Overview:
The Collection Systems Committee is comprised of volunteers from local agencies/districts that hold bi-monthly workshops to share training related to the wastewater collection systems maintenance, design, operations and inform attendees of Federal, State and Local regulations.
The committee’s bi-monthly meetings focus on items related to day-to-day operations, critique of past training classes, plan future classes, provides support and share information to members, and discuss Federal, State and Local regulations.
For more information, please contact the Committee Chair:
Christopher Brown (aka, “Country”)
Ora Loma Sanitary District
2655 Grant Ave
San Lorenzo, CA 94580
(510) 276-4700
cbrown@oraloma.org
Committee Positions Effective April 28, 2016:
| Chair: | Christopher Brown |
| Vice Chair: | Tyree Jackson |
| Secretary: | Paul Seitz |
| Assistant Secretary: | Dennis Lambert |
| Treasurer: | Rick Orta |
| Historian: | Tom Edwards |
| Past Chair: | Paul Louis |
| Mentors: | Walter Lunn (Ret.), Lenny Rather, Paul Louis (Ret.), Vince Falzon |
| Reservations: | Patricia DeRouen |
| Vendor Liaison: | Thomas Johnson |
| SFBS Liaison: | Dennis Lambert |
| Safety Liaison: | Larry Olivan |
| Site Admin / IT Lackey: | Dennis Lambert |
Committee Members:
Gordon Times
Rex Adams
Andy Dobbs
Rick Horne
Mark McGrath
Al Swithenbank
Gordon White
Manuel DelToro
Mark DAmbra
Clevelend Porter
Tony Jones
Dennis Wright
Jeff Cook
Lani Good
Dante Marchetti
Mike Wells
Vendors:
3T Equipment Company, Inc.
Dukes Root Control, Inc.
Restoration Management
Servicemaster Restoration Services
WECO Industries
MEETING AND CLASS SCHEDULE 2017
| January 18th | TCP | City of Oakland / Joaquin Miller Park |
| February 1st | Committee Meeting | OLSD / San Lorenzo |
| February 15th | Specialty Conference | Dublin |
| March 15th | CHP, Paving and Traffic Controls | Union Sanitary District |
| April 5th | Committee Meeting | City of Hayward |
| April 25-28 | CWEA Annual Conference 2017 | Palm Springs |
| May 17th | Committee Meeting | City of San Leandro |
| June 7th | Easement Maintenance, Syphon Cleaning, SSO and Spill Mitigation |
Service Master – Concord |
| July 21st | CWEA SFBS Golf Tournament | San Leandro |
| July 29-30 | CWEA Mid-Summer Conference | Morro Bay |
| August 2nd | Committee Meeting | USD / Union City |
| September 20th | Rodding, Hydro, CCTV and Construction Techniques | CCCSD / Walnut Creek |
| October 4th | Committee Meeting | City of Oakland |
| November 15th | Leadership, Building a Better Worker | City of Antioch |
| December 6th | SFBS CS Planning Meeting | England’s / San Leandro |
| January 17, 2018 | TCP | City of Oakland / Joaquin Miller Park |
(Dates and times are subject to change)
If there are any topics related to training that you would like for us to consider, please submit them to the committee at: SFBS.Collections@gmail.com
Local News:Here are some of the highlights from the bi-annual collection system vendor fair that was held on June 6, 2012.