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 7th-8th November • Telford International Centre, Telford, Shropshire, England, TF3 4JH WWEM 2012


Wednesday 7th November 2012 Update on Regulation and Certification


Presentations will be of interest to any municipal or industrial organisation with a discharge consent, in addition to consultants, contractors, instrument manufacturers, regulators, academia and researchers. Day 1 of the conference will be held on 7th November and will focus on process monitoring and will feature speakers from the Environment Agency, WRc and SIRA.


This conference is ideal for process operators, specifiers, contractors, regulators, researchers and equipment suppliers who have a requirement to understand the latest environmental regulations, technologies and methods. This conference is approved by The Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) and can therefore contribute to delegates continuing professional development.


SESSION 1 10:00-10:30 TITLE & SYNOPSIS The Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) The Future of Regulation from 2013 - John Tipping Environment, Agency


The Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) was published on 6th January 2011. It represents the first major change in European legislation since the IPPC Directive was published in 1996. It will replace seven existing Directives including those for IPPC, Large Combustion Plant, and Waste Incineration.


The presentation will provide an outline of the IED and highlight some of the more significant changes including the future critical role for BREFs and the challenges facing operators of large combustion plants.


Latest developments in MCERTS and progress with Europe on CEN standards - Andrew Chappell, Environment Agency 2 11:00-11:30


There is interest and value in coordinating our instrument certification procedures and test methods with other countries, to reduce the need for manufacturers to duplicate any product testing. My talk will look at the recent work with other European Countries to develop a CEN standard based on the current MCERTS procedures for assessment of water instruments. I will inform delegates of the progress of the project and any other news about the MCERTS scheme.


International acceptance of MCERTS schemes - Bob Cooper, Sira 3 12:00-12:30


The Monitoring Certification Scheme, MCERTS, is owned by the Environment Agency. It promotes public confidence in monitoring data and provides industry with a proven framework for choosing monitoring systems and services. It is written into legislation in England and Wales through the Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR). However, as a high quality independent mark of approval, MCERTS is also gaining international recognition.


Case studies demonstrating international recognition of MCERTS will be presented together with a review of the background to MCERTS, where we are now and what the future may hold.


LUNCH MCERTS Certification - Solar radiation and the effects on field instrumentation - Andy Godley, WRC 4 14:00-14:30


The potential impact of solar radiation on ultrasonic level sensors, particularly where these form part of an MCERTS certified installation for monitoring discharge to the environment, has been a much debated subject for many years. It has long been known that air temperature changes need to be compensated for in ultrasonic level measurement but until recently we have had no firm evidence on effects above and beyond this. WRc have undertaken extensive tests on typical level sensors both under operational and simulated environments which have allowed us to separate the impacts on instrument output of temperature and solar radiation. This is allowing us to develop more explicit good practice guidance for the use of such equipment and more rigorous tests for incorporation into the MCERTS product approval scheme. This paper will present a brief overview of the work and its findings, and most importantly disseminate the good practice guidance.


Operator Monitoring Assessment(OMA) version 4 - Rick Gould, Environment Agency 5 15:00-15:30


After significant field-experience with Operator Monitoring Assessment (OMA) for water and following reviews and feedback, the Environment Agency has revised OMA and produced Version 4. This revision applies greater flexibility depending on the complexity of an installation and its environmental risks. The revisions have also been driven by the evolution of legis- lation, the need for a wider adaptability, and improvements in monitoring.


This presentation will outlay the development of OMA for water monitoring, describe how it has been applied and explain the changes applied in Version 4.


Workshop Programme Time


Room 1


10.00 -


10.30


Gases in the workplace – a practical approach to safety & compliance


11.00 -


11.30


12.00 -


12.30


The Role of Certified Reference Materials &


Proficiency Testing in an ISO 17025 Accredited Laboratory


Room 2 Managing


Atmospheric Gas Hazards within the Water and


Wastewater Industry


CoGDEM a Guide to gas detection


Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)


monitoring: a range of solutions


iNet: Don’t buy Gas Detectors. Subscribe to Gas Detection as a Service


Stormcatcher - Event and Resource Management for a Water Framework Directive National Evidence Base


Specialist Flow


Measurement and Data Delivery Technology


High resolution environmental


monitoring to support the development of water quality legislation


Phthalates and BPA in laboratory and consumer water sources


LUNCH


1.30 -


2.00


Getting the best results from your calibration gas


Calibration


Frequency of your Gas Detector


"I've been told we need to get a wastewater sampler…" - technical factors to consider when selecting, installing and using auto-samplers


2.30 -


3.00


3.30 -


4.00


Calibration and Bump test Requirements for Portable Gas Detectors


Gee & Co


Benefits of new affordable radar technology


for level measurement in the water sector


Accreditation Vs Certification


MCERTS “The Good, The Bad & The Ugly”


Reporting Mercury at or Below 1 ng/L: Analytical Challenges and Practices to Overcome Them


Chemical Dosing and Solar Technology


On-Line Low Level Metal Analysis for process and environmental control


Measurements save money - Innovative instrument applications providing significant energy and resource savings'


Improved Regulatory Compliance using CSols Remote Sampler remote data capture system for paper free sample collection and data recording


Disinfection Control,


Turbidity and Suspended Solids


EU Environmental


Technology Verification (ETV) Pilot Programme – An introduction from CSA-Sira


Blocked Sewer, CSO Monitoring, Detection, Reporting & Mitigation


How real time electronic nose monitoring technology can reduce odour complaints and costs


Mid IR spectroscopy for environmental analyses of liquids


UviLux - flexibly deployed in-situ measurements of


effluent and related environmental parameters using innovative fluorescence techniques


Substantial reduction in sample volume


requirement by using a liquid microplate modification of the Ames assay


Adopted Sewer Networks


Further Energy Saving in Wastewater Aeration


A New, Single Pass, Automated Solid Phase Extraction Approach for


Troublesome Waste Water Samples for Semi-Volatile Compounds (SVOC)


Is there a technical difference between galvanic and optical dissolved oxygen?


Turbidity standard methods and principles


The myth and truth about multi input process monitors


Legionella testing and Water Microbiology


Room 3


Room 4


Room 5


Room 6


From the jungles of Africa to the uplands of the UK, near real-time sampling, flow and water quality monitoring


in extreme and remote locations


Uncertainty reduction & common errors in open channel flow measurement


Realising your analytical performance targets with semi-automated liquid handling instruments


Evolution of Level


The Automated Laboratory


Network Security for


Telemetry and control Systems


Room 7


'What is TOC? What is TRUE TOC? What makes the difference?'


Room 8


Optimisation of surface water treatment using online instrumentation


Breaking the Sonde Barrier


Confidence in analytical data through the use of traceable reference standards


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