LEARN HOW YOU CAN SERVE ON THE LABS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LABS of CWEA is now accepting nominations for openings on the 2012/2013 Board of Directors. Volunteers help make LABS and CWEA important contributors to the California wastewater industry, while also providing opportunities for training, networking and development.
Please feel free to contact LABS Vice-President Alec Mackie to discuss oppotunities and how to make a difference at CWEA!
This is a great chance to get involved. Last call for nominations is at the March 16th LABS meeting.
Contact: Alec Mackie
Phone: 714-428-4614
Email: alecm@jwce.com
Caltch Professor Michael Hoffmann will discuss his team’s cutting-edge, solar powered processing system designed to bring toilets and sanitation to the 2.6 billion people who need it.
In 2011 the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded Dr Hoffman $400,000 to design and build a prototype. The system cleans wastewater and turns residuals into reusable energy. The design also needs to be easy and affordable to install and maintain.
$35 members, $40 non-members, $20 students
When:
Thursday, April 26, 2012
6PM Mixer | 7PM Dinner
Where:
El Portal, Pasadena
695 East Green Street
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 795-8553
RSVP by 4/20:
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e5ie00hw95698b79&oseq=
alecm@jwce.com
Or call 714-428-4614
See flyer for more information
The presentation by David Haug, LACSD Senior Engineer, will provide an overview on the progression of the Districts’ Clearwater Program and focus on the technical aspects of the four tunnel alternatives being evaluated in the EIR/EIS.
$40 members, $45 non-members, $20 students
When:
Thursday, February 23, 2012
6PM Mixer | 7PM Dinner
Where:
Proud Bird
11022 Aviation Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90045
(310) 670-3093
RSVP by 2/16 with
meal choice to:
alecm@jwce.com
Or call 714-428-4614
See flyer for more information
(photos by Nicole You, E2 Consulting Engineers Inc.)
Please join us for a roaring 1920s themed awards banquet aboard the Queen Mary on Saturday Jan 21st, where we will honor our industry’s best and have a lot of fun too!
When:
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Drinks: 6 p.m.
Dinner: 7 p.m.
Where:
Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth Dining Room
1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach
Pay at the door cash/check: $50 CWEA members or $60 non-members
Parking $12
RSVP by Jan 13
See flyer for more information
CWEA One Day Specialty Workshop
Biosolids: Energing Your Gas Production. FOG and Food Waste Co-Digestion Workshop
When: January 18, 2012 – Southern California
City of Los Angeles Hyperion WTP
12000 Vista Del Mar
Los Angeles, CA
View flyer for more information!
For additional information/questions contact Serena Miller at 510-382-7800 x 115 or visit: www.cwea.org/conferences
Join LABS Students and Young Professional
Holiday Party!
When: December 8, 2011 (Thursday) from 6 to 8:30 pm!
Where: Lucky Strikes
800 W. Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Cost: $5 – Includes Happy Hour Food, one non-alcoholic drink and free bowling!
Parking: $5 – 2 hours without validation
RSVP: Nicole (nicole.you@lacity.org)
See flyer for more info!
Photos by Kent McIntosh, LACSD
***Sorry, this event is SOLD OUT..***
Established in 2002 by Elon Musk , the founder of PayPal and the Zip2 Corporation, SpaceX has already developed two brand new launch vehicles, established an impressive launch manifest, and been awarded COTS funding by NASA to demonstrate delivery and return of cargo to the Space Station.
SpaceX is privately developing the Dragon crew and cargo capsule and the Falcon family of rockets from the ground up, including main and upper stage engines, the cryogenic tank structure, avionics, guidance & control software and ground support equipment. Sign-up to tour this amazing new facility in Hawthorne and learn more about the next generation of space travel.
$30 CWEA members; $35 non-members; $15 students
Notes: ITAR Security regulations allow only US citizens to take the tour; please bring ID; closed toe shoes. RSVP today – tour limited to 40 people.
Dinner
Buffet dinner at Nat’s Airport Ballroom next door, including choice of chicken, beef, veggies and carrot cake for dessert.
RSVP
RSVP by 11/8 please:
alecm@jwce.com
or call Alec Mackie
(714) 428-4614
See flyer for more information
2011 LABS AWARDS NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN!
● All nominations must be received or postmarked by November 16, 2011 ●
Each year LABS, CWEA and WEF present awards to deserving professionals in the water pollution control field. These prestigious awards acknowledge personal achievement and dedication to the profession. Now is the time for you to nominate those deserving individuals with whom you work or associate.
There are so many deserving wastewater professionals – who will you nominate?
