Who We Are, What We do, Where are the GL-‐Relevant BWMS?
Presenta)on by Allegra Cangelosi, PI Great Ships Ini)a)ve, Northeast-‐Midwest Ins)tute
Presenta9on Outline
• Who we are • What we can do and what we are doing • Where are the Great Lakes-‐relevant BWMS?
Who we are ….
GSI
Partners • NEMWI • UWS-‐Superior -‐ LSRI • UM-‐Duluth-‐ NRRI • AMI Engineers • IL Partners
Funders • MARAD • US EPA GLRI -‐ USCG MARAD
• GLPF • City of Superior (in kind)
Advisors • GL States • GL Ci)es • NGOs • Ship owners • US/CDN agencies • Port authori)es • Seaway orgs
Clients and Peers • BWT Tes)ng Facili)es • BWTS Developers • Regulators
“Independent Laboratory” Partners
• Ils alone can supply data to USCG for Type Approval considera)on
• GSI part of the first IL, comprising – NSF, Intl. – GSI – Freshwater Tes)ng – MERC – Salt and Brackish Water Tes)ng – Retliffe Associates – “Shake, RaWle and Roll” Tes)ng
GSI Peers, BWT Tes9ng Facili9es
What We Do:
GL BWMS-‐Related Research Services
• Research Quality Objec)ves: • Independent/Transparent/ Public/Mutually Credible
• Research Scales: • Bench/Land-‐Based /Shipboard
• Research Purposes: • Risk-‐Release Rela)onship/
Valida)on Methods Dvpt/BWMS Valida9on Tes9ng
Need for FW-‐ and GL-‐Specific BWMS Research
• Peculiari)es of Freshwater Species Assemblages – Organism size range (zooplankton example) – Types of organisms (phytoplankton example)
• Peculiari)es of GL-‐Relevant Trades – Voyage dura)ons (US lakers and Canadian lakers: hours to days; sal)es: days to weeks)
– Ship construc)on (no coa)ngs on US laker tanks) • Peculiari)es of Physical/Chemical Medium – O`en cold – No salinity – Drinking water source
GSI BWMS Valida9on Tes9ng
• For: • Bio-‐Effec)veness • Opera)onal Func)onality • Environmental Soundness:
• Through: • Proof of Concept Test • Prototype Status Tests • Cer9fica9on Tests
Domes9c and Global Regulatory Context for BWT Tes9ng
Interna)onal Mari)me Organiza)on
GSI, Other
EPA
USCG Indt. Lab (NSF Intl)
GSI 2013 Ac9vi9es • Risk–Release Rela*onship in GL
• Mesocosm Experiment • Ship Discharge/Harbor Survey Method
• BWMS Valida)on Methods Development – ETV Shipboard Protocol Valida)on on Indiana Harbor – GSI Ship Discharge Monitoring Methods Development
• Evalua)ng BWMS – Proof of Concept Tes)ng: 3-‐5 BWMS Processes, including UV – Status Tes)ng
• Filter System Land-‐Based Trials (6 Filters) • Indiana Harbor Lye Treatment Trials • Ranger III Hyde Guardian System
– Cert Tes9ng: Nothing this Year
Why Not More Cert Tes9ng at GSI?
• Issue 1: US Discharge Requirement End Point =“Live” – UV Systems designed to reduce “viable” organisms i.e., those able to reproduce;
– Many early BWMS employ UV, await revision of U.S. end point; • Issue 2: Alterna)ve Management System program gives
BWMS with foreign TA a 5 year “buy” on US TA; • Issue 3: GSI (like MERC) rela)vely transparent with
findings; foreign Test Facili)es offer complete confiden)ality – o`en more aWrac)ve to BWMS vendors for early tes)ng.
• Non-‐Issue: Fresh water is unique to GL – US Type Approval for FW requires tes)ng in FW – Many important harbors throughout the world are FW
What is to Come?
• More GSI Cert Tes)ng: Meritorious BWMS that achieve AMS will next seek solid US Type Approval
• Non-‐Regulatory Shipboard Valida)ons: Self-‐monitoring of BWMS performance post-‐installa)on will give early detec)on of weaknesses and boost confidence in BWMS standard effec)veness
• Con)nued Risk Release Inves)ga)on
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