.10 NTU within 15 minutes.
―Post backwash individual filter effluent turbidity for filters with filter-to-waste capability: Minimize individual filter effluent turbidity during filter-to-waste period and record maximum value. Return the filter to service at ≤ 0.10 NTU.
― Record individual and combined filter effluent turbidity readings at intervals of 1-minute or less for continuous monitoring.
Microbial
Disinfection Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Rapid Rate Filtration
Plants
―Meet CT requirements to achieve inactivation of Giardia and viruses plus a system-specific factor of safety.
― Record disinfectant residual, temperature, and pH at maximum daily flow for CT calculations.
Disinfection By- Product
Plant Effluent Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs) Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Surface Water and Groundwater
Under the Direct Influence of
Surface Water Plants
―System Specific Targets: Could be a discrete value or range that is based on a running annual average. Recommended goal value/range should be 30% to 50% of long term LRAA goals (e.g., 20-30 ppb for TTHM, 15-20 ppb for HAA5).
―For systems in compliance with the TTHM and HAA5 MCLs, collect quarterly plant effluent DBP samples; for systems not in compliance, collect monthly plant effluent samples.
Disinfection By- Product
Enhanced Coagulation Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Surface Water and Groundwater
Under the Direct Influence of
Surface Water Plants
―Meet Stage 1 D/DBP Rule TOC removal requirements for enhanced coagulation, which are based on source water alkalinity and TOC levels, or an alternative compliance criterion, as a running annual average (RAA) of the performance ratio (actual TOC removal/required TOC removal) plus a factor of safety of 10% (or performance ratio ≥ 1.1).
―Collect monthly total organic carbon samples for raw and treated water.
Disinfection By- Product
Disinfection
Performance and Monitoring Goal
Surface Water and Groundwater
Under the Direct Influence of
Surface Water Plants
―Meet CT requirements to achieve inactivation of Giardia and viruses plus a system-specific factor of safety.
―Record disinfection residual, temperature, and pH at maximum daily flow for CT calculations (only applies to parent systems).
Distribution System
Disinfection Byproducts Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Parent and Consecutive
Water Systems that
Utilize any Secondary Disinfectant
―Individual Site Goal: Quarterly Maximum Locational Running Annual Average TTHM/HAA5 values not to exceed 70/50 ppb.
―Long-Term System Goal: Average of Maximum Locational Running Annual Average TTHM/HAA5 values not to exceed 60/40 ppb (the average of the last 8 quarters cannot exceed 60/40 ppb).
―For systems in compliance with the TTHM and HAA5 MCLs, collect quarterly DBP samples at all compliance locations; for systems not in compliance, collect monthly samples.
Free Chlorine Distribution
System
Disinfection Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Parent and Consecutive
Water Systems that
Utilize Free Chlorine as a
Secondary Disinfectant
―Maintain ≥ 0.20 mg/L free chlorine residual at all monitoring sites in the distribution system, at all times.
―Monitoring should be performed at least monthly, but more frequently at critical times (i.e., summer months).
―Sample locations should include bacteriological and DBP compliance sites, all distribution system entry points (e.g., plant effluent, consecutive system connections), all tanks (preferably while draining), and identified critical sites base on investigative sampling (minimum of one critical site in each quadrant of the system, four sites total).
Plants that Utilize Chloramine
Disinfection: Ammonia Control Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Parent and Consecutive
Water Systems that
Utilize Chloramine
as a Secondary Disinfectant
―Maintain a detectable free ammonia residual in the plant effluent ≤ 0.10 mg/L as NH3-N.
―Monitor free ammonia at least once per day in the plant effluent.
• The monitoring frequency may be adjusted based on the variability observed over an extended period of time.
• Free ammonia may be monitored in the source water periodically (e.g., once per week) to assess variability.
Plants that Utilize Chloramine
Operational Guideline Chlorine and Ammonia Dosing
Parent and Consecutive
Water Systems that
Utilize Chloramine
as a Secondary Disinfectant
―Maintain a chlorine-to-nitrogen mass ratio between 4.5:1 and 5.0:1 (or chlorine-to-ammonia mass ratio between 3.7:1 and 4.1:1), which should result in a detectable free ammonia in the plant effluent that is ≤ 0.10 mg/L as NH3-N.
Chloramine Distribution System
Disinfection: Monochloramine and Nitrification-Related
Parameters Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Parent and Consecutive
Water Systems that
Utilize Chloramine
as a Secondary Disinfectant
―Maintain ≥ 1.50 mg/L monochloramine residual at all monitoring sites in the distribution system, at all times, to provide a disinfection barrier against both microbial contamination and nitrification prevention.
―Monitor monochloramine, free ammonia, and nitrite in the distribution system and at the entry points (to establish a baseline).
• Monochloramine and free ammonia should be monitored at all sample locations.
• Nitrite should be monitored at sample locations where monochloramine is ≤ 1.50 mg/L; nitrate may also be monitored, to further assess nitrification.
• Sample locations should include bacteriological and DBP compliance sites, all distribution system entry points (e.g., plant effluent, consecutive system connections), all tanks (preferably while draining), and identified critical sites base on investigative sampling (minimum of one critical site in each quadrant of the system, four sites total).
• Monitoring should be done at least monthly, but more frequently at critical times (e.g., summer months).
Distribution System
Operational Guidelines Tank Operations
Parent and Consecutive
Water Systems that
Contain Storage Tanks (any
secondary disinfectant)
―Maintain an average turnover time < 5 days; or establish and maintain a water turnover rate at each storage facility.
