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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Includes a Live Web Event on 06/28/2023 at 12:00 PM (PDT)
Presented by SARBS: This presentation will explore various definitions of innovation as they apply to advancing nutrient removal in wastewater.
SARBS Members: Complimentary
Member fee: $25.00
Non-Member fee: $35.001.2 contact hours towards CWEA's: TBD
This session will help you identify strategies to facilitate innovation while assuring emerging technologies are properly integrated into existing facilities to reduce risk and maximize reward. The session will present three engineering examples supported by case studies where innovation was applied to enhance nitrogen and phosphorus removal systems.
Attendees will leave this session with some tangible tools that allow your organization to facilitate innovation and a renewed excitement for the type of creative spirit required to attain future nutrient reduction goals.
Learning Objectives:
1. Innovation using well known tools and a different way of thinking
2. Innovation through design to reduce the risk of unknowns that come with emerging technology
3. Innovation by further advancement of an already innovative & emerging technologyPhoto by CWEA
John Fraser P.E.
National Wastewater Practice Director
Carollo Engineers
John Fraser serves as Carollo’s National Wastewater Practice Director -Leads a team of about 300 wastewater specialists throughout the west and around the country. John has 37 yrs experience in nutrient removal and innovation and is Carollo’s lead for Ballasted Activated Sludge and Aerobic Granular Sludge innovations.
Rajesh Doppalapudi, P.E.
Southern California Regional Wastewater
Carollo Engineers
Rajesh Doppalapudi serves as Carollo’s Southern California Regional Wastewater Lead and is involved in management and design of nutrient reduction facilities and other large wastewater projects throughout Southern California and beyond.
Registrants who view the live webinar to see the slides and hear the audio and then enter the correct attention check code (directions below) will receive 1.2 contact hours towards CWEA's certifications: TBD
To receive your contact hours for viewing the live webinar, please note the two (2) different attention check codes that will be displayed at two different points during the webinar in the top left or right corner of the presentation for approximately 90 seconds. Please enter these codes as 1st attention check code – 2nd attention check code (XXXX-XXXX) in the Attention Check Code component under the "Contents" tab.
Please note, all user activity of CWEA certification holders on the Online Wastewater Education Network is subject to the CWEA Code of Ethics standards for professional conduct and ethics. Certification holders should receive credit for a training only once within the same contact hour period. Any attempt to undermine the certification process may be subject to ethics procedures and possible sanctions. It is not possible to receive contact hours for both attending the live webinar and viewing the recording.
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Includes a Live Web Event on 06/27/2023 at 11:00 AM (PDT)
Certified Manager of Operations and Maintenance helps you prepare for the CWEA Mechanical Technologist - Grade 1-3 certification exam.
SARBs Section Members: $0 (Discount is automatically applied during check-out)
Member fee: $50.00
Non-Member fee: $70.00Contact Hours: 2.40 contact hours towards CWEA's Mechanical Technologist and Collection System Maintenance certifications
Learning Objective(s) - after participating in this session, attendees will be able to:
• Understanding of the “Order of Operation” method of solving math problems.
• How each formula works used on a CWEA test.
• Conversion of Fractions to Decimals.
• Selecting the correct unit of measurement.
• How to read and analyze word problems.
• Conversions and Equivalents used in wastewater math.Shawn Spromberg (Moderator)
Wastewater Utility Supervisor
Cucamonga Valley WD
Shawn Spromberg serves as the Wastewater Utility Supervisor at Cucamonga Valley Water District in Rancho Cucamonga California. Shawn has over 15 years of experience in the wastewater collections field. He is currently responsible for managing, directing and overseeing staff and programs in all functions of the maintenance, repair and inspection of over 420 miles of wastewater mainline and just under 300 miles of lateral pipes and connections as well as all reporting and documentation. His experience ranges from operations and maintenance roles, budgets, assisting with capital projects and system rehabilitation projects and his true passion, which is, developing, training and assisting others in their advancement of knowledge, training and certification in the wastewater industry. Shawn currently holds a CWEA Collections System Maintenance Grade IV certification as well as CWEA Plant Maintenance Technologist Grade I and SWRCB Water Distribution Grade IV and Water Treatment Grade III. Shawn also completed the Mt San Antonio Water Technology program and received his certificate. Shawn is Currently and active member of CWEA, SCAP, and CWEA SARBS Collections Committee where he teaches TCP training in Wastewater Collections System Maintenance Grades 1-4.
