Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
October 2008
GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT… Goodbye Summer, hello Fall. Less sunshine but more pumpkin pie - that’s fair to me. The Redwood Empire Section hosted our joint dinner meeting on 9/11 at Scott’s in Oakland, where we were treated to a presentation by Federal Park Ranger Elizabeth Tucker who works with the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front NHP program in Richmond. Her presentation included information on ship building during WWII, which tied in nicely with the tour of the USS Hornet that preceded the meeting. Our next SFBS dinner meeting is scheduled for 10/2 at Hs Lordships in Berkeley. Steve Moore, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Board, will lead a discussion on Bay Area regulation topics including enforcement & reporting changes. Here’s a quick recap of our recent training events: the O&M Committee held a tour at the San Francisco Oceanside plant on 8/20, the Collections System Committee held a Competent Person training in Foster City on 9/3, and the Student Activities Committee held the Students & Young Professionals School Year Kick-Off Dinner at Jupiter in Berkeley on 9/17. All three events had full houses and great feedback. Please see the calendar towards the end of the newsletter for the upcoming training events and refer to the fliers included in this newsletter and the SFBS and CWEA web sites for additional details. Thanks to everyone that attended and volunteered at the 2008 Northern Regional Training Conference in Sparks. The Bay Section will be co-hosting the 2010 NRTC, so please contact one of the SFBS Board members if you’re interested in helping out with the event. Printing Courtesy of Black & Veatch
Don’t forget that the SFBS awards nomination deadline is 10/31! CWEA has announced two new awards, Outstanding Young Professional of the Year and Public Education Person of the Year. Additional information on both awards can be found later in this newsletter and on the CWEA web site. Computer Based Testing is just around the corner. The new certification applications are now available from the CWEA web site and the deadline to apply for the January-March testing window is 11/30. Note that space may be limited at the test centers, so the sooner you apply and get approved to take the test, the sooner you can schedule a test when and where you want it. Approved applicants will be able to schedule tests beginning 10/20. And don’t forget, members can download the CWEA study guides for free from the CWEA web site (available by 10/1). Good luck to everyone taking the Operator certification exams on October 4! Kevin O’Toole, 2008 SFBS President
Inkspot
Important Stuff: Oct 2 SFBS Dinner Meeting Oct 4 Operator Certification Exam Oct 8-9 SFBS/SCVS Lab Committee Seminar, Process Science and Troubleshooting for Wastewater Professionals, Hs. Lordships, Berkeley Oct 15 CWEA Northern Safety Day Woodland, Ca Oct 22 SFBS Collections System Committee, Vendor Technology Faire, USD
INKSPOT OCTOBER 2008 Ramblings from the Editor…
Greetings! The District’s Pollution Prevention Week has turned out to be a great success!! We have (so far) exchanged over 50 mercury thermometers for digital ones. I think one reason was the FREE digital thermometer. Everyone likes free stuff. Hopefully, the message on pollution prevention was realized as well. We have also received about 75 pounds of batteries to properly recycle and dozens of fluorescent lamps. The partnership with Rodeo Hardware did not end with the conclusion of Pollution Prevention Week; it will continue indefinitely. Many thanks to my colleagues in the Bay Area Pollution Prevention Group that helped the District set up our first pollution prevention program! Last month I informed ya’ll of good news in a new sewer lateral condition ordinance the District passed in August. YIKES!! Well, it is developing into a great success but I have just added a lot of time to already a busy week. Ya, I know, cry me a river!! I just didn’t realize I would be getting a bunch of calls from realtors needing information. I guess it is an indication that the program is working. Hopefully, after a few months the information will be out there and the calls will slow. It looks like we will be assessing at least 100 laterals in the coming months. Speaking of collection systems, DON’T EVER CONSTRUCT IN BACKYARDS!! Who ever decided to do this in Rodeo, well let’s just say I would like to have a few words with them. We just completed over 17,000 feet of smoke testing in…you guessed it…our back yard lines. Nearly all of the lines have severe defects. Problems were expected but not at this level (mostly from root intrusion). Additionally, most of the laterals are in bad shape and those lucky residents will soon be getting a nice note from the District. So now I am jumping into high gear to address some of the worst problems so they can be corrected before the heavy winter rains hit. Also, we even found old brick manholes, missing bricks, and crappy fiberglass liners, another bad idea… Hope you all have a great day! Steve
INKSPOT OCTOBER 2008
CWEA San Francisco Bay Section October 2008 Dinner Meeting
Wastewater Regulatory Update
Featuring: Steve Moore, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Board Steven Moore serves on the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, and has a varied 20 year career in the environmental field including as a consultant and as an engineer with the Board. He is also a lecturer at UC Berkeley Extension on Wastewater Laws and Regulations. Join us for a discussion of the hot topics in Bay Area Wastewater Regulations, led by Steven Moore of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board. Topics will include enforcement & reporting changes, with ample time for questions and open discussion. Where: Hs. Lordships Dinner: $30.00 CWEA Members 199 Seawall Drive $45.00 Non-CWEA Berkeley, CA $15.00 Students 510 843-2733 When: Thursday, October 2, 2008 Choice of: Prime Rib
5:00 – Board Meeting Baked Salmon 5:30 – Social Hour Chicken Breast Rosemary 6:30 – Dinner Vegetarian Lasagna 7:30 – Presentation
Contact: Email Polly Villarreal of East Bay Municipal Utility District at [email protected]
for dinner reservations. Include your name, agency or company affiliation, and menu selection. Reservation deadline for Dinner Meeting is Friday, September 26, 2008.
REMEMBER – a reservation is a commitment to pay.
Directions: Please see maps on following page.
HS Lordships, 199 Seawall Drive, Berkeley, CA 94710, (510) 843-2733
INKSPOT OCTOBER 2008 From Sacramento: Take I-80 West towards Berkeley. Exit at University Ave. and turn left onto University. Turn left on Seawall Drive. Continue on Seawall to HS Lordships.
From Walnut Creek: Take Hwy 24 to 580 East, following the signs to Berkeley/Sacramento. Exit at University Ave. Stay in the right lane and follow the signs directing you towards Fourth St. Turn right onto Hearst St. Turn right onto Sixth St. Turn right onto University Ave. Turn left on Seawall Drive. Continue on Seawall to HS Lordships.
From South Bay: Take I-80 and exit at University Ave. Stay in the right lane and follow the signs directing you towards Fourth St. Turn right onto Hearst St. Turn right onto Sixth St. Turn right onto University Ave. Turn left on Seawall Drive. Continue on Seawall to HS Lordships.
From SF: Take 101 to the Bay Bridge to I-80 (Sacramento), staying to the left. Continue on I-80 and exit at University Ave. Stay in the right lane and follow the signs directing you towards Fourth St. Turn right onto Hearst St. Turn right onto Sixth St. Turn right onto University Ave. Turn left on Seawall Drive. Continue on Seawall to HS Lordships.
Free Parking
INKSPOT OCTOBER 2008
UC Berkeley Environmental Competition Team
Needs Our Help! If you are interested in assisting with developing the competition rules, judging the competition, or promoting the event at your alma mater please contact the Bay Section Student Activities Committee and they can put you in touch with the event organizers.
UPCOMING EVENTS: February 5th: Annual Student Night (Tentative Date)
Welcome to the S&YP Corner!! This new section to the InkSpot will feature information and events related to students and young professionals (S&YP). Upcoming events and information will be listed here in order to give S&YPs a central location to find upcoming events, scholarship and other pertinent information. This will also serve as a way to communicate to the general membership what’s going on with the Student Activities Committee and the Professional Development Committee/Young Members Forum. Stay tuned for more information. If you would like to post any information on this page or if you have any comments/questions regarding any of the information
Kirt Brooks Memorial Water Environment Scholarship
Awards Range from $500 to $5000 Application Deadline: January 15th Apply at www.cwea.org/scholarship
Student Activities Committee Website: http://www.cwea.org/sfb/committees/stud_act.htm Professional Development Committee Website: http://www.cwea.org/sfb/committees/professional.htm
Student and Young Professional Database
If you’d like to be added to the statewide student and young professional database,
please send a reply e-mail with either STUDENT or YOUNG PROFESSIONAL next
to your NAME in the subject line to [email protected].
INKSPOT OCTOBER 2008
Student and Young Professional Night a Hit!
