Fear the Bar Screen
Here’s a cool new video. New York treatment plant operator Eric Haack got creative with a video camera and developed short videos featuring wastewater treatment equipment with some cool backround music. View more fun wastewater videos at www.waterandwastewater.com/videos. Not seeing anything? Continue reading
Industrial Tour: Gulfstream Jets
By Wendy Wert, Editor On November 15, 2007 Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (Gulfstream) hosted the Los Angeles Basin Section (LABS) of California Water Environment Association on a tour of their Long Beach Facility followed by a dinner presentation at Continue reading
Stormwater Survey Shows LA Enjoys Lower Average Rates
According to a national survey from Black & Veatch, Los Angeles residents pay an average monthly charge of $1.92 for stormwater treatment programs. Our neighbors way to the north in Oregon and Washington pay way more – in Portland the average Continue reading
Highlights from WEFTEC.07 in San Diego
By Wendy Wert Editor Known as the Water Quality Event, WEFTEC.07 is the largest annual water quality exhibition in the world. This year featured 119 technical sessions and 29 specialty workshops, which offered educational opportunities for water practitioners.
Presentation: Getting the Salt Out – An Innovative Plan to Reduce Chloride
By Wendy Wert Editor On October 25, 2007 the Los Angeles Basin Section (LABS) of CWEA hosted a Dinner and Training meeting at the Monterey Hill Restaurant in Monterey Park. The featured speaker Preeti Ghuman a Civil Engineer, with the Los Continue reading
Ideas For Saving Water, Including Reuse
In an LA Times op-ed environmental advocate Dorothy Green and writer Jamie Simons offer several straightforward, no-nonsense ideas for getting SoCal through a future of dwindling drinking water supplies, including this gem on water reuse… Thinking “yuck?” Consider this: The Continue reading
Educational Pathways to Green Jobs
On Friday, October 5, 2007 past CWEA Board Director Mike Selna will facilitate a symposium called “Educational Pathways to Green Jobs” at Rio Hondo College. The event will introduce strategies on curricula development for water quality and operator training certification Continue reading
Sept. 18th is World Water Monitoring Day
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the International Water Association (IWA) are coordinating the events associated with the 2007 World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD). WWMD is a global education and outreach event designed to promote personal stewardship and individual involvement Continue reading
Annual LABS/SARBS Joint Meeting at the New Groundwater Replenishment System
By Wendy Wert Editor On September 13, 2007 the Orange County Water District and the Orange County Sanitation District hosted LABS and SARBS participants on their annual joint facility tour. This year attendees were given the opportunity to visit Continue reading
Plan Your Entry For the 2008 CWEA Film Festival Awards
The Film Festival is your opportunity to showcase training and public education videos that your agency has produced relating to wastewater treatment in California. Awards will be given in two categories: Public Education and Training. Winning films will be shown Continue reading