―Maintain good mixing (i.e., Performance Ratio ≥ 1) at all times;
for tanks where the PR cannot be calculated, adequate mixing (i.e., uniform water quality) should be confirmed by alternate means (e.g., tank profiling/water quality sampling).
Area Wide Optimization Program
Individual Program Background Information
2021
Name of Agency:
Official Recognition of AWOP
Please provide the AWOP start date and describe any official recognition of AWOP in agency newsletters, web pages, awards programs, annual meetings, etc.
The Florida Area-Wide Optimization Program began in 2002. However, the program lapsed temporarily before recently restarting following several reorganizations of staff.
Currently, Florida is in the process of rebuilding and developing a long-term outlook for the program.
We have created a new AWOP webpage for the FL Department of Environmental Protection’s website, an AWOP Information SharePoint folder for primacy office staff, and we are in the process of initiating quarterly meetings to be held following the R4 quarterly meetings.
Official Adoption of AWOP Goals
Please describe when and how AWOP goals were adopted by your agency and communicated to the water systems.
N/A
National Optimization Goals adopted by your PWSS Program – Check all that apply:
(refer to Attachment I for descriptions of the NOLT optimization goals.) N/A
Water Treatment Plants
Microbial (Turbidity): Raw Water____ Individual Settled____ CFE____ IFE____
Post BW w/FTW____ Post BW wo/FTW____ Disinfection (CT) ____
DBPs (TTHM/HAA5): Plant Effluent____ Enhanced Coagulation____ Disinfection____
Chloramine Application: Ammonia Control____ Dosing (Chlorine & Ammonia) ____
Distribution Systems
Individual Site DBPs ____ Long Term System DBPs____ Tank Operations____
Secondary Disinfection, Free Chlorine ____
Secondary Disinfection, Chloramines (monochloramine, Ammonia & Nitrite) ____
Modifications to the national goals or other optimization goals utilized by your Agency:
Please describe any modified AWOP goals and/or any additional optimization goals adopted by your agency and communicated to the water systems.
N/A
Description of Current AWOP Team Members and Responsibilities
Please provide the name, position/title, description of AWOP duties and approximate FTE that each team member spends on AWOP. Also indicate who serves as the AWOP team lead/point of contact.
Example: Nevel O. Meter, District Engineer, PBT trainer, ~ 0.3 FTE
(Note that if you submitted this information in 2017, that information is being provided and if there are no changes, simply indicate “no change” in this section.)
10. AWOP Team Leader: Deirdre Thomas – Source and Drinking Water (SDW) Environmental Consultant, AWOP Coordinator
11. Chris Melkun – SDW Environmental Specialist 12. Jamie Shakar – SDW Environmental Administrator
13. District DEP SDW Staff-Technical Assistance, Compliance and Enforcement
14. Approved County Health Department SDW Staff-Technical Assistance, Compliance and Enforcement
15. Florida Rural Water Association Staff, SDW Technical Assistance
Description of Former AWOP Team Members:
Please provide the name of former AWOP team members, and their reason for leaving the team. This information is for historical purposes and also to support networking as AWOP continues to expand.
(Note that if you submitted this information in 2017, that information is being provided and if there are no changes, simply indicate “no change” in this section.)
15. Jeffrey Lawson – left state government 16. John Pope – Retirement
17. Rich Cantin – Retirement
18. Joni Synatschk – left state government 19.
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Inventory of State-Wide Treatment Facilities
1Number
Rapid rate filtration treatment plants
2,311
Utilizing static settling without tubes or plates N/A
Utilizing static settling with tubes or plates N/A
Utilizing sludge blanket clarification (upflow, pulsator) N/A
Utilizing contact adsorption clarification N/A
Utilizing sludge recirculation (including ballasted clarification) 3 Utilizing DAF, or other alternative clarification process N/A
Utilizing direct/in-line filtration 0
Utilizing packaged filtration (package plants) N/A
Slow sand filter plants 10
Diatomaceous earth filter plants 2
Membrane treatment plants N/A
Bag or cartridge filtration plants N/A
Primary disinfectant
Free chlorine 4818
Chloramines 263
Ozone 31
UV 5
Secondary disinfectant
Free chlorine N/A
Chloramines N/A
1
Limited to surface water treatment plants (includes surface, GUDI, blended sources).
2
All surface water treatment plants, except cartridge, membrane and slow sand.
3
When a plant utilizes multiple treatment processes or configurations identified below, please
include them all in this inventory, e.g., a package plant that utilizes a CAC will be included as a rapid
rate plant using CAC and packaged filtration.
AWOP Vision:
Please describe the vision for your AWOP
The vision for Florida’s AWOP is to ensure all water systems in the state are aware of the program, and to achieve compliance improvements by being more proactive with our water systems and staff. This will include continuing to attend workshops, training of staff, continual promoting of AWOP information and tools to the water systems, as well as performing CPEs and PBTs within the next couple of years. By becoming proficient in a few more of the basic AWOP elements, the plan is to implement a more well- rounded program, consisting of regular state meetings, training sessions and ultimately an awards program. We are also wanting to implement AWOP into our compliance and enforcement and sanitary survey procedures. With these implementations, the intent is to achieve better compliance (i.e. DBPs) within the state, and to continue to maintain that compliance.
