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Bridge'Publications'Tour'by!John!Boyd!
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On!Thursday,!October!13th,!2016!
at! 5:00! p.m.! Bridge! Publications!
Inc.! in! the! City! of! Commerce!
hosted! the! annual! LABS!
Industrial! facility! tour.! The! 90I
minute! guided! tour! of! their!
immaculate! facility! was!
fascinating!and!very! informative.!
About! 20! LABS! members! and!
associates! attended! the! tour.!
Dinner! at! the! nearby! Tamayo!
restaurant!followed!the!tour.!
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Incorporated! in! 1981,! Bridge! Publications!
Inc.! has! been! operating! at! the! Commerce!
location!on!Olympic!Boulevard!since!2009.!
The! awardIwinning! facility! makes! and!
publishes! books,! brochures,! lectures,! and!
compact!discs!for!the!Church!of!Scientology.!!
It!is!the!world's!largest!allIdigital,!printIonI
demand!publishing!house,!publishing!many!
of! L.! Ron! Hubbard's! Dianetics! and!
Scientology! books! in! 50! languages.! The!
materials! published! and! packaged! at! the!
facility! in! Commerce! are! distributed!
worldwide.!This!stateIofItheIart!facility!has!
the!ability!to!bind!6,000!books!per!hour!or!
more! than! a!million! per!week.! Operations!
onsite! include! graphic! arts! and! layout!
development;! black! and! white,! as! well! as!
color!digital!printing;!book!binding;!and!injection!molded!compact!disc!manufacturing.!The!facility!also!
specializes!in!making!stunning!high!quality!foiled!and!embossed!book!and!lecture!binder!covers!overlaid!
Sewer Leaks A Publication of LABS of CWEA
January 2017
Bridge!Publications!Inc.!facility!in!the!City!of!Commerce!
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LABS!tour!attendees!and!company!representatives!in!the!Bridge!
Publications!!Boardroom!on!October!13,!2016.!!
with!plastic!laminate,!thus!enabling!them!to!be!strong,!waterproof,!and!durable.!Their!hard!cover!books!
are! designed! to! last! an! owner! a! lifetime.!More! than! 100!million! Dianetics! and! Scientology! books! and!
lectures!produced!at!this!facility!have!been!distributed!over!the!past!decade.!!
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The! facility!also!operates!an!archiving!department!established! in!2014!where!operations! include! ferric!
chloride!acidic! etching!of! thin! stainless! steel!plate! “pages”! then!used! to!make! “books”!designed! to! last!
over!ten!thousand!years.!100%!nickel!Long!Play!(“LP”)!records!are!also!manufactured!in!this!department!
using!copper!and!nickel!electroplating!processes.!These!LPs!or!“records”!preserve!lecture!recordings!for!
a!similar!length!of!time.!A!comprehensive!walkIthough!of!this!department!was!included!in!the!tour.!
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Bridge! Publications’! industrial!wastewater! is! regulated! by! the! Los! Angeles! County! Sanitation!Districts!
(LACSD)!and!the!facility!has!a!total!of!three!active!discharge!permits.!The!wastewaters!generated!by!the!
etching!and!electroplating!operations!in!the!archiving!department!are!subject!to!EPA’s!New!Source!Metal!
Finishing! regulations! (40! CFR! 433).! In! addition! to! the! highlyIregulated! metal! finishing! wastewaters,!
industrial!wastewater! is!also!generated! from!nonIcontact!cooling!water! from!CD!duplication!machines,!
air! conditioning! system! cooling! condensate,! and! small! amounts! of! discharge! from! various! facility!
maintenance!operations!including!floor!cleaning,!machine!waste,!and!cleaning!rag!washing.!!
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The!facility!has!a!large!advanced!industrial!wastewater!pretreatment!system!located!on!the!east!side!of!
their!building.!!Approximately!80%!of!the!industrial!wastewater!generated!by!the!metal!finishing!process!
is!currently!being!reused,!with!the!balance!discharged!into!the!local!sewer!system.!!The!water!recycling!
LEFT:!Tour!attendees,!led!by!LABS’!own!John!Robinson!and!Bridge!Publications’!Francois!Bergeron!and!Vanessa!
Reinhart,!walking!into!the!main!production!floor!area.!
RIGHT:!Main!production!floor!area!
