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SEWER!SHOUTS!!...!ANNOUNCEMENTS!FRESH!FROM!THE!PIPES!!
LABS!Donates!to!the!Kirt!Brooks!Foundation!at!the!CWEA!Annual!Conference!
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Kent!Carlson!of!City!of!LA’s!Collection!System!Is!Featured!in!MSW!Magazine!
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!Los!Angeles!Collections!Division!Operations!Manager!Kent!Carlson!stands!beside!one!of!the!division’s!new!Vactor!combo!trucks!at!the!Reseda!yard!in!the!San!Fernando!Valley!just!north!of!Los!Angeles.!!For%the%full%article%please%go%to:%http://www.mswmag.com/editorial/2015/05/la_sewer_crews_work_around_the_clock%%%%%%!
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Sewer%Leaks% 2% May%2015%%ONE!WATER!LA,!BECOMING!THE!GREENRBLUE!CITY!BY!MEETING!LA’S!WATER!CHALLENGES!% by%Patrick%Griffith%Adel% Hagekhalil% from% the% LA% City%Bureau% of% Sanitation% brought%home% the% growing% importance% of%the%drought%with%an%interaction%he%shared%from%his%own%family.%%After%several% frustrating% and%unsuccessful% attempts% to% get%water%from%his%refrigerator,%Adel’s%youngest% daughter% helpfully%pointed%out%to%him%that%the%failing%was% not% his,% but% rather% the% cause%was% the% drought.% % A% reassured%Adel% took% this% in% a% positive% light;%that% the% drought’s% impacts% are%reaching% a% wider% audience,% and%that% finally,% California% is% getting%serious%about%taking%the%necessary%steps%to%ensure%a%more%sustainable%future%for%its%water.%%Numerous%challenges%face%the%city%in% addressing% its% future% water%needs.% %In%addition%to%the%drought,%these% challenges% include:% aging%infrastructure,% growing%population,% more% stringent%regulations,% growing% uncertainty%of% imported% water% sources,%limited% funding% and% potential%impacts%of%a%changing%climate.%In%a% city% held% hostage% by% imported%water,% an% approach% is% needed%that% treats% all% water% as% one.%%Drinking% water,% stormwater,%ground% water% recharge,%reclaimed% water% and% conserved%water% are% all% part% of% a% water%portfolio% that% will% form% a%sustainable% solution% for% the% city%when% taken% as% a% whole.%Stakeholders% that% traditionally%held% fast% to% their% narrow%interests% must% be% invited% in% the%process% from% the% beginning,% and%communication% is% needed% every%step% of% the%way.% % Adel% reminded%us% that%we% cannot% afford% “out% of%
sight,%out%of%mind”%anymore%when%it%comes%to%our%practices.%%If% not% for% imported% water,% LA%would% not% be% the%worldIclass% city%it% is% today.% Although% Mulholland%was%famous%for%declaring%“There%it%is,%take%it!”%one%hundred%years%ago%when% the% Owens% Valley% aqueduct%began% service,% Mayor% Garcetti% is%now%wisely%proclaiming,% “There% it%is,% conserve% it!”% % Although% the%city’s% conservation% efforts% have%stabilized% water% consumption%despite%an%increased%population,%it%will% never% be% independent% of%imported% water.% % An% intelligent%and% sustainable% shift% is% needed% to%increase% dependence% on% locally%sourced%water%while%continuing%to%reduce%overall%consumption.%%These% challenges% are% reflected% in%the% Mayor’s% Executive% Directive%#5%that%issued%ambitious%goals%for%
the% city.% % These% goals% include%reducing%purchased%water%50%%by%2024,% and% reduce% overall%consumption% 20%% by% 2017.% % Key%to% achieving% these% goals% is% the%need%for%an%integrated%local%water%strategy.% %For%example,%comparing%present% water% sources% to% what% is%needed%to%meet% future%targets,% it’s%clear%that%the%city%will%be%far%more%reliant% on% reclaimed,% conserved%and% captured% stormwater;% all% are%locally% sourced% supplies% of% water%that% are% managed% independently%of%each%other,%at%least%for%now.%%Adel% pointed%out% that% in% the% early%stakeholder% involvement,% many%pushed% for% more% groundwater%recharge% and% expanded% use% of%recycled% water.% % Although% more%miles% of% purple% pipe% will% still% be%needed,% every% gallon% of% water%conserved% and% every% gallon% that’s%recharged% decreases% the%
Conservation%succeeds%in%reducing%water%demands.%%Despite%an%increased%population,%water%use%in%LA%is%slightly%less%than%it%was%over%40%years%ago.%%LACSD%has%seen%similar%trends.%
