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Coming EVENTS
• February 13, 2010
SARBS/CWEA Awards Banquet
• February, 2010 (TBD)
SYPC Tour of IEUA Facilities
• February 25, 2010
SARBS/SDS/SCAP FOG Seminar
• May 20, 2010
PDC Seminar on WWTP
Maintenance and Operations
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AWARD WINNING Project
An Integrated Model Aids Wastewater
System Decision Making
The development and application
of the OPTIMOTMModel to the
Inland Empire Utilities Agency
(IEUA) wastewater and recycled
water systems was the Engineering
Research Achievement Award
winner for 2009. The project was
a collaboration between IEUA and
Carollo Engineers.
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6pm to 11pAm
@ $55.00 each = $
@ $65.00 each = $
Grand Total = $You will be �nancially responsible for all reservations that are not cancelled
(Please list all Attendee names)
Please Make Checks Payable to: SARBS-CWEAmail this form and your check to: Sandra Fernandez RMC Water and Environmental 15510-C Rockfield Boulevard Suite 200 Irvine, CA 92618
For more information, contact Brian Peck at 949-234-5411 or [email protected]
Attendee Name(s)
Agency/Company:
E-Mail Address:
Reservations By February 9, 2010
Reservations After February 9 or at the door
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Reservation for SARBS Awards BanquetSubmit Reservations by February 9, 2010
Reservations Received by
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$55.00 per person*
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February 9 Or Pay At The Door
$65.00 per person
Reserve now for the annual SARBS Awards Banquet Winners for Operator, Plant, Collection System, Public Education, Electrical Tech, Safety Program,
Engineering and Research Achievement, Young Professional and Supervisor of the Year will be announced.
1000 Crawford Canyon Road, Santa Ana CA 92705
LOCATED IN THE HILLS OF ORANGE COUNTYTAKE THE CHAPMAN AVENUE EXIT OFF OF THE 55 FREEWAY -HEADEAST ON CHAPMAN ROAD - TURN RIGHT ON CRAWFORD CANYON
ROAD - LOOK FOR THE RESTAURANT SIGN - TAKE NARROW WINDINGENTRANCE ROAD UP TO RESTAURANT.PRESIDENTRichard WattsCity of Riverside(951) [email protected]
VICE PRESIDENTBerlinda McCadneyCity of Riverside(951) [email protected]
TREASUREREd PetersonEl Toro Water District(949) [email protected]
SECRETARYRobert PhillipsOrange County Water District(714) [email protected]
SECOND YEAR DIRECTORMarjorie BooneJoshua Casey Corporate Training(714) [email protected]
FIRST YEAR DIRECTORDoug KitchenCity of Fullerton(714) [email protected]
FIRST YEAR DIRECTORVictor MoragaCity of [email protected]
PAST PRESIDENTBrian PeckSouth Orange County Wastewater Authority(949) [email protected]
THE CLARIFIER
SARBSCalifornia Water Environment Association (CWEA)Santa Ana River Basin Section
EDITORBrian Peck
DESIGN AND PRODUCTION Silvia Backlund
SARBS MISSION STATEMENT
The purpose of this Section is
to enhance the education and
technology to protect the quality
of our water resources and to
promote the ecological balance
with the environment’s other
resources such as land and air.
CALIFORNIA WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION – CWEA
Santa Ana River Basin Section – SARBS
“The Clarifier”
Membership/Address Change:
Please inform CWEA directly
of any member address changes.
SARBS BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2009 -2010Volume 59 • No.3 • December 2009 Award Winning Project
SARBS - CWEA Awards Banquet
14th CollectionsTraining Seminar
www.cwea.org/sarbs
DECEMBER 2009 I SARBSSARBS I DECEMBER 2009
Santa Ana River Basin Section (SARBS) of the CWEA presents
14th COLLECTIONS TRAINING SEMINAR WINTER 2010 Thursday, January 21, 2010
Driving Directions:
405 (North or South)From the 405, take the Beach Blvd exit south towards Huntington Beach. Travel south on Beach about 2 miles and turn right onto Talbert Ave. Stay in the left lane, and pass Gothard Street. Talbert dead-ends into the Library parking lot. Use the left driveway to enter the parking area.
