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On April 3rd the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission received its first payment for sale of its biosolids-based fertilizer. Lystek, a North American leader in biosolids and organics management, has partnered with the SFPUC to convert biosolids, the nutrient-rich soil-like product from wastewater treatment, into a marketable, renewable fertilizer, which is now being sold to...
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In preparation for women’s history month in March and California Water Professionals Week in October we are collecting profiles of women who work in the California water sector. We are asking CWEA members, agencies, PIOs and HR managers to help us gather great profiles of deserving CA water pros. We will accept and republish profiles...
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“Atmospheric River” is a meteorological term coined in the 1990s that’s recently entered common public usage. They are bands of concentrated moisture traveling in the air over a region. Atmospheric rivers can contain as much moisture as major river, such as the Amazon. On February 5th, the Scripps’ Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes...
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By Zoeanne Tafolla We lost a friend and safety pioneer in the wastewater field on February, 24, 2019 when Lorri McAuliffe lost her six-year battle with cancer. She and her husband, Chris, were a power couple in the field of wastewater. She was knowledgeable not only on all things safety, but she had first hand...
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Cástulo Estrada grew up in the eastern end of the Coachella Valley – an area that had little if any water and wastewater infrastructure. Today, as a member of the Coachella Valley Water District board of directors, he’s proud of a special program bringing clean water infrastructure to disadvantaged communities in eastern Riverside County. Called the...
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By Michele Farmer CWEA member with 30 years of experience in the water sector A research study was recently published in the International Journal of Organizational Analysis (IJOA) by Emerald Publishing Limited that references the Utility of the Future’s (UOTF) challenges for water and wastewater agencies in the US. These challenges include climate change, drought,...
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This was a two day, in-depth Lab workshop focused on TNI topics. These are the TNI topics members told us are their top educational priorities: Quality Systems and the Chemistry and Microbiology modules in TNI 2016. We were proud to bring together a group of TNI experts from across the country to provide in-depth TNI...
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Recently a group of students at Antioch’s Deer Valley High School had the opportunity to build a video from start to finish that would allow them to see what it would be like to work as video producers in the real world. What they found wasn’t as easy as making up a skit and aiming...
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COMMENTS FROM AC18 ATTENDEES “This convention was the best one I have attended so far.” “Networking. Inspirational. Celebratory.” “The lab sessions are always useful for my profession. I am extremely happy you had the preconference workshop I could send a couple other staff members to.” “It felt like a well-rounded learning experience.” “I like the...
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CWEA Member and Vice Chair for the Santa Clara Valley Section, William Jennings Bryan Jr., of Gladstone, passed away unexpectedly, on the 25th of February, 2019. Comments from Silicon Valley Clean Water Manager Teresa Herrera The level of intensity has been high here at SVCW over the past month. Of course there are the normal...