Status Component Implementation:
Please describe status component activities that are implemented in your agency, e.g., (are water systems ranked according to public health risk and how is this information used; how is water system data integrity ensured):
N/A
Targeted Performance Improvement (TPI) Implementation:
Please list all activities that are implemented as TPI activities in your state, e.g., CPEs, PBT, Enhanced Sanitary Surveys, technical assistance, other):
Currently in the planning stages of integrating AWOP into our sanitary survey protocols as well as
technical assistance from our rural water association staff.
AWOP Maintenance Component Implementation:
Integrate
Please check the following areas where AWOP has been integrated into the PWSS Program:
Plan Reviews_____ Permitting_____ Capacity Development_____ Operator Training_____
Technical Assistance_X__ DWSRF Prioritization_____ Enforcement_X__ Sanitary Surveys_X_ Other (identify)________________________________________________________
Currently in the planning stages of integrating AWOP into our compliance & enforcement protocols as well as Sanitary Surveys, and technical assistance from our rural water association staff.
Enhance
Please describe any AWOP enhancements that have been implemented in your program. One example could include modifying status component criteria
N/A
Sustain
Please describe any activities that you implement to sustain your agency’s AWOP. Some examples could include efforts to promote and incentivize AWOP (e.g., publish regular newsletter, awards program, AWOP participation = higher ranking for grant/loan funding, etc.).
N/A
Lessons Learned:
Please list “lessons learned” that you feel would be helpful to other programs, e.g., how to build and maintain internal support, how to integrate AWOP into your PWSS program, etc). If you are new to AWOP, please list a question or concern you’d like to know more about.
Florida is still considered to be new to the program since movement within AWOP has been slow due to
reorganization, new leadership and time constraints implementing the program. Questions: 1) What
techniques have states found most effective to integrate AWOP into their PWSS program? 2) Florida is
always interested in AWOP training opportunities, what additional trainings or workshops held by EPA
and TSC with the other Region 4 states will help train staff at our primacy offices?
Attachment I: Optimization Goals Adopted by the NOLT
Category Goal Applies to Description
Microbial
Minimum Data Monitoring Goal Raw Water Turbidity
Rapid Rate Filtration
Plants
― Record maximum daily raw water turbidity.
Microbial
Individual Sedimentation Basin Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Rapid Rate Filtration
Plants
― Settled water turbidity ≤ 2 NTU in 95% of readings when the annual average raw turbidity is > 10 NTU. Optimization is based on the daily maximum values recorded from all readings.
― Settled water turbidity ≤ 1 NTU in 95% of readings when the annual average raw turbidity is ≤ 10 NTU. Optimization is based on the daily maximum values recorded from all readings.
― Record individual sedimentation basin effluent turbidity readings at intervals of 4-hours or less if taking grab samples, or 15 minutes or less for continuous monitoring.
Microbial
Individual and Combined Filter Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Rapid Rate Filtration
Plants
― Combined filter effluent turbidity ≤ 0.10 NTU in 95% of readings. Optimization is based on the daily maximum values recorded from all readings.
― Individual filter effluent turbidity ≤ 0.10 NTU in 95% of readings (excluding 15-minute period following filter backwash).
Optimization is based on the daily maximum values recorded from all readings.
―Post backwash individual filter effluent turbidity for filters without filter-to-waste capability: Maximum individual filter effluent turbidity following backwash ≤ 0.30 NTU and achieve ≤ 0.10 NTU within 15 minutes.
―Post backwash individual filter effluent turbidity for filters with filter-to-waste capability: Minimize individual filter effluent turbidity during filter-to-waste period and record maximum value. Return the filter to service at ≤ 0.10 NTU.
― Record individual and combined filter effluent turbidity readings at intervals of 1-minute or less for continuous monitoring.
Microbial
Disinfection Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Rapid Rate Filtration
Plants
―Meet CT requirements to achieve inactivation of Giardia and viruses plus a system-specific factor of safety.
― Record disinfectant residual, temperature, and pH at maximum daily flow for CT calculations.
Disinfection By- Product
Plant Effluent Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs) Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Surface Water and Groundwater
Under the Direct Influence of
Surface Water Plants
―System Specific Targets: Could be a discrete value or range that is based on a running annual average. Recommended goal value/range should be 30% to 50% of long term LRAA goals (e.g., 20-30 ppb for TTHM, 15-20 ppb for HAA5).
―Collect quarterly TTHM and HAA5 samples at the plant effluent and distribution system compliance sites.
Disinfection By- Product
Enhanced Coagulation Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Surface Water and Groundwater
Under the Direct Influence of
Surface Water Plants
―Meet Stage 1 D/DBP Rule TOC removal requirements for enhanced coagulation, which are based on source water alkalinity and TOC levels, or an alternative compliance criterion, as a running annual average (RAA) of the performance ratio (actual TOC removal/required TOC removal) plus a factor of safety of 10% (or performance ratio ≥ 1.1).
―Collect monthly total organic carbon samples for raw and treated water (only applies to parent systems).
Disinfection By- Product
Disinfection
Performance and Monitoring Goal
Surface Water and Groundwater
Under the Direct Influence of
Surface Water Plants
―Meet CT requirements to achieve inactivation of Giardia and viruses plus a system-specific factor of safety.
―Record disinfection residual, temperature, and pH at maximum daily flow for CT calculations (only applies to parent systems).
Distribution System
Disinfection Byproducts Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Parent and Consecutive
Water Systems that
Utilize any Secondary Disinfectant
―Individual Site Goal: Quarterly Maximum Locational Running Annual Average TTHM/HAA5 values not to exceed 70/50 ppb.