22 (East or West)Exit at Beach Blvd and head south towards Huntington Beach. Travel south about 5 miles and turn right onto Talbert Ave. Stay in the left lane, and pass Gothard Street. Talbert dead-ends into the Library parking lot. Use the left driveway to enter the parking area.
Collections System Seminar Registration FormThursday, January 21, 2010
Attendee Circle One: CWEA Member ($50) Non-member ($60) Exhibitor ($200)
Name
Agency/Firm:
Address:
Telephone: Fax No.:
Email Address:
Payment Method:
Make checks payable to SARBS-CWEA and mail with copy of this registration form to: Sandra Fernandez – Registration • RMC Water and Environment • 15510-C Rockfield Blvd. Suite 200 • Irvine, CA 92618
Mail form with check payable to SARBS-CWEA
Sandra Fernandezc/o Water3 /RMC.
15510-C Rockfield Blvd. Suite 200Irvine, CA 92618
• The right Nozzles - Tier 1, 2, 3;
Sizing, Maintenance, Field demonstration
• Bypass Pumping – Emergencies
and planned operations, hands on
equipment.
Agencies –Bring your trailor-mounted
equipment for viewing and contest for
the best set up!
• Panel Discussion: Laterals – over eight
agencies represented to discuss range
of services: inspection, cleaning/city
tree roots, funding options, homeowner
education, cleanout configurations and
modifications, potential legal costs
• Root Control
Santa Ana River Basin Section (SARBS) of the CWEA presents
14th COLLECTIONS TRAINING SEMINAR – Winter 2010Thursday, January 21, 2010
7:30 a.m. Check-In • 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Sessions
Location: Huntington Beach Public Library 7111 Talbert Avenue Huntington Beach, CA 92648
TOPICS:
Questions or Comments, Contact:
Ralph Palomares, ETWD (949) 837-7050 x.104 [email protected]
Ed Peterson, ETWD (949) 837-7050 x. 115
Registration Questions? Contact Sandra Fernandez • RMC Water and Environment.
email: [email protected] • phone (949) 587-1700 • fax (949) 587-1300
2 I SARBS I DECEMBER 2009 DECEMBER 2009 I SARBS I 3
Driving Directions:
405 (North or South)From the 405, take the Beach Blvd exit south towards Huntington Beach. Travel south on Beach about 2 miles and turn right onto Talbert Ave. Stay in the left lane, and pass Gothard Street. Talbert dead-ends into the Library parking lot. Use the left driveway to enter the parking area.
22 (East or West)Exit at Beach Blvd and head south towards Huntington Beach. Travel south about 5 miles and turn right onto Talbert Ave. Stay in the left lane, and pass Gothard Street. Talbert dead-ends into the Library parking lot. Use the left driveway to enter the parking area.
Collections System Seminar Registration FormThursday, January 21, 2010
Attendee Circle One: CWEA Member ($50) Non-member ($60) Exhibitor ($200)
Name
Agency/Firm:
Address:
Telephone: Fax No.:
Email Address:
Payment Method:
Make checks payable to SARBS-CWEA and mail with copy of this registration form to: Sandra Fernandez – Registration • RMC Water and Environment • 15510-C Rockfield Blvd. Suite 200 • Irvine, CA 92618
Mail form with check payable to SARBS-CWEA
Sandra Fernandezc/o Water3 /RMC.
15510-C Rockfield Blvd. Suite 200Irvine, CA 92618
• The right Nozzles - Tier 1, 2, 3;
Sizing, Maintenance, Field demonstration
• Bypass Pumping – Emergencies
and planned operations, hands on
equipment.
Agencies –Bring your trailor-mounted
equipment for viewing and contest for
the best set up!
