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KENT COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SMS) INFORMATION

2010 Biosolids Report

The 2010 biosolids report that provides information on the quality and quantity of biosolids produced by the Kent County Regional Watsewater Treatment Facility, the current status of the SMS, and the results of the third party audits conducted during 2010 can be downloaded through the link below:

2010 biosolids annual report

 

WASTEWATER FACILITY RECEIVES NBP, ISO AND OHSAS RECERTIFICATIONS

On December 7, 2005, the KCRWTF received the certificate that it had a NBP verified EMS and on January 25, 2009, the KCRWTF was awarded registration certificate renewals for the ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards by KEMA. The KCRWTF is the first wastewater facility in the country to hold these two certifications along with the NBP certification. The links below provide the audit reports. The facility is the first public agency in the country to receive all three certifications. The ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 registrations were recertified on January 25, 2009.

Audits

Below are links to most current internal and third party audits under the EMS program

2011 ISO Recertification Audit

2011 OHSAS Recertification Audit

2011 NBP Reverification Audit

2011 Internal Audit

Kent County SMS Process

Kent County Department of Public Works (DPW) participated in the Third EMS Initiative for Local Governments (which was sponsored by  the USEPA ,and the Global Environment & Technology Foundation, GETF).  The plant modified their EMS in June 2003 to also participate in the National Biosolids Partnership's EMS program. 

The plant, under the direction of the Kent County Levy Court Commissioners, mdoified the program further in January 2005 to add employee health and safety (H&S) to the program following OHSAS 18001 requirements.  Sustainability was added as a commitment in 2008.

The SMS program was certified to the NBP requirements on December 7, 2005 and to the ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards on January 25, 2006. The facility is the first in the country with all three certifications.

Relevant chapters of the SMS manual and copies of the audit reports can be found below:

An SMS is a set of management processes and procedures that allow an organization to analyze, control and reduce the environmental impacts and employee health and safety risks of its activities, products and services and operate with greater overall efficiency and control.

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Benefits of an SMS for Kent County include:

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  • Better use of resources
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  • Better cooperation with Kent County DPW and  DNREC and EPA 
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  • Improved public image with major stakeholders, including local farmers, environmental organizations, and the general public
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  • Improved operating and preventive maintenance efficiencies within the system
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  • Possible reduction in insurance rates

Information about SMS's for local governments can be found at the following websites: Peer Center and the National Biosolids Partnership (NBP) program information can be found at NBP Website

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Kent County SMS Manual

Following the GETF/EPA format, and modifying the program to incorporate the NBP elements, the EMS program was developed in four distinct phases.  Phase I began on January 21, 2003. The program was certified to the NBP protocol in Decmeber 2005 and the ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 protocols in January 2006 and recertified in January 2009.

SMS Manual

WORK INSTRUCTIONS

Below find the pdf versions of the work instructions for each of the operating areas withi the KCRWTF.  Please note that once the work instructions are printed, they are no longer considered controlled documents.

OPERATIONS

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blower-aeration_system

Blowers

Diffuser Change

ESCORgeneralmenu

Grit Removal

InfluentFineFilterScreen

Manual DO

settingflow_effluentsampler

SOP.Operational Control.Monitor.InspectionSludgeBlanket

tmp_powerfailure

BIOSOLIDS

Biosolids Emergency Shutdown Procedures

Biosolids Dewatering Procedure

Biosolids Lime Activation and Conveyor Procedure

Biosolids Pasteurization Procedure

Biosolids Work Instructions

AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS

AgOpsLoad

AgOpsSpreadingWPics

AgOpsUnload

MAINTENANCE

Pump Station 3 Bypass Piping

Pump Station 3 transfer switch

SOP For Pump Inspection

Transferring power at pump stations

Use of Godwin pumps

HEALTH AND SAFETY

confinedspacecover

confinedspacetraining

confinedspacewritten

HotWorkPermit

LockoutTagout

Monitoring.DewateringData

Sanitary Sewer Overflow

Spill Control Plan for Transportation Permit

LAB

Lab Operations

Lab Samples

Pretreatment

Pretreatment Sampling Procedure

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The NBP certification was issued on December 7, 2005 and the ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications were issued January 25, 2006 and recertified on January 25, 2012.

Kent County's efforts have been presented in a number of documents. These inlcude an EPA Case Study report, the NBP 2005 Annual report, and the NBP 2003-2005 Success Reports. These can be viewed by clisking the links below:

US EPA General EMS Case Study Compendium

NBP 2005-2006 Annual Report

NBP Biosolids EMS Success Stories 2006

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