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Workshop: Sewage Treatment Technology--Type Approval of Marine Sanitation Devices
Event  
Date(s)December 08, 2015 - December 09, 2015(9:30 - 16:00)
Venue:Department of Transportation Headquarters Building
Times above are Eastern Time.

The Coast Guard will conduct a public workshop in Washington, DC to discuss sewage treatment technologies, issues concerning testing of marine sanitation devices for type approval, and issues concerning gray water. This workshop is intended to be an interactive exchange of information between policymakers, industry experts, and interested members of the public.

This workshop is sponsored by the Coast Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency. The primary topics that will be discussed include:
  • Sewage treatment technologies;

  • Issues concerning testing of marine sanitation devices for type approval;

  • Simple on board checks for verifying performance of marine sanitation devices;

  • Impact of gray water on the environment;

  • Impact on the ship from processing gray water;

  • Technologies for processing of gray water;

  • Analytes for considering technologies treating gray water;

  • Issues associated with existing federal standards and MARPOL Annex IV equipment standards (International Maritime Organization (IMO) resolution MEPC.227(64));

  • Impact of No Discharge Zones; and

  • Revision of an industry consensus standard, ASTM F2363--"Standard Specification for Sewage and Graywater Flow Through Treatment Systems".


The workshop will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 8 and 9, 2015 in conference rooms 8, 9, and 10 of the Department of Transportation Headquarters Building, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590. Contact the Mr. Wayne Lundy with the Coast Guard by December 4, 2015 to reserve seating.
Location:Washington, DC
Point of Contact:Wayne Lundy, USCG
Email:Wayne.M.Lundy@uscg.mil