• Panel Discussion: Laterals – over eight
agencies represented to discuss range
of services: inspection, cleaning/city
tree roots, funding options, homeowner
education, cleanout configurations and
modifications, potential legal costs
• Root Control
Santa Ana River Basin Section (SARBS) of the CWEA presents
14th COLLECTIONS TRAINING SEMINAR – Winter 2010Thursday, January 21, 2010
7:30 a.m. Check-In • 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Sessions
Location: Huntington Beach Public Library 7111 Talbert Avenue Huntington Beach, CA 92648
TOPICS:
Questions or Comments, Contact:
Ralph Palomares, ETWD (949) 837-7050 x.104 [email protected]
Ed Peterson, ETWD (949) 837-7050 x. 115
Registration Questions? Contact Sandra Fernandez • RMC Water and Environment.
email: [email protected] • phone (949) 587-1700 • fax (949) 587-1300
2 I SARBS I DECEMBER 2009 DECEMBER 2009 I SARBS I 3
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2010 • PHOENIX CLUB, ANAHEIM
FUN
• N
ETW
ORK
ING
• H
APP
Y H
OU
RS •
PLA
N T
OU
RSGREAT KICKOFF FOR SARBS SYPC!
4 I SARBS I DECEMBER 2009
The SARBS Students and Young Professionals
Committee (SYPC) held its first quarterly event at
Orange County Sanitation District’s (OCSD) Plant
No. 1 and Orange County Water District’s (OCWD)
Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) System on
Friday, October 16, 2009. The event was a huge
success with over 55 attendees, and there were
students, young professionals, and seasoned
professionals of all ages and backgrounds.
Tour participants had the opportunity to hear
informative presentations about both facilities
and see firsthand the processes and treatment
technologies incorporated at these plants. Because
the effluent from OCSD’s Plant No. 1 serves as the
source water for OCWD’s GWR System, those who
attended the tour were able to see everything
that happened from beginning to end – from raw
sewage to highly treated water – and those who
were brave enough even had an opportunity to
taste the final product!
The eagerness and enthusiasm of tour participants
was inspirational, and many great ideas were
shared during the first quarterly SYPC meeting.
Thanks to our sponsors, morning refreshments
were generously provided (CH2M Hill), and a few
lucky winners received some great door prizes (JWC
Environmental, Misco, Siemens), as well!
Keep an eye out for future SARBS SYPC events,
including fun, networking happy hours and more
great plant tours! Our next tour will be in February
at IEUA’s RP-5 Facility and the Chino Desalter. We
hope to see you there!
Going to refill that bottle with delicious water – right from the source!
Cheers!
In awe of OCSD’s Plant No. 1…
FUN • NETWORKING • HAPPY HOURS • PLAN TOURS
NOMINATIONS FOR SARBS BOARD OF DIRECTORSEach year SARBS forms a Nomination Committee to recommend the slate of SARBS Board Members for the coming year. The Nomination Committee is typically made up of past SARBS Presidents. This year’s Nomination Committee includes Brian Peck, Paul Schmidtbauer, and Tricia Butler.
The Committee has proposed the following Slate of Officers:
President Berlinda McCadney, City of Riverside
President Elect Ed Peterson, El Toro Water District
Vice President Marjorie Boone, Joshua Casey
Corporate Training
Past President Richard Watts, City of Riverside
Treasurer Robert Phillips, Orange County Water District
Secretary Doug Kitchen, City of Fullerton
1st Year Director Megan Yoo
1st Year Director Patrick McNelly,
Orange County Sanitation District
1st Year Director Rashi Gupta, Carollo Engineers
Corporate Director Gabriel Zink, Cortech Engineering
This proposed slate of officers will be introduced at the SARBS Collections Seminar on January 21, 2010. The balloting for the ‘09/’10 SARBS Board will be done at the Awards Banquet On February 13, 2010. Nominations for write-in candidates will also be accepted from the floor at that time! The new Board assumes office after the Installation Luncheon in April.
DECEMBER 2009 I SARBS I 5
Be on the lookout for more information!