―Long-Term System Goal: Average of Maximum Locational Running Annual Average TTHM/HAA5 values not to exceed 60/40 ppb (the average of the last 8 quarters cannot exceed 60/40 ppb).
―For systems in compliance with the TTHM and HAA5 MCLs, collect quarterly DBP samples at all compliance locations; for systems not in compliance, collect monthly samples.
Free Chlorine Distribution
System
Disinfection Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Parent and Consecutive
Water Systems that
Utilize Free Chlorine as a
Secondary Disinfectant
―Maintain ≥ 0.20 mg/L free chlorine residual at all monitoring sites in the distribution system, at all times.
―Monitoring should be performed at least monthly, but more frequently at critical times (i.e., summer months).
―Sample locations should include bacteriological and DBP compliance sites, all distribution system entry points (e.g., plant effluent, consecutive system connections), all tanks (preferably while draining), and identified critical sites base on investigative sampling (minimum of one critical site in each quadrant of the system, four sites total).
Plants that Utilize Chloramine
Disinfection: Ammonia Control Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Parent and Consecutive
Water Systems that
Utilize Chloramine
as a Secondary Disinfectant
―Maintain a detectable free ammonia residual in the plant effluent ≤ 0.10 mg/L as NH3-N.
―Monitor free ammonia at least once per day in the plant effluent.
• The monitoring frequency may be adjusted based on the variability observed over an extended period of time.
• Free ammonia may be monitored in the source water periodically (e.g., once per week) to assess variability.
Plants that Utilize Chloramine
Operational Guideline Chlorine and Ammonia Dosing
Parent and Consecutive
Water Systems that
Utilize Chloramine
as a Secondary Disinfectant
―Maintain a chlorine-to-nitrogen mass ratio between 4.5:1 and 5.0:1 (or chlorine-to-ammonia mass ratio between 3.7:1 and 4.1:1), which should result in a detectable free ammonia in the plant effluent that is ≤ 0.10 mg/L as NH3-N.
Chloramine Distribution System
Disinfection: Monochloramine and Nitrification-Related
Parameters Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Parent and Consecutive
Water Systems that
Utilize Chloramine
as a Secondary Disinfectant
―Maintain ≥ 1.50 mg/L monochloramine residual at all monitoring sites in the distribution system, at all times, to provide a disinfection barrier against both microbial contamination and nitrification prevention.
―Monitor monochloramine, free ammonia, and nitrite in the distribution system and at the entry points (to establish a baseline).
• Monochloramine and free ammonia should be monitored at all sample locations.
• Nitrite should be monitored at sample locations where monochloramine is ≤ 1.50 mg/L; nitrate may also be monitored, to further assess nitrification.
• Sample locations should include bacteriological and DBP compliance sites, all distribution system entry points (e.g., plant effluent, consecutive system connections), all tanks (preferably while draining), and identified critical sites base on investigative sampling (minimum of one critical site in each quadrant of the system, four sites total).
• Monitoring should be done at least monthly, but more frequently at critical times (e.g., summer months).
Distribution System
Operational Guidelines Tank Operations
Parent and Consecutive
Water Systems that
Contain Storage Tanks (any
secondary disinfectant)
―Maintain an average turnover time < 5 days; or establish and maintain a water turnover rate at each storage facility.
―Maintain good mixing (i.e., Performance Ratio ≥ 1) at all times;
for tanks where the PR cannot be calculated, adequate mixing (i.e., uniform water quality) should be confirmed by alternate means (e.g., tank profiling/water quality sampling).
Area Wide Optimization Program
Kentucky
Individual Program Background Information
2021
Name of Agency:
Official Recognition of AWOP
Please provide the AWOP start date and describe any official recognition of AWOP in agency newsletters, web pages, awards programs, annual meetings, etc.
The Kentucky AWOP began in 1998. Areas of recognition include AWOP certificate and award program for microbial and DBP. Under normal circumstances, the certificates and awards are presented during the annual Kentucky Water and Wastewater Operator Association (KWWOA) conference; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic they were mailed in 2020 and 2021 with some being hand-delivered in 2021.
Since presenting the awards at the conference was not an option the Agency did social media blasts highlighting the systems and operators during Drinking Water Week. A blog post is published annually highlighting the systems that received awards and certificates. The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet launched a new website in 2019 that includes an AWOP page (https://tinyurl.com/KYDWTA) and the KY AWOP Story Map was launched in June 2020 (https://tinyurl.com/KYAWOP).
Official Adoption of AWOP Goals
Please describe when and how AWOP goals were adopted by your agency and communicated to the water systems.
Microbial AWOP goals were adopted during the establishment of the program in 1998 and were communicated to water systems over time through one-on-one site visits, sanitary surveys, and CPEs.
DBP AWOP goals were adopted in 2011 and updated in 2018. To disseminate the program information to the water systems AWOP flyers were mailed, presentations were delivered at the annual KWWOA conference, and one-on-one site visits were conducted.
National Optimization Goals adopted by your PWSS Program – Check all that apply:
(refer to Attachment I for descriptions of the NOLT optimization goals.)
