City of Palo AltoSummer Internship 2014BySavuth Eng

Summer Tasks

Research and create a summary of PCB regulations Research and update the SWPPP for the landfill and

MSC Research and update the MSDS for the landfill

maintenance area Research and update the SOP for both the

piezometer monitoring and leachate extraction wells Research and update HMBP for the MSC and Landfill Create and develop HHW events database

Piezometer Monitoring

Leachate Extraction Wells

Standard Operating Procedure

Piezometer Monitoring

Concerns of measurement error

No descriptive procedures in the SOP

Created a descriptive procedure

Approved by landfill staff

Integrated into the SOP

Leachate Extraction Wells

Concerns of measurement error

Identified an issue with the SOP

Modified the SOP to improve the measurement procedure

Pump Replacement

Cont. Standard Operating Procedure

Created several forms Piezometers, Condensate Sumps, and Leachate

Organized in binders Leachate, Pumps Improve record keeping

Regulating the pumps Identifying which pump is removed and installed

into a certain well Creating tags to help landfill staff easily identify

pumps

Hazardous Material Business Plan

Update City of Palo Alto CERS website Perform an inspection of

MSC building C Inventory for hazardous

material and hazardous waste stored in each shop

Modify changes on the map for new location of storage

Opportunity to meet new people in the MSC Building C

Household Hazardous Waste Event

Create a database for HHW Program Cost, Events, Employee, and Waste Easily accessible to input, export, and view data

User can do the following: Create query by form Add new record by form Export data into Excel spreadsheet Compare data by day, month, quarter, or year View overall report for each category

Cont. Participation Rate

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

Household Participation Rate, by Calendar Year

Year

Perc

ent

Cont. Waste Amount

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130.00

100,000.00200,000.00300,000.00400,000.00500,000.00600,000.00700,000.00

Waste (LBS), by Calendar Year

Year

Poun

ds

Cont. Waste per Household and Vehicle

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

0.00

40.00

80.00

120.00

160.00

Waste per Household and Vehicle, by Calendar Year

WasteLBS/HHWasteLBS/Veh

Year

Coun

ts

In Conclusion I learned:

More regulations (PCB, HMBP, & More) Standard Operating Procedure

Piezometer Monitoring and Troubleshooting for leachate extraction wells

How to use Microsoft Access, Macro, and VBA Overall Experience:

Get out of my comfort zone Overcome change More confident about myself and my skills

Future goals: Get more involved in outreach activities Pursue for MS in Chemical Engineering