Robert Delgado, CMRP, CRL (Moderator)
Manager of Operations and Maintenance
Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Robert Delgado is a Manager of Operations and Maintenance with Inland Empire Utilities Agency in Chino, California. He has over 15 years of combined experience in Maintenance, Operations, Reliability and Asset Management. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University. After serving in the U.S. Navy, Robert transition his career to the civilian sector where he gained experience in Aviation, Petrochemical, and Utilities. Robert is a Director for Santa Ana River Basin Section (SARBS), a local section for CWEA. He holds a Mechanical Technologist Grade 4 certification among other industry recognized certifications.
Roy Reynolds (Moderator)
Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor
Orange County Sanitation District
Roy Reynolds has 28 years of experience in the wastewater field. The last 18 years he has been a Maintenance Supervisor at Orange County Sanitation District in Southern California. He served in the U.S. Navy, assigned to the Seabees stationed in San Diego, before the Battalion moved to Port Hueneme California. He has been active in the CWEA sitting on many of the Local and State committees related to Maintenance and Certification. Currently serving the CWEA as the SARBS TCP Committee Chair.
William Cassidy
Engineering Supervisor
Orange County Sanitation District’s (OCSD) collection
William is the Engineering supervisor for of Orange County Sanitation District’s (OCSD) collection system. Staffs have included design and resident (construction) engineers, collection system operations and maintenance staff, source control inspection staff, and odor & corrosion monitoring staff. Responsibilities include but not limited to performing the most technically complex tasks of the division(s), reviewing staff’s work, and developing and advancing staff’s knowledge and skills. Project manager and engineer for the design and construction of the agency’s new and rehabilitated outlying pump stations and collection system. Achievements include setting / authoring OCSD’s pump station design approach & standards, devising equipment / process test procedures for unusual startups and developing divisional annual budgets and staffing requirements.
Instructor – Technical Certification Program since 2011. Instructor for workshops assisting members with their preparation for the association’s certification tests. Areas covered include collection system and mechanical maintenance with emphasis on mathematics. Workshops held by the Association’s southern local sections including Santa Ana River Basin, Tri-Counties, Desert and Mountain, Santa Diego and Los Angeles Basin.
CERTIFICATIONS:
California Water Environment Association Collection Systems Maintenance, Grade IV
California Water Environment Association Mechanical Technologies, Grade IIIRegistrants who view the live webinar to see the slides and hear the audio and then enter the correct attention check code (directions below) will receive 2.4 contact hours towards CWEA's Mechanical Technologist and Collection System Maintenance certifications
To receive your contact hours for viewing the live webinar, please note the two (2) different attention check codes that will be displayed at two different points during the webinar in the top left or right corner of the presentation for approximately 90 seconds. Please enter these codes as 1st attention check code – 2nd attention check code (XXXX-XXXX) in the Attention Check Code component under the "Contents" tab.
Please note, all user activity of CWEA certification holders on the Online Wastewater Education Network is subject to the CWEA Code of Ethics standards for professional conduct and ethics. Certification holders should receive credit for a training only once within the same contact hour period. Any attempt to undermine the certification process may be subject to ethics procedures and possible sanctions. It is not possible to receive contact hours for both attending the live webinar and viewing the recording.