Water Treatment Plants
Microbial (Turbidity): Raw Water____ Individual Settled_√___ CFE_√___ IFE_√___
Post BW w/FTW_√___ Post BW wo/FTW_√___ Disinfection (CT) _√___
DBPs (TTHM/HAA5): Plant Effluent_√___ Enhanced Coagulation_√___ Disinfection_√___
Chloramine Application: Ammonia Control_√___ Dosing (Chlorine & Ammonia) _√___
Distribution Systems
Individual Site DBPs _√___ Long Term System DBPs_√___ Tank Operations____
Secondary Disinfection, Free Chlorine _√___
Secondary Disinfection, Chloramines (monochloramine, Ammonia & Nitrite) __√__
Modifications to the national goals or other optimization goals utilized by your Agency:
Please describe any modified AWOP goals and/or any additional optimization goals adopted by your agency and communicated to the water systems.
Although all water systems are tracked and ranked, only water systems that formally commit to the program and adopt AWOP goals are eligible for AWOP certificates and awards.
Description of Current AWOP Team Members and Responsibilities
Please provide the name, position/title, description of AWOP duties and approximate FTE that each team member spends on AWOP. Also indicate who serves as the AWOP team lead/point of contact.
Example: Nevel O. Meter, District Engineer, PBT trainer, ~ 0.3 FTE
(Note that if you submitted this information in 2017, that information is being provided and if there are
no changes, simply indicate “no change” in this section.)
16. AWOP Team Leader: Jackie Logsdon, Environmental Scientist V, DW Technical Assistance & AWOP—Madisonville & Paducah Regional Offices, AWOP Coordinator,
~0.75 FTE
17. CJ Bailey, Environmental Scientist V, DW Technical Assistance & AWOP—Columbia
& Bowling Green Regional Offices, ~0.5 FTE
18. Gabe Tanner, Environmental Scientist IV, DW Technical Assistance & AWOP—
Louisville & Frankfort Regional Offices, ~0.5 FTE
19. David Messer, Environmental Scientist V, DW Technical Assistance & AWOP—Hazard
& London Regional Offices, ~0.5 FTE
20. Vacant, Environmental Scientist III, DW Technical Assistance & AWOP—Florence &
Morehead Regional Offices, ~0.5 FTE
21. Joe Uliasz, Environmental Control Supervisor, Drinking Water Compliance and Technical Assistance Section Supervisor
Description of Former AWOP Team Members:
Please provide the name of former AWOP team members, and their reason for leaving the team. This information is for historical purposes and also to support networking as AWOP continues to expand.
(Note that if you submitted this information in 2017, that information is being provided and if there are no changes, simply indicate “no change” in this section.)
25. Roger Conn—Transfer within State Government 26. Tom Stern—Retirement
27. Jim Sproles—Retirement
28. Ed Fortner—Left State Government 29. Jim Hamon—Retirement
30. Noah Taylor—Transfer within Division 31. Linda Metts—Transfer within Section 32. Crystal Davis—Transfer within Branch 33. Julie Roney—Left State Government 34. Don DeKoster—Deceased
35. Russell Neal—Transfer within Division
36. Brian Chitti—Left KY State Government to work for OH State Government 37. Eric Sutton—Transfer within Section
38. Jenna Hammond—Left State Government
Inventory of State-Wide Treatment Facilities
1Number
Rapid rate filtration treatment plants
2,3134
Utilizing static settling without tubes or plates 16
Utilizing static settling with tubes or plates 57
Utilizing sludge blanket clarification (upflow, pulsator) 37
Utilizing contact adsorption clarification 5
Utilizing sludge recirculation (including ballasted clarification) 17 Utilizing DAF, or other alternative clarification process 3
Utilizing direct/in-line filtration 0
Utilizing packaged filtration (package plants) 0
Slow sand filter plants 1
Diatomaceous earth filter plants 0
Membrane treatment plants 9
Bag or cartridge filtration plants 0
Primary disinfectant
Free chlorine 144
Chloramines 0
Ozone 0
UV 0
Secondary disinfectant
Free chlorine 128
Chloramines 16
1
Limited to surface water treatment plants (includes surface, GUDI, blended sources).
2
All surface water treatment plants, except cartridge, membrane and slow sand.
3
When a plant utilizes multiple treatment processes or configurations identified below, please
include them all in this inventory, e.g., a package plant that utilizes a CAC will be included as a rapid
rate plant using CAC and packaged filtration.
AWOP Vision:
Please describe the vision for your AWOP
The short-term vision for the KY AWOP is to ensure new personnel are adequately trained and CPE certified, provide Targeted Technical Assistance (TTA) to water plant personnel to optimize TOC removal, and continue to provide TTA to consecutive systems to optimize distribution systems. In the long term, the intent is to maintain the high level of compliance with the Stage II DBPR that has been achieved and return some focus back to optimization (both microbial and DBP) and AWOP integration throughout other areas of the KY PWSS.
Status Component Implementation:
Please describe status component activities that are implemented in your agency, e.g., (are water systems ranked according to public health risk and how is this information used; how is water system data integrity ensured):
Each surface water treatment plant is tracked for all adopted turbidity goals and ranked according to public health risk. This information is used to determine needed technical assistance (CPE, PBT, TTA, etc.). To ensure data integrity, AWOP personnel and DOW inspectors have received data integrity training provided by TSC. During sanitary surveys, routine inspections, TTA, CPE, site visits, etc., data integrity may be evaluated.