On September 17th, the Student Activities Committee (SAC) joined forces with the Professional Development Committee/Young Member Forum (PDC/YMF) to hold a Student and Young Professional School Year Kick-Off Event Jupiter Restaurant in Berkeley. The event was a huge success attracting 28 students from four local universities and 25 professionals. The evening was structured similar to the Bay Section monthly dinner meetings and emphasized the importance of networking with professionals in the industry while increasing student and young professional awareness of CWEA and Bay Section activities.
The evening featured a presentation from Jenny VanCalcar of CDM, on Pure Home Water (PHW) and sustainable water treatment in the developing world. PHW is a social enterprise and non-profit organization founded in Ghana in 2005 through the efforts of MIT with the funding of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Ms. VanCalcar’s presentation focused on her recent trip to Northern Ghana to research local water quality to be added to a Google Earth Layer and work with Pure Home Water staff.
Keeping with the water treatment theme, members of the UC Berkeley Environmental Engineering Team that won the 2008 “Water Treatment from your Kitchen Sink… and Beyond” competition were also in attendance to talk about the upcoming 2009 competition and recruit professionals to assist with developing the event rules, judging and promotion. In 1998, this competition was started by the ASCE student chapter at UC Davis who realized that student members interested in environmental engineering were left out of traditional civil engineering competitions, such as the Concrete Canoe and the Steel Bridge. Since then, the competition has been held annually, hosted each year by the school that won the competition the previous year. The competition requires students to design and construct a water treatment system that will contain, treat, and discharge a sample of water contaminated with organic and inorganic matter.
This year CWEA will be assisting the UC Berkeley Environmental Team with developing the competition and promoting more involvement by other schools. If you are interested in assisting with developing the competition rules, judging the competition, or promoting the event at your alma mater please contact the Bay Section Student Activities Committee via the contact information on the website and they can put you in touch with the event organizers. The SAC and YMF plan to host more student and young professional events during the academic school year. For more information about this event and future events please contact the SAC and the PDC/YMF Chairs and request to be added to the distribution list.
Guest Speaker, Jenny VanCalcar
Johnny Mendoza and Sandie De Medeiros talk about the Environmental Competition and CWEA support.
Categories:Collection systems: Person of the YearCollection systems: System of the Year Small, Medium, LargeElectrical/Instrumentation: Person of the YearEngineering: Achievement of the YearEngineering: Research of the YearGimmicks and Gadgets: Gimmick/Gadget of the YearLaboratory: Person of the YearMechanical Technology: Mechanical Technician of the YearOperations: Operator of the YearPlant - Overall: Plant of the Year Small, Medium, LargePlant Safety: Plant of the Year Small, Medium, LargePretreatment Pollution Prevention and Stormwater: Person of the YearPublic Education: Program of the YearSupervisors: Supervisor of the Year
. . . and more!
2009 CWEA San Francisco Bay Section
AwardsNomination deadline: October 31, 2008
Nomination forms available at www.cwea.org/awards.
Return completed nomination forms to: Rick Chan Carollo Engineers 2700 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite 300 Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Winners will be presented at the Bay Section Awards Banquet on January 23, 2009.
There are over 20 categories for CWEA awards, which honor CWEA mem-bers and wastewater professionals in California. The program serves to recognize outstanding professional achievements within the waste water field, improve the profession-al status of all personnel working in the wastewater industry and related fields, and stimulate public awareness of the importance of wastewater treatment to public health and the water environ-ment.
Awards are given at the local section level, and winners advance to state competi-tion to be held at the Annual Conference in Palm Springs, CA between April 28 to May 1, 2009.
If you have any questions, please contact Rick Chan at 925-932-1710 or via email at rchan@ carollo.com.
INKSPOT OCTOBER 2008
CWEA has announced two new AWARDS!
Outstanding Young Professional of the Year and Public Education Person of the Year.
Both awards will be given at the local level with the winners competing at the state level to be awarded at the annual conference in April.
The Outstanding Young Professional Award recognizes the up and coming talent in the wastewater industry including, but not limited to, operators, engineers, and laboratory staff. Please contact Jennifer Lee, the CWEA Students and Young Professionals Committee Chair from the North, at [email protected] with any questions related to the award and nomination process.
The Public Education Person of the Year Award acknowledges the hard work and accomplishments of any CWEA member who has helped to develop or implement education programs for personnel in the water pollution control field or who has implemented or participated in public information/education activities. Please contact Devina Douglas, State Public Education Chairperson, at [email protected] with any questions related to the award and nomination process.
