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.
July 27, 2010
By Daniel Strain and Mark Shwartz
Within the sludge of wastewater treatment plants is an invisible world teeming with microbes. Here, diverse species of bacteria convert solid and liquid wastes into gases, some of which contribute to global warming.
Now two Stanford University engineers are developing a new sewage treatment process that would actually increase the production of two greenhouse gases – nitrous oxide (aka, “laughing gas”) and methane – and use the gases to power the treatment plant.
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.
View flyer and more information!
The Students & Young Professionals Committee (SYPC) of the Santa Ana River Basin Section (SARBS) of the California Water Environment Association (CWEA) would like to introduce the first of many seminars/webinars on water/wastewater related topics geared towards students and young professionals (YPs).
TARGET AUDIENCE: Students and YPs in the water and wastewater industry. YPs are described as individuals under the age of 35 with less than 10 years experience in the water industry. As with any of the events hosted by the SARBS SYPC, our events are open to anyone and everyone who is interested in participating.
SEMINAR LOCATION
HDR Irvine
3230 El Camino Real, Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92602
WEBINAR LOCATION
At Your Computer!
MONTHLY HAPPY HOUR NETWORKING EVENT LOCATIONTacoRosa
13792 Jamboree Road
Irvine, CA 92602
See flyer for registration information
Questions? Contact Megan Yoo 949-278-5761 or meganyoo@gmail.com
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>
Please join us for the Cal Poly Pomona Civil Engineering Senior Symposium on May 28, 2010 at the Cal Poly Pomona Campus.
Guest should register at http://www.csupomona.edu/~engineering/locators/dataweb/symposium/index.htm for free parking.
Attendance to all events is free.
See Flyer for more information.
Young Professionals Event
Tuesday May 25th 5:00 PM
Bixby Marshland is a 17 acre wetland recently restored by the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County.
Tour participants will have the opportunity to visit and learn more about the marsh, understand the role of the marsh in protecting our water quality, enjoy native plants and marsh wildlife, and discuss the importance of restoring wetlands.
After the tour, join us at El Paso Cantina banquet room for appetizers. Located at 2404 W. Sepulveda Blvd. Torrance, CA, 3 miles from Bixby Marshland following Sepulveda Blvd westward.
RSVP by Friday May 21th by emailing Nicole You – (323)-342-6265 OR nicole.you@lacity.org
Urban Water Research Center at the University of California, Irvine
Spring Seminar 2010: 3rd Annual Dorothy Green Memorial Lecture Series
presents:
WOMEN IN WATER
“A New Water Ethic for the 21st Century”
Featuring Keynote Speaker
Celeste Cantú General Manager, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
Followed by a panel discussion with professional women in water‐related fields
When: Tuesday, May 4, 2010 5:30‐7:00 pm; light reception follows
Where: Beckman Center, 100 Academy, Irvine (adjacent to UCI campus)
There is no charge for this program but reservations are encouraged.
See flyer for more information.
Inspired by the WEF YP Summit on Leadership in April 2009, the Students and Young Professionals Committee (SYPC) is proud to announce that the first SYPC Specialty Conference ever will be held Wednesday, March 24, 2010. This SYPC Specialty Conference is titled, “Planting a Successful Future: Cultivating Leaders,” and the goal of this event is to do just that.
In an effort to create a program that promotes and fosters growth and development of our leaders from the younger generation, we have gathered an energetic and engaging group of fearless leaders from CWEA to share their ideas and experiences with our future CWEA leaders.
Below is a quick look at the topics that will be offered at this inspirational event:
