Attention pollution prevention, pretreatment, and stormwater professionals:  the CWEA P3S Committee is offering grants for P3S-related projects and has just extended their deadline to November 30! Don’t miss out and complete your application today! The Committee is excited to continue the grants program for P3S-related projects. Agencies are encourages to get creative and partner with community groups...

This post sponsored by ehs. Each year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announces its Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations. OSHA’s Top  10 Most Cited for Fiscal Year 2018 Download the Safety Tailgates PDF from ehs at http://www.ehsinc.org/Free.html

The Environmental Laboratory Technical Advisory Committee (ELTAC) will meet on November 13, 2018 at two locations: California Environmental Protection Agency Building 1001 I Street, Klamath Room Sacramento, CA 95814 And Metropolitan Water District of Southern California 700 North Alameda Street, Room 2-145 Los Angeles, CA 90012 Both locations are open to the public and the meeting will also...

Are you, your colleagues or your staff looking to improve their leadership skills? The Water Leadership Institute (WLI) is now accepting applications for the 2019 program. WEF is looking for a diverse group representing all aspects of jobs in water sector (operators, engineers, scientists, communications staff, etc.) to join the 237 alumni active around the world.  WEF membership...

This is a sponsored post from Haaker Every wastewater system is unique: Age, geography, pipe materials, rehab methods, and climate all shape infrastructure over time. But even in the diverse landscape of American utilities, some systems stand out. Big Bear, Calif., is one of these outliers. The sewer department for this unincorporated community in San Bernardino...

CWEA has decided to change vendors on the CWEA Local Section and State plaques. The new vendor is Rivanna, which is the same vendor as WEF award plaques. These new plaques are Bamboo 24 Gold Spectrum Plaque with a satin gold aluminum front plate. Bamboo is a grass and a rapidly renewable resource. Rivanna bamboo...

The annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) was held in New Orleans Oct 1-3. With over 20,000 attendees it is one of the world’s largest clean water conventions. There are over 1,000 technology displays inside the 1-mile long New Orleans exhibit hall. California had an outstanding showing with over 150 Californians serving...

In honor of Cybersecurity month, CWEA pulled together a list of resources that focus on cybersecurity for control systems that are frequently used in water/wastewater. Thank you Daniel Groves of West Yost for the Cybersecurity tips! ICS-CERT – https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/ SANS Institute – sans.gov AWWA – https://awwa.org/cybersecurity WaterISAC  – https://www.waterisac.org/ Google News Alerts – https://www.google.com/alerts (enter...

The State Water Board will hold public hearings to receive oral comments regarding proposed updates to the: (1) Cannabis Policy; and (2) Cannabis Cultivation General Order. The State Water Board may adopt each of these items after their respective hearings. If the updates to the Cannabis Policy are adopted, it will be sent to the...

The Senate voted on – and passed nearly unanimously by a vote of 99-1 – the biennial Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which include a number of major provisions that benefit drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure and policy. The conference report for the bill, known as America’s Water Infrastructure Act (S. 3021), was passed unanimously by...