On August 19, the LABS Young Professionals Committee hosted a tour of the San Jose Creek Water Reclamation Plant (SJC-WRP), owned and operated by the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County.
Join the YPs as they tour San Jose Creek WRP on Thursday, August 19 at 5pm!
The San Jose Water Reclamation Plant (WRP) began operation in June 1971 and provides primary, secondary and tertiary treatment for 100 million gallons of wastewater per day.
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Bixby Marshlands, a 17-acre wetland, located in Carson, Ca, was formerly part of a large fresh water marshland called Bixby Slough. History of the marshlands goes way back as far to the early 1900’s, to where it had stretched out as far from 223rd to the LA Harbor. In the 1970s, after the 110 freeway was built (1960s), when construction of the Wilmington Drain (built to protect flooding), 95% of the marshlands were destroyed by development.
Since then, in 1995, the Sanitation Districts completed the Joint Outfall Systems (JOS) 2010 Master Facilities Plan (certified to restore wetlands). In 2000, the marshlands were filled, & digesters were infiltrated.
According to the March 2009 biological survey, the marshlands is home to 43% of the federal-listed endangered & threatened species & a total of 135 native, non-native plants, 65 species of birds, as well as fish, such as the Western Mosquito Fish, animals; the Desert Cottontails, amphibians; the Pacific Tree Frogs, & reptiles; the Western Fence Lizards, trees such as willows & sycamores.
Why the marshlands are so important, besides providing habitat (homes), its part of the “Pacific Flyway” where birds that are traveling a place to rest. Wetlands are sometimes called “the kidneys of the marshlands” because they receive water the rushes off during storms. In wetlands, water is cleansed of sediments & pollutants before it slowly enters the ocean or underground aquifers.
Today, it is helped run from volunteers from the Audubon Society & it is open to the public of the 1st Saturdays of every month from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. If you are interested in becoming a docent and would like to become an active service crew, you can contact Rupam Soni at (562) 908-4288 ext 2303.
Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to tour *MWD’s Robert B. Diemer Treatment Plant on Wednesday, June 30, 2010*! Come and see one of Orange County’s most impressive treatment plants while it is *undergoing construction*. Only the first 40 people to sign up will be provided the opportunity to tour this dynamic treatment plant, and a few years down the road when all this construction is complete, we will be able to return and see what the finished product looks like!
Please note: Because this plant is undergoing construction and has limited parking availability, we will be *meeting at Graziano’s and carpooling to the Diemer Plant.*
If you are interested in our SARBS June tour, please send in the completed form to Megan Yoo <meganyoo@gmail.com>
(photos by Amanda Schmidt, RMC Water & Environment)
Over thirty young professionals attended the Los Angeles-Glendale Water Reclamation Plant (LAG) tour on January 26, 2010. Mr. Hiddo Netto from the City of Los Angeles provided an overview of the City of Los Angeles’ wastewater treatment plants and LAG’s role in the overall system.
The Students and Young Professionals Committee (SYPC) of the Santa Ana River Basin Section (SARBS) is proud to offer a tour of IEUA RP-5 and Chino Desalter as the second of many more quarterly events to come. This event is open to all those who are interested, and students and young professionals (YPs) are especially encouraged to attend. The purpose of these events will be to meet quarterly, network with other students and YPs in the water and wastewater
industry, and learn more about job advancement, leadership skills, and other SYPC programs and events.
Date: Friday, February 19, 2010
Time: 1 pm to 4 pm; Happy Hour Networking 4 pm to end
Location:
IEUA Headquarters
6075 Kimball Avenue
Chino CA, 91708
Cost:
$20.00 Non-Members
$15.00 CWEA Members
$5.00 Students
Deadline: February 17, 2010
Additional Info: Megan Yoo meganyoo@gmail.com
Join LABS young professionals on the Los Angeles-Glendale Water Reclamation Plant tour, followed by lunch, on January 26th.
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By Wendy Wert
LABS Director
Chair, CWEA Training Coordination
On October 15, 2009 the Los Angeles Basin Section (LABS) of California Water Environment Association (CWEA) hosted its annual Industrial Tour. This year’s event included a tour of the THUMS (Texaco, Humble (now Exxon), Union, Mobil, and Shell) Island White facility located in Long Beach harbor. LABS attendees joined the more than 1,800 visitors who tour THUMS each year.
Upon arrival at the Port of Long Beach, participants were shown a safety video and then ferried across the harbor to Island White. Upon arrival, LABS participants were introduced to the facility by tour guides Diana Lang and Jim Van Camp. Currently THUMS employs approximately 200 people.
Cheers West Basin!
On Wednesday Sept. 9th over 60 professionals from LABS and SARBS took a guided tour of the West Basin Municipal Water District’s water recycling facility in El Segundo.
West Basin’s Manager of Public & Gov’t Affairs Ron Wildermuth gave an enlightening talk on SoCal’s dire water situation and what West Basin is doing to secure more local supplies for their customers. Their plan, called Water Reliability 2020 involves several different projects to diversive the region’s water supplies and move away from dependence on expensive and dwindling imported supplies. One of West Basin’s main messages is – spread the word about water efficiency in your community, Southern California needs public support for clean water projects now more than ever.
Public tours of the Edward C. Little Water Reclamation Facility are offered the second Saturday of each month at 9:30am – it is a fantastic tour and well worth taking. Contact info is on West Basin’s website at www.westbasin.com.
Join LABS as we tour THUMS Island as part of our annual industrial pretreatment tour.
The City of Long Beach’s THUMS Island is a collaborative project between five oil companies to remove oil & gas from the site.
*Please wear flat, closed-toe tennis or walking shoes*
*Please be aware we will be traveling by boat to the site*
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