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Includes a Live Web Event on 06/26/2023 at 12:00 PM (PDT)
Graphics and Design for Learning: How to turn a hum-drum presentation into one where people are engaged and learn
Member fee: $35.00
Non-Member fee: $45.00Contact Hours: TBD
You work hard to protect California’s most critical resource: water. As you lead presentations or create learning materials, your content can either land flat or come alive with the right graphics and design. If you use the right balance of color, graphics, fonts, and empty space, you can inspire more engagement and greater impact from your presentation or printed materials. You can go from a hum-drum PowerPoint or handout to a visual experience that reinforces learning and memory.
Through this online learning experience, you will:
• Learn the adult learning research behind graphics and design
• See specific examples of what you can do to level up your work, including getting a list of free and low-cost tools that you can use in your design work
• Receive a style guide template useful for future presentations
• Create your own list of rules that you would like to follow in your own design… the kind of document you will want to tape to your computer and use every timeThis session is designed for any trainer or resource producer, no matter your design skill. Our goal is to increase your confidence in how you use design to deliver the most powerful learning experience possible.
Photo by Taras Garcia
Nancy Bacon
Chief Executive Officer
Nancy Bacon Consulting
Nancy Bacon is a teacher, instructional designer, and nonprofit leader who is known for creating learning experiences that move people to action. She created three learning programs, including the learning program at Washington Nonprofits, Washington’s nonprofit state association. Nancy has spoken at many regional and national forums on topics related to nonprofits and adult learning. She writes about these topics on her blog: nancybacon.com.
Registrants who view the live webinar to see the slides and hear the audio and then enter the correct attention check code (directions below) will receive 1.8 contact hours towards CWEA's certifications TBD
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Please note, all user activity of CWEA certification holders on the Online Wastewater Education Network is subject to the CWEA Code of Ethics standards for professional conduct and ethics. Certification holders should receive credit for a training only once within the same contact hour period. Any attempt to undermine the certification process may be subject to ethics procedures and possible sanctions. It is not possible to receive contact hours for both attending the live webinar and viewing the recording.
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Includes a Live Web Event on 06/21/2023 at 11:00 AM (PDT)
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ubiquitous and recalcitrant. Best available technologies for PFAS (ion exchange, activated carbon, and reverse osmosis) are expensive and separate PFAS but do not destroy it, leading to disposal concerns. Therefore, it is highly beneficial to characterize PFAS sources and minimize PFAS contamination of water resources in the first place. For a WRF-funded project, we reviewed PFAS source databases, surveyed utilities about their PFAS source control efforts, and conducted thorough PFAS mass balances in both watersheds and sewersheds, The data and insights from these efforts then informed a guidebook for how utilities across the One Water Spectrum can track down and eliminate PFAS sources.
Member fee: $25.00
Non-Member fee: $35.001.2 Contact Hours towards CWEA Certifications: ECI & LAB
Introduction
This presentation will share results of The Water Research Foundation’s (WRF’s) Project #5082: Investigation of Alternative Management Strategies to Prevent PFAS from Entering Drinking Water Supplies and Wastewater.
PFAS are a class of chemicals notorious for their persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity. Two well-known PFAS are perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorosulfonic acid (PFOS). Based on finished water samples collected for the third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR3), 66 water systems serving an estimated six million US residents had PFOA and PFOS above the EPA’s 2016 health advisory level (HAL) of 70 ng/L combined. Twelve systems in Florida had PFAS detections in UCMR3.More systems will likely have detectable PFOA or PFOS in the upcoming UCMR5 (2023-2025), which will use more precise methods. Any detectable PFOA or PFOS would be above these compounds’ new EPA health advisory levels (HALs): 0.004 ng/L and 0.02 ng/L, respectively. The EPA is planning PFOA & PFOS MCLs as well as HALs for more PFAS. Utilities are bracing for these upcoming developments.
The technologies granular activated carbon, ion exchange, and reverse osmosis are effective for PFAS removal, but expensive. So, more research and policy emphasis are needed on preventing PFAS from entering water in the first place.
