Steve Jepsen
Southern California Alliance of POTWs
5S 2016
After I did my cycle as first director through past president with the CWEA San Diego Section, I received the treasured gold shovel and a lifetime membership to the secret society of sludge shovelers.I proudly wear my gold shovel at professional events.One of my first public appearances as the Executive Director of SCAP was a public hearing at the SWRCB in Sacramento on the proposed Enforcement Policy Updates. As I settled into the speaker’s podium, adjusted the microphone and began my introduction; I was interrupted by the Chair of the State Water Board, Felicia Marcus, she said “Oh, I see you have a gold shovel. I always wanted one of those”. Next State Board Vice Chair, Steven Moore, asked what was a gold shovel? Felicia more or less accurately described the significance of the gold shovel. The result, instant Street Cred with the State Water Board thanks to CWEA.
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