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Overview of Port of Los Angeles Environmental Activities November 25, 2013

Overview of Port of Los Angeles Environmental Activities November 25, 2013. Andrew Jirik and Rachel McPherson Environmental Management Division Port of Los Angeles. The Port of Los Angeles . #1 container port in the U.S. Handles 8.4 million TEUs ( 20-ft equivalent units) in 2007

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Overview of Port of Los Angeles Environmental Activities November 25, 2013

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  1. Overview of Port of Los AngelesEnvironmental ActivitiesNovember 25, 2013 Andrew Jirik and Rachel McPherson Environmental Management Division Port of Los Angeles

  2. The Port of Los Angeles • #1 container port in the U.S. • Handles 8.4 million TEUs (20-ft equivalent units) in 2007 • 40% of imports come through SP complex • Environmental leader • Generates 919,000 regional jobs • $39.1 billion in annual wages and tax revenues

  3. Air Pollution

  4. Water Pollution

  5. DominguezWatershed

  6. Environmental Management Division • First in the City of Los Angeles • Air Quality • Water Quality • Land Cleanup • CEQA • Historic Resources

  7. Various Environmental Plans and Programs • Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) • Air Quality Incentive Programs (VSR, ESI) • Energy and Climate Action Plan • Water Resources Action Plan (WRAP) • Clean Marina Program • Biological Resources Management Programs

  8. Becoming An Environmental Specialist Graduation from a four-year college or university with a degree in environmental, ecological, biological, chemical, atmospheric or earth science, oceanography, environmental policy, urban planning or a related field, with at least 12 semester units of 18 quarter units in environmental studies, such as ecology, water pollution, environmental laws and environmental impact analysis; or • Graduation from a recognized four-year college or university AND one year of full-time paid professional experience in one or more of the following activities; environmental review and analysis (including the preparation of environmental impact reports), toxic and hazardous material management, the development of characterization and site remediation plans, or environmental legislative and regulatory review of development.

  9. Becoming An Environmental Specialist • Apply when class opens • Interview/exam • Score • Wait……. • Interview for specific job

  10. Regulatory Framework • Clean Water Act 1972 • Section 402 NPDES-general and individual permits • Section 303(d) creates the TMDL program • Section 404 regulates dredging and disposal • 301(a) prohibits unpermitted discharges and lead to the creation of the Vessel General Permit • Porter-Cologne Act • Allows CA to administer clean water regulations

  11. Working Permits • Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permit (MS4) • Industrial Permit • Individual Permit • Construction Permit • Vessel General Permit

  12. Water Resources Group ActivitiesMaking sure the water quality is safe for marine species, birds and the public. Water Resources Action Plan (WRAP) Vessel Discharge Rules and Regulations Clean Marina Program Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Biological Assessments Dredging and Deepening Material Disposal California Least Tern Nesting Site

  13. Port Land Watershed Water Sediment Water Resources Action Plan Pollutant Source Categories • Port Water-side • Vessel discharges • Vessel maintenance • Sediment • Contaminated hot spots • Sediment Resuspension Upstream Watershed • Stormwater flows into harbor • Aerial Deposition Port Land-side • Tenant Operation (Container Terminals, Boat Yards, etc.)

  14. Tenant Stormwater Outreach Program • POLA provides tenants with suggestions for best management practices • Tenants must comply with stormwater permit regulations • Outreach part of Water Resources Action Plan • Annual site visits to help tenants with compliance

  15. Clean Marina Program • Clean Marina Recognition Program • Education and Outreach • Sewage Management • Outboard Gasoline Engine Exchange Program • Derelict Recreational Vessel Program • Seaworthiness Assessment • Used Oil Recycling • In-Water Trash Management

  16. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Overview • Regulatory Process: • Harbor beneficial uses designated by LARWQCB, SWRCB, approved by EPA Region IX • List of impairments to beneficial uses (aka 303d list) generated • TMDL developed by regulators • Types of impairments for Los Angeles Harbor: • Bacteria (Main Channel and Inner Cabrillo Beach) • Direct Effects: Sediment • Indirect Effects: Fish Tissue • No water column impairments

  17. Harbor Complex and Dominguez Watershed

  18. Watershed Loadings Los Angeles River Watershed San Gabriel River Watershed Dominguez Channel Watershed Nearshore Watershed Machado Lake Watershed* NPDES Major Discharges

  19. Special Studies: Model Development Cl H Cl H H H H H H H Waves Currents Erosion Shear Stress Bed Armoring Bed Consolidation Hydrologic Model Flow and Pollutant Loadings Hydrologic and Sediment Transport Model WRAP Model PCB BioaccumulationModel Water column and sediment bed concentration Current, Mixing, Resuspension, and Deposition PCB and DDT Fate Model Water ColumnInvertebrates Forage Fish Predator BenthicInvertebrates • Model provides linkage of contaminant sources to contaminants in fish tissues.  Integrates: • Contaminant sources: sediments, water column, ongoing discharges, and tributaries • Pathways of contaminant transport • Fish habitat, diet, and movement • Model projects effectiveness of alternative management plans

  20. Overall Model Schematic

  21. Indirect Effects: Transfer of Contaminants to Fish Tissue Water Column invertebrates Top predator Foragefish Dissolved and particle-sorbed PCBs Bottom-feeding fish PCBs sorbed to sediments Benthic invertebrates

  22. EVEREST Building a Hydrodynamic Model for the Harbor Complex • Models • Dominguez Channel Estuary Model (DCEM) completed in 2007 • As part of the WRAP, the DCEM was enhanced with higher resolution grid to cover all of Eastern San Pedro Bay

  23. WRAP Model Calibration • Water Level • Velocity • Salinity • Dye • TSS • Sediment Tracer • Metals

  24. Field Program Example: Dye Study in Dominguez Channel

  25. Fish Movement Tracking • Harbor Toxics TMDL includes fish tissue impairment for bioaccumulative compounds (e.g. DDT and PCB) • DDT and PCB are spread throughout the harbor but mostly at low levels • Higher levels are found on the PV Shelf • Some fish move between the shelf and harbor—where do they pick up most of their tissue contaminant load?

  26. Source: Chris Lowe CSULB

  27. Chris Lowe CSULB

  28. Fish Tracking Receiver Arrays

  29. Fish Tracking within Harbor Tagging Locations Receivers (Ports) Receivers (EPA)

  30. QUESTIONS?

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