SARBS PDC SEMINAR PRESENTS SEMINAR ON
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS
Featuring Training Sessions, Exhibitors, Lunch and Door Prizes
Pump Maintenance • Coatings/Corrosion Protection Instrumentation • Troubleshooting • Math • Electrical
Maintenance • Special Treatment Topics • Pipes and Valving
If there are any questions please contact Brian Peck at [email protected]
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2010 • PHOENIX CLUB, ANAHEIM
FUN
• N
ETW
ORK
ING
• H
APP
Y H
OU
RS •
PLA
N T
OU
RS
GREAT KICKOFF FOR SARBS SYPC!
4 I SARBS I DECEMBER 2009
The SARBS Students and Young Professionals
Committee (SYPC) held its first quarterly event at
Orange County Sanitation District’s (OCSD) Plant
No. 1 and Orange County Water District’s (OCWD)
Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) System on
Friday, October 16, 2009. The event was a huge
success with over 55 attendees, and there were
students, young professionals, and seasoned
professionals of all ages and backgrounds.
Tour participants had the opportunity to hear
informative presentations about both facilities
and see firsthand the processes and treatment
technologies incorporated at these plants. Because
the effluent from OCSD’s Plant No. 1 serves as the
source water for OCWD’s GWR System, those who
attended the tour were able to see everything
that happened from beginning to end – from raw
sewage to highly treated water – and those who
were brave enough even had an opportunity to
taste the final product!
The eagerness and enthusiasm of tour participants
was inspirational, and many great ideas were
shared during the first quarterly SYPC meeting.
Thanks to our sponsors, morning refreshments
were generously provided (CH2M Hill), and a few
lucky winners received some great door prizes (JWC
Environmental, Misco, Siemens), as well!
Keep an eye out for future SARBS SYPC events,
including fun, networking happy hours and more
great plant tours! Our next tour will be in February
at IEUA’s RP-5 Facility and the Chino Desalter. We
hope to see you there!
Going to refill that bottle with delicious water – right from the source!
Cheers!
In awe of OCSD’s Plant No. 1…
FUN • NETWORKING • HAPPY HOURS • PLAN TOURS
NOMINATIONS FOR SARBS BOARD OF DIRECTORSEach year SARBS forms a Nomination Committee to recommend the slate of SARBS Board Members for the coming year. The Nomination Committee is typically made up of past SARBS Presidents. This year’s Nomination Committee includes Brian Peck, Paul Schmidtbauer, and Tricia Butler.
The Committee has proposed the following Slate of Officers:
President Berlinda McCadney, City of Riverside
President Elect Ed Peterson, El Toro Water District
Vice President Marjorie Boone, Joshua Casey
Corporate Training
Past President Richard Watts, City of Riverside
Treasurer Robert Phillips, Orange County Water District
Secretary Doug Kitchen, City of Fullerton
1st Year Director Megan Yoo
1st Year Director Patrick McNelly,
Orange County Sanitation District
1st Year Director Rashi Gupta, Carollo Engineers
Corporate Director Gabriel Zink, Cortech Engineering
This proposed slate of officers will be introduced at the SARBS Collections Seminar on January 21, 2010. The balloting for the ‘09/’10 SARBS Board will be done at the Awards Banquet On February 13, 2010. Nominations for write-in candidates will also be accepted from the floor at that time! The new Board assumes office after the Installation Luncheon in April.
DECEMBER 2009 I SARBS I 5
Be on the lookout for more information!
SARBS PDC SEMINAR PRESENTS SEMINAR ON
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS
Featuring Training Sessions, Exhibitors, Lunch and Door Prizes
Pump Maintenance • Coatings/Corrosion Protection Instrumentation • Troubleshooting • Math • Electrical
Maintenance • Special Treatment Topics • Pipes and Valving
If there are any questions please contact Brian Peck at [email protected]
DECEMBER 2009 I SARBS I 7 6 I SARBS I DECEMBER 2009
An Integrated Model Aids Wastewater System Decision Making
Award Winning Project
BackgroundIn the state of California, water and wastewater agencies are increasingly challenged to manage their facilities and resources as efficiently as possible. Confounding this goal is managing the risks of rapidly changing regulatory demands, aging infrastructure needs, and other planning uncertainties. Rising costs are also a concern to many utilities. It is essential for planning purposes to understand the sensitivity of systems to changing costs, such as energy costs. Typically, these uncertainties are addressed by adding redundancy and conservatism to planning and design of new facilities, which increases cost. Instead, the best solution is to reduce risks through increased knowledge and forecasting capabilities. OPTIMOTM is an innovative, integrated tool that facilitates the planning process for utilities.