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Sewer%Leaks% 3% May%2015%%infrastructure% elsewhere.%%Experiences% like% this% with%stakeholders% inspired% Adel% to%formulate% his% “Three% I’s”%approach:% Innovation,% Integration%and% Inclusion.% % Although% many%clever% solutions% are% part% of% our%standard% practice,% more%innovation% is% needed% like% tapping%our% vast% network% of% stormdrains%to% convey% recycled% water% where%it’s% needed.% % Innovative% solutions%that% cross% regulatory% boundaries%will% need%an% integration%of% efforts%to% clear% a% path% forward.% % Finally,%efforts% like% the% MWD’s% “Cash% for%Lawns”% program% that% encourage%water% efficient% native% landscaping%and%embracing%onIsite%stormwater%capture% to% reduce% runIoff% should%be% incentivized% to% broaden% their%appeal.%%Roughly% 250% MGD% is% still%discharged% to% the% ocean,% thus% the%opportunity% to%make% a% significant%impact% is% still% tremendous.%%Effective% projects% like% the%reclamation% underway% at% West%Basin%are%an%important%part%of%the%solution,%however% it%may%be%more%efficient% to% treat% and% reclaim%water% regionally% than% have% it% all%treated% at% Hyperion% and% then%pumped%back%to%its%origin.%%%Water% recognizes% no% boundaries,%yet%the%regional%and%neighborhood%projects%underway%by% the%city%are%bringing% a% sense% of% ownership% to%the% communities% that% are% directly%benefitting% from% these% projects.%%Adel% shared%with% the% audience% an%impressive% discussion% of% some%stormwater% capture% projects% that%have% been% implemented% and%others% that% are% underway.% % He%
explained% that% stormwater%capture%is%exciting%because%people%are%now%involved%in%solutions%that%are%no% longer% “out% of% sight,% out% of%mind.”% % In%addition% to% the%obvious%improvements% to% the%neighborhood% like% decreased%flooding,% these% communities% are%now% more% livable.% Although% it’s%hard% to% quantify% the% true% dollar%value% of% these% improvements,% in%many% cases,% it’s% likely% that%
property%values%have%increased.%%In% closing,% Adel% believed% that% the%future% is%bright,%and%the%$8%billion%being% spent% on% these% stormwater%projects% will% more% than% pay% for%themselves% in% added% benefits.%%Moreover,% the% city% will% be%transformed%by%these%projects%into%a%more%water%resilient,%greenIblue%city.%%For%more%information,%please%visit%www.lastormwater.org.%
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For%every%$1%Million%in%Water%Quality%investments,%there%is%up%to%$22%Million%in%added%benefits%or%avoided%costs.%%These%benefits%may%include%aesthetic%changes%and%increased%property%values.%
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Featured Speaker:!Michael!Liu!!Michael!Liu!received!a!B.S.!in!Civil!Engineering!from!UC!Berkeley!and!a!M.S.!in!Civil!and!Environmental!Engineering!from!Stanford!University.!He!has!been!working!for!the!Sanita@on!Districts!of!Los!Angeles!County!!as!a!staff!engineer!for!9!years,!with!the!last!7!in!the!Wastewater!Research!group!focusing!primarily!on!biological!treatment!!processes.!!
SIDESTREAM DEAMMONIFICATION: PILOT TESTING THE ANITA MOX® PROCESS
Please! join! the! LABS! group! for! a! presenta@on! on! the! 2014! CWEA!Research! Project! of! the! Year.! The! Sanita@on!Districts! of! Los! Angeles!County! pilot! tested! two! variants! of! the! ANITA! Mox! process! for!removing!centrate!nitrogen!at!the!Joint!Water!Pollu@on!Control!Plant.!The! two! variants! include!Moving! Bed! Biofilm! Reactor! (MBBR)! and! a!FixedUFilm!Ac@vated!Sludge!(IFAS).!
Come! learn! about! the! pilot! results! and! next! steps! in! this! exci@ng!research!project!
Thursday May 21st 6:00 PM: Social Hour, 7:00 PM: Dinner & Presentation
Venue: Frantone’s Pizza & Spaghetti Villa, 9148 Telegraph Rd, Downey, CA 90240
Cost: $20 Member, $25 Non-Member, $10 Retiree & Students
RSVP online by May 20th: http://deammonification.eventbrite.com Questions? Please email Bryan Trussell: [email protected] Or call: (626) 463-0385
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Biosolids & Renewable Energy Specialty Workshop
May 12 & 13, 2015
Workshop Overview:
The California Water Environment Association & California
Association of Sanitation Agencies are proud to present the Biosolids
& Renewable Energy Specialty Workshop on May 12 and 13 in two
locations.