Project Description
The goal of this project was to develop actionable strategies that would lead to effective management of PFAS sources for utilities. This project included surveys about utilities’ experiences in monitoring, tracking, and mitigating PFAS. It filled data gaps about the relative importance of different PFAS sources across wastewater, surface water, and groundwater. This included thorough investigations of two watersheds to calibrate a nationwide PFAS model based on point sources and de facto reuse. The information collected during the study culminated in a guidance document about how utilities can best identify and eliminate PFAS sources.
Findings
A key lesson learned from utility case studies include the importance of collaboration among utilities, universities, and state governments when working to find PFAS sources. State databases were mined for statistics on PFAS occurrence and sources in groundwater. Landfills were the most frequent source of PFAS to groundwater in multiple databases. In surface water, the presence of even less than one percent wastewater effluent could cause PFOA to exceed its new HAL. However, it would take over 90% wastewater effluent or a major industrial source to exceed any enforceable state MCLs. The guidance developed through this project recognizes that source identification and mitigation are utilities’ “first line of defense” against PFAS. It provides specific and actionable recommendations to support this approach.Photo illustration by Kelman Publishing (c) CWEA
Kyle Thompson, PhD, PE
Reuse Lead Technologist / National PFAS Lead
Carollo Engineers, Inc.
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Please note, all user activity of CWEA certification holders on the Online Wastewater Education Network is subject to the CWEA Code of Ethics standards for professional conduct and ethics. Certification holders should receive credit for a training only once within the same contact hour period. Any attempt to undermine the certification process may be subject to ethics procedures and possible sanctions. It is not possible to receive contact hours for both attending the live webinar and viewing the recording.
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Contains 3 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 06/08/2023 at 11:00 AM (PDT)
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This is a free, sponsored webinar. Contact hours are not available.
Digesters are essential infrastructure for wastewater treatment, but most facilities don’t fully leverage these important assets. Highlighting a variety of California case studies, this session will reveal how to optimize digester and biogas use for the benefit of your agency, your ratepayers, and the environment.
You’ll learn how you can upgrade municipal infrastructure, enhance your operations, generate revenue, and support the community—all with little to no upfront cost. Get the facts on the expanding opportunity to handle organics diverted under SB1383 and discover how your facility can take advantage by co-digesting food waste.
Delivery and procurement models for digester and biogas enhancements will also be discussed.
Photo of Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority provided by Anaergia.
Margaret Laub
Project Development Manager
Anaergia
Margaret works with public agencies and stakeholders to enhance anaerobic digestion and biogas use at municipal wastewater treatment facilities. Her seven years of experience have focused on advancing energy projects with public partners to deliver infrastructure upgrades, enhanced resiliency, reduced carbon footprint, and economic benefits. Margaret has a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering from Harvard University. Margaret is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM).
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 04/19/2023
AC23 Conference and Expo: One Community One Purpose. April 18-21, 2023
Annual Meeting Attendees: Complimentary
CWEA Contact Hours: 3.6 contact hours for all CWEA cert holders.
First Presentation:
Sanitary Sewer Systems General Order Reissuance Update:
This presentation will provide an update on new requirements in the reissued Sanitary Sewer Systems General Order and explain the compliance due dates. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions regarding the new and updated requirementsSecond Presentation:
What's New with Sanitary Sewer Compliance with the WDR?
