Maintenance: Safety, Reliability & Compliance Seminar
Key Learning Objectives:
- Maintenance practices for control panels and PLC systems that will enhance the reliability of your facility
- Appropriate measures to make your facility compliant with current arc-flash regulations and keep your staff safe
- Maintenance approaches to keep the equipment running smoothly and earn new-found respect for your maintenance
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With new regulatory information becoming available, it is critical to be prepared and up-todate with the latest regulations. The presenters will detail how to approach implementation of the 12 essential quality control elements for the top 10 testing procedures performed in wastewater labs.
Every year CWEA provides $500 – $5,000 for college students pursuing a career in our industry. The Program provides annual scholarships for individuals attending, or planning on attending, a college, university, community college or technical trade school and pursuing a course of study related to the Water Environment Field. It is awarded to applicants selected by the Scholarship Committee.
Qualified applicants must be:
- a member of CWEA or be sponsored by a member of CWEA.
- employed, or pursuing a career, in the water environment industry.
- attending, or planning on attending, a college, university, community college or technical trade school and pursuing a course of study related to the Water Environment Field.
Learn more at www.cwea.org/scholarship. The deadline is January 15th!
According to this month’s CWEA roster, LABS membership is up to 1,012 members!
Welcome one and all!
Join ten speakers for in-depth presentations about electrical instrumentation and control at wastewater treatment plants. This one day conference will cover SCADA, wireless, advanced process controls, security systems, generators and motor control. Be sure to RSVP today!
May 19th from 8:30am to 4:30pm at the Encina Wastewater Authority in Carlsbad.
Join security professionals for an in-depth discussion of security and preparedness planning.
The one day CWEA conference is scheduled for Thursday, May 8th from 8am to 4pm at the Swiss Banquet Center in Whittier.
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(photo credit: Wendy Wert)
By Wendy Wert
Sewer Leaks Editor
On April 13-16, 2008 a record number of attendees (1,417) “stepped up to the challenge” at the 80th annual CWEA conference in Sacramento. At the conference CWEA continued the tradition of providing a forum for professionals to team, plan, learn, train, and certify so that they can effectively carry out their mission to protect the public health and environment.
On May 8th CWEA is hosting a one-day Specialty Conference in Whittier titled “Security and Disaster Preparedness: Key Components of a comprehensive Business Continuity Program Plan.”
Join experts Don Boland – California Office of Emergency Services; Rick Jones – LA InfraGard; Special Agent Regina Canale-Miles – FBI; Ed Sullivan – East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD); and Charlie Howell – Security Concepts and Planning to increase your program management skills and earn valuable contact hours!
CWEA has released the following notification…
“On February 20, 2008, an Executive Order was signed and immediately put into effect by State Water Resources Control Board. The order requires that ‘For any discharges of sewage that results in a discharge into a drainage channel or a surface water, the Discharger shall, as soon as possible, but not later then two (2) hours after becoming aware of the discharge, notify the State Office of Emergency Services, the local health officer or directors of environmental health with jurisdiction over affected water bodies, and the appropriate Regional Water Quality Control Board.’
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 at the CWEA Annual Conference April 13-16, 2008 in Sacramento. The film submittal deadline is January 14, 2008. Please download a Film Festival Entry Form at: www.cwea.org/conferences.
Skilled teams competed in the annual CWEA 2007 state operations challenge in Ontario. The competition tests several areas of hands-on expertise including: laboratory techniques, process control, pump maintenance, collections, and safety. Achievement in this event is known throughout the industry to represent “excellence in wastewater operations.”
Those who were not able to attend will get another chance to see the division winners as they go on to represent California at the national level during the 2007 Water Environment Federation Conference (WEFTEC) October 15-17 in San Diego.
Congratulations to this years 1st Place, 1st Division winners, the LA Wrecking Crew. Good luck at WEFTEC 2007!
Proud of your new aeration basin? Love what the new sludge digesters are doing? Have a great project you’d love to show off?
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