1) Download LABS / Hala Titus cover letter. Award submissions must be mailed to:
Black & Veatch Corporation
Attn: Hala Titus
800 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 600
Los Angeles, California 90017
2) Visit www.cwea.org/mlr_member_awards_forms to choose and download your award submission forms.
NOMINEES MAY SELF NOMINATE.
NOMINEES MUST BE MEMBERS OF LABS TO WIN AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.
For more information contact: Hala Titus.
A new GapVax combo truck delivered to the City of Gardena by Plumbers Depot.
LABS welcomes our newest sponsor – Plumbers Depot Inc. From their website…
I would like to take the opportunity to welcome you to Plumbers Depot Inc. We are a family-oriented company serving cities, municipalities and plumbers nation-wide. My family name is well-known throughout the industry for the superior services we have given. My aim is to provide our customers with the best quality and quantity of services and supplies, offering competitive prices and discount for volume purchases; we can provide you with everything from cable repairs to relining systems.
In the years I have been in this industry I have gotten to know my clients not only on a business level, but on a personal level also, establishing great working relationships. My goal is to keep my customers happy and in order to succeed we strive to meet our customers’ needs and excel in customer service. We welcome you to review our prices and compare them to our competitors’ prices and feel free to give us a call for a free quote. Thank you for your interest in our company, we look forward to doing
business with you.
Sincerely,
Jose Martin
President
The Plumbers Depot website is: www.plumbersdepotinc.com
The GapVax website is: www.gapvax.com
New for the 2010/2011 LABS program year, Cortech Engineering has stepped up to cover LABS’ expenses for our website, email outreach and a possible new event registration system. This support is critical in helping move LABS forward in the digital age. Thank you Cortech Engineering!
The municipal sales contacts are Marc Sanchez or Gabriel Zink.
A bit about Cortech:
Cortech Engineering offers a broad range of pumps, process equipment products and services for industrial applications in chemical processing, food and beverage, electric utilities, pulp and paper, Oil and Gas, Refining, OEM, and general industry.
Cortech Engineering also has three separate business divisions; Industrial Pumps, Engineered Skids with Pumps and Controls and Municipal Pumps and Process Equipment.
Serving the California and Nevada for 20 years, Cortech Engineering has the knowledge, products, and expertise to help solve your pump and process equipment applications.
Cortech Engineering brings added value to our customers with expert product knowledge and implementation. You can count on Cortech Engineering to assist you in:
- Product selection
- Basic design support
- Training (on and off site)
- Installation support
- Turn-key support
- Hot and cold alignment
- Troubleshooting
- Spare parts
- Full service capabilities for most product lines
- Modular Process Systems including metering pump skids
Their website is www.CortechPumps.com
Interested in supporting LABS as a regular sponsor, contact LABS Corporate Director Alec Mackie at alecm@jwce.com or by calling 714-428-4614.
***POSTPONED TO 2012***
Sustainable Infrastructure is the foundation for creating a strong and prosperous economy in communities around the world. The Los Angeles Basin Section (LABS) of California Water Environment Association is organizing a Sept. 8th specialty conference to promote sustainable practices that help ensure we continue to enjoy the benefits of clean and safe water.
We will hear from industry leaders about projects and practices that will help us realize and maintain sustainable communities.
• Jim Clark, Senior Vice President, Black & Veatch
• Mark Gold, President, Heal the Bay
• Adel Hagekhalil, Asst. Director, Watershed Protection, City of Los Angeles, Dept. of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation
• Nancy Steele, President, Los Angeles & San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council
• Deborah Weinstein, TreePeople
• Jim Yannotta, Asst Director of Water Resources, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
See flyer for more information
Cloth media filters provide solution for California wastewater treatment plant
by Robert Batek, P.E.
The Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant (DCTWRP) in Los Angeles began operation in 1985. The plant’s treatment scheme consists of primary sedimentation, activated sludge, secondary clarification followed by traveling bridge sand filters, a chlorination pathogen removal process and dechlorination prior to water reclamation or discharge. The flow design criteria for the plant are 80 million gal per day (mgd) average dry weather flow (ADWF), 120 mgd dry weather peak flow (DWPF) and 160 mgd peak wet weather flow (PWWF).
Challenge
In recent years, the traveling bridge sand filters have experienced serious mechanical, structural and performance degradation. Chemical enhancement, as well as repeated shock chlorination, have been necessary to maintain acceptable filter performance. These tertiary filtration issues made it difficult for the Bureau of Sanitation operational and maintenance staff to guarantee long-term performance and reliability, so DCTWRP needed a solution—one that included expanded flow capacity.
