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Project
XL: Pretreatment Reinvention
Jeffersontown and MSD Excel Nationally on Chenoweth Run Initiative
The City of Jeffersontown (Jeffersontown) and the Louisville and
Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) have partnered with
local industries, environmental organizations, and enthusiastic
residents on several projects to improve the quality of Chenoweth Run.
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Recently Released Reports:
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Project 2006 Annual Report (October
2006)
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1.8M)
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Project XL Semi-Annual Report (October
2006)
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Project XL Semi-Annual Report (October
2005)
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Project XL Year 2004 Annual Report (April 2005)
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Project XL Semi-Annual Report (October
2004)
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Project XL Year 2003 Annual
Report (April 2004) (,
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Project XL Semi-Annual Report
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Project XL Year 2002 Annual
Report (April 2003) (,
87K)
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April 28, 2003
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Slide Presentation
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April 22, 2004
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Background
Over the years, MSD's Pretreatment Program has been considered very
successful in fulfilling the requirements of the National Pretreatment
Regulations, mostly because the Significant Non-Compliance (SNC) rate has
been greatly reduced. The current SNC rate is less than 10% - which is
down from 44% in the early 1990's. But EPA has begun to question the
relevance of this "programmatic" measure to judge the
effectiveness of the National Pretreatment Program. In examining the
National Pretreatment Program, it can be seen that the program is
primarily focused on procedural aspects of regulating indirect dischargers
rather than on evaluating whether the environment (water quality) is being
positively or negatively impacted. This focus is largely due to the lack
of a direct link to environmental endpoints. A recent report to Congress
stated:
"The lack of comprehensive environmental data makes it difficult to
evaluate the program's effectiveness in achieving the goals of the Clean
Water Act."
Grant & Project XL Initiation
As a result of the concerns with the programmatic approach, in September
of 1998, the Federal EPA awarded a 104(b)(3) Grant to MSD for the
Development of Pretreatment Performance Measures. The objective of this
project was to develop, implement, and assess specific Performance
Measures designed to measure the environmental impact of the Pretreatment
Program in the Jeffersontown sewershed.
In order to apply the lessons learned from the Grant project, MSD applied
for a Pilot Project through the XL (eXcellence in Leadership) program. EPA
authorized the pilot study on September 28, 2000. MSD's Board approved
modifications to MSD's Waste Discharge Regulations to include Project XL.
Kentucky Division of Water incorporated Project XL into MSD's KPDES
permit, which became effective on June 1, 2002.
With information gained from the Performance Measures project, and with
the regulatory flexibility provided by the XL Pilot Project, resources can
ultimately be shifted to address the greatest environmental concerns in
the watershed. MSD's strategy is to use better information and reallocate
resources with this XL program to create environmental benefits according
to a specific prioritization strategy. It is expected that the lessons
learned from this effort will be transferable to other sewersheds/watersheds
in Jefferson County and to other municipalities.
Contact
For more information on this project or if you would like information
about upcoming meetings, please contact Sharon Worley
(502-540-6744). You may also refer to the following documents:
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS:
MSD Proposal
Final Project Agreement
Stakeholder Meeting Summaries
Reports (The
following reports are available upon request through
Sharon Worley)
- Project XL Year 2000 Annual Report (April 2001) - Contains background
data and assessment of MSD's Jeffersontown sewershed for all data
collected between 1999 and 2000.
- Project XL Semi-Annual Report (September 2001) - Contains updated data
assessment through June 2001.
- Project XL Year 2001 Annual Report (April 2002) - Contains background
data and assessment of MSD's Jeffersontown sewershed for all data
collected between 1999 and 2001. This report also contains the status of
the XL pilot project implementation.
- EPA Grant Summary Report (April 2002) - The final report for the
Pretreatment Performance Measures Grant project. This report contains
proposed performance measures and pollutant of concern definitions. Both
Jeffersontown and West County sewersheds were studied.
- Project XL
Semi-Annual Report (September 2002) -
Contains updated data assessment through June 2002.
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Project XL Year 2002 Annual
Report (April 2003) (,
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Project XL Semi-Annual Report
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Contains updated data assessment through June 2003.
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Project XL Year 2003 Annual
Report (April 2004) (,
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EPA's XL Project Webpage
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