BALLAST WATER

Meetings

The PBWG meets annually. The PBWG also sponsors periodic technical workshops on issues of mutual concern to the region including, “Testing of Ballast Water Treatment Systems: General Guidelines and Step-wise Strategy Toward Shipboard Testing (2005)”, and “Alternate Ballast Water Exchange Areas: Physical and Biological Oceanographic Considerations (2006).”  

2024 PBWG Meeting: The next meeting of the Pacific Ballast Water Group (PBWG) will be Wednesday & Thursday, April 24-25, 2024 at Hyatt Place Portland Airport at Cascade Station. The room block is now closed, though they may have availability outside the block.
 

REGISTRATION:  Please register here. This is a hybrid meeting. The registration deadline for in-person attendance is April 19, 2024 and for virtual attendance is April 23, 2024. Questions? Contact Amy Stark 

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AGENDA: Final Agenda Here

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Past PBWG Meetings:

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March 28-29, 2023

​AGENDA

• Ballast water testing and biocide residuals (L. Drake, SGS Global Marine Services)

• US Coast Guard/Environmental Protection Agency (J. Morris, USCG; J Faulk, EPA)

• Washington DFW VIDA Section Strategic Planning (Amanda Newsom, WDFW)

• State agency water ballast reports

  •  Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (A. Pleus and A. Newsom)​

  • California State Lands Commission (C. Scianni)

  • Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (J. Emerson)

  • Hawai'i Department of Natural Resources (Elizabeth Monaghan) 

• Experience & Views on Vessel Discharge Implementation & Compliance (M. Merksamer, EnviroManagement, Inc.)​

• Reviewing a Year of BWMS Testing (S. Loicano, Golden Bear Research Center)

• Pacific States Data Sharing Project - "PAC-DA-SH" (L. Ceballos, CSLC)

• Ballast Water Treatment System Use in California (J. Thompson, CSLC)

• In-water Cleaning Current Developments (C. Scianni, CSLC)

• CSUM Update (C. Brown, Cal Maritime)

• Canadian Biofouling Risk Assessment Project (T. Brinklow, Fisheries and Oceans Canada)

• Legislative/Other Discussion (S. Phillips, PSMFC)

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March 29-30, 2022

AGENDA

MEETING RECORDING FOR DAY 2

• Commissioning testing of ballast water management systems: Shipboard results and lessons learned (L. Drake, SGS Global Marine Services)

• US Coast Guard/Environmental Protection Agency (J. Morris, USCG; J Faulk, EPA)

• First look at implementing ballast water discharge performance standards in California (J. Thompson, CSLC)

• State agency ballast water reports 

  • Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (A. Pleus and A. Newsom)​

  • California State Lands Commission (C. Scianni)

  • Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (J. Emerson)

  • Hawai'i Department of Natural Resources (Elizabeth Monaghan)

• Experience and views on vessel discharge implementation and compliance (M. Merksamer, EnviroManagement, Inc.)​

• Commissioning testing and shipboard sampling (S. Loiacono, CSUM)

• Canadian BW Update (A. Rushwan, Transport Canada)

• OneTANK mobile ballast water treatment - emergencies, contingencies, and special cases (S. Ritchie, Glisten)

• Yes, we CANZ: Initial compliance and lessons learned from regulating vessel biofouling management in California and New Zealand (L. Ceballos, CSLC)

• Evaluating the efficacy and environmental impacts from in-water cleaning of commercial vessels (C. Scianni, CSLC)

• Publicly available data session - MISP Data: Open Access (L. Ceballos, CSLC, WDFW, group discussion)

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April 6, 2021

AGENDA

MEETING RECORDING

• Golden Bear Research Center (GBRC) Update (C. Brown)

• Hawaii Ballast Water and Biofouling Program (N. Dunn)

• Ballast Water Program Update Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (J. Emerson)

• EPA Ballast Water Update (J. Faulk)

• Commissioning Testing of Ballast Water Management Systems: Shipboard Results and Lessons Learned (L. Drake)

• USCG Ballast Water Management Program (J. Morris)

• Washington State Ballast Inspections COVID-19 (A. Newsom)

• Washington State ballast water data program 2019/2020 (A. Newsom)

• California’s Marine Invasive Species Program (C. Scianni)

• Pandemic: Adjustments to Inspection Processes - California State Lands Commission (J. Thompson)

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April 2-3, 2019

AGENDA

• Introduction to the Ballast Water Equipment Manufacturers' Association (M. Merksamer)

• Management of ballast water in Hawaii (G. Devine)

• California's Marine Invasive Species Program (N. Dobroski)

• Foreign trade patterns drive ballast water delivery to San Francisco Bay, CA (D. Verna, M. Minton, and G. Ruiz)

• Hawaii Ballast Water and Biofouling Program Update (J. Kuo)

• IMO developments for BWMS commissioning testing using indicative analysis (M. Merksamer)

• The first year of implementing biofouling management regulations: What have we learned and what's next? (C. Scianni)

• Ballast treatment compliance: Searching for science in ballast water discharge standards (N. Welschmeyer, Golden Bear Research Center)

• Washington State Ballast Water Program Quarterly Summary Report (A. Pleus)

• Ballast water exchange plus ballast water treatment (J. Thompson)

• BWMR - Email-data extraction functionality (M Corp)

• Sampling and contingency measures (Glosten)

• Risk analysis based on reported data (L. Ceballos-Osuna)

• Golden Bear Research Center Update (C. Brown)

• Oregon Ballast Water Program (J. Emerson, S. Idczak)

