Presentation Abstract
The Port of Tacoma and the Northwest Seaport Alliance are subject to three types of general stormwater management permits. In our quest for improving the water quality of the discharges from our properties, we have collected a large amount of water quality data. We use that data to inform source control and treatment technologies we deploy on our sites. We also share our data and results with tenants to help inform them of their source control and treatment choices based on the actual stormwater chemistry generated by site activities. We also use the data to customize treatment media recipes.
Session Title
Policy and Management Challenges for Restoring and Protecting Water Quality in the Salish Sea
Keywords
Treatment, Media, Filtration
Conference Track
SSE8: Policy, Management, and Regulations
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2018 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE8-500
Start Date
5-4-2018 1:45 PM
End Date
5-4-2018 2:00 PM
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Harbors--Washington (State)--Port of Tacoma--Management; Runoff--Environmental aspects--Washington (State)--Port of Tacoma; Water quality--Measurement--Washington (State)--Port of Tacoma; Water management--Washington (State)--Port of Tacoma--Equipment and supplies; Container terminals--Maintenance and repair--Environmental aspects--Washington (State)--Port of Tacoma
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
Port of Tacoma (Wash.); Northwest Seaport Alliance
Geographic Coverage
Port of Tacoma (Wash.)
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
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Data and industrial stormwater general permit benchmarks; what we know
The Port of Tacoma and the Northwest Seaport Alliance are subject to three types of general stormwater management permits. In our quest for improving the water quality of the discharges from our properties, we have collected a large amount of water quality data. We use that data to inform source control and treatment technologies we deploy on our sites. We also share our data and results with tenants to help inform them of their source control and treatment choices based on the actual stormwater chemistry generated by site activities. We also use the data to customize treatment media recipes.