Inland Empire Wastewater SystemIEUA owns and operates a network of wastewater treatment plants in Southern California with different treatment capacities, process efficiencies, and discharge/reuse alternatives. They receive wastewater flows from 7 contributing agencies, encompassing a service area of 243 square miles, and treating an average dry weather flow of approximately 60 mgd. In addition, water reuse is a major component of IEUA’s system. The overall goal of the IEUA Recycled Water Program is to “encourage
maximum use of the recycled water resource for beneficial purposes, thereby conserving water within the Chino Basin and reducing the dependency on imported water.”
Project GoalsGiven the complexity of IEUA’s collection system and their extensive plans for reuse, their staff faces many challenges. The overriding questions that the IEUA management team needed to answer spanned all departments including planning, operations, and engineering. Some primary questions include: • Planning. What new capital facilities are required and when are they needed?• Operations. How to optimize capacity and minimize operations costs?• Engineering. What new technologies are required, and where in the system are they needed?
The goal of this modeling effort was to create an integrated, computerized model to support IEUA’s decision making. It was essential that the model encapsulated IEUA’s collection system,
wastewater treatment plants, and recycled water systems, as well as a wide variety of system parameters such as influent and effluent flows to the WWTPs, recycled water demands, energy consumption, solids production, and operations costs. In order to more accurately simulate IEUA’s wastewater operations, a dynamic (versus steady-state or static) model was required.
Model DescriptionThe model consists of three modules: 1) Input Data Module, 2) Calculation Module, and 3) Dashboard/Outputs Module. Shown in Figure 1 is the overall model logic diagram, including a breakdown of the aforementioned modules, and the optimization “do loops.” The main “engine” of the model, also referred to as the calculation module, was custom programmed using an object-oriented software platform. The input and output modules were constructed in Excel.
OPTIMOTM represents the physical scale of the current IEUA system to the level of the major unit processes within the plants, and includes interplant transfers. Major recycled water projects, such as reservoirs and pump stations, were modeled, and customers were grouped by pressure zone to include their combined hourly demands by pressure zone.
Application of OPTIMOTM to IEUAIEUA can answer many fundamental questions about the operation of their system through the application of this model. The model’s greatest strengths include the rapid generation of “what if” scenarios, and the ability to incorporate capacity, reuse/disposal, and regulatory constraints to determine ideal operating conditions at a minimum cost. IEUA can utilize both the scenario and optimization run modes
to address some of the planning issues and challenges that they may encounter. For example, if the existing system cannot convey projected flows, the bottlenecks and additional required capacities for each scenario are identified by the model, raising a red flag to the user that capital improvements are required. Graphs such as Figure 2 are used in the model to quickly alert the user if a process is capacity limiting (if the blue line exceeds the grey bar, the process is out of capacity). IEUA can also test scenarios related to their growing recycled water system. By conducting model runs with different customer demands and timing, they can determine when and where capital projects should be implemented. Besides cost, OPTIMOTM can be configured to minimize energy consumption, a common objective for many utilities.
Benefits of an Integrated ModelBecause OPTIMOTM encompasses several different aspects of their wastewater system (collection system, treatment facilities, and their recycled water system), the model development process encouraged collaboration between many different IEUA departments. These collaborative efforts provided their staff with a greater understanding of their system, and how decisions made by one department affect other departments.