LEFT:!Archiving!Department!nickel!record!manufacturing!area!!RIGHT:!Bridge!Publications’!Kelly!Irvin!explaining!the!stainless!steel!etching!process!used!to!make!the!steel!“books”!that!will!last!thousands!of!years.!!!
process!utilizes!resin!bed!deionization!cation!and!anion!columns!to!both!process!potable!city!water!prior!
to!its!use!onsite!and!polish!the!metal!bearing!industrial!wastewater!for!reuse!in!the!process.!!This!system!
was!designed!and!installed!by!Water!Innovations,!Inc.!
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In! the! pretreatment! system! for! the! wastewater! to! be! discharged! to! the! local! sewer! system,! the!
wastewater! is! segregated! into! metal! bearing! and! nonImetal! bearing! waste.! ! For! the! metal! bearing!
wastewater,! the! system! utilizes! pH! adjustment,! coagulant,! precipitant! and! flocculent! to! settle/remove!
heavy!metals!present! in!the!wastewater.! !The!wastewater! is!then!sent!through!a!filter!press.! !The!nonI
metal!bearing!waste!has!a!separate!holding!tank,!treatment!tank!and!filter!press.!!!
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To!ensure!all! industrial!wastewater!discharged!meets!the! low!metal!concentration!requirements!of! the!
EPA,!all!treated!wastewater!is!sent!through!a!final!metal!scavenging!unit!that!polishes!the!water!to!less!
than!1!ppm!metal!content.!!The!metals!scavenging!unit!utilizes!bag!filtration,!carbon!filtration,!and!cation!
resin!vessels.!!The!effluent!then!receives!a!final!pH!adjust!before!discharge!to!the!sewer!system.!
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As! was! noted! initially,! the! Bridge!
Publications! facility! is! immaculate.! Its!
manufacturing! and! process! equipment! and!
process! lines! were! running! efficiently! and!
being! maintained! in! tipItop! condition.! The!
tour! guides! and! employees! answered! our!
numerous! and! sometimes! complicated!
questions!without!fail.!The!LACSD!Industrial!
Waste! Inspector! who! has! recently! been!
conducting! the! Districts’! inspections! at! the!
facility,! Greg! Neunsinger,! an! IW! Inspector!
with! the! Districts! since! 1990,! was! so!
impressed! with! this! facility! that! he!
nominated! them! for! the! 2015! CWEA!
Industrial! Facility! of! the! Year! Award! in!
November! 2015.! After! being! visited! and!
evaluated! by! the! Pretreatment,! Pollution!
Prevention,! and! Stormwater! (P3S)!
Awards! Committee,! the! facility! won! the!
2015! Southern! California! Large! Category!
Certificate! of! Merit! Award,! which! was!
awarded! at! the! 2016! P3S! Conference! in!
Riverside,! CA.! ! ! The! facility’s! managers!
and!staff,! led!by!Executive!Vice!President!
Ann! Arnow,! Executive! Establishment!
Officer! Vanessa! Reinhart,! Archives!
Equipment! Systems! Engineer! Kelly! Irvin,!
and! Archives! Production! Director!
Francois!Bergeron!were!congratulated!on!
winning! the! award! and! graciously!
thanked! for! presenting! the! excellent!
facility!tour!to!our!LABS!members.!It!was!
quite!an!evening.!
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Explanation!of!the!industrial!wastewater!pretreatment!and!water!
reuse!systems.!
Left'to'right:!CWEA!Board!Member!and!former!P3S!Committee!Chair!!Berlinda!Blackburn,!Ann!Arnow,!Kelly!Irvin,!and!Greg!Neunsinger!at!!
the!2016!P3S!Conference!in!Riverside,!CA!on!March!1st,!2016.!!
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2016 LABS ANNUAL
AWARDS BANQUET
Join us as we look back on 2016 and celebrate our fellow
wastewater and water professionals and their achievements
in making 2016 a successful year.
When: January 21, 2017
5 pm Social Hour
6 pm Dinner
Where: Embassy Suites – Glendale
Black Pearl Room
800 N Central Ave,
Glendale, CA 91203
RSVP:
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$50 Members and Guests
$60 Non-Members
$25 Students and Retirees
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:
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MARCAB COMPANY, INC.
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Don’t miss our early bird
discount! REGISTER TODAY!