Lea FisherConsultantLea Fisher is a private consultant specializing in wastewater facilities evaluation, planning, design, and operation. He was previously the Wastewater Discipline Director for a major international environmental firm, and has significant experi-ence in biological treatment processes, solids handling processes, mechanical design, and process operation.
Dennis GellermanRMC Water and EnvironmentDennis Gellerman is a principal with RMC Water and Environment in San Jose California. He has 29 years of experience in wastewater treatment plant evaluation, planning, design and construction. He has been the project manager for a number of nitrification/ denitrification capacity evaluations, studies and design for oxidation ditch, SBR, MBR, and conventional activated sludge processes.
Randall Gray – Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation FacilityRandall has 32 years of work experience operating and managing advanced wastewater treatment facilities and has been a certified operator since 1974. This work experience includes serving as the facility manager of the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility for 15 years. This facility was one of the first treatment plants in the U.S. to have a very stringent TMDL based permit for total nitrogen.
Stephanie HughesConsultantStephanie Hughes is a consulting engineer and university lecturer with 18 years experience. Stephanie served 6 years as Source Control Manager for the City of Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant and has been active in CWEA and the Bay Area Pollution Prevention Group. A skilled trainer and lecturer, Stephanie is currently a faculty member at both San Jose State University and Santa Clara University.
Rhea Williamson California State University, East BayRhea Williamson is the Associate Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs at California State University, East Bay. During the past four years, she served as San Jose State's Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research. She has developed water quality monitoring plans for nutrients, sediments, and other potential contami-nants to streams, creeks, rivers and reservoirs.
Wednesday, October 8th — Day 1 - 6.5 contact hours 8:00 – 9:00 Registration 9:00 – 9:45 Introduction (Hughes/Gray) 9:45 – 10:00 Coffee break 10:00 – 12:00 General Wastewater Process Overview (Williamson/Hughes)12:00 – 1:00 Lunch break 1:00 – 2:30 Activated Sludge Microbiology – Part I (Gray) 2:30 – 2:45 Break 2:45 – 4:00 Activated Sludge Microbiology – Part II (Gray)
Cost:Members: $150.00 for both days • $100.00 for one dayNon-Members: $172.00 for both days • $112.00 for one day
This conference is designed for laboratory and operations staff to cover wastewater treatment process chemistry and microbiology, focusing on activated sludge, nitrification/denitrification, and anaerobic digestion from both a laboratory and operators perspective. Sampling and analysis will be discussed to demonstrate the ways in which laboratory analyses are used in operations, determining and maintaining process efficiency, and preventing and troubleshooting problems at wastewater treatment plants. Case studies will be used to illustrate process problems and how lab and operations staff worked together to solve them.
Thursday, October 9th — Day 2 - 6.5 contact hours 8:30 – 9:00 Registration 9:00 – 10:15 Activated Sludge Process Control (Gray) 10:15 – 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 – 12:00 Nitrification/Denitrification Facility Applications (Gellerman) 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch break 1:00 – 2:15 Anaerobic Digestion (Fisher) 2:15 – 2:30 Break 2:30 – 3:45 Data Validation (Fisher) 3:45 – 4:00 Concluding Remarks
Conference Schedule
The CWEA Santa Clara Valley Section & San Francisco Bay Section Laboratory Committees sponsor: Process Science & Troubleshooting for
Wastewater Professionals
HS Lordship’s199 Seawall Drive
Berkeley, California 94710For directions call: (510) 843-2733
RSVP to Cassie Prudhel by September 30, 2008 (650) 829-3840 or [email protected]
Wednesday – Thursday October 8 & 9, 2008
Water and Environment
Union Sanitary District 10:00 am-2:00 pm October 22, 2008
Come join other Collection System professionals for this unique opportunity to view the
newest industry technologies, speak directly with CS specific vendors, and network with
industry leading agencies
This year we have added additional vendors and demonstrations in an effort to bring you
