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OC San Selects Rob Thompson as the Next General Manager
The Orange County Sanitation District’s (OC San) Board of Directors has selected CWEA Member OC San’s Assistant General Manager Robert (Rob) Thompson as the next General Manager, effective February 10, 2023. Thompson will replace James (Jim) D. Herberg who is set to retire on February 9, 2023, after a longstanding career at OC San. Herberg...
2023-2024 CWEA Board of Directors Nominees
All CWEA members are invited to attend the Annual CWEA Business Meeting to learn about the achievements of our local sections, hear updates on Certification trainings, and find out what’s coming up for our CWEA members. CWEA will conduct the election of its 2023-2024 slate electronically. Watch for an email with your own unique link...
CWEA Member Dr. Ramzi Mahmood Receives Excellence in Workforce Development Award
Congratulations to Dr. Mahmood on receiving the Dr. Kenneth D. Kerri Excellence in Workforce Development Award at this year’s Innovation in Certification conference presented by Water Professionals International. The Kenneth D. Kerri Excellence in Workforce Development Award is presented to an individual or group who has gone beyond the call of duty to advance the...
City of Ventura Water Reuse Program
Unique to its Southern California neighbors, the City of Ventura is one of the largest regional cities to rely solely on local water supplies. Currently, the city receives water from three sources — Lake Casitas, Ventura River, and groundwater basins. However, like most of California, local water sources have been impacted by decades of drought...
In Times of Scarcity, California’s Best New Source of Water? Reuse
As California has struggled with drought, Governor Gavin Newsom’s fundamental solution: find more water by diversifying the state’s public water supply. Because of the proximity of the Pacific Ocean, one of the most frequently mentioned sources is seawater desalination. A few communities are trying it, despite environmental concerns. But another potential source gets less public...
New Sidestream Tech Keeps Nutrients Out of the San Francisco Bay
Join this session at AC23 in San Diego, April 18-21 Mike Falk, PE, and Jimmy Dang, PE, will present a paper at the Annual Conference on an innovative sidestream process demonstrated at the Oro Loma Sanitary District, where Dang is the general manager. The process removes ammonia using Microvi’s MNE technology, a new process that employs synthetic composites called...

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