Solution
After evaluating the options for a resolution, eight AquaDiamond cloth media filters were installed at the plant. These filters were selected because they are specifically designed for retrofitting into existing sand filter beds with minimal modification to the existing civil works. They also can provide more than twice the hydraulic capacity than sand filters with an equivalent footprint, and produce high-quality filtered effluent to meet California’s stringent reuse requirements.
The diamond laterals are covered with 10-micron OptiFiber PES-13 cloth filtration media, which is constructed of polyester pile fibers woven into a polyester support backing material. The cloth media provide an increased filtration surface area with higher solids and hydraulic loadings per square foot compared to sand media. These benefits minimized spatial requirements and construction costs for DCTWRP.
Each AquaDiamond filter is designed to handle an average flow of 12.5 mgd and a maximum flow of 24 mgd. Under these flow rates, the filters must achieve Title 22 California Department of Public Health Water Recycling Criteria, which stipulate that a turbidity daily average effluent must not exceed 2 NTU, while influent filter turbidity values range from zero to 10 NTU. The specifications also required the filter units to run without continuous backwashing with average influent TSS concentrations up to 10 mg/L and maximum TSS concentrations of 17.6 mg/L.
Results
DCTWRP conducted field performance tests on four diamond filters installed during the first phase of the project. The testing ran from Dec. 4, 2009, to Jan. 21, 2010, to confirm compliance of the filters’ performance with design specifications.
The performance tests were successful, and indicated a 240% average increase in treatment capacity while exhibiting comparable solids removal rates at design flow with a superior ability to achieve elevated performance. During a 24-hour test period, average daily backwash rates were low—generally less than 0.45% of the forward flow. No continuous backwashing occurred during the tests.
The AquaDiamond filters are able to consistently achieve reuse quality effluent at the designed hydraulic conditions of 12-mgd-per-filter average flow and 24-mgd-per-filter peak flow.
AquaDiamond Filter Performance Data – DCTWRP
Parameter Influent Effluent
Turbidity (NTU) 1.3 – 3.6 0.5 – 1.4
TSS (mg/L)* 2.4 – 14.2 = 2.0
The remaining four filter units went online soon after the successful field performance testing. The AquaDiamond filters continue to meet the expectations of DCTWRP with expanded treatment capacity in a smaller footprint and consistent reuse-quality effluent.
Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.
6306 N. Alpine Road Loves Park, IL 61111
P: 815.654.2501
F: 815.654.2508
solutions@aqua-aerobic.com
www.aqua-aerobic.com/aquaDiamond.asp
Come join LABS for our annual Past Presidents Event to be held at the Getty Villa located in beautiful Malibu!
When: Saturday, August 27th, 2011
Lunch: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM – The Founder’s Room
Architectural Tour: 2:00 PM & 2:30 PM
RSVP: Please RSVP to Hala Titus at titush@bv.com by August 19th
COST: $45.00 Members/$55.00 Non-Members/$25.00 Students
Parking: Parking Reservations are under “California Water Environment Association” and each car costs $15 to park.
Directions:
The Getty Villa is located at 17985 Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades, California, one mile north of Sunset Boulevard and approximately 25 miles west of downtown Los Angeles. From Los Angeles, take the I-10 (Santa Monica Freeway) west until it turns into Route 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) going north along the Pacific Ocean. Continue on Route 1 for approximately five miles to the Getty Villa.
Please note that visitors must approach the Getty Villa from the south. Access to the Getty Villa entrance is only from the northbound right-hand lane of Pacific Coast Highway (PCH). Turning left across PCH is illegal and any attempt to enter the site via Coastline Drive is not permitted.
See flyer for more information
***Due to popular demand, this event is Sold Out***
It’s an environmental learning experience for children of all ages. It’s home to five coastal habitats and SoCal’s only coastal prairie. It’s an oasis. It’s an environmental cleaning machine for the ocean.
It’s the heart of Malibu. It’s one smart park. The Legacy Park Project, the centerpiece of the City of Malibu’s $50 million dollar commitment to clean water, is a cutting-edge concept with far-reaching civic, educational, and environmental benefits for residents, visitors, and the generations to come.
Employing state-of-the-art technology, it is a central park that will work as an environmental cleaning machine, reducing pollution impacts in Malibu Creek, Malibu Lagoon, and the world famous Surfrider Beach, and will provide a
living learning center for five coastal habitats.
Featured Dinner Speakers:
Bob Brager, Public Works Director, City of Malibu
Elizabeth Shavelson, Public Works Analyst, City of Malibu
Steve Clary, Principal, RMC Water & Environment
When:
Thursday, July 29, 2011
5:00 p.m. Tour
6:00 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m. Presentation
Where:
Tour: Stormwater Treatment Facility
(salmon colored building):
Legacy Park
23500 Civic Center Way
Malibu 90265
Dinner: Guido’s Malibu (walk next door)
3874 Cross Creek Road, Malibu
RSVP:
By July 22nd with meal choice to:
alecm@jwce.com or call Alec Mackie
at (714) 428-4614.