additional new strategies for improving the safety,
productivity , and efficiency of your collection
system
Experience the new CWEA on line testing system
first hand
Enjoy a complete BBQ lunch prepared by the SFBS
Collection System Committee 1st Rate BBQ Team,
and maybe get selected with the winning ticket for one of the many winning tickets for our
raffle prizes
Due to the overwhelming response to last year’s event we would encourage you to sign up
early, as space is limited! This event is free and fills up very quickly
Our preference for reservations is electronic. Contact Tom Sains at [email protected] or call at
(925) 779-6950 if you do not have internet access
An e-mail confirmation will be sent to you acknowledging your intent to attend when you register electronically If you do
not receive your confirmation within two weeks please contact Tom at the telephone number listed above. We will make
every attempt to accommodate your request for reservations but since space is limited we will be limiting the number of
guest passes issued. We will need a specific headcount to accurately calculate food and beverages purchase
CARPOOLING IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED AS PARKING IS LIMITED
Sorry- ABSOLUTELY NO WALK-UPS will be admitted! And NO Contact Hours can be awarded
2nd Annual California Water Environment Association
S.F.B.S. Collection System Technologies Vendor Faire
B r o u g h t t o y o u w i t h s u p p o r t o f
T r i - C o u n t i e s S e c t i o n & S a c r a m e n t o S e c t i o n
w i t h t h e
C a l i f o r n i a W a t e r E n v i r o n m e n t A s s o c i a t i o n
Ethics IS
for Everyone
Diane Lawver is the President and owner of Quality Assurance Solutions, LLC since 1999. Quality Assurance Solutions is a quality system consult-ing company for both public and private environmental testing laborato-ries who wish to continuously improve their quality systems. Ms. Lawver has been a member of WEF since 1989 and was selected for the Quality Assurance award in 1997 by the San Francisco Bay Section of CWEA.
Larry is an Operations Specialist with Carollo Engineers. He has 30 years of experience in wastewater treatment plant operations, maintenance and management. He works on a company-wide basis with plant opera-tors and managers to test, start-up, optimize and troubleshoot wastewa-ter treatment plants. He is past President of the Nevada Water Environ-ment Association, a 5S member, a graduate of San Jose State University, and a California Grade 5 wastewater operator.
Nov. 4, 2008 in Calabasas
Nov. 6, 2008 in Elk Grove
76
77
Oa
kp
ort S
tree
t, Su
ite 6
00
Oa
kla
nd
, CA
94
62
1
CW
EA
an
d its B
oard
, mem
be
rs an
d vo
lun
tee
rs are
not re
spo
nsib
le fo
r the a
ction
s of sp
eakers o
r the
con
ten
ts of th
eir p
ap
ers, a
nd
no e
nd
orse
me
nt is im
plie
d o
r give
n o
f an
y pe
rson
s or th
eir p
hilo
so-
ph
ies, id
eas o
r state
men
ts; no
r of a
ny p
rod
ucts o
r pro
cesse
s; nor o
f an
y org
an
izatio
ns o
r com
pa
nie
s wh
o vo
lun
teer to
serve
as sp
ea
kers a
t the co
nfe
ren
ce o
r exh
ibito
rs wh
o p
urch
ase
disp
lay sp
ace
in
the e
xhib
it.
No
n P
rofit O
rga
niza
tion
U.S
. Po
sta
ge
PA
ID
OA
KLA
ND
, CA
Pe
rmit #
14
83
Larry Parlin
William (Bill) Ray
Bill currently serves as the State Board Quality Assurance Officer Man-ager. He develops the Board’s Quality Management Plan, reviewing data quality issues, and assessing quality systems in the various State and Regional Board programs. Bill worked for the Colorado River Regional Water Quality Control Board in their one-man laboratory. He then trans-ferred to the Sanitation and Radiation Laboratory in Health Services before eventually moving over to laboratory certification. He was in ELAP for 5 years before transferring to the State Board.
Music McCall
Music McCall joined the City of San Diego Mayor’s Office of Ethics and Integrity in April 2006. In her role as Assistant Deputy Chief of Ethics and Integrity, she is involved in coordinating, monitoring and directing a variety of ethics programs, including ethics training and the employee ethics hotline. Before joining the City, Music held the position of Media Relations Supervisor for San Diego City Schools, serving there as the first point of contact for international, national and local media where she responded to media requests and proactively pitched media to gain positive coverage of school and district initiatives.
