New Technologies and Concepts in Stormwater Treatment June 14, 2006 Bordentown, NJ NJCAT, NJDEP and

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New Technologies and Concepts in Stormwater
Treatment June 14, 2006 Bordentown, NJNJCAT,
NJDEP and Rutgers University

• NEW JERSEY TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION AND
  CERTIFICATION PROCESS

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NJDEPs Division of Science, Research Technology

• Science resource to NJDEP
• Address technical information needs,
• Identify emerging scientific issues,
• Inform agency decision making using current
  scientific methods
• Bureau of Sustainable Communities and Innovative
  Technologies
• Technology evaluation, certification and research
  
• Build NJ sustainable communities network
• Renewable energy and environmental impacts
• GHG climate change
• Environmental economics
• Bureau of Environmental Health Science
  Environmental Assessment
• Bureau of Natural Resource Science

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Division of Science, Research and
TechnologyBureau of Sustainable Communities and
Innovative Technologies (BSCIT)

• Committed to NJDEPs mission (protect human and
  ecological health by preventing pollution of air,
  water and land)
• Encourage and facilitate the commercialization
  and use of verified innovative environmental and
  energy technologies

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Bureau of Sustainable Communities Innovative
Technologies

• Implement the 1999 NJ Energy and Environmental
  Technology Verification Act (NJSA 131D-134 et
  seq.)
• Goal
• develop and implement cost-effective innovative
  technologies that will benefit the environment
  and allow the growth of environmental technology
  companies in New Jersey
• Performance partnership agreement between NJDEP
  and New Jersey Corporation for Advanced
  Technology (NJCAT)
• NJCAT independent, third party verification
  entity
• Requirement development of testing protocols
  and establishment of a verification and
  certification process between NJCAT and NJDEP

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Verification /Certification Process Criteria
for Technology Eligibility

• Has to be able to meet NJDEPs permitting
  requirements
• Technology must reflect sound scientific and
  engineering principles
• Must provide a net beneficial environmental
  effect as compared to current technologies
• quantitative and qualitative analysis of the
  inputs of raw materials, water, energy, and the
  waste streams to water, air, land.

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Verification /Certification Process Screening
Evaluation

• Vendor seeking an innovative technology
  certification?
• Step 1 Contact NJCAT or BSCIT
• Preliminary Assessment performed
• Is it a proven technology?
• Where is it in its development?
• What does it claim to be able to do?
• What are the impacts and net beneficial effects?
• If there are negative human health and
  environmental impacts, are there mechanisms to
  mitigate them?
• What is its commercial potential?
• Can the technology meet NJDEPs regulatory
  requirements?

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Verification /Certification Process Initial
Vendor Meeting

• Does Preliminary Assessment indicates that
  technology has potential for being certified? YES
  vendor recommended to pursue a verification of
  the technology through NJCAT.
• Planning meeting held NJDEP regulatory
  program(s), BSCIT, NJCAT technology vendor.
• Technical and regulatory criteria for
  technologys verification established
• Evaluation process and schedule developed

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Verification /Certification Process Verification

• EETV Act identifies NJCAT as the third-party
  verification entity in New Jersey.
• Vendor submits technology performance claims and
  supporting data to NJCAT.
• Verification of the claims is done according to
  established protocols as agreed upon by both
  NJDEP and NJCAT.
• The verification report is submitted to BSCIT by
  NJCAT for NJDEPs certification.

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Verification /Certification Process Certification

• BSCIT ensures that the verification was done
  according to the agreed upon protocols, including
  appropriate quality assurance procedures
• BSCIT prepares a draft certification report,
  which is reviewed by the appropriate NJDEP
  regulatory program(s).
• Upon acceptance
• BSCIT prepares a final report
• Certification letter and certificate (signed by
  the Commissioner) are sent to the vendor.

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Verification /Certification Process Net
Beneficial Effect
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Verification/Certification Process Certification
Benefits

• Expedites use of technology by the regulatory
  programs.
• NJ verification and certification process
  nationally recognized as a result, a
  NJ-certified technology may receive more
  expedited approvals elsewhere.
• Technology information included in NJCAT and
  NJDEP outreach and education programs.
• The technology will be included in the
  appropriate State bid specifications, thus
  increasing the possibility that it will be
  selected for a specific need.