Whether they are large and complex, or small, many agencies can benefit from an integrated approach such as applied in the model OPTIMOTM. By viewing the utility’s assets as a system, utilities can investigate alternatives that may not have been identified otherwise. For example, utilities can explore storage options not only within treatment plants, but also outside the plant fence
line in the collection or distribution systems. This model also provides a means for utilities to examine system-wide consumption of energy and supplies (e.g. chemicals), which is a growing concern for most utilities. Most importantly, the application of this model can assist a utility to fully strive to maximize the use of existing facilities, and when existing facilities become overburdened or inefficient, to test a variety of capital improvements to choose the best options.
In summary, this model was created in response to IEUA’s need for an integrated “one plant” model, encompassing influent wastewater flow, solids loads, energy use, operations cost, and recycled water demands. Close collaboration between Carollo and IEUA in each phase ensured project success. OPTIMOTM integrates engineering and business principles, applying a “business model” (risk versus return) analysis and creating a better understanding of the effect of management actions involving CIP and operating decisions. This approach allows for the minimization of the overall cost of service and risk of failure to meet
strategic agency objectives. IEUA is continuing to use this model, and Carollo is in the process of adding and upgrading features of the model to best meet the Utility’s needs, now and in the future.
Note: This article was extracted from a paper titled “OPTIMOTM: An Innovative Wastewater Master Plan Optimization Model that Improves System Efficiency, Reduces Risks and Saves Capital and O&M Costs” by Elisa Garvey, Sarah Deslauriers, and Steve McDonald (Carollo Engineers) and Neil Clifton (Inland Empire Utilities Agency). For more information contact Dan Baker at [email protected].
Figure 2 - Example of capacity analysis results in OPTIMOTM
Figure 1 - Model logic diagram
DECEMBER 2009 I SARBS I 7 6 I SARBS I DECEMBER 2009
An Integrated Model Aids Wastewater System Decision Making
Award Winning Project
BackgroundIn the state of California, water and wastewater agencies are increasingly challenged to manage their facilities and resources as efficiently as possible. Confounding this goal is managing the risks of rapidly changing regulatory demands, aging infrastructure needs, and other planning uncertainties. Rising costs are also a concern to many utilities. It is essential for planning purposes to understand the sensitivity of systems to changing costs, such as energy costs. Typically, these uncertainties are addressed by adding redundancy and conservatism to planning and design of new facilities, which increases cost. Instead, the best solution is to reduce risks through increased knowledge and forecasting capabilities. OPTIMOTM is an innovative, integrated tool that facilitates the planning process for utilities.
Inland Empire Wastewater SystemIEUA owns and operates a network of wastewater treatment plants in Southern California with different treatment capacities, process efficiencies, and discharge/reuse alternatives. They receive wastewater flows from 7 contributing agencies, encompassing a service area of 243 square miles, and treating an average dry weather flow of approximately 60 mgd. In addition, water reuse is a major component of IEUA’s system. The overall goal of the IEUA Recycled Water Program is to “encourage
maximum use of the recycled water resource for beneficial purposes, thereby conserving water within the Chino Basin and reducing the dependency on imported water.”
Project GoalsGiven the complexity of IEUA’s collection system and their extensive plans for reuse, their staff faces many challenges. The overriding questions that the IEUA management team needed to answer spanned all departments including planning, operations, and engineering. Some primary questions include: • Planning. What new capital facilities are required and when are they needed?• Operations. How to optimize capacity and minimize operations costs?• Engineering. What new technologies are required, and where in the system are they needed?
The goal of this modeling effort was to create an integrated, computerized model to support IEUA’s decision making. It was essential that the model encapsulated IEUA’s collection system,
wastewater treatment plants, and recycled water systems, as well as a wide variety of system parameters such as influent and effluent flows to the WWTPs, recycled water demands, energy consumption, solids production, and operations costs. In order to more accurately simulate IEUA’s wastewater operations, a dynamic (versus steady-state or static) model was required.
Model DescriptionThe model consists of three modules: 1) Input Data Module, 2) Calculation Module, and 3) Dashboard/Outputs Module. Shown in Figure 1 is the overall model logic diagram, including a breakdown of the aforementioned modules, and the optimization “do loops.” The main “engine” of the model, also referred to as the calculation module, was custom programmed using an object-oriented software platform. The input and output modules were constructed in Excel.
