Sweet Water

Annual Meeting
October 17, 2017
 Agenda

1) Introduction - Linda Reid

2) Toxic PAH - Chris Magruder & Neil Palmer
3) Codes and Ordinances to Advance Green Infrastructure - Kate Morgan
4) Bayside Flow Modeling and Public Education - Samantha Katt
5) AWS and Corporate Responsibility - Matt Howard & Joan Guiliani
6) Watershed Planning - Will Kort & Kelly Moore Brands
7) Story Mapper - Michael Timm
8) Mid Moraine Water Quality Collaborative - Maureen McBroom & Matt Bednarski
9) Sweet Water Mini-Grants - Joan Herriges & Lindsay Frost
10) Respect Our Waters (ROW) - Jake Fincher & Taylor Baseheart
11) Your Support: Membership, Sponsorship and ROW - Dave Libert
12) Looking Ahead - Linda Reid
Introduction
Linda Reid, SWWT Executive Director
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
(PAH) and Coal Tar Sealants
Chris Magruder, SWWT Consultant
Neil Palmer, Village of Elm Grove & SWWT Board Chair
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons And Coal Tar Sealants

Where to PAHs come from?

Naturally occur in oil, coal, tar.

Manmade = engine exhaust, coal fired power plant

emissions, creosote, coal tar sealants, etc.

Form during incomplete combustion of carbon-based

materials or fossil fuels (petroleum, coal, wood, diesel,
gasoline, etc.).

There are two distinct categories of PAHs.

Petrogenic
Pyrogenic

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What are some of the urban sources of PAHs?

All concentrations in mg/kg, sums of 12 PAHs

(means of as many as 6 studies) Pavement Sealcoats
Fresh asphalt 1.5 Asphalt-based ~ 50
Weathered asphalt 3
Coal-tar-based ~ 70,000
Fresh motor oil 4
Brake particles 16
Road/tunnel dust 24
Tire particles 86
Diesel engine 102
Gasoline engine 370
Used motor oil 440
from B. Mahler SETAC presentation 2014
P. Van Metre
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Why SWWT Cares About PAHs

Many PAHs are toxic, carcinogenic, or mutagenic to aquatic life and humans.

These environmental effects can be additive.

Prenatal exposure to PAHs linked to later developmental problems.

17 PAHs have been identified as being of greatest concern with regard to

potential exposure and adverse health effects on humans (Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry).

16 PAHs are on USEPAs priority pollutant list.

Costly to remediate.
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Exposure to Coal-tar based sealants pose risk of developing cancer

The excess cancer risk for people

living adjacent to coal-tar
sealcoated pavement (1.1 cancer
incidences for every 10,000
individuals exposed) was 38 times
higher, on average (central
tendency), than for people living
adjacent to unsealed pavement.
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Milwaukee Findings
Toxicity to aquatic organisms
PAH concentrations exceed Sediment
Quality Guidelines at many sites
Sites exceeding Threshold Effect Concentration: 37/40
Sites exceeding Probable Effect Concentration: 13/37
78% of sediment samples likely to cause adverse effects
Bioassays demonstrate increasing PAH
concentrations were associated with
decreasing Hyalella survival in 75%
of sediment samples
Source apportionment
8 methods indicate that coal tar-based sealcoat is the primary
source of PAHs to Milwaukee streams.
EPA CMB Model: On average 77% of PAHs are from coal tar sealcoat dust.
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SWWT Spearheads
Development of Alternatives for Management of Coal-tar Sealants

Outright Ban

Public Restricted Use

Government Agency Bans

Hierarchy of Institutional Use Bans

Alternatives Voluntary Supplier/Contractor

Agreements

Voluntary Market Place Controls

Public Education / Awareness

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Why did SWWT undertake this project? (taking action on coal-tar sealants)

Excessive PAHs in coal-tar sealants are known to be detrimental to the

environment and human health.

Most studies find coal-tar sealants are a primary source of PAHs in areas where
used, including the MILWAUKEE REGION!