Targeted Performance Improvement (TPI) Implementation:
Please list all activities that are implemented as TPI activities in your state, e.g., CPEs, PBT, Enhanced Sanitary Surveys, technical assistance, other): CPE, PBT, TTA, DSO
AWOP Maintenance Component Implementation:
Integrate
Please check the following areas where AWOP has been integrated into the PWSS Program:
Plan Reviews_____ Permitting_____ Capacity Development_√____ Operator Training_√____
Technical Assistance_√____ DWSRF Prioritization_____ Enforcement_√____ Sanitary Surveys_√___
Other (identify)______________________________________________________
Enhance
Please describe any AWOP enhancements that have been implemented in your program. One
example could include modifying status component criteria
The Enforcement Targeting Tool (ETT) is used to identify systems that need technical assistance. This helps with integrating AWOP into compliance and enforcement activities.
Sustain
Please describe any activities that you implement to sustain your agency’s AWOP. Some examples could include efforts to promote and incentivize AWOP (e.g., publish regular newsletter, awards program, AWOP participation = higher ranking for grant/loan funding, etc.).
Each year systems that have committed to AWOP and met all the goals receive a certificate and two systems receive an award (award is based on three years of performance and compliance). Pre- pandemic, the certificates and awards were presented during the KWWOA conference—the most attended conference in KY by operators; mid-pandemic social media was used to highlight systems’
achievements; post-pandemic we plan to implement a combination of in-person presentation at the conference and social media recognition. Soon after, an annual AWOP blog post is published recognizing each system that received a certificate/award and includes details of the program.
Lessons Learned:
Please list “lessons learned” that you feel would be helpful to other programs, e.g., how to build and maintain internal support, how to integrate AWOP into your PWSS program, etc). If you are new to AWOP, please list a question or concern you’d like to know more about.
We found that integrating AWOP into the compliance and enforcement processes strengthened internal support and improved compliance. Using the ETT score helps to put the focus on systems that are close to experiencing compliance issues, are already out of compliance, have been referred to enforcement, or are actively under an agreed order. AWOP tools, such as TTA, CPE, PBT, and Modular DSO Training, are utilized for compliance assistance, particularly with DBPs. We have found that since systems need the support and tools AWOP has to offer, the program becomes less “voluntary”.
Attachment I: Optimization Goals Adopted by the NOLT
Category Goal Applies to Description
Microbial
Minimum Data Monitoring Goal Raw Water Turbidity
Rapid Rate Filtration
Plants
― Record maximum daily raw water turbidity.
Microbial
Individual Sedimentation Basin Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Rapid Rate Filtration
Plants
― Settled water turbidity ≤ 2 NTU in 95% of readings when the annual average raw turbidity is > 10 NTU. Optimization is based on the daily maximum values recorded from all readings.
― Settled water turbidity ≤ 1 NTU in 95% of readings when the annual average raw turbidity is ≤ 10 NTU. Optimization is based on the daily maximum values recorded from all readings.
― Record individual sedimentation basin effluent turbidity readings at intervals of 4-hours or less if taking grab samples, or 15 minutes or less for continuous monitoring.
Microbial
Individual and Combined Filter Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Rapid Rate Filtration
Plants
― Combined filter effluent turbidity ≤ 0.10 NTU in 95% of readings. Optimization is based on the daily maximum values recorded from all readings.
― Individual filter effluent turbidity ≤ 0.10 NTU in 95% of readings (excluding 15-minute period following filter backwash).
Optimization is based on the daily maximum values recorded from all readings.
―Post backwash individual filter effluent turbidity for filters without filter-to-waste capability: Maximum individual filter effluent turbidity following backwash ≤ 0.30 NTU and achieve ≤ 0.10 NTU within 15 minutes.
―Post backwash individual filter effluent turbidity for filters with filter-to-waste capability: Minimize individual filter effluent turbidity during filter-to-waste period and record maximum value. Return the filter to service at ≤ 0.10 NTU.
― Record individual and combined filter effluent turbidity readings at intervals of 1-minute or less for continuous monitoring.
Microbial
Disinfection Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Rapid Rate Filtration
Plants
―Meet CT requirements to achieve inactivation of Giardia and viruses plus a system-specific factor of safety.
― Record disinfectant residual, temperature, and pH at maximum daily flow for CT calculations.
Disinfection By- Product
Plant Effluent Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs) Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Surface Water and Groundwater
Under the Direct Influence of
Surface Water Plants
―System Specific Targets: Could be a discrete value or range that is based on a running annual average. Recommended goal value/range should be 30% to 50% of long term LRAA goals (e.g., 20-30 ppb for TTHM, 15-20 ppb for HAA5).
―Collect quarterly TTHM and HAA5 samples at the plant effluent and distribution system compliance sites.
Disinfection By- Product
Enhanced Coagulation Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Surface Water and Groundwater
Under the Direct Influence of
Surface Water Plants
―Meet Stage 1 D/DBP Rule TOC removal requirements for enhanced coagulation, which are based on source water alkalinity and TOC levels, or an alternative compliance criterion, as a running annual average (RAA) of the performance ratio (actual TOC removal/required TOC removal) plus a factor of safety of 10% (or performance ratio ≥ 1.1).
―Collect monthly total organic carbon samples for raw and treated water (only applies to parent systems).
Disinfection By- Product
Disinfection
Performance and Monitoring Goal
Surface Water and Groundwater
Under the Direct Influence of
Surface Water Plants
―Meet CT requirements to achieve inactivation of Giardia and viruses plus a system-specific factor of safety.
―Record disinfection residual, temperature, and pH at maximum daily flow for CT calculations (only applies to parent systems).
