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Member News
The BACWA Bulletin is introducing a new section to highlight news items submitted by our members. If you would like a news item from your agency to appear in this space, please email lfono@bacwa.org.
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What's new in BACWA's Committees
AIR Committee
The March AIR committee meeting included further discussion about regulations implementing AB1383 that will divert biosolids from landfills, BAAQMD's Regulation 13 (Climate Pollutant Rule Development), and proposed flare rules under development throughout the State. The next meeting will be the joint meeting with BAAQMD staff, and will tentatively be held in August. See previous AIR meeting materials.
BAPPG
The June meeting included a presentations from 5 Gyres and SFEI on microplastics in the Bay. The August meeting will be the annual pollutant selection exercise and will take place at SFPUC. For more information, see previous BAPPG meeting materials.
Biosolids Committee
At this time, biosolids activities in the Bay Area are being largely conducted by the Bay Area Biosolids Coalition, which will be a BACWA program of special benefit, beginning in Fiscal Year 2020. The BACWA Biosolids Committee will be conducting business solely by email for the foreseeable future, and will be only meeting on as-needed basis.
Collections Systems Committee
At the April meeting, Joe Schiavone, Deputy Director of Water and Sewer for the City of Santa Rosa, gave a presentation on fire response and recovery, with a focus on collection systems impacts. The committee also continued to discuss the State Water Board's SSS WDR reissuance process. The next meeting will be July 25 and include a presentation on the rehabilitation of Napa Sanitation District’s 50 year-old 66-inch reinforced concrete trunk main. For more information, see previous Collections Systems Committee Reports.
Laboratory Committee
The laboratory committee is working to compile an instrumentation database so members can see what equipment are used by agencies in the Region. For more information, contact Chris Francis. The laboratory committee will now meet every other month. Most meeting will be the second Tuesday, from 10 am to noon, immediately prior to the permits committee meeting. The next meeting will be August 13.
Permits Committee
At the June meeting, the committee reviewed the revised data worksheet for the Nutrient Watershed Permit. Regional Water Board staff will attend the August meeting. For more information about committee activities, please see previous Permits Committee Reports.
Pretreatment Committee
At the March meeting, EPA staff were present to discuss inspection and enforcement priorities. Presentations from the March 11 Pretreatment Master Class training are now posted.
Operations and Maintenance Infoshare Group
The April meeting was held at Sunnyvale WPCP and featured a tour of construction activities at the Plant. The next meeting will be held on July 24, 2019, at the Livermore Water Reclamation Plant, and the group will discuss staffing and scheduling issues.
Recycled Water Committee
The May meeting featured an update on the transition of 96-011 permittees to the State General Order, as well as the Committee's role in overseeing the Recycled Water Study required by the Nutrient Watershed Permit (see above). Updates on this study will be a standing item on future committee agendas. For more information about committee activities, please see Recycled Water Committee meeting notes.
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Upcoming Events
RMP Annual Meeting, October 10, 2019, 9:00am to 4:00pm, David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA
State of the Estuary Conference, October 21 – 22, 2019, Scottish Rite Center, 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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