The State Water Resources Control Board conducted stakeholder collaboration on the waste discharge requirements for sanitary sewer systems impacting 1200 public collection system across California. The SWRCB adopted a reissued WDR with expanded requirements in December 2022 that will require enrolled agencies to improve sewer program compliance to reduce spills.Third Presentation:
Reducing Enforcement Exposure for Spills, SSMPs, and SSMP Audits
It’s been over 16 years since initial adoption of statewide Sanitary Sewer Systems Waste Discharge Requirements (SSS WDRs) with new major pending adoption/implementation. Don’t miss this informative session to stay-abreast of the latest practices on avoiding being targeted for inspections, reducing violations/fines, and preparing your SSMPs/Audits for holding-up to scrutiny by regulators, inspectors and NGOs. Subject matter experts with over 50 years of combined experience will provide Legally Responsible Officials (LROs), data submitters, supervisors and managers with specific case studies and leading strategies for managing your collection system "like your mission statement says.Afrooz Farsimadan
Senior Water Resource Control Engineer
State Water Resources Control Board
Afrooz Farsimadan is a professional civil engineer with over 15 years of civil engineering experience in the transportation and water quality sector. Afrooz graduated from Sacramento State University with a master’s degree in Civil Engineering and has been practicing as a registered civil engineer for over 11 years. She started her career working as a civil engineer for the California Department of Transportation, inspecting highway construction projects. Afrooz then joined the Division of Water Quality at the State Water Resources Control Board. For the past six years, Afrooz has served as a Senior supervising engineer. In addition to her Statewide NPDES Program Manager role in overseeing the development and implementation of numerous statewide NPDES general permits, Afrooz manages the implementation the Statewide Sanitary Sewer Systems General Order.
Walter Mobley
Water Resource Control Engineer, Division of Water Quality, NPDES Wastewater Unit
State Water Resources Control Board
Walter Mobley is a Water Resource Control Engineer with the State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality. Walter graduated from Howard University with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and has over 8 years of civil engineering experience. Walter has been implementing the Sanitary Sewer Systems General Order since 2018. She has been involved in the reissued Order development and will be the contact person for the Order implementation and database questions.
Paul Causey
Principal
Causey Consulting
Mr. Paul H. Causey, P.E. is a registered Civil Engineering in the State of California with 50 years of technical and management experience in the municipal and special district operations and maintenance. He has served as General Manager/District Engineer for four different special districts and was the Assistant City Engineer for the City of Milpitas. He served these cities and special districts for 35 years prior to operating his own management consulting firm specializing in collection system operations and maintenance, staffing, regulatory compliance, operations budgeting, capital planning, asset management and agency consolidation and system withdrawals. These agencies included collection system operations of from 50 to 400 miles of pipe and pump stations. In the past fifteen years Mr. Causey has specialized in providing gap analyses, audits, full revisions to and training on agency sewer system management plans, water quality monitoring program plans and overflow emergency response plans to comply with California and Regional Board regulations for close to 100 public agencies. In addition, he has evaluated and recommended sewer system organizational consolidations and withdrawals for agencies including required staffing, management structure and performance metrics to enhance service area operations. Mr. Causey has also provided expert witness services on several dry cleaner discharge litigation cases and one solid waste rate case. Finally, Mr. Causey is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District.
James Fischer, Jr.
Co-Owner
Fischer Compliance, LLC
Jim worked over 31 years as a professional engineer in the public sector and retired in June 2020 with the State of California after an extensive tenure with the State Water Resources Control Board which began in 2008. Jim formerly managed the Division of Water Quality's Sanitary Sewer Overflow Reduction (SSO) program and also worked in the Office of Enforcement since 2010 as statewide SSO lead providing technical assistance, training and coaching to regional boards prioritizing SSO inspections, compliance audits, and enforcement. To continue his water quality passion, Jim started his own company, Fischer Compliance, LLC in September 2020 to provide effective regulatory best practices to agencies striving to optimize operations and reduce their risks for violations, enforcement and undesirable public attention. Jim obtained a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from CSU Sacramento in 1988.
Jed Beyer
Water Quality Manager
West Bay Sanitary District
Jed Beyer, Water Quality Manager - West Bay Sanitary District. 23 years wastewater experience. Additionally, Jed is responsible for Regulatory Compliance matters and is the Safety Officer at the District. He received his education from California State University, Sacramento and Cornell University. Jed holds CWEA certifications in Collection System Maintenance Grade IV and Environmental Compliance Inspector Grade I; and is a Certified Safety Management Specialist.
