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Puget Sound Clean Cars Stormwater Partnership Working Group MeetingKen Zarker, Washington State Department of Ecology Tom Lewandowski, Gradient Gary Pollak, SAE International Friday Apri

Puget Sound Clean Cars Stormwater Partnership Working Group Meeting

Ken Zarker, Washington State Department of Ecology

Tom Lewandowski, Gradient Gary Pollak, SAE International

Friday April 28, 2017

• Introductions, Overview and Project Organization

 Tom Lewandowski, Gradient

• Background

 Ken Zarker, Ecology

• Stormwater Impacts and Possible Solutions

 Jen McIntyre, Washington State University

• Overview of Automotive Drips/Leaks

 Gary Pollak, SAE International

• Project Deliverables

 Tom Lewandowski, Gradient

• Open Discussion

• Stakeholder Questions & Open Comments

• Next Steps and Follow Up

Web Meeting Agenda

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• Project Goal: identify technologies and approaches to

reduce stormwater impacts associated with automotive

vehicle fluid leaks in the State of Washington

 Fluid leaks only, not focusing on other emissions (e.g brake dust, refrigerants, exhaust components)

 Research focus, not proposing policy or regulation

• Project Strategy: work with a diverse panel of

 understand current technologies

 identify possible new practices/technologies

 identify drivers and barriers addressing the issue

 consider safer fluid product alternatives

Project Overview

• Ecology, Gradient, and SAE

• Identify and recruit experts for the working group and stakeholder advisory group

• Coordinate meetings and communications among the groups, and

• Complete the final research report based on the findings of the Working Group and Stakeholder Group

Project Organization: Operations Team

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Operations Team Organization Chart

Contact Name Affiliation Project Leads Ken Zarker Ecology

Project Support Staff Dave Mayfield Gradient

Jeffrey Gutschmidt Ecology

• Small group of reps from government, academia, NGOs and

automotive-related businesses, and chaired by Ken Zarker (WA Ecology)

 Attend quarterly web-meetings throughout the project

 Function as a sounding board for ideas and information gathered

 Identify sources of technical information (documents, people)

 Potentially help in information gathering (e.g., conversations with other experts)

 Review and potentially write small sections of the final report

 Receive quarterly newsletters and email communications

Project Organization: Working Group

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Working Group Organization Chart

Area of Expertise Contact Name Affiliation

Academic/Research Ed Kolodziej University of Washington - Tacoma

Michael Smith Clover Park Technical College

Jen McIntyre Washington State University

Automotive design,

manufacturing,

maintenance and

repair

Sheila Andrews/Tom Tucker Auto Care Association

Marcel Halberstadt Independent consultant; SAE Laurie Holmes Motor & Equipment Manufacturers

Association (MEMA)

Government Bill Malatinsky Seattle Public Utilities

Stakeholder Group Organization Chart

Area of Expertise Affiliation Academic/Research Washington Stormwater Center - WSU

Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) Volkswagen

Automotive Service Association Northwest Auto Alliance

Government City of Kirkland

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Northwest Green Chemistry

NW Pollution Prevention Resource Center California Stormwater Quality Association

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• All meetings will be web-based

• Goal is to listen to everyone, gather all relevant information

 We are interested in data not personal views

 All opinions are valuable, particularly if delivered respectfully

• Active participation in discussions is essential

• Decisions (which will be limited) are consensus based

• Working group members will be able to speak, visitors will have to type questions in the chat box

 We may use raised hand function or messaging during discussions depending on how things progress

 Chair (Ken Zarker) will direct the discussions

• Try to limit jargon to the extent possible

Working Group Meeting Ground Rules

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration

• Lead through a Consensus-based approach

• Ecology values your professional input so that we benefit from your knowledge

• All stakeholder input is valued

• Ecology is responsible for the final deliverables under the EPA grant

• Who does What by When and how we Follow up so that assignments don’t fall through the cracks

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Overview of

Aquatic Toxicity of

Urban Stormwater Runoff

Puget Sound Clean Cars Stormwater Partnership Working Group, April 28, 2017

Dr Jenifer McIntyre | School of the Environment | WSU Puyallup Research Extension Center

