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“We’re looking at various technologies,
but they have to meet the TMDL require-
ments for reduction, and not every
technology is appropriate for a marine
terminal because of physical and opera-
tional restraints,” Richardson said. “We’re
developing a list so that when the regula-
tions come out, we will know what works.”
Port partners are getting involved, as
well. At Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics’
Mid-Atlantic Terminal, part of the
Dundalk Marine Terminal, several storm
drains are lined with gray filter materials
that trap sediment and small bits of
trash. The filters have “fingers” that grab
oil and other pollutants. The new Berth 4
at Seagirt Marine Terminal, built by Ports
America Chesapeake, has a state-of-
the-art filtration system of underground
chambers and baffles that trap sediment,
the first of its kind on the East Coast.
MPA Environmental Specialist Jaime
Smith oversees the National Pollution
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Inspection and Maintenance Program,
ensuring that the Port is complying with
the requirements of the various NPDES
permits held by MPA.
While the pending TMDLs are the
primary concern, the MPA also is taking
steps to eliminate trash and debris from
being swept into storm drains.
“You would be surprised at what we
find in storm drains,” Smith said. “We find
logs, bricks, trash and shopping carts.
Trash and debris are major contributors
to pollution from storm drains because
they enter the waterways, or at times
they cause a back-up and don’t allow the
storm water to drain properly.”
The Port is involved in outreach to
both Port users and the neighborhoods
surrounding the marine terminals.
“Everything you throw on the ground
eventually ends up in the waterways, and
we try to educate and work with the Port
users on the importance of not discarding
trash on the ground,” Smith said.
Richardson added, “Ideally, it’s
more of a preventive operation than a
cleaning operation — if we can educate,
we can stop the trash from entering the
waterways and also stop the backing
up and flooding — cleaning is reactive
and a last-ditch effort to prevent trash
from getting into the bay. We have the
support of our Port partners in this
effort and are eager to work with them
on these pollution reduction/elimination
efforts.”
