Technical and Economical Feasibility of Nutrient Removal Limits of Treatment

The Chesapeake 2000 agreement calls for new nutrient reductions to remove water quality impairments in the Chesapeake by 2010. This ambitious goal will drive development and application of new technologies to close the gap between existing program capabilities and the new pollution reduction goals. Ultimately, the application of better, more capable technologies will better serve the Bay Program principals of equitable, cost effective pollutant reductions that are fully protective of the Chesapeake. This is a forward looking workshop directed toward providing information on innovative nutrient removal technologies for point sources that will assist in achieving the 2010 nutrient reduction goals. To explore wider application of these technologies in the Chesapeake watershed, a two-day workshop will be conducted on advanced technologies, which can be applied in the Chesapeake Tributary Strategies in order to achieve ambitious 2010 nutrient reduction goals. The purpose of the workshop is to 1) improve understanding of new point source treatment technologies, 2) identify and understand BNR nutrient reductions beyond 8 mg/l in the watershed and in the rest of the country, 3) examine zero-discharge technologies such as spray irrigation or other water reclamation practices for nutrient from wastewater treatment plants, 4) examine how new point source technologies can be best demonstrated and encouraged in the Chesapeake watershed.