UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS The SFBS has a wide range of training and other events to help keep your summer busy. Here are a few key items in the coming months … · July Dinner Meeting: Our next monthly dinner meeting will be held on Thursday, July 11 and include a Continue reading Presidents Newsletter
Joint Dinner Meeting with Redwood Empire Section Thursday, September 19, 2019 Topic: Bay Area Biosolids Coalition Efforts in Response to Regulatory Developments Impacting Biosolids Management This presentation will highlight new state and local regulations that could significantly impact Bay Area biosolids management practices within the coming decade and recent efforts Continue reading Joint Dinner Meeting – 9/19
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Operators, Maintenance Staff, Planners, Entry Level Engineers, Project Managers, and others interested in learning the basics of Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) won’t want to miss this informative seminar. TOPICS* Basic P&IDs and Electrical Drawings – Robert Mac, EBMUD and Jarrod Slate, CA Motor Controls Programmable Logic Controller Continue reading Basic Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) – 9/12
Member Appreciation Night A’s vs Astros with Tailgate Party and K-Pop Fireworks Oakland Coliseum // Friday August 16, 2019 SOLD OUT Schedule 4:30PM to 7:00PM – Tailgate party with tacos and beer (free with ticket purchase) 7:00PM – Game time with field level seats After Game – K-Pop Fireworks RSVP Continue reading A’s vs Astros – Member Appreciation Night – 8/16
Collection System Technical Certification Preparation (TCP) Seminar August 14, 2019 Location Central Contra Costa Sanitary District 1250 Springbrook Drive Walnut Creek, CA. 94597 Registration: 7:30 am – 8:00 am Class: 8:00 am – 2:30 pm Contact Hours: 5.5 Overview This will be an interactive classroom style training that will address Continue reading Collection System Technical Certification Preparation (TCP) Seminar – 8/14
California Water Environment Association Golf Tournament Friday, July 26, 2019 8AM Shotgun Start $80 per player – includes: Golf Breakfast Lunch Bucket of practice Balls Cart To Register, please contact Thomas Johnson at 707-718-1656 or email: thomasjohnson@wecoind.com
Monthly Dinner Meeting – Thursday, July 11, 2019 A Visionary Nutrient Management Strategy to Protect San Francisco Bay The Bay Area Clean Water Agencies are collaborating with regulators and scientists to implement a visionary science based nutrient management strategy to protect the health of the Bay’s ecosystem and identify potential Continue reading July Dinner Meeting – 7/11
Dinner Meeting – June 13 Engaging O&M Staff in Asset Management Despite investing trillions of dollars in capital improvements over the past decades, our water and wastewater infrastructure is severely stressed from overuse, under-funding, and aging. Therefore, many utilities are striving to apply reliability centered asset management principles to overcome Continue reading June Dinner Meeting – 6/13
PLANT OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE (O&M) COMMITTEE Presents RODEO SANITARY DISTRICT PLANT TOUR Wednesday, May 22, 2019 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Rodeo Sanitary District Water Pollution Control Facility 800 San Pablo Avenue Rodeo, CA 94572 Registration is $30.00 (CWEA Members) $35 (Non-Members) $10 (Students) Attendance is limited to 40 participants Continue reading Rodeo Sanitary District Plant Tour – 5/22
Supporting Women in Wastewater Please join the PDC and SYP for a Supporting Women in Wastewater networking dinner, panel and breakout discussions. Join us to share your stories, hear stories from and support women in the field, discuss challenges and opportunities, and develop relationships with others in the industry. All are welcome! PANEL SPEAKERS: Laurie Brenner, Continue reading Supporting Women in Wastewater – 5/09
Safety Seminar for Water and Wastewater If you attend one event all year, this is the event for YOU! Specialized safety sessions in the Wastewater and Water Industries. Topics include: Lock Out / Tag Out Ergonomics Lone / Connected Worker Airborne Contaminates and more… Wednesday, May 8th, 2019 7:30 am Continue reading Safety Seminar – 5/08
Overview of Collection System Operation, Maintenance, and Regulatory Compliance May 8, 2019 Location ServiceMaster Restoration Services 2121 Diamond Blvd., Concord, CA 94520 Registration: 7:30 am – 8:30 am Class: 8:30 am – 2:30 pm Contact Hours: 5.5 Overview This will be an interactive classroom style training that will discuss: Rules Continue reading Overview of Collection System Operation, Maintenance, and Regulatory Compliance – 5/08
The Student Design Competition promotes real world design experience for students interested in pursuing an education and/or career in water/wastewater engineering and sciences. It tasks individuals or teams of students within a WEF student chapter to prepare a design to help solve a local water quality issue. Teams evaluate alternatives, Continue reading CWEA Student Design Competition – 05/04
The Energy-Biosolids Nexus – May 1, 2019 The CWEA SF Bay Section’s Professional Development Committee (PDC) will be holding a full-day seminar on energy and biosolids. The seminar will cover various topics including: A Pragmatic View of State Mandates in SB 1383 – Challenges and Opportunities for the Wastewater Sector Continue reading The Energy-Biosolids Nexus – 5/01
The Exploratorium reduces its water consumption by collecting and treating water from the San Francisco Bay for its heating & cooling system and by collecting rainwater to use for toilet flushing – this saves over 2,300,000 millions of gallons of drinking water every year! Stay after the tour for After Continue reading Exploratorium Tour & After Dark Event – 4/25
April Dinner Meeting | Thursday April 18, 2019 San Francisco’s Biosolids Digester Facilities Project TOPIC: With a vision for world-class biosolids system that produces a Class A biosolids product, SFPUC is undertaking the Southeast Plant Biosolids Digester Facilities Project. This $1.3B capital investment will replace all biosolids processes with more reliable, efficient, and modern technologies Continue reading San Francisco’s Biosolids Digester Facilities Project – 4/18
Celebrate World Water Day with Water For People March 21, 2019 Date: Thursday, March 21, 2019 Time: 5:30PM to 8:30PM Location: Brown and Caldwell 201 N. Civic Drive Suite 300 (South Building) Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Free: Complimentary food & drinks Join the San Francisco Bay Water For People Committee for Continue reading Celebrate World Water Day – 3/21
Joint meeting of the Santa Clara Valley and San Francisco Bay Section Exploring Virtual Reality in Design, Construction, with applications to Operations and Maintenance Activities Speakers: Aren Hansen, Brown and Caldwell Greg Sturges, Brown and Caldwell Date: Thursday, March 14, 2019 Where: Crowne Plaza 1221 Chess Drive, Foster City Schedule: Continue reading March Dinner Meeting – 3/14
New for 2019! Get valuable one-on-one time with industry professionals with our new dinner format. Continue reading Annual Evening With Industry & Career Fair – 2-21