OPTIMOTM represents the physical scale of the current IEUA system to the level of the major unit processes within the plants, and includes interplant transfers. Major recycled water projects, such as reservoirs and pump stations, were modeled, and customers were grouped by pressure zone to include their combined hourly demands by pressure zone.
Application of OPTIMOTM to IEUAIEUA can answer many fundamental questions about the operation of their system through the application of this model. The model’s greatest strengths include the rapid generation of “what if” scenarios, and the ability to incorporate capacity, reuse/disposal, and regulatory constraints to determine ideal operating conditions at a minimum cost. IEUA can utilize both the scenario and optimization run modes
to address some of the planning issues and challenges that they may encounter. For example, if the existing system cannot convey projected flows, the bottlenecks and additional required capacities for each scenario are identified by the model, raising a red flag to the user that capital improvements are required. Graphs such as Figure 2 are used in the model to quickly alert the user if a process is capacity limiting (if the blue line exceeds the grey bar, the process is out of capacity). IEUA can also test scenarios related to their growing recycled water system. By conducting model runs with different customer demands and timing, they can determine when and where capital projects should be implemented. Besides cost, OPTIMOTM can be configured to minimize energy consumption, a common objective for many utilities.
Benefits of an Integrated ModelBecause OPTIMOTM encompasses several different aspects of their wastewater system (collection system, treatment facilities, and their recycled water system), the model development process encouraged collaboration between many different IEUA departments. These collaborative efforts provided their staff with a greater understanding of their system, and how decisions made by one department affect other departments.
Whether they are large and complex, or small, many agencies can benefit from an integrated approach such as applied in the model OPTIMOTM. By viewing the utility’s assets as a system, utilities can investigate alternatives that may not have been identified otherwise. For example, utilities can explore storage options not only within treatment plants, but also outside the plant fence
line in the collection or distribution systems. This model also provides a means for utilities to examine system-wide consumption of energy and supplies (e.g. chemicals), which is a growing concern for most utilities. Most importantly, the application of this model can assist a utility to fully strive to maximize the use of existing facilities, and when existing facilities become overburdened or inefficient, to test a variety of capital improvements to choose the best options.
In summary, this model was created in response to IEUA’s need for an integrated “one plant” model, encompassing influent wastewater flow, solids loads, energy use, operations cost, and recycled water demands. Close collaboration between Carollo and IEUA in each phase ensured project success. OPTIMOTM integrates engineering and business principles, applying a “business model” (risk versus return) analysis and creating a better understanding of the effect of management actions involving CIP and operating decisions. This approach allows for the minimization of the overall cost of service and risk of failure to meet
strategic agency objectives. IEUA is continuing to use this model, and Carollo is in the process of adding and upgrading features of the model to best meet the Utility’s needs, now and in the future.
Note: This article was extracted from a paper titled “OPTIMOTM: An Innovative Wastewater Master Plan Optimization Model that Improves System Efficiency, Reduces Risks and Saves Capital and O&M Costs” by Elisa Garvey, Sarah Deslauriers, and Steve McDonald (Carollo Engineers) and Neil Clifton (Inland Empire Utilities Agency). For more information contact Dan Baker at [email protected].
Figure 2 - Example of capacity analysis results in OPTIMOTM
Figure 1 - Model logic diagram
DECEMBER 2009 I SARBS I 9 8 I SARBS I DECEMBER 2009
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3230 El Camino Real, Suite 200Irvine, CA 92602p: 714-730-2300 • f: 714-730-2301
www.hdrinc.com
RMC WATERAND ENVIRONMENT
15510-C Rockfield Blvd. Suite 200Irvine, CA 92618 p: 949-587-1700 • f: 949-587-1300
www.rmcwater.com
MISCO
27101 Burbank, Suite BFoothill Ranch, CA 92610p: 949-458-5555• f: 949-458-5500
www.miscowater.com
SANCON ENGINEERING, INC.