Distribution System
Disinfection Byproducts Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Parent and Consecutive
Water Systems that
Utilize any Secondary Disinfectant
―Individual Site Goal: Quarterly Maximum Locational Running Annual Average TTHM/HAA5 values not to exceed 70/50 ppb.
―Long-Term System Goal: Average of Maximum Locational Running Annual Average TTHM/HAA5 values not to exceed 60/40 ppb (the average of the last 8 quarters cannot exceed 60/40 ppb).
―For systems in compliance with the TTHM and HAA5 MCLs, collect quarterly DBP samples at all compliance locations; for systems not in compliance, collect monthly samples.
Free Chlorine Distribution
System
Disinfection Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Parent and Consecutive
Water Systems that
Utilize Free Chlorine as a
Secondary Disinfectant
―Maintain ≥ 0.20 mg/L free chlorine residual at all monitoring sites in the distribution system, at all times.
―Monitoring should be performed at least monthly, but more frequently at critical times (i.e., summer months).
―Sample locations should include bacteriological and DBP compliance sites, all distribution system entry points (e.g., plant effluent, consecutive system connections), all tanks (preferably while draining), and identified critical sites base on investigative sampling (minimum of one critical site in each quadrant of the system, four sites total).
Plants that Utilize Chloramine
Disinfection: Ammonia Control Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Parent and Consecutive
Water Systems that
Utilize Chloramine
as a Secondary Disinfectant
―Maintain a detectable free ammonia residual in the plant effluent ≤ 0.10 mg/L as NH3-N.
―Monitor free ammonia at least once per day in the plant effluent.
• The monitoring frequency may be adjusted based on the variability observed over an extended period of time.
• Free ammonia may be monitored in the source water periodically (e.g., once per week) to assess variability.
Plants that Utilize Chloramine
Operational Guideline Chlorine and Ammonia Dosing
Parent and Consecutive
Water Systems that
Utilize Chloramine
as a Secondary Disinfectant
―Maintain a chlorine-to-nitrogen mass ratio between 4.5:1 and 5.0:1 (or chlorine-to-ammonia mass ratio between 3.7:1 and 4.1:1), which should result in a detectable free ammonia in the plant effluent that is ≤ 0.10 mg/L as NH3-N.
Chloramine Distribution System
Disinfection: Monochloramine and Nitrification-Related
Parameters Performance and Monitoring
Goals
Parent and Consecutive
Water Systems that
Utilize Chloramine
as a Secondary Disinfectant
―Maintain ≥ 1.50 mg/L monochloramine residual at all monitoring sites in the distribution system, at all times, to provide a disinfection barrier against both microbial contamination and nitrification prevention.
―Monitor monochloramine, free ammonia, and nitrite in the distribution system and at the entry points (to establish a baseline).
• Monochloramine and free ammonia should be monitored at all sample locations.
• Nitrite should be monitored at sample locations where monochloramine is ≤ 1.50 mg/L; nitrate may also be monitored, to further assess nitrification.
• Sample locations should include bacteriological and DBP compliance sites, all distribution system entry points (e.g., plant effluent, consecutive system connections), all tanks (preferably while draining), and identified critical sites base on investigative sampling (minimum of one critical site in each quadrant of the system, four sites total).
• Monitoring should be done at least monthly, but more frequently at critical times (e.g., summer months).
Distribution System
Operational Guidelines Tank Operations
Parent and Consecutive
Water Systems that
Contain Storage Tanks (any
secondary disinfectant)
―Maintain an average turnover time < 5 days; or establish and maintain a water turnover rate at each storage facility.
―Maintain good mixing (i.e., Performance Ratio ≥ 1) at all times;
for tanks where the PR cannot be calculated, adequate mixing (i.e., uniform water quality) should be confirmed by alternate means (e.g., tank profiling/water quality sampling).
Area Wide Optimization Program
North Carolina Individual Program Background Information
2021
Name of Agency:
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources / Public Water Supply Section
Official Recognition of AWOP
Please provide the AWOP start date and describe any official recognition of AWOP in agency newsletters, web pages, awards programs, annual meetings, etc.
NC’s Program was started in late 1999. The Public Water Supply Section maintains a webpage (http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/drinking-water/area-wide-optimization- program) that describes AWOP and contains links to our annual report, spreadsheet tools, and instructional videos. Microbial Turbidity Awards are presented annually to water treatment plants that meet the microbial goals.
Official Adoption of AWOP Goals
Please describe when and how AWOP goals were adopted by your agency and communicated to the water systems.
AWOP goals are discussed by the NC AWOP team and then further reviewed by Public Water Supply Section management staff for formal adoption. Information about adopted goals can be located on the NC AWOP webpage. The NC AWOP Team and Public Water Supply Section staff discuss AWOP goals with water systems during sanitary surveys or site visits. Staff may also periodically discuss AWOP activities at NCWOA regional section meetings. Microbial turbidity goals for raw water, individual settled, CFE, and IFE were adopted at the start of program in late 1999. Distribution system disinfection byproducts goals for individual sampling sites and long- term system goals were adopted in 2013.
National Optimization Goals adopted by your PWSS Program – Check all that apply:
(refer to Attachment I for descriptions of the NOLT optimization goals.)