Roberta Larson
Ms. Larson is a shareholder with Somach, Simmons, & Dunn, a Sacra-mento law firm specializing in environmental law. Prior to assuming her current position in 2002, Ms. Larson was an advocate with Michael F. Dillon & Associates, where she represented clients before the California Legislature and State regulatory agencies. Ms. Larson’s practice at Somach, Simmons & Dunn emphasizes water quality law including, regu-latory advocacy, Clean Water Act citizen suit defense, NPDES and recy-cled water permitting, and total maximum daily load issues.
Tess Dunham
Theresa “Tess” A. Dunham is a shareholder with the law firm of Somach, Simmons, & Dunn in Sacramento. Prior to her current position Ms. Dunham provided environmental consulting services to public agencies and private entities, and was Director of Water Resources for the California Farm Bureau Federation, the state’s largest farm organiza-tion with more then 94,000 members in California. Ms. Dunham is a graduate of the California Agricultural Leadership Program (Class 29).
Diane Lawver
Ethics IS for Everyone!
Written cancellation notice is required, and must be received at least 15 days prior to the conference
date. A 25% service fee shall be retained on all cancellations. No refunds shall be given for
cancellations made less than 15 days prior to any conference.
All fees for conference registration shall be paid in full at the time of pre-registration or on-site
registration. Full payment may be made by credit card, personal check or company/agency check.
Purchase orders are acceptable and must be attached to the registration form. Registrations received
by CWEA without full payment or purchase order will not be processed. Pre-registration deadline is 48
hours prior to the each scheduled event.
CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS MAY BE MAILED TO THE ADDRESS BELOW CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS MAY BE MAILED TO THE ADDRESS BELOW CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS MAY BE MAILED TO THE ADDRESS BELOW CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS MAY BE MAILED TO THE ADDRESS BELOW
OR FAXED TO (510) 382OR FAXED TO (510) 382OR FAXED TO (510) 382OR FAXED TO (510) 382----7810781078107810
California Water Environment AssociationCalifornia Water Environment AssociationCalifornia Water Environment AssociationCalifornia Water Environment Association 7677 Oakport Street, Suite #600 Oakland, CA 94621 Phone: (510) 382-7800 Fax: (510) 382-7810 www.cwea.org
Exp. date
Register for:
November 4, 2008 Calabasas
November 6: 2008 Elk Grove
$135.00
Member
$135.00
$201.00
Non-Member
$201.00
Name as it appears on card
Credit Card #
___ Member CWEA , WEF or CA-NV AWWA Mbr # _________
(Current membership required for member rates)
___ Special Services: Please check here if you require special
accommodations to fully participate.
Mastercard
Purchase Order — Must be attached
Visa Discover
Method of Payment:
Check
American Express
If more than one person from your agency will attend, please submit one form for each person.
Total: $
Questions? Call 510-382-7800 x115
Register online at www.cwea.org
First Name Last Name Name for Badge
Address
Phone Fax Number
Agency/Company
City State Zip Code
Email Address
Emergency Contact Phone
♦ Learn about ethics and regulatory requirements
for operations and the lab
♦ Learn how ethics can affect your every day deci-
sions
♦ Learn how being in the public eye can affect your
agency, yourself, and the industry
Objective you will learn:
Ethics training Ethics training Ethics training Ethics training is a fundamental aspect of your employment
and is vital for all wastewater professionals entrusted with pro-tecting the water environment. Come to the training and learn how to win and keep the public’s trust. This training is targeted for all wastewater employees, from collection systems to laboratory to operations to supervisors and managers. The training will give you real world insight and examples that show the link between ethics and public percep-tions of our jobs and how being in the public eye can make a difference in how you, your agency, and the industry are valued today and in then future. This workshop will include realistic work-related scenarios in order to encourage participants to reflect on their own thought processes as they deal with an ethical dilemma. Through facili-tated discussions and multi-step models, participants learn about recognizing important decisions and a six-step ethical decision-making process Many laboratories don’t know what constitutes their legally de-fined requirements and what would constitute data defensible in court. You will be able to view cases where data played a part, discuss the concept of “case law” and look at several state and federal laws relating to laboratories and their data. There will be a focus on ethical and legal issues raised in waste-water operations, monitoring, and reporting, including both obli-gations of agency personnel as well as procedural and other rights. Other discussions will include examples of the last 10 years of California prosecutions and civil penalties. You will earn more about environmental testing data which re-quires the highest level of integrity. This presentation will dis-cuss proper data handling practices for environmental testing and explicit examples of what not to do as well consequences for improper practices.
