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The speakers on the panel will provide different perspectives on how ballast water regulation and technology has created the current state of invasive species in the Great Lakes. This workshop will also enable participants to understand the regulatory challenges facing ballast water today while fully appreciating the current state of technology that is rising to the challenge of invaders. This presentation was given by Allegra Cangelosi, President, Northwest-Midwest Institute.
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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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