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What's new in BACWA's Committees
AIR Committee
The November AIR Committee meeting was held November 30 at the San Jose/Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility. The committee discussed BAAQMD Rule 11-18 which proposes to tighten restrictions on toxic air emissions. Members also toured the Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center. The next meeting is scheduled for March 15th at Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District. See previous AIR meeting materials.
Asset Management Infoshare
At the last meeting on February 23, Dana Lawson presented an overview of Central San's recent implementation efforts including GIS, web mapping, CMMS, CCTV, hydraulic model, renovation planning, and program management information system. The group reviewed the initial outline for asset cost and lifecycle tables and hopes to have a final product by the end of the year. The next meeting will be scheduled in mid-May at EBMUD.
BAPPG
The February meeting featured a presentation by Karri Ving of SFPUC on their Core Competency model for hiring and training staff. Doug Dattawalker gave an update on Union Sanitary District's P2 program. The April meeting will be focused on agencies' school outreach programs. View notes from previous meetings.
Biosolids Committee
The January meeting featured a presentation on preliminary results of the BACWA Biosolids Survey, as well as a discussion about new regulations that will impact agencies' ability to use landfills to reuse or dispose of biosolids in the future. The next committee meeting will be held March 9 in conjunction with the CASA Regulatory Workgroup meeting in San Leandro.
Collections Systems Committee
The January meeting featured a discussion and presentation on force main repair and rehabilitation. Regional Water Board staff will attend the March 23 meeting to talk about their priorities. Based on the results of a survey of committee members, we will be switching our meeting day and time to the mornings of the fourth Thursdays of each month. For more information, see previous Collections Systems Committee Reports.
Laboratory Committee
The March meeting will feature a guest speaker from Waters to talk about LC/MS/MS technology application to environmental analysis. As SFEI moves toward more monitoring of CECs, this is a timely technology for committee members to better understand.
Permits Committee
The February meeting will focus on toxicity provisions being introduced into some members' Tentative Orders, and State Water Board's proposed Tribal and Subsistence Fishing Beneficial Uses and Mercury Provisions to amend the State Implementation Policy. The next meeting will be held March 9 in conjunction with the CASA Regulatory Workgroup meeting in San Leandro. For more information about committee activities, please see previous Permits Committee Reports.
Pretreatment Committee
The January meeting featured discussions with Amelia Whitson, Pretreatment Coordinator for EPA Region IX. The committee also debriefed PCI/PCA experiences and discussed food digesters for restaurants, documentation of alternative sampling methods for SIUs, and continuous pH monitoring results. The committee reviewed the elements of the recently adopted federal dental amalgam rule, planned logistics for a dental program/inspection training session that is budgeted for FY16-17, and finalized the committee's requested budget for FY17-18.
Operations and Maintenance Infoshare Group
The January meeting included a roundtable discussion where members shared their agency's policies, success stories and lessons learned about how to hire new staff, train in-house staff, and retain historical expertise.The next O&M Infoshare meeting will be held on April 26, location to be determined.
Recycled Water Committee
The March meeting featured updates on several statewide initiatives, such as the Recycled Water Policy update, the development of building standards for dual plumbing, and the State Plan for increasing water use efficiency. At the May meeting the committee will discuss AB 574 (Quirk Bill) which seeks to update the definition of potable reuse to four specific types and do away with “direct potable reuse” and “indirect potable reuse.” For more information about committee activities, please see Recycled Water Committee meeting notes.
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Upcoming Events
US TAG Showcase Wastewater Technology Workshop, March 14, 2017, East Bay Municipal Utilities District, 375 11th St, Oakland, CA.
State of the Estuary October 10-11, 2017, Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Dr., Oakland CA.
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BACWA External Representation
Collaboration with outside groups and initiatives is an important facet of BACWA's mission. Below is a list of BACWA's representatives to these technical, regulatory, and management groups:
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