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  • Understanding Microplastic Pollution (On-Demand)
    Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 03/01/2021

    Hear from an EPA representative on practices for sample collection and analytical approaches to address microplastic pollution.

    Member fee: $25
    Non-Member fee: $35

    Contact Hours:  1.2 contact hours towards CWEA's Environmental Compliance Inspector and Laboratory Analyst certifications.

    Hear from an EPA representative on practices for sample collection and analytical approaches to address microplastic pollution. Recent literature has shown that microplastics are ubiquitous in the environment and very commonly found in environmental water samples. Despite this the field is challenged by a lack of standard practices for sample collection and a lack of standardized analytical approaches. Older methods have been shown to be very inaccurate and imprecise. Newer methods show much promise for analytical reproducibility. These newer methods should be adopted for more routine monitoring practices. 

    Learning Objective(s):
    After participating in this session, attendees will be able to:

    • Discuss the extent, the mechanisms and resulting potential for harm from microplastic pollution.
    • Describe the relative contribution of wastewater to microplastic pollution.
    • Identify current policy positions in CA and within US EPA.


    Harry Allen

    LA Team Lead

    US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

    Harry has over 20 years of operations experience in large scale, multi-agency responses to major natural disasters, hazardous waste sites, oil spills and many other types of pollution incidents (USEPA Region 9; 2002-present). Areas of expertise include environmental study design, contamination estimation, and unique application of technology solutions to pollution monitoring and remediation.

    Harry’s primary research interest is in studying the extent of microplastic particles in the environment. Harry created structures for the rigorous testing of microplastic sample collection and analysis with the ASTM D19-06 subcommittee. He designed and implemented several field studies collecting microplastic particles in marine & estuarine environments including at Tern Island, within the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (2018).

    Harry has a B.S. from Rutgers University and an M.S. in Environmental Management from the University of San Francisco where he served as part-time faculty from 2007-2018. He has received three US EPA Gold Medals and the Federal Employee of the Year Team Award (2019) from the San Francisco Federal Executive Board.

    Ashley Thomas (Moderator)

    Environmental Analyst

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    Ashley Thomas has over five years of experience in the wastewater industry. She initially started as an Environmental Compliance Inspector for the City of Modesto. After spending three years within that organization she has since moved on into an Environmental Analyst role at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). At LLNL she is a subject matter expert in wastewater, SPCC, and UST regulations.

    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 Environmental Compliance Inspector and Laboratory Analyst certifications. 

    To receive your contact hours for viewing the live webinar, please note the one (1) attention check code that will be displayed during the webinar 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.  

    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 code, you will be able to create and download an electronic "Certificate of Completion" under the "Contents" tab.

  • PFAS - The Next Wastewater Utility Challenge (On-Demand)
    Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 11/18/2020

    Presