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SCAPR UPDATE Presented by: John Kmiec Utilities Director Town of Marana SCAPR Co-Chair APEC Meeting September 27, 2013
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DPR Frameworks Reality in Texas – guidance under development On the radar in Florida – DPR demonstration in the planning stages The California DPR Initiative Arizona’s SCAPR
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California DPR Partnership of WRRF and WateReuse California $8-10 million+ in three years Member agencies Engineers Foundations Activities Research focused on direct potable reuse DPH expert panels per SB 918 Education and outreach
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California DPR – Research Priorities Source water management Treatment Critical control points – Monitoring – Controls Reliability/resiliency Water quality goals Operations and operator controls Communication plan
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DPR is Cost-Competitive From: Dave Smith, WateReuse California
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SCAPR Objectives - Refresher 1.Identify impediments 2.Define a common terminology 3.Gather best practices, state of the industry information, and case studies 4.Track CA and TX efforts 5.Create Advisory Panels 6.Conduct a scoping process to provide recommendations to ADEQ/ADWR 7.Develop a road map to potable reuse in Arizona
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Schedule Workshop on Technology in line with the WateReuse Research Conference in May 2013 Meet with APEC May 2013 and coordinate moving forward, next meeting September 2013 Workshop on Public Acceptance in line with the AZ WateReuse Conference in July 2013 Set up workshop on Water Quality Regulations in line with the DPR Conference (CA) in November 2013 Conclude this phase before January 2014
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Tech Toolbox Outcomes Not a “one size fits all” technology solution Develop a table of treatment technology options with targeted results Develop a decision support flow chart for treatment trains – Input starting point – Input desired outcome(s) Support with case studies and prior work
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Public Acceptance Workshop 20 participants Baseline presentations Discussion of three questions: 1.What are the characteristics of a successful program? 2.What are the best practices? 3.How do we define success?
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Public Acceptance Outcomes (Partial) Build trust, which also means start early Have a structure and a timeline for decisions Use clear and consistent terminology Make a compelling case for investment Engage trusted experts Cultivate trusted community champions Option 2 – Just wait for the crisis to hit….. Model Public Communication Plan for Advancing DPR Acceptance WateReuse-13-02
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Water Quality Regulations Develop a draft framework – Performance-based – “Permit-able” – Flexible Shoot holes in the draft –(Subject matter experts) Refine as basis for discussion
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Advisory Panel on Emerging Contaminants Unregulated compounds All aspects of the water cycle Chemical compounds Biological Public education What do we need to know for potable reuse?
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