Environmental Impact Assessment of the Davis Sewage Outfall
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DAVIS_STP
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Summary
Abstract:
Untreated, macerated wastewater effluent has been discharged to the sea at Davis Station since 2005, when the old wastewater treatment infrastructure was removed. This environmental assessment was instigated to guide the choice of the most suitable wastewater treatment facility at Davis. The assessment will support decisions that enable Australia to meet the standards set for the discharge of ... wastewaters in Antarctica in national legislation (Waste Management Regulations of the Antarctic Treaty Environmental Protection Act - ATEP) and to meet international commitments (the Madrid Protocol) and to meet Australia's aspirations to be a leader in Antarctic environmental protection. The overall objective was to provide environmental information in support of an operational infrastructure project to upgrade wastewater treatment at Davis. This information is required to ensure that the upgrade satisfies national legislation (ATEP/Waste Management Regulations), international commitments (the Madrid Protocol) and maintain the AAD's status as an international leader in environmental management. The specific objectives were to: 1. Wastewater properties: Determine the properties of discharged wastewater (contaminant levels, toxicity, microbiological hazards) as the basis for recommendations on the required level of treatment and provide further consideration of what might constitute adequate dilution and dispersal for discharge to the nearshore marine environment 2. Dispersal and dilution characteristics of marine environment: Assess the dispersing characteristics of the immediate nearshore marine environment in the vicinity of Davis Station to determine whether conditions at the existing site of effluent discharge are adequate to meet the ATEP requirement of initial dilution and rapid dispersal. 3. Environmental impacts: Describe the nature and extent of impacts to the marine environment associated with present wastewater discharge practices at Davis and determine whether wastewater discharge practices have adversely affected the local environment. 4. Evaluate treatment options: Evaluate the different levels of treatment required to mitigate and/or prevent various environmental impacts and reduce environmental risks.
Purpose:
This is the master metadata record (master DIF) for the project. It is linked to many datasets ranging from biology to chemistry to oceanography.
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Public information for ASAC project 3217
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Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates
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N: -68.52
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S: -68.66
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E: 78.08
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W: 77.86
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Min Depth:
2 M
Max Depth:
35 M
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
2009-11-01
Stop Date:
2010-03-31
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Distribution
Distribution Media:
ftp
Distribution Size:
largest files are 680 KB
Distribution Format:
ASCII and GIF
Personnel
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
+1 (303) 492-6199
Fax:
+1 (303) 492-2468
Email:
nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City:
Boulder
Province or State:
CO
Postal Code:
80309-0449
Country:
USA
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
Department of Aerospace Engineering
431 UCB
University of Colorado
City:
Boulder
Province or State:
CO
Postal Code:
80309-0431
Country:
USA
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Meteorology/Climatology Program
Dept. of Geosciences
University of Nebraska
City:
Lincoln
Province or State:
NE
Postal Code:
68588-0340
Country:
USA
Publications/References
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2001-11-08
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-05-14
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