Registrants who view the live webinar to see the slides and hear the audio and then enter the correct attention check code (directions below) 3.6 contact hours towards CWEA's Contact Hours.
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Please note, all user activity of CWEA certification holders on the Online Wastewater Education Network is subject to the CWEA Code of Ethics standards for professional conduct and ethics. Certification holders should receive credit for a training only once within the same contact hour period. Any attempt to undermine the certification process may be subject to ethics procedures and possible sanctions. It is not possible to receive contact hours for both attending the live webinar and viewing the recording.
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits
Presented by the Monterey Bay Section of CWEA
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CWEA Contact Hours: 2.4 towards CWEA Certifications: LABJoin William (Bill) Ray as he presents Data Integrity training with discussion of ethics as required by ELAP. Topics will include a review of data integrity procedures, which can be used to develop your procedures under 2016 TNI standards; and some examples of where data integrity can be lost and how one might regain or limit the times this happens.
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William R. Ray
President/Owner
William Ray Consulting, LLC
William (Bill) Ray with William Ray Consulting, LLC holds a Bachelor’s in Chemistry from UC Irvine and a Master’s in Chemistry from Cal Poly Pomona. He has over 48 years of experience which includes over 16 years’ experience in both commercial and government laboratories, over 15 years’ experience in data quality assessment, and over 15 years’ experience in assessing laboratories. His laboratory and assessment experiences include all chemistry and radiochemistry analyses. He is currently the Owner/President of William Ray Consulting, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in technical and compliance assistance to the environmental laboratory community. He has developed training tools; conducted training; laboratory assessment; and has helped in reviewing regulatory compliance from the laboratory perspective. He is currently working on developing self-paced training programs for small laboratories. WRC has provided training including: “TNI 2016 Standards and their Application in the Small Utility Laboratory”; “TNI required Data Integrity Training”; and “Adopting Laboratory Methods for the Field”.
Registrants who view the full recording to see the slides and hear the audio will receive 2.4 contact hours towards CWEA's certifications LAB. It is not possible receive contact hours for both attending the live webinar and viewing the recording.
Please note, all user activity of CWEA certification holders on the Online Wastewater Education Network is subject to the CWEA Code of Ethics standards for professional conduct and ethics. Certification holders should receive credit for a training only once within the same contact hour period. Any attempt to undermine the certification process may be subject to ethics procedures and possible sanctions.
For programs that are one hour or less: to receive your contact hours for viewing the program, please note the one (1) attention check code that will be displayed during the program in the top left or right corner of the presentation for approximately 90 seconds. Please enter this code in the "Attention Check Code" component under the "Contents" tab.
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits
Attendees will receive training on the key KSAs needed when preparing for the Mechanical Tech 2 Exam.
Member fee: $50.00
Non-Member fee: $70.00Attendees will receive training on the key KSAs needed when preparing for the Mechanical Technologist 2 Exam.
Learning Objective(s) - after participating in this session, attendees will be able to:
• Describe Mechanical Tech Maintenance worker job functions, tools and equipment and practices including traffic control, confined space entry and construction and maintenance for the Wastewater Mechanical Technologist Grade 2 certification exam.
• Identify key wastewater infrastructure system components, terms, procedures, and techniques related to the maintenance and troubleshooting at a beginner to journey level.
• Define, identify, and apply essential terms, acronyms and procedures commonly used and performed including safety, PPE, tools, equipment, techniques, and industry and OSHA regulations to assist and prepare the participant for the Mechanical Tech Maintenance Grade 2 certification exam.Roy Reynolds (Moderator)
Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor
Orange County Sanitation District
Roy Reynolds has 28 years of experience in the wastewater field. The last 18 years he has been a Maintenance Supervisor at Orange County Sanitation District in Southern California. He served in the U.S. Navy, assigned to the Seabees stationed in San Diego, before the Battalion moved to Port Hueneme California. He has been active in the CWEA sitting on many of the Local and State committees related to Maintenance and Certification. Currently serving the CWEA as the SARBS TCP Committee Chair.