$35 Members and Guests
$45 Non-Members
$15 Students and Retirees
Register by January 7, 2017
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2016 LABS Sponsors
ForinformationonbecomingasponsorofLABS,contact:
HarmikAghanian:[email protected]
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John Robinson, Principal1055 East Colorado Blvd., Suite 500 Pasadena, CA 91106 (626) 375‐9389 cell [email protected]
JohnRobinsonConsulting,Inc.A certified SBE
www.johnrobinsonconsulting.com
Chris RasmussenVacall Regional Sales Manager Cell phone: 562‐533‐4635 [email protected] 17160 Alburtis Ave. Artesia, CA 90701
Jennifer Thompson, E.I.T.800 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 600 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Phone: 213‐312‐3314 Fax: 213‐312‐3399 [email protected]
Flygt Products Ricardo Guanio, SR 11161 Harrel Street Mira Loma, CA 91752 Cell: 562‐382‐3930 Phone: 951‐332‐3671 Fax: 951‐332‐3679 [email protected]
www.bv.com
Bruce Zimmerman 2011 Palomar Airport Rd Ste 303 Carlsbad, CA 92011
Phone: 760‐931‐0555Cell: 714‐745‐0678 [email protected]
Gabriel Zink Sales Engineer 22785 Savi Ranch Parkway Yorba Linda, CA 92887 [email protected] Phone: 714‐779‐0911 Mobile: 714‐904‐7487www.cortechpumps.com
SupplierofPumpsandProcessEquipment
CHUCK PARSONS GENERAL MANAGER
5841 Engineer Dr. Huntington Beach, CA 92649 [email protected]
Ph: (714) 891-2323 Fax: (714) 891-2524
Specialists in Pipeline and Structure Rehabilitation for over 30 years
www.sancon.com
Dhiru Patel, P.E.Vice President 1199 S. Fullerton Rd. City of Industry, CA 91748 Ph: 969‐667‐3505 Direct 626‐912‐3391 x205 Main 626‐290‐9794 Cell Fax: 626‐912‐2015 Dhiru.Patel@Lee‐Ro.com
Engineering Excellence
In Water & Envirostructure
www.lee‐ro.com
Justin Ibershoff880 Apollo Street #337 El Segundo, CA 90245 Office: 310-939-7293 [email protected]
Kris Brooks 155 Balboa Sr. Suite D‐9 San Marcos, CA 92069 Phone: 760‐510‐8030 Fax: 760‐510‐8031
www.marcabcoinc.com
2016 LABS Sponsors
ForinformationonbecomingasponsorofLABS,contact:
HarmikAghanian:[email protected]
Greg Jaquez 1055 E. Colorado Blvd Ste 500Pasadena, CA 91106 [email protected] Office: 805‐692‐6921 Fax: 805‐692‐6931
www.mnsengineers.com
Sewer Leaks Editor c/o Sophia Luu 24501 South Figueroa Street Carson, CA 90745 Go PAPERLESS! For a COLORFUL electronic version contact: [email protected]
LABS Board of Directors President Valerie Ratto (714) 861-2610 Vice President John Robinson (626) 375-9389 Director-at-Large Chris DeMonbrun (323) 342-1567 Director-at-Large Justin Ibershoff (310) 939-7293 Director-Secretary Anne Carayon (562) 908-4288 x2438 Director-Corporate Harmik Aghanian (213) 489 -1587 Director-Treasurer Daniel Gary (310) 830-2400 x5316 Past President C. Bryan Trussell (626) 486-0569 x117
LABS Committee Chairs Awards Miluska Propersi (310) 566-6460 Collection Systems Michael Flores (858) 864-7370 CWEA Board Liaison Ian MacKenzie
Alec Mackie Jon Ganz
(213) 765-0251 (213) 765-0251 (714) 428-4614
Newsletter Editor Sophia Luu (310) 816-5000 x5531 Operator Certification
Francisco Ramirez (310) 648-5857
Outreach Coordinator Erika Bensch (562) 908-4288 x2836 P3S John Boyd (562) 908-4288 x2907 Programs Valerie Ratto (213) 312-3329 Public Education Michael Simpson (323) 342-6047 Supergroup Daniel Gary (310) 830-2400 x5316 TCP Bill Barnum
Valerie Leone (562) 908-4288 x6618 (818) 972-1115 x117
Webmaster Jennifer Thompson (213) 312-3314 Young Professionals Veronica Alvarez (310) 886-9890
Save the Date
1/21 LABS Annual Award Banquet, Glendale, CA
2/2 P3S Committee Webinar – Federal Regulatory Updates, 11 am to 12 pm
2/8 Collection Systems Specialty Workshop, Long Beach, CA
2/27/17 – 3/1/17 CWEA P3S Conference, Santa Rosa, CA
4/25/17 – 4/28/17
CWEAJ Annual Conference, Palm Springs, CA
See all our upcoming events at http://LABSofCWEA.eventbrite.com
Address Changes Please contact Dan Gary at (310) 830-2400 x5316 or email [email protected] http://www.labsofcwea.com