See flyer for more information
***Due to popular demand, this event is SOLD OUT***
After successfully operating a 10-gallon-a-minute ocean-water desalination pilot and producing desalinated ocean-water that exceeds current state and federal drinking water standards, West Basin Municipal Water District is now taking the next step: desalinating ocean-water for its customers through an Ocean-Water Desalination Demonstration Project (SEA Lab in Redondo Beach, California) on a fully developed urban site. This facility utilizes limited quantities of full-scale equipment to refine operating parameters, perform additional water quality testing, evaluate environmentally-protective source intake methodologies, and assess energy e fficiency. IDA, CWEA SARBS and LABS now joint organize an exciting tour to the Ocean-Water Desalination Demonstration Facility in Redondo Beach, CA on August 11th. Water wastewater professionals and those are interested in desalination and water treatment in general are welcome to join the tour and socialize with peers at the beautiful Redondo Beach.
Date: August 11st 2011
Time: 6-8 PM including a gathering for happy hour around 7 PM
Location: 1021 N Harbor Dr, Redondo Beach, CA
Parking: Limited, carpool desirable
RSVP: Nicole You
E-Mail: Nicole.you@lacity.org
Phone: 323-342-6265
See attached flyer for more information
Bill Garrett retires today from the Industrial Waste section of the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts. In honor of Bill’s achievements in the wastewater industry the Board of Directors for both LABS and CWEA’s P3S Committee unanimously approved the following resolution…
PRETREATMENT, POLLUTION PREVENTION & STORMWATER (P3S) COMMITTEE
and LOS ANGELES BASIN SECTION
Resolution No. 3 • July 7, 2011
Commending William C. Garrett III
WHEREAS, Mr. Garrett has committed his professional life to protecting the water environment, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Garrett has been an active member of the California Water Environment Association and the Pretreatment, Pollution Prevention, and Storm Water Committee (formerly the Industrial & Hazardous Waste Committee) for 31 years, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Garrett has been a member of the Water Environment Federation throughout his career, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Garrett has served as Local Arrangements Chair, Session Chair, Moderator, Speaker, and all-around “go to guy” at numerous P3S and CWEA annual conferences and Chair of the 1990 Industrial & Hazardous Waste Conference, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Garrett was inducted into the Order of the Silver Cover in 1991 for long-term, dedicated, high effort-level service to the Industrial & Hazardous Waste Committee, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Garrett was recognized in 1990 by the Los Angeles Basin Section as Industrial & Hazardous Waste Control Person of the Year, and was inducted into the elite Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers (5S) in 1994, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Garrett has been a longtime active and committee member of the Los Angeles Basin Section (LABS) of CWEA, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Garrett has mentored past, current, and future leaders working in both the wastewater industry and the California Water Environment Association, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Garrett “wrote the book” on source control inspection guidelines and techniques, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Garrett was a leader and dedicated contributor to the CWEA Technical Certification Program since its inception, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Garrett has actively supported involvement of his staff in California Water Environment Association activities as Supervising Industrial Waste Inspector at the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the California Water Environment Association commends William C. Garrett III, for his years of dedicated service to the wastewater industry on this occasion of his retirement from the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: The California Water Environment Association wishes Mr. Garrett every success in his future endeavors.
UNANIMOUSLY PASSED AND ADOPTED this 29th day of June 2011.
John Boyd
Chair, P3S Committee
Wendy Wert
President, LABS of CWEA
Photographs by Amanda Schmidt, RMC
Join LABS as we welcome Professor Marylynn V. Yates of the Dept. of Environmental Sciences at University of California, Riverside to our next dinner meeting on May 19, 2011.
Dr. Yates will Summarize EPA’s Part 503 Rule, which sets pathogen and indicator density limits to verify pathogens are killed through the wastewater and biosolids treatment processes. She will discuss disease-causing microorganisms that may be present in biosolids and the factors that control their survival and movement in the environment. The results of recent studies on indicator organisms and the routes microorganisms take to contaminate water and food will be presented.
When:
Thursday, May 19, 2011
6:00 p.m.
Where:
Swiss Park
Banquet Center
1905 Workman Mill Road
Whittier 90601-1457
(Adjacent to LACSD HQ)
RSVP:
RSVP by May 13 to Alec Mackie
alecm@jwce.com
(714) 428-4614