Robert Delgado, CMRP, CRL
Manager of Operations and Maintenance
Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Robert Delgado is a Manager of Operations and Maintenance with Inland Empire Utilities Agency in Chino, California. He has over 15 years of combined experience in Maintenance, Operations, Reliability and Asset Management. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University. After serving in the U.S. Navy, Robert transition his career to the civilian sector where he gained experience in Aviation, Petrochemical, and Utilities. Robert is a Director for Santa Ana River Basin Section (SARBS), a local section for CWEA. He holds a Mechanical Technologist Grade 4 certification among other industry recognized certifications.
Registrants who view the full recording to see the slides and hear the audio will receive 2.4 Contact Hours towards CWEA's Mechanical Tech certification. It is not possible receive contact hours for both attending the live webinar and viewing the recording.
Please note, all user activity of CWEA certification holders on the Online Wastewater Education Network is subject to the CWEA Code of Ethics standards for professional conduct and ethics. Certification holders should receive credit for a training only once within the same contact hour period. Any attempt to undermine the certification process may be subject to ethics procedures and possible sanctions.
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 03/22/2023
This webinar is an overview of best practices for using your microscope to examine activated sludge and assist in process control decisions.
Member fee: $25.00
Non-Member fee: $35.00Contact Hours: 1.2 CWEA Contact Hours towards: LAB & AWTO
This webinar is the beginning of an educational series hosted by the SFBS Laboratory Committee on the use of a microscope to examine the WWTP’s activated sludge and make more informed process control decisions. In this webinar our speaker, Ron Trygar, will cover the basics of how to use the microscope, prepare a slide and provide an overview of what you are looking for and how to interpret your results
Learning Objectives/Attendee Takeaways
No. 1 Using the microscope as a process control tool
No. 2 Overview of identifying bacteria, protozoa, filaments and floc
No. 3 Interpreting results provided by a microscopic exam of the activated sludgeRon Trygar, CET
Senior Training Specialist
University of Florida Training, Research and Education for Environmental Occupations (TREEO) Center
Ron Trygar has been in the wastewater treatment industry for more than 39 years, and he is the Senior Training Specialist at the University of Florida Training, Research and Education for Environmental Occupations (TREEO) Center in Gainesville, Florida. Ron has over 25 years of training experience, and he is passionate about teaching wastewater treatment courses, specifically the microscopic examination of activated sludge. Ron has spent many hours observing the biomass from his own treatment plants as well as samples sent to him from treatment plants around the Southeastern US, and he is considered a subject matter expert by his peers in Florida. Ron is certified in Florida as a Class A Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator and Class B Drinking Water Plant Operator and holds a certification through the Southeast Desalting Association (SEDA) as a Membrane Treatment Plant Operator. In his free time, Ron enjoys fishing, swimming and diving along Florida’s marine coastline, fixing cars and stuff in his workshop, reading and spending time with his wife Rochelle.
Blake Brown (Moderator)
CWEA SF Bay Section Lab Committee Chair
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Blake Brown is the CWEA SF Bay Section Lab Committee Chair and Supervising Chemist at Central Contra Costa Sanitary District. She has 5 years of experience in the Wastewater field and 12 years of experience in the Environmental Laboratory field.
Registrants who view the live webinar to see the slides and hear the audio and then enter the correct attention check code (directions below) will receive 1.2 contact hours towards CWEA's certifications: LAB & AWTO.
To receive your contact hours for viewing the live webinar, please note the two (2) different attention check codes that will be displayed at two different points during the webinar in the top left or right corner of the presentation for approximately 90 seconds. Please enter these codes as 1st attention check code – 2nd attention check code (XXXX-XXXX) in the Attention Check Code component under the "Contents" tab.