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Research PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS

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Coho pre-spawn mortality is widespread

& recurrent in urban creeks

Longfellow Creek, 2003 Des Moines Creek, 2004

Longfellow Creek, 2005 Longfellow Creek, 2012

63%

84% 67%

72%

stormwaterclean well water

Adult coho exposures to road runoff

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Sublethal effects in zebrafish

Sublethal effects of runoff on developing fish include:

• Inability/delay to hatch

• Developmental delays

• Small eye phenotype (*)

• Pericardial edema (yellow arrow)

• Deformed jaws and hearts (black arrows)

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A What chemical(s) in road runoff cause observed

toxicity to aquatic animals?

B Can we generate a phenotypically-anchored

synthetic stormwater runoff?

20 Which are most toxic? Which contribute most to toxicity?

Tire Wear Exhaust Brakes Washer Fluid

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Relative Toxicity of Sources of Toxics

Toxics Source LC50 Length Eye

Continuing Work on Sources of Toxics

Next Toxicology Steps:

• Definitive tests for acute lethal and sublethal toxicity

• Finish ‘leaks’ (remaining: gear oil, steering fluid, HR, CVA)

• Test remaining ‘dusts’ (brake dust, exhaust particulates)

Concurrent:

• How much does each source contribute to the mixture

of urban stormwater runoff?

• Literature reviews of percent material in runoff/road dust

• Using analytical chemistry to determine contributions

• Dr Ed Kolodziej (UW – Tacoma)

• Quadrupole Time of Flight (Q-TOF)

• ‘Fingerprint’ sources, compare to whole runoff

• Test synthetic mixtures for phenotypic responses

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Validate synthetic mixture on coho salmon!

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Automotive Fluid Leakage

Some Recent Studies Indicate:

 40-50% of all vehicles on the road have some type of minor or major leak

 Engine oil is the predominant leak

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Automotive Fluid Leakage

SAE Technical Committees

 Over 500 committees, 9000 committee members, 2900 companies

 Some activity in all systems previously mentioned

 Primarily new vehicle design standards

SAE Technical Authors

 Over 25 major conferences per year, over 2600 technical papers per year

Automotive Fluid Leakage

Suggested Strategy of this Project Working Group:

 Identify the area(s) for deeper dive

• For possible technical committee input/response

• For more targeted lit search

• For contact with selected authors

 Work through the SAE Consultant WG member (Marcel Halberstadt) to help coordinate these requests

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• Data will be collected as part of an ongoing literature search and review, interviews with outside parties and through stakeholder discussions

• Quarterly web-meetings (April 2017 – June 2018)

 30-60 minutes in length

 Discuss project related tasks, information needs and progress updates

• Final Report and Presentation

 Findings and information collected will be summarized in a final report delivered to Ecology in June 2018.

 Findings will also be presented at a future SAE conference (date TBD)

Project Deliverables

• Background on automobile fluid leaks

 Environmental and human health impacts

 Vehicle leak data (sources, frequency, volume)

 Automotive designs relevant to fluid leaks (gaskets, seals)

 Maintenance efforts related to automobile leaks

• Approaches to reduce vehicle leaks

 Innovative technologies and onboard diagnostics

 Policy options (incentives, case studies)

• Drivers and barriers to reducing leaks

 Institutional (adaptability of design and manufacturing processes), regulatory, market

• Safer chemical alternatives - lubricants, gaskets, seals,

adhesives, etc.

Broad Research Areas for Final Report

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Open Discussion

• As a working group member, what are your particular

interests in this project? What do you think you will be able

to contribute?

• What do you see as the largest challenge to addressing this issue?

• Do you have any suggestions for how the project should

proceed (e.g., technical resources to investigate)?

Next Steps and Follow-Up

• Operations Team (Ecology, Gradient, SAE) will follow up with Working Group members via email/phone to:

 Provide meeting minutes

 Confirm technical data gathering assignments and proposed timeline for completion

 Poll possible dates for the next quarterly web meeting