5841 Engineer DriveHuntington Beach CA 92649 p: 714-891-2323 • f: 714-891-2524
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CAROLLO ENGINEERS
10540 Talbert AvenueSuite 200 EastFountain Valley, CA 92708p: 714-593-5100 • f: 714-593-5101
www.carollo.com
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1020 Hiawatha Blvd. West Syracuse, NY 13204p: 1-800-44-ROOTS
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411 Avenida Encinas #250Carlsbad, CA 92008p: 760-931-0555 • f: 760-931-9115
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17631 Metzler LaneHungtinton beach, CA 92647p: 714-847-1317 • f: 714-847-6907
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16241 Laguna Canyon RoadSuite 200Irvine, CA 92618p: 949-7270-7099 • f: 949- 727-7097
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3010 Floyd StreetBurbank, CA 91504p: 818-562-5282 • f: 818-842-3217
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3230 El Camino Real, Suite 200Irvine, CA 92602p: 714-730-2300 • f: 714-730-2301
www.hdrinc.com
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15510-C Rockfield Blvd. Suite 200Irvine, CA 92618 p: 949-587-1700 • f: 949-587-1300
www.rmcwater.com
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27101 Burbank, Suite BFoothill Ranch, CA 92610p: 949-458-5555• f: 949-458-5500
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Coming EVENTS
• February 13, 2010
SARBS/CWEA Awards Banquet
• February, 2010
SYPC Tour of IEUA Facilities
• February 25, 2010
SARBS/SDS/SCAP FOG Seminar
• May 20, 2010
PDC Seminar on WWTP
Maintenance and Operations
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AWARD WINNING Project
An Integrated Model Aids Wastewater
System Decision Making
The development and application
of the OPTIMOTMModel to the
Inland Empire Utilities Agency
(IEUA) wastewater and recycled
water systems was the Engineering
Research Achievement Award
winner for 2009. The project was
a collaboration between IEUA and
Carollo Engineers.
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1000 Crawford Canyon Road, Santa Ana CA 92705
LOCATED IN THE HILLS OF ORANGE COUNTYTAKE THE CHAPMAN AVENUE EXIT OFF OF THE 55 FREEWAY -HEADEAST ON CHAPMAN ROAD - TURN RIGHT ON CRAWFORD CANYON
ROAD - LOOK FOR THE RESTAURANT SIGN - TAKE NARROW WINDINGENTRANCE ROAD UP TO RESTAURANT.PRESIDENTRichard WattsCity of Riverside(951) [email protected]
VICE PRESIDENTBerlinda McCadneyCity of Riverside(951) [email protected]
TREASUREREd PetersonEl Toro Water District(949) [email protected]
SECRETARYRobert PhillipsOrange County Water District(714) [email protected]
SECOND YEAR DIRECTORMarjorie BooneJoshua Casey Corporate Training(714) [email protected]
FIRST YEAR DIRECTORDoug KitchenCity of Fullerton(714) [email protected]
FIRST YEAR DIRECTORVictor MoragaCity of [email protected]
PAST PRESIDENTBrian PeckSouth Orange County Wastewater Authority(949) [email protected]
THE CLARIFIER
SARBSCalifornia Water Environment Association (CWEA)Santa Ana River Basin Section
EDITORBrian Peck
DESIGN AND PRODUCTION Silvia Backlund
SARBS MISSION STATEMENT
The purpose of this Section is
to enhance the education and
technology to protect the quality
of our water resources and to
promote the ecological balance
with the environment’s other
resources such as land and air.
CALIFORNIA WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION – CWEA
Santa Ana River Basin Section – SARBS
“The Clarifier”
Membership/Address Change:
Please inform CWEA directly
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SARBS BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2009 -2010Volume 59 • No.3 • December 2009 Award Winning Project
SARBS - CWEA Awards Banquet
14th CollectionsTraining Seminar
www.cwea.org/sarbs
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Santa Ana River Basin Section (SARBS) of the CWEA presents
14th COLLECTIONS TRAINING SEMINAR WINTER 2010 Thursday, January 21, 2010
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