Water Treatment Plants
Microbial (Turbidity): Raw Water_X_ Individual Settled_X__ CFE__X_ IFE__X_
Post BW w/FTW__X_ Post BW wo/FTW____ Disinfection (CT) __X_
DBPs (TTHM/HAA5): Plant Effluent____ Enhanced Coagulation____ Disinfection____
Chloramine Application: Ammonia Control____ Dosing (Chlorine & Ammonia) ____
Distribution Systems
Individual Site DBPs __X_ Long Term System DBPs__X_ Tank Operations____
Secondary Disinfection, Free Chlorine ____
Secondary Disinfection, Chloramines (monochloramine, Ammonia & Nitrite) ____
Modifications to the national goals or other optimization goals utilized by your Agency:
Please describe any modified AWOP goals and/or any additional optimization goals adopted by your agency and communicated to the water systems.
NA
Description of Current AWOP Team Members and Responsibilities
Please provide the name, position/title, description of AWOP duties and approximate FTE that each team member spends on AWOP. Also indicate who serves as the AWOP team lead/point of contact.
Example: Nevel O. Meter, District Engineer, PBT trainer, ~ 0.3 FTE
(Note that if you submitted this information in 2019, that information is being provided and if there are no changes, simply indicate “no change” in this section.)
22. AWOP Team Leader: Eric Hudson P.E., Regional Engineer/Supervisor, ~ 0.20 FTE
23. Rebecca Sadosky PHD, Drinking Water Protection Program Coordinator, Security and Emergency Management Contact, Program Statistical Advisor, Past AWOP Team Leader, CPE Certified, ~ 0.05 FTE
24. Kimberly Barnett, Regional Engineer/Supervisor, Regional Technical Advisor, ~ 0.05 FTE 25. Mark Hahn, Environmental Senior Specialist, Regional Technical Adviser, DBP PBT
Facilitator Past AWOP Team Leader, CPE Certified, ~ 0.05 FTE
26. Turner Morrison, Environmental Engineer, Disinfection Byproducts Rule Manager, ~0.05 FTE
27. Clif Whitfield P.G., Engineering Associate, Regional Technical Advisor, DBP PBT Facilitator, ~ 0.05 FTE
28. Brad Whitman, Environmental Engineer, Central Office Technical Advisor, ~0.05 FTE 29. Tommy Overby, Environmental Senior Specialist, Regional Technical Adviser, ~ 0.05 FTE 30. Meredith Guglielmi, Assistant Regional Engineer, Regional Technical Advisor, ~ 0.05 FTE 31. Emily Lester, Environmental Engineer, Surface Water Rule Manager, ~0.05 FTE
32. Nicole Hairston, Environmental Senior Specialist, Regional Technical Adviser, ~ 0.05 FTE
Description of Former AWOP Team Members:
Please provide the name of former AWOP team members, and their reason for leaving the team. This information is for historical purposes and also to support networking as AWOP continues to expand.
(Note that if you submitted this information in 2019, that information is being provided and if there are no changes, simply indicate “no change” in this section.)
39. Fred Hill, 1999 to 2008, Retirement 40. Ray McCall, 1999 to 2010, Retirement
41. Sandy O’Daniel, 1999 to 2006, Left State Service 42. Terry Gross, 2000 to 2002, Retirement
43. Jim Adams, 2000 to 2014, Retirement
44. Bobby Whisnant, 2002 to 2004, Left State Service
45. Jeff Bryan, 2002 to 2005, Transitioned to other job duties 46. Barry Aderton, 2003 to 2004, Left State Service
47. Brad Cole, 2004 to 2006, Left State Service
48. Lisa Edwards, 2006 to 2014, Filled another state position 49. David Tawes, 2006 to 2008, Left State Service
50. Mike Hicks, 2006 to 2007, Transitioned to other job duties
51. Clinton Cook, 2009 to 2014, Transitioned to other job duties
52. Steve Proctor, 2009 to 2014, Transitioned to other job duties
53. Forina Brown, 2013 to 2015, Left State Service
54. Chandler Warner, 2014 to 2014, Filled another state position 55. Julia Cavalier, 2006 to 2016, Transitioned to other job duties 56. Shawn Guyer, 2013 to 2016, Transitioned to other job duties 57. Keri Cantrell, 2014-2015, Left State Service
58. Paul Judge, 2014-2015, Left State Service - deceased 59. Tom Boyd, 2007-2017, Retirement
60. Andrew Jarman, 2014-2018, Transition to other job duties 61. Don Price, 2014 to 2019, Retirement
62. Tiffanie Hawley, 2016-2018, Left State Service
63. Lauren Plummer, 2018-2020, Filled another state position
Inventory of State-Wide Treatment Facilities
1Number
Rapid rate filtration treatment plants
2,3145
Utilizing static settling without tubes or plates 91
Utilizing static settling with tubes or plates 33
Utilizing sludge blanket clarification (upflow, pulsator) 24
Utilizing contact adsorption clarification 4
Utilizing sludge recirculation (including ballasted clarification) 1 Utilizing DAF, or other alternative clarification process 2
Utilizing direct/in-line filtration 2
Utilizing packaged filtration (package plants) 19
Slow sand filter plants 0
Diatomaceous earth filter plants 0
Membrane treatment plants 4
Bag or cartridge filtration plants 0
Primary disinfectant
Free chlorine 146
Chloramines 0
Ozone 3
UV 0
Secondary disinfectant
Free chlorine 107
Chloramines 42
1
Limited to surface water treatment plants (includes surface, GUDI, blended sources).
2
All surface water treatment plants, except cartridge, membrane and slow sand.
3