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Verification/Certification ProcessSUMMARY

• BSCIT NJCAT screen vendors technology
• satisfy regulatory framework of NJDEP, and
• identify the environmental benefits and impacts.
  
• Technology performance claims are submitted
• NJCAT evaluates the claims
• If data meets the protocol requirements, the
  technology is verified
• BSCIT certifies technology, if it
• Satisfies NJDEPs regulatory requirements
• and demonstrates a Net Beneficial Effect
• For further Information Bureau of Sustainable
  Communities and Innovative Technologies,
  609-292-9692 or www.state.nj.us/DEP/dsr/bscit.htm

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Stormwater Manufactured Treatment Devices
VERIFICATION CERTIFICATION

• NJ Stormwater Management Regulations (Feb. 2004)
• Major developments -- Stormwater management
  measures shall be designed to reduce the
  post-construction load of total suspended solids
  (TSS) in stormwater runoff generated from the
  water quality design storm by 80 percent of the
  anticipated load from the developed site,
  expressed as an annual average. (78-5.5)
• Standards for structural stormwater management
  measures (78-5.7)
• (d) Manufactured treatment devices may be used
  to meet the requirements of this subchapter,
  provided the pollutant removal rates are verified
  by the NJ Corporation for Advanced Technology and
  certified by the NJDEP.

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Stormwater Manufactured Treatment Devices
VERIFICATION CERTIFICATION

• Two Step Process
• INTERIM Verification Certification
• Interim conditional certification provides
  ability for vendors to market their products in
  NJ while manufactured treatment device (MTD) is
  field tested and evaluated for final verification
  and certification.
• Performance claim made by technology vendor
  i.e., device will achieve X treatment efficiency
  under specific operating conditions
• Verified by NJCAT using laboratory test results

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Stormwater Manufactured Treatment Devices
VERIFICATION CERTIFICATION

• INTERIM Verification Certification
• NJDEP TSS laboratory testing protocol utilized
• Specifies PSD, various percentages of devices
  treatment flow rate, influent concentrations,
  etc.
• NJCAT issues verification report to NJDEP
• NJDEP evaluates verification findings in terms
  of
• Consistency with applicable regulations
• Quality assurance standards
• Technical quality
• Net beneficial environmental effect

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Stormwater Manufactured Treatment Devices
VERIFICATION CERTIFICATION

• INTERIM Verification Certification
• NJDEP interim certification of hydrodynamic-based
• MTD unit granted 50 removal efficiency if
• verification findings predict that device can
  exceed this performance level in the field.
• Interim conditional certification is effective
  for limited period of time field testing must
  be initiated in order to maintain Interim
  status.

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Stormwater Manufactured Treatment Devices
VERIFICATION CERTIFICATION

• FINAL Verification and Certification
• Based on field testing
• Performance claim and testing plan NJCAT
  verification
• TARP (Technology Acceptance and Reciprocity
  Partnership) Tier II Stormwater Best Management
  Practice Demonstrations (updated 7/03)
• Multi-state effort to develop standard testing
  approach for MTDs
• All NJ MTD final verifications must adhere to
  this protocol

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Stormwater Manufactured Treatment Devices
VERIFICATION CERTIFICATION

• FINAL Verification and Certification
• Tier II considered inadequate in terms of certain
  testing parameters (e.g., influent loading, mean
  particle size, qualifying storms, etc.)
• NJ-specific amendments to Tier II field testing
  requirements promulgated January 2006
• Developed collaboratively (NJCAT, NJDEP, vendors,
  academics)
• NJDEP Certification -- Critical unresolved issue
  How are the NJCAT verification findings
  translated into a single Final Certification
  treatment efficiency rating?

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Stormwater Manufactured Treatment Devices
VERIFICATION CERTIFICATION

• For further information
• See NJDEPs NJ Stormwater Best Management
  Practices Manual, Chapter 9.6 Standard for
  Manufactured Treatment Devices