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:
Cleveland Porter
cporter5255@gmail.com
Committee Positions Effective April, 2020:
| Chair: | Cleveland Porter |
| Vice Chair: | Louis Solana |
| Secretary: | Manuel Del Toro |
| Assistant Secretary: | Dennis Lambert |
| Treasurer: | Tifton Gantt |
| Historian: | <vacant> |
| Past Chair: | Tyree Jackson |
| Mentors: | Walter Lunn (Ret.), Lenny Rather, Paul Louis (Ret.), Vince Falzon |
| Reservations: | Cleveland Porter / Andy Dobbs |
| Vendor Liaison: | Thomas Johnson |
| SFBS Liaison: | Tyree Jackson |
| Safety Liaison: | <vacant> |
| Site Admin / IT Lackey: | Dennis Lambert |
Committee Members:
Gordon Times
Rex Adams
Michelle Beason
Andy Dobbs
Rick Horne
Mark McGrath
Steve Drake
Rick Orta
Paul Seitz
Leighton White
Manny Rios
Jeremy Sandoval
Mike Wells
Christopher Brown
Kevin Dipp
Paul Louis
Patricia DeRouen
Thomas Johnson (x2)
Dennis Wright
Jeff Cook
Albert Hightower, Jr.
Dante Marchetti
Josh Graves
Vendors:
3T Equipment Company, Inc.
Dukes Root Control, Inc.
Restoration Management
Servicemaster Restoration Services
WECO Industries
CWEA SFBS COLLECTION SYSTEM COMMITTEE
MEETING AND CLASS SCHEDULE
2020
| Date | Meeting / Class | Location |
| January 8th | Committee Meeting | Restoration Management Co – Hayward |
| February 19th | TCP Exam Prep Workshop | Central Contra Costa SD – Walnut Creek |
| March 11th | Committee Meeting | City of Livermore |
| April 1st | CWEA Annual Conference – 2020 | <rescheduled to Oct-2020> |
| April 8th | Committee Meeting | <cancelled> |
| May 13th | Regulatory Compliance Workshop | <cancelled> |
| June 10th | Committee Meeting | West County SD – Richmond |
| July 8th | Committee Meeting | Service Master Restoration, Inc, – Concord |
| July (TBD) | CS Statewide Mid-Summer Meeting | Veteran’s Memorial Building – Morro Bay |
| August 5th | Operations & Maintenance Workshop | Marina Community Center – San Leandro |
| September 9th | Committee Meeting | Oro Loma SD – San Leandro |
| September 16th | SFBS CSC Vendor Fair | Union Sanitary Dist. – Union City |
| October 9th | Committee Meeting | Central Contra Costa SD – Walnut Creek |
| November 13th | Workplace Safety Workshop | City of Antioch Community Center |
| December 9th | SFBS CS 2021 Planning Meeting | (TBD) |
| Please note:
For the latest information on SFBS CS Cmte training events as they become available, please refer website at: http://sfbs.cwea.org/ SFBS Calendar of events: http://sfbs.cwea.org/calendar/ |
(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.