ScheduleScheduleScheduleSchedule:::: 8:00—9:00am RegistrationRegistrationRegistrationRegistration
9:00-10:00am Everyday Ethics for Everyday Decisions Everyday Ethics for Everyday Decisions Everyday Ethics for Everyday Decisions Everyday Ethics for Everyday Decisions
Music McCall
10:10—11:00am Operator Regulatory Responsibilities Operator Regulatory Responsibilities Operator Regulatory Responsibilities Operator Regulatory Responsibilities
and Ethics and Ethics and Ethics and Ethics - Larry Parlin
11:10—12:00pm Laying Down the Law: Dos and Laying Down the Law: Dos and Laying Down the Law: Dos and Laying Down the Law: Dos and
Don’ts for Wastewater Agency Staff Don’ts for Wastewater Agency Staff Don’ts for Wastewater Agency Staff Don’ts for Wastewater Agency Staff
Roberta Larson - South
Tess Dunham - North
12:00—1:00pm LunchLunchLunchLunch
1:00—2:30pm Defining “Legally Defensible for the Defining “Legally Defensible for the Defining “Legally Defensible for the Defining “Legally Defensible for the
Laboratory” Laboratory” Laboratory” Laboratory” - Bill Ray
2:45—4:30pm Ethics & Integrity training for Ethics & Integrity training for Ethics & Integrity training for Ethics & Integrity training for
Environmental Test Professionals Environmental Test Professionals Environmental Test Professionals Environmental Test Professionals
Diane Lawver
Signature
Locations:Locations:Locations:Locations:
Southern Event Southern Event Southern Event Southern Event ———— November 4, 2008 November 4, 2008 November 4, 2008 November 4, 2008
Las Virgenes Municipal Water District
1731 Malibu Canyon Road
Calabasas, CA 91302
(818) 251-2309
Northern Event Northern Event Northern Event Northern Event ———— November 6, 2008 November 6, 2008 November 6, 2008 November 6, 2008
Sacramento Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant
8521 Laguna Station Road
Elk Grove, CA 95758
(916) 875-9185
INKSPOT OCTOBER 2008
SFBS CALENDAR
OCTOBER 2008
2 SFBS Dinner Meeting, Hs Lordships, Berkeley
4 Operations Certification Exam
8-9 SFBS/SCVS Lab Committee Seminar, Process Science and Troubleshooting for Wastewater Professionals, Hs. Lordships, Berkeley
15 CWEA Northern Safety Day 2008, Woodland, Ca
18-22 WEF Tech 08, Chicago, Illinois
22 SFBS Collections System Committee, Vendor Technology Faire, USD
NOVEMBER 2008
6 CWEA “Ethics is for Everyone” Seminar, Elk Grove
6 SFBS Dinner Meeting, TBD
27-28 Gobble Gobble!
DECEMBER 2008
Happy Holidays!
4 SFBS Dinner Meeting, TBD
INKSPOT OCTOBER 2008
SF BAY SECTION BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS President Kevin O’Toole [email protected] 925-945-6850
Treasurer Kevin Krajewski [email protected] 510-903-6600
Vice President Florence Wedington [email protected] 510-287-1625
Membership Randy Fiorucci [email protected] 925-949-5950
1st Year Director Polly Vilarreal [email protected] 510-772-0766
O & M Exchange Greg DeBois [email protected] 925-937-4050
2nd Year Director Mark Takemoto [email protected] 925-627-4100
Professional Development Meg Herston [email protected] 707-428-9109
Past President/Awards Chair Rick Chan [email protected] 925-932-1710
Safety Leo Gonzalez [email protected] 925-229-0480
Laboratory Committee Cassie Prudhel [email protected] 650-829-3840 Sara Sipes [email protected] (650) 594-8411, ext. 154
Student Activities Cynthia Cano [email protected] 925-932-1710 Sandie De Medeiros [email protected] 925-296-8031
Communications Mark Takemoto [email protected] 925-627-4100
TCP Officer Angelino Santos [email protected] 510-481-6996
Newsletter Editor Steve Beall [email protected] 510-799-2970
Collection System Tom Herlihy [email protected] 510-276-4700
San Francisco Bay Section/CWEA 2999 Oak Road, Suite 490 Walnut Creek, CA 94597
