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11/13/2008 -
Updates
- The SFBS CWEA December Dinner Meeting will be held at Spenger's in Berkeley on December 4, 2008. The meeting will be a "Family Night" and will include a performance by Doug Nolan from Rock Steady Juggling, who will use juggling virtuosity, magic, and humor to teach you and your family about stormwater, wastewater, and pollution prevention. Children under 18 years of age are free. To reserve your spot contact Polly Villarreal of East Bay Municipal Utility District at cweasfbs@aol.com for dinner reservations by Wednesday, November 26, 2008. Please include your name, agency or company affiliation, menu selection and the number of adults and children attending. For more information
please see the December Dinner Meeting Flyer.
- Voting for the 2009 2nd Year Director for the SFBS is now open. There are three deserving candidates on the ballot. Please fill out your ballot and submit it to Rick Chan via mail, fax or email. Ballots must be received or postmarked by December 10, 2008.
- The
SFBS Safety Committee will be holding a meeting
on December 9, 2008 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
at The Covello Group Office, 1660 Olympic Blvd., Ste. 300 in Walnut Creek. The agenda for the meeting will include, begin development of the committee’s mission and action plan to achieve, discussion of current safety issues encountered by members and how they are resolved, networking among Safety Professionals and discussion of committee officer(s) for committee elections (likely held in February 2009). Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Ed O'Brien at eobrien@covellogroup.com. Formalized agendas will be emailed to those that RSVP in advance of the meeting. Directions to The Covello Group will be included at that time.
- The CWEA Bay Section Student Activities Committee, in conjunction with Contra Costa County ACE team and ASCE YMF, is hosting an informational meeting on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 6:00PM at Carollo Engineers in Walnut Creek. The ACE Mentor Program is a nationwide after-school program that works to expose high school students to the fields of architecture, construction, and engineering through mentoring. Professionals of all levels of experience are invited to come learn about the program and how to become an ACE mentor. Please see the attached flyer for more details.
11/4/2008 -
Updates
- The SFBS Safety Committee is back in action and will be meeting before this Thursday's (11/6) monthly dinner meeting at 5:00 PM at the bar inside the Walnut Creek
Marriot. This will be an open forum round table discussion covering current safety related challenges and ideas. Please bring any safety related topics you wish to discuss. Come join the discussion for a great networking opportunity.
No RSVP necessary for the Safety Committee Meeting.
Contact Ed O’Brien at eobrien@covellogroup.com with any questions/comments.
- A new job posting has been added to our Job Classifieds.
10/16/2008 -
Updates
10/16/2008 -
Updates
- The SFBS CWEA November Dinner Meeting will be held at the Walnut Creek Marriot on November 6, 2008. Alex Fortin from Whitley Burchett and Associates will be presenting on "Does Going Green mean Saving Green? A Review of Solar Project Economics." To reserve your spot contact Polly Villarreal of East Bay Municipal Utility District at cweasfbs@aol.com for dinner reservations by Friday, October 31, 2008. Please include your name, agency or company affiliation, and menu selection. For more information
please see the November Dinner Meeting Flyer.
The Professional Development Committee will be hosting a one-day seminar on "Natural Treatment Systems and Sustainable Technologies for the Wastewater Treatment Industry." The seminar will be held on November 6, 2008 at Hs Lordships in Berkeley. To reserve your spot please contact Bing Misra from the Dublin San Ramon Services District at misra@dsrsd.com or at 925.875.2323. For more information please see the seminar flyer.- KCSM, the PBS station out of San Mateo, is scheduled to show "Liquid Assets: The Story of Our Water Infrastructure" on 10/22 at 9:00 pm and on 10/24 at 2:00 am. CWEA and our local agencies continue to lobby the other local PBS stations, including KQED, to air the program. Visit the Liquid Assets web site (http://liquidassets.psu.edu/) for more info and to see how you can help to get this on the air.
10/7/2008 -
Updates
9/23/2008 -
Updates
- The SFBS CWEA October Dinner Meeting will be held at Hs Lordships in Berkeley on October 2, 2008. Steve Moore from the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Board will be providing a wastewater regulatory update. To reserve your spot contact Polly Villarreal of East Bay Municipal Utility District at cweasfbs@aol.com for dinner reservations by Friday, September 26, 2008. Please include your name, agency or company affiliation, and menu selection. For more information
please see the October Dinner Meeting Flyer.
- The October Inkspot is
here. The October Inkspot has all the latest news and information from the San
Francisco Bay Section.
- CWEA has announced two new awards! This year we’ll be recognizing an Outstanding Young Professional of the Year and a 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 jlee@ebmud.com 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 devinadouglas@yahoo.com with any questions related to the award and nomination process.
- CWEA will be holding a Biosolids Dewatering Specialty Conference at EBMUD on January 28, 2009. For more information on how to sign-up please see the Biosolids Dewatering Specialty Conference flyer.
- There will be a UC Berkeley Alumni Dinner at WEFTEC in Chicago on October 21, 2008. For more information on how to sign-up please see the WEFTEC UC Berkeley Alumni Dinner flyer.
December 3, 2008
ACE Mentoring Informational Meeting
The CWEA Bay Section Student Activities Committee, in conjunction with Contra Costa County ACE team and ASCE YMF, is hosting an informational meeting on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 6:00PM at Carollo Engineers in Walnut Creek. The ACE Mentor Program is a nationwide after-school program that works to expose high school students to the fields of architecture, construction, and engineering through mentoring. Professionals of all levels of experience are invited to come learn about the program and how to become an ACE mentor. Please see the attached flyer for more details.
December 4, 2008
CWEA SFBS Decemer Dinner Meeting
The SFBS CWEA December Dinner Meeting will be held at Spenger's in Berkeley on December 4, 2008. The meeting will be a "Family Night" and will include a performance by Doug Nolan from Rock Steady Juggling, who will use juggling virtuosity, magic, and humor to teach you and your family about stormwater, wastewater, and pollution prevention. Children under 18 years of age are free. To reserve your spot contact Polly Villarreal of East Bay Municipal Utility District at cweasfbs@aol.com for dinner reservations by Wednesday, November 26, 2008. Please include your name, agency or company affiliation, menu selection and the number of adults and children attending. For more information
please see the December Dinner Meeting Flyer.
December 9, 2008
Safety Committee Meeting
The
SFBS Safety Committee will be holding a meeting
on December 9, 2008 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
at The Covello Group Office, 1660 Olympic Blvd., Ste. 300 in Walnut Creek
. The agenda for the meeting will include, begin development of the committee’s mission and action plan to achieve, discussion of current safety issues encountered by members and how they are resolved, networking among Safety Professionals and discussion of committee officer(s) for committee elections (likely held in February 2009). Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Ed O'Brien at eobrien@covellogroup.com. Formalized agendas will be emailed to those that RSVP in advance of the meeting. Directions to The Covello Group will be included at that time.
December 10, 2008
2nd Year Director Ballots Due
Voting for the 2009 2nd Year Director for the SFBS is now open. There are three deserving candidates on the ballot. Please fill out your ballot and submit it to Rick Chan via mail, fax or email. Ballots must be received or postmarked by December 10, 2008.
January 28, 2009
CWEA Biosolids Dewatering Specialty Conference
CWEA will be holding a Biosolids Dewatering Specialty Conference at EBMUD on January 28, 2009. For more information on how to sign-up please see the Biosolids Dewatering Specialty Conference flyer.
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