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April 11-12, 2018

AGENDA

• Update on Coast Guard Ballast Water Initiatives/Standards/IMO Activities (J. Morris, US Coast Guard)

• US EPA Vessel General Permit Administration (J. Faulk, EPA)

• California's Marine Invasive Species Program (N. Dobroski, California State Lands Commission)

• Oregon's Ballast Water Program (R. Hooff, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality)

• Washington State Ballast Water Program: Strategic Plan Implementation (A. Pleus, WDFW)

• Developments in Hawaii Ballast Water and Biofouling Program (J. Kuo, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources)

• State Coordination of Ballast Water Reporting (C. Czajkowski, M Corp)

• Golden Bear Facility Updates  (C. Brown, California, Maritime Academy)

• California Risk Assessment Process for Vessel Arrivals (J. Thompson, CSLC)

• Washington Vessel Risk Assessment Protocols (A. Pleus, WDFW)

• Canada Update (R. Balla)

• Compliance Alternatives – Discussion on Challenges To Compliance – Including Turbid Waters, Hold Time and Learning (K. Reynolds, Glosten)

• The Arctic Invasive Alien Species (ARIAS) Strategy Strategy and Action Plan (L. Shaw, NOAA)

• Discussion on a Regionally Consistent Approach to Regulating In-Water Cleaning (C. Scianni, CSLC)

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April 12-13, 2017
AGENDA

• US Coast Guard Ballast Water Management (J. Morris, US Coast Guard)

• California's Marine Invasive Species Program (N. Dobroski, California State Lands Commission)

• Oregon's Ballast Water Program (R. Hooff, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality)

• Regulating Vessel Biofouling and In-Water Cleaning in Hawaii (J. Kuo, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources)

• Hawai'i Ballast Water Rules, Standards, Current Analysis (B. Higgins, J. Kuo, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Div. of Aquatic Resources)

• US EPA Vessel General Permit: Implementation and Reissuance (J. Emerson, US Environmental Protection Agency)

• BW Planning and Compliance Efforts to Meet IMO Requirements - 4 Examples (B. Bjorndal, Assure Controls, Inc)

• In-Water Cleaning (C. Scianni, California State Lands Commission)

• The Pacific Coast Region: Potential Solutions to Lingering Compliance Issues and Industry Concerns (C. Brown, CSLC)

• Update on Ballast Water Research in Canada (S. Bailey, Fisheries and Oceans Canada)

• Ballast Water: Contingency Treatment Update (K. Fitzgerald, Glosten)

• Ballast Water Management System Testing at Golden Bear Facility (R. Muller, Golden Bear Facility)

March 29-30, 2016

AGENDA

• Antifouling coatings used on vessels arriving at California ports (R. Nedelcheva,CSLC)

• Ballast Water Management System Testing at Golden Bear Facility ( R. Muller, CMA)

• Ballast Water Treatment System Use in California (J. Thompson, CSLC)

• Ballast Water Treatment Testing Conceptions and Misconceptions (N. Welschmeyer, MLML)

• Calif Adding biofouling regulations to the mix to manage the entire vessel as a vector (C. Scianni, CSLC)

• Calif Ballast Water Management and Enforcement (C. Brown, CSLC)

• California's Marine Invasive Species Program (N. Dobroski, CSLC)

• EPA - Invasive Species Mitigation Measures in EPA's 2013 VGP (J. Emerson, EPA)

• Hawaii Ballast Water Management Biofouling Management Update (J. Kou, HIDLNR)

• Mobile treatment for emergency response and alternative ballast management (A. Orthmann, Glosten)

• Oregon Ballast Water Program (R. Hooff, ORDEQ)

• Overview of the MPN Method ( L. Drake, NRL)

• The Challenge of Meeting Challenge (S. Loiacono, CMA)

• Update on Ballast Water Research in Canada (S. Bailey, Fisheries and Oceans Canada)

• USCG Ballast Water Management Update (J. Morris, USCG)

• Washington State Ballast Water Program (A. Pleus, WDFW)

April 15-16, 2015

AGENDA

• US Coast Guard Ballast Water Discharge Standard Final Rule Regulatory Update (Morris, USCG)

• Ballast Water and Hull Fouling Limits in EPA's Vessel General Permit (J. Emerson, USEPA)

• Update on Ballast Water Research in Canada (S. Bailey, Fisheries and Oceans Canada)

• Classification Society Type Approval of Ballast Water Management Systems (D. DiCianna, ABS)

• GIS Assessment of Ballast Water Management Compliance in California: 2004-2014 (C. Brown, CSLC)

• Shipboard Testing at Golden Bear Facility (A. Orthmann, Glosten)

• Ballast Treatment Test Facility Activities (B. Davidson, Cal Maritime)

• Hawaii's Update on Ballast Water and Biofouling Management (K. Richardson, HDAR)

• Oregon Ballast Water Program (R. Hooff, Oregon DEQ)

• The Need for a Multi-State Biofouling Management Plan (E. Kincaid et al., PSU, USFWS, SERC)

• California's Marine Invasive Species Program (N. Dobroski, CSLC)

• Results of UW-WDFW Ballast Water Zooplankton Sampling 2001-2014 (J. Cordell et al., UW; A Pleus et al., WDFW)

• Ballast Water Exchange as a Management Tool (A. Pleus, WDFW)

• Biofouling Management in California: Recent Practices, Research, Proposed Regulations, and Future Goals (C. Scianni, CSLC)

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