Learn more and register for the 2024 Northern Safety Day in Woodland. Want to volunteer for Northern Safety Day? Check out CWEA Volunteer Opportunities. What is your current role and how did you get interested in the wastewater industry? I am a Grade III wastewater treatment plant operator at the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District. My journey...

Brown and Caldwell announced it is growing its water reuse practice as industry expert Dr. Fred Gerringer joins the firm as national specialty leader of reuse regulations and policy. With more than 15 years of experience in potable reuse regulations and technologies, Gerringer is a trusted leader in reliably and safely delivering clean drinking water to help...

Ironhouse Sanitary District named wastewater industry expert Jean-Marc Petit as its new General Manager, effective July 22. Petit brings nearly four decades of water industry and engineering experience to the role. Petit will direct Ironhouse in creating clean  water solutions for more than 47,000 residents and businesses in the City of Oakley and unincorporated Bethel Island. He will lead...

After 30 years at Sacramento State, Dr. Ramzi Mahmood, Executive Director of the Office of Water Programs (OWP), will retire on August 20, 2024. Dr. Mahmood has led OWP since 1997. Under Ramzi’s leadership, the program expanded from 11 staff members to over 70 staff members, students, and faculty affiliates, becoming the largest self-supported center...

Use code: SUMMER to save 30% on WEF Standards, technical publications, and training manuals in their online store. WEF Members save more with their member discount, for a total of 50% off until August 31. Enhance your skills and increase your technical knowledge with the established best practices in the industry. Save 50% 

Rebuilding after the 2018 Woolsey Fire destroyed 670 structures in the City of Malibu was challenging, to say the least. Eager to reconstruct their homes, the city faced a deluge of building permit requests and struggled to issue 30 permits per month. Seeking someone experienced for the task, the city enlisted the help of Yolanda...

As a boy growing up in the South Bay Area, Salman Husaini enjoyed building things. He appreciated their tangibility and the opportunity to bring them to life. That led him to study civil engineering at San José State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 2015 and a master’s in 2016....

Clean water professionals get into the field in many different ways, but few discover it while scuba diving. But that’s how Rianna Laughridge, Operator III at the City of Woodland, became interested in wastewater. “I was traveling to different countries, and while scuba diving, I observed how human waste in the ocean was damaging the...

Mechanical technician Phil Peter takes great pride in his position at the J.B. Latham plant in Dana Point. This is the same facility that his grandfather helped to design while serving as the City of San Clemente engineer from the early ’60s to the late ’70s. His pride comes not only from his grandfather’s efforts...

Let’s face it: Risks can arise in almost any setting, and the safety of yourself and others should always be in the back of your mind when working at any water and wastewater facility. With a background in electricity, no one knows that better than Control Systems Technician Jairo Lazareno. Over the past couple of...