Assessment of Emerging Pollutants of Concern (EPOCs) in Wastewater Influent and Effluent and Receiving Waters of South Florida

Project Investigator: Arthur C. Lietz Project Start Date: 2003 End Date: 2005 Scope of Work Data Metadata Publications Project Location Map

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is to conduct a study to 1) identify emerging pollutants of concern (EPOCs) that are present in wastewater influent and effluent at the South Dade wastewater treatment plant and 2) determine whether the identified contaminants are removed during treatment. To accomplish this task, the USGS shall collect wastewater and ambient water samples. The wastewater water samples will be analyzed for the antibiotic, pharmaceutical, household and industrial wastewater products, and a subset of the hormones identified in USGS Open File Report 02-94.

The purpose of this study is to provide insight to the following questions:

1. What EPOCs are present in the influent and effluent of the South Dade Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)?
2. What is the extent of removal of EPOCs at the South Dade WWTP and its existing Reuse facility?
3. What are the potential removal methods that could be applied in principal to remove EPOCs from reuse water?
4. What future monitoring and assessment of EPOCs, if any, should be carried out at the planned South-Miami Dade Wastewater Reuse Pilot test facility?

Scope of Work

• 2003

Data

Metadata

• Assessment of Emerging Pollutants of Concern (EPOCs) in Wastewater Influent and Effluent and Receiving Waters of South Florida (project metadata)

Publications

Scientific Investigations Reports

• Evaluation of Emerging Contaminants of Concern at the South District Wastewater Treatment Plant Based on Seasonal Events, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2004 (Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5240, available from the U.S. Geological Survey website)