Workshop participants will be provided with an introduction to
innovative technologies for biosolids treatment and renewable
energy production. Attendees will learn a framework for
determining the questions necessary to critically evaluate the merits
and applicability of technologies for implementation. Decision-
makers, engineers, project managers, operators, consultants, and
regulators will find these seminars of great value to their
organizations as they explore long term biosolids treatment and
renewable energy options. See the following pages for detailed
agendas for each day.
Earn up to 7.1 CWEA Contact Hours
● Environmental Compliance Inspector (ECI)
● Laboratory Analyst (LAB)
● Industrial Waste Treatment Plant Operator (OP)
● Biosolids Land Application Management
See the following pages for detailed agendas for each day.
Register Online: www.mycwea.org
Date:
Martinez, CA – May 12, 2015
Los Angeles, CA – May 13, 2015
Mail or fax: Complete the registration
form below. Mail or fax it to CWEA’s office.
CWEA & CASA Biosolids & Renewable Energy Specialty Workshop
Name: __________________________________________________________ Title: ___________________________________
Agency / Company: _________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
City: _______________________________ State: _______________________________ Zip: ______________________
Phone Number: ___________________ Fax Number: _________________ Participants e-mail address: ______________ ___
Special Services: __ please check here if you require accommodations to fully participate. Attach a written description of your needs.
Choose a Location: Martinez, CA - May 12, 2015 Los Angeles, CA – May 13, 2015
Fee: $165 Early Bird Rate before May 4th $185 Regular Rate after May 4th
Credit Card #: Exp date: billing zip:
Name of Card holder: _________________________
Payment method (check one): Check (made out to CWEA 2015 Biosolids Workshop)
Purchase Order (must be attached)
Full payment or purchase order is required to process registrations. If you have to cancel…Written cancellation notice is required and must be received at least 15 days prior to the webinar 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 the webinar. A written special service request is required 30 days in advance.
Register online at www.cwea.org/conferences or complete this form and mail or fax to:
CWEA FAX: 510.382.7810 7677 Oakport Street, Suite 600 Oakland, CA 94621 Questions: 510.382.7800 x 125
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2015 LABS Sponsors
For information on becoming a sponsor of LABS, contact:
Valerie Ratto: [email protected]
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www.miscowater.com www.jwce.com
Chris Rasmussen Vacall Regional Sales Manager Cell phone: 562-533-4635 [email protected] 17160 Alburtis Ave. Artesia, CA 90701
Valerie Ratto, P.E. 800 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 600 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Phone: 213-312-3329 Fax: 213-312-3399 [email protected]
www.bv.com
Bruce Zimmerman 2011 Palomar Airport Rd Ste 303 Carlsbad, CA 92011
Phone: 760-931-0555 Cell: 714-745-0678 [email protected]
Gabriel Zink Sales Engineer 22785 Savi Ranch Parkway Yorba Linda, CA 92887 [email protected] Phone: 714-779-0911 Mobile: 714-904-7487 www.cortechpumps.com
Supplier of Pumps and Process Equipment
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 [email protected]
Engineering Excellence In Water & Envirostructure
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John Robinson, Principal 1055 East Colorado Blvd., Suite 500 Pasadena, CA 91106 (626) 375-9389 cell [email protected]
John Robinson Consulting, Inc. A certified SBE
www.johnrobinsonconsulting.com
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2015 LABS Sponsors
For information on becoming a sponsor of LABS, contact:
Valerie Ratto: [email protected]
Marjorie Del Toro 27422 Portola Prkwy Ste 345 Foothill Ranch, CA 92610 [email protected] Office: 949-540-6800 x104 Fax: 949-540-6810
Environmental, Health & Safety x Training & Consultation
Lou Giordano 3827 Stone Canyon Ave Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Office: 818-386-9785 Fax: 818-386-9780 Cell: 818-486-8450
www.pacificprocess.com
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]
Office: 213-234-1085 Cell: 213-248-8465
[email protected]
Ian Mackenzie, PE 1049 South Hill St., Ste 450 Los Angeles, CA 90015
Bryan Trussell, P.E. BCEE 232 North Lake Ave, Suite 300
Pasadena, CA 91101 Main: (626) 486-0560
Direct: (626) 463-0385 Cell: (626) 487-9092
[email protected]
Kris Brooks 155 Balboa Sr. Suite D-9San Marcos, CA 92069 Phone: 760-510-8030 Fax: 760-510-8031
www.marcabcoinc.com
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