LABS has posted a new set of videos on CWEA’s YouTube site. The hour-long six-part series is a recording of its April dinner meeting, which featured Sam Espinoza from the LA Sanitation Districts of LA County speaking about wastewater collection system operation and maintenance.
Comment on this post and let us know what you think. Does your workplace allow access to YouTube? Are the videos useful for information sharing? Want to provide footage of your events or tours of your facility?
At its July meeting, CWEA LABS presented an overview of Los Angeles County’s Stormwater Monitoring programs. The featured speaker was Oliver D. Galang, P.E., Section Manager with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works’ Watershed Management Division. Oliver described the Los Angeles County’s existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Program and provided an update of efforts to modernize and expand these into a systemwide water quality monitoring system. Read more
On May 20, 2010, the California Water Environment Association (CWEA) Los Angeles Basin Section (LABS) presented a regional composting update at the Monterey Hill Steakhouse in Monterey Park. The featured speaker was Jeff Ziegenbein, Deputy Manager of Operations for Inland Empire Regional Composting Facility (IERCF). The IERCA was created in 2002 by a joint powers agreement between the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) and the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County (CSDLAC). The agencies have evaluated composting as an economically and environmentally sound method of beneficially reusing biosolids from publically owned treatment works (POTWs).
Video by Alec Mackie, LABS Corporate Director
Story by Matthew Copeland,
LABS Newsletter Editor
On May 25, the CWEA LABS Young Professionals toured the Bixby Marshland in Carson. Mary Jacobs of LACSD (shown left) started the tour by briefly explaining the background of the marsh. Historically, the current Bixby Marshland was part of a larger freshwater marshland called the Bixby Slough. Over time, development encroached into the slough and cut off its water supply. The overall health of the marsh declined. In the mid 1970s LACSD and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works agreed to protect a portion of the slough from future development. A pump was installed to supply water from the adjacent Wilmington Drain to the Bixby Marsh.
SARBS presents their 17th Annual Collections Training Seminar on Thursday July 22 at the Huntington Beach Public Library.
CWEA members $35 / $60 non. CWEA contact hours available.
CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION FLYER (PDF)
Topics include:
- Sewer Systems Maintenance
- CWEA update
- Plastics in the Marine
- Tracking down the root of our sanitary sewers
- FOG inspection training
- Safety
- Vendor training
- Collections system case study
- And always fun exhibitor booths and prize drawings – including a drawing for a flat screen TV!!
NEW! Buy 3 and get 1 free. Register everyone and designate the free attendee at the registration desk. We have enough attendees now we can offer a few free slots so more people can join the training and agencies can save funds.
P&ID 101 – An engineering bootcamp to help you with reading, designing and understanding process & instrumentation diagrams. 3 CWEA contact hours.
Wednesday, Sept. 29th
11:00am – 3:00pm
Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
Conference Rooms E & F
1955 Workman Mill Road, Whittier
Please check in with Security in the main lobby.
$50 CWEA members, $60 non, $25 students/retired.
CLICK HERE TO RSVP ON-LINE
LABS managed event. Pay at the door cash or checks, sorry NO credit cards or purchase orders.
CLICK HERE FOR FLYER/MAP (PDF)
Due to popular demand the San Francisco Bay Section Collection Systems Committee will be holding a repeat of the Large Diameter Pipe, Force Mains and Siphons Maintenance training on July 28, 2010 at the City of Foster City Community Center. To reserve your spot contract Patricia DeRouen of Restoration Management at (510) 377-1855 or pderouen@restorationmanagement.com. For more information, please see the Large Diameter Pipe Maintenance Seminar Flyer.
The San Francisco Bay Section Collection Systems Committee will be holding the Annual SFBS Golf Tournament at the Monarch Bay Golf Course in San Leandro on July 23, 2010. The last day to register is July 15, 2010. For more information including details on how to sign-up, please see the Annual SFBS Golf Tournament Flyer.
By SSCSC Committee
On June 16th SSCSC held a joint workshop with CWEA for the Central San Joaquin Section. The host city was the City of Fresno.
With attendees in excess of 80 and with over 12 vendors, the workshop was considered a huge success.
Attendees repeatedly mentioned that the Central Valley lacked quality education and expressed their hope that CWEA and SSCSC would consider returning with a workshop in the area in the near future.
Five classes were offered as well as plenty of time for attendee and vendor interaction. The following classes were presented:
- Nozzle Technology and Cleaning Techniques – Rick Lewis
- Rodders – Tim Kenned
- Mechanical and Hydraulic Cleaning - Duane Johnson
- CCTV Inspections – Jim Aanderud
- Pump Station 101 – Denis Pollak
A special thanks goes out to everyone at the City of Fresno that helped make this workshop successful.
Learn more about SSCSC training events at www.SSCSC.org.
