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1/11/2012 - Updates

12/13/2011 - Updates

  • The next SFBS dinner meeting will be the Annual Awards and Installation Banquet on January 6, 2012 at the Walnut Creek Marriott. Please join us as we announce the winners of the 2011 SFBS awards and install the SFBS board for 2012. The event will also include live music during the social hour and fantastic door prizes including a 32” HDTV, Blu-ray Disc Player, Kindle, Elephant Bar gift card, and much more. To reserve your spot, contact Meg Herston at cweasfbs@aol.com by Monday, January 2, 2011.  Please include your name, agency, and menu selection. For more information please see the SFBS January Dinner Meeting flyer.

  • The Collection Systems Committee will be holding a one-day Safety Workshop for the Collection System Professional on January 11, 2012 at Union Sanitary District. Topics will include 2012 commercial driver laws and regulations, fundamentals of gas detection,
    animal awareness, new standards for personal protective equipment and conducting accident/incident investigation. To reserve your spot, contact Patricia DeRouen of Restoration Management at (510) 377-1855 or pderouen@restorationmanagement.com by 1/4/12. For more information, please see the Collection System Safety Seminar Flyer.

  • Survey Reminder: December 31st is the deadline for survey responses. The SFBS is collecting feedback from its members on events and training. It would be greatly appreciated if you could spend a few minutes and complete a brief online survey. Your feedback is important and will help the SFBS better server your interests and needs.

  • A new position has been added to our Job Classifieds.

11/28/2011 - Updates

11/16/2011 - Updates

  • The December SFBS dinner meeting will be a special "Family Night" held on December 1, 2011 at the Courtyard Marriott – Bay Street in Emeryville. Doug Nolan of Rock Steady Juggling will be entertaining everyone with a wastewater education and F.O.G. prevention spectacular! "Go With the Flow" is an educational, interactive, and thoroughly enjoyable water program for all ages!! Using juggling virtuosity, magic and comedy, Doug dazzles the audience while teaching them about the importance of keeping our water clean. Timely topics include wastewater treatment, being mercury free and the many ways to keep fats, oils and grease (FOG) out of household drains. Doug informs the audience about the problems with FOG down the drain as he flirts with disaster by juggling a whole turkey, a skillet with fried eggs, and a bowling ball! To reserve your spot, contact Meg Herston at cweasfbs@aol.com by Monday, November 28, 2011.  Please include your name, number and ages of children, and agency. For more information please see the SFBS December Dinner Meeting flyer.

  • The Professional Development Committee will be host a one-day seminar on "Math Operations, and Maintenance for Digesters" on February 7, 2012 at the Wedgewood Banquet Center in San Ramon. To reserve your spot contact Linda Leong of SFPUC at lleong@sfwater.org. For more information please see the PDC Digester Seminar Flyer.

  • It’s time for the Bay Section Board of Directors election. This year, we have two open Board
    positions - Second-Year Director and Treasurer. The Second-Year Director automatically
    progresses through the Board positions, eventually becoming SFBS President in 2015. The
    Treasurer is a one year position with the option to run for re-election each year. One candidate was nominated for Second-Year Director and one candidate was nominated for Treasurer. All CWEA members are encouraged to cast their vote. Please return your completed ballot to Polly Villarreal at pvillarr@ebmud.com, by no later than December 2, 2011.

10/20/2011 - Updates

  • The November SFBS dinner meeting will be held on November 3, 2011 at Scott's Seafood in Oakland. Domenec Jolis from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission will present on the SFPUC Oceanside WPCP FOG-to-Biodiesel demonstration project, which was awarded the CWEA State Research Achievement Award in 2010. To reserve your spot, contact Meg Herston at cweasfbs@aol.com by Monday, October 31, 2011.  Please include your name, agency and menu selection. For more information please see the SFBS November Dinner Meeting flyer.

  • A new position has been added to our Job Classifieds.

10/14/2011 - Updates

  • The SFBS Young Member Forum will be hosting a free tour of the Bay-Delta Model in Sausalito on Wednesday November 9, 2011 from 1:15 to 4:00pm. Networking and food provided at a nearby restaurant after the tour. Space is limited and an RSVP is required. To reserve your spot, please contact Nohemy Revilla, SFPUC at nrevilla@sfwater.org or 415-920-4768 by October 31, 2011. Please see the Bay-Delta Model tour flyer for more details.

  • The October Inkspot is here. Check out the October Inkspot for all the latest news from the San Francisco Bay Section.
Event Calendar

January 11, 2012

Collection System Safety Seminar
The Collection Systems Committee will be holding a one-day Safety Workshop for the Collection System Professional on January 11, 2012 at Union Sanitary District. Topics will include 2012 commercial driver laws and regulations, fundamentals of gas detection,
animal awareness, new standards for personal protective equipment and conducting accident/incident investigation. To reserve your spot, contact Patricia DeRouen of Restoration Management at (510) 377-1855 or pderouen@restorationmanagement.com by 1/4/12. For more information, please see the Collection System Safety Seminar Flyer.

January 17, 2012

FOG and Food Waste Co-Digestion Workshop
CWEA will be hosting a one-day seminar on "Biosolids: Energizing Your Gas Production. FOG and Food Waste Co-Digestion Workshop" on January 17, 2012 at the SFPUC - Southeast Community Facility in San Francisco. For more information, inlcuding detials on how to sign-up please see the FOG and Food Waste Co-Digestion Workshop Flyer.

February 7, 2012

PDC Digester Seminar
The Professional Development Committee will be hosting a one-day seminar on "Math Operations, and Maintenance for Digesters" on February 7, 2012 at the Wedgewood Banquet Center in San Ramon. To reserve your spot contact Linda Leong of SFPUC at lleong@sfwater.org. For more information please see the PDC Digester Seminar Flyer.

 

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