Arguments for policy action can be made on multiple grounds:

Human health
Environmental health
Economics

Coal-tar sealants are a CONTROLLABLE source with REASONABLE alternatives

available.
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Accomplishments
Science Advisory Committee - White Paper Development

Merge key elements of preliminary White Paper with the White Paper provided to Sweetwater Policy
finding of published Professional Paper. Advisory Committee for policy discussions.
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Collaboration with CleanWisconsin

Tar-Based Pavement Sealants and

Toxic PAH Pollution - Fact Sheet.

Continuing PAH and Coal-tar Sealants

Research.

Continuing Educational Public

Outreach Campaign.
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Who Have We Met With?
Midwest Water Analysis Conference

Sweet Water Clean Rivers, Clean Lake Conference

American Water Resources Association Conference Wisconsin Chapter

Lake Michigan Stakeholder - Lake Michigan Day

Wisconsin Groundwater Association

Fox River Summit

Intergovernmental Cooperation Executive Council
MMSD Technical Advisory Team MMSD Executive Director

WDNR AOCRAP Coordinator and Committee WDNR S.E. District Stormwater Manager

City of Milwaukee Sustainability Manager UWM Environmental Committee

Sweet Water Science Advisory Committee Sweet Water Policy Advisory Committee

Medical College of Wisconsin Children's Hospital

Northwestern Mutual City Glendale

City of Shorewood Village of Elm Grove

Village of Fox Point

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Accomplishments
Intergovernmental Cooperation Council (ICCs) Executive Council

Adopted Resolution
(December 12, 2016)

It is resolved that the ICC acknowledges that coal-tar is a

significant source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)
loading to Milwaukee-area streambed sediments posing great
risk to both human and aquatic life and appointed officials
will work within their statutory authority to support
restrictions of application, or outright banning, of coal-tar
products within their respective municipalities.
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons And Coal Tar Sealants

Accomplishments
Community Action

Communities pass ordinances to limit or

ban the use of coal-tar and high PAH
pavement sealants:

Milwaukee
Glendale
Elm Grove
Shorewood
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A Regional or Statewide Coal-Tar and High PAH Sealants ban would

do the following:

1. Protect human health.

By reducing exposure to potential carcinogens

2. Protect aquatic ecosystems from harm.

By reducing lethal and sublethal effects

3. Reduce municipal costs for hazardous/contaminated sediment disposal.

Codes and Ordinances to
Advance Green Infrastructure
Kate Morgan, Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewerage District
Bayside Flow Modeling and
Public Education
Samantha Katt, SWWT Intern
Alliance for Water Stewardship
and Corporate Responsibility
Matt Howard, AWS and SWWT Board Member
Joan Guiliani, MillerCoors
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SUSTAINABILITY AT MILLERCOORS DEFINED:

MAKE A POSITIVE AND MEANINGFUL IMPACT

ON THE SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND
ECONOMIC ISSUES THAT AFFECT OUR BUSINESS,
EMPLOYEES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
Watershed Planning
Will Kort, UW-Milwaukee & SWWT Consultant
Kelly Moore Brands, 16th St. Community Health Center
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Management Project

Future
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Mapper
Michael Timm, Reflo, Inc.
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Mid Moraine
Water Quality Collective
Maureen McBroom, Ruekert & Mielke, Inc.
Matt Bednarski, GRAEF
Respect Our Waters
Jake Fincher, SWWT Staff
Taylor Baseheart, SWWT Staff
Sweet Water Mini Grant
Joan Herriges, SWWT Staff
Lindsay Frost, Harbor District
Habitat Hotels Mini Grant Project
Lindsay Frost
NATURAL SHORELINE
 Our Design Habitat Hotels fit within
corrugations of steel sheet
piling bulkheads.

Water lilies, sago

pondweed, water
celery, and pickerel
weed.

Underwater planter
baskets hold native aquatic Vertically layered habitat
plants. features
are modular.

Fish shelves

Thanks Geoff
and Dylan!
THANK YOU!

Eddee Daniel
Your Support:
Membership, Sponsorship, ROW
Dave Libert, SWWT Staff
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YOU!

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Looking Ahead
Linda Reid, SWWT Executive Director