Please note, all user activity of CWEA certification holders on the Online Wastewater Education Network is subject to the CWEA Code of Ethics standards for professional conduct and ethics. Certification holders should receive credit for a training only once within the same contact hour period. Any attempt to undermine the certification process may be subject to ethics procedures and possible sanctions. It is not possible to receive contact hours for both attending the live webinar and viewing the recording.
Once you have entered the correct attendance check codes, you will be able to create and download an electronic certificate of completion under the "Contents" tab.
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 03/21/2023
Certified Manager of Operations and Maintenance helps you prepare for the CWEA Mechanical Technologist - Grade 1-3 certification exam.
Member fee: $50.00
Non-Member fee: $70.00Contact Hours: 2.40 contact hours towards CWEA's Mechanical Technologist and Collection System Maintenance certifications
Learning Objective(s) - after participating in this session, attendees will be able to:
• Understanding of the “Order of Operation” method of solving math problems.
• How each formula works used on a CWEA test.
• Conversion of Fractions to Decimals.
• Selecting the correct unit of measurement.
• How to read and analyze word problems.
• Conversions and Equivalents used in wastewater math.Photo by Adobe Stock.
Shawn Spromberg (Moderator)
Wastewater Utility Supervisor
Cucamonga Valley WD
Shawn Spromberg serves as the Wastewater Utility Supervisor at Cucamonga Valley Water District in Rancho Cucamonga California. Shawn has over 15 years of experience in the wastewater collections field. He is currently responsible for managing, directing and overseeing staff and programs in all functions of the maintenance, repair and inspection of over 420 miles of wastewater mainline and just under 300 miles of lateral pipes and connections as well as all reporting and documentation. His experience ranges from operations and maintenance roles, budgets, assisting with capital projects and system rehabilitation projects and his true passion, which is, developing, training and assisting others in their advancement of knowledge, training and certification in the wastewater industry. Shawn currently holds a CWEA Collections System Maintenance Grade IV certification as well as CWEA Plant Maintenance Technologist Grade I and SWRCB Water Distribution Grade IV and Water Treatment Grade III. Shawn also completed the Mt San Antonio Water Technology program and received his certificate. Shawn is Currently and active member of CWEA, SCAP, and CWEA SARBS Collections Committee where he teaches TCP training in Wastewater Collections System Maintenance Grades 1-4.
Roy Reynolds (Moderator)
Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor
Orange County Sanitation District
Roy Reynolds has 28 years of experience in the wastewater field. The last 18 years he has been a Maintenance Supervisor at Orange County Sanitation District in Southern California. He served in the U.S. Navy, assigned to the Seabees stationed in San Diego, before the Battalion moved to Port Hueneme California. He has been active in the CWEA sitting on many of the Local and State committees related to Maintenance and Certification. Currently serving the CWEA as the SARBS TCP Committee Chair.
Registrants who view the live webinar to see the slides and hear the audio and then enter the correct attention check code (directions below) will receive 2.4 contact hours towards CWEA's Mechanical Technologist and Collection System Maintenance certifications
To receive your contact hours for viewing the live webinar, please note the two (2) different attention check codes that will be displayed at two different points during the webinar in the top left or right corner of the presentation for approximately 90 seconds. Please enter these codes as 1st attention check code – 2nd attention check code (XXXX-XXXX) in the Attention Check Code component under the "Contents" tab.
Please note, all user activity of CWEA certification holders on the Online Wastewater Education Network is subject to the CWEA Code of Ethics standards for professional conduct and ethics. Certification holders should receive credit for a training only once within the same contact hour period. Any attempt to undermine the certification process may be subject to ethics procedures and possible sanctions. It is not possible to receive contact hours for both attending the live webinar and viewing the recording.
Once you have entered the correct attendance check codes, you will be able to create and download an electronic certificate of completion under the "Contents" tab.
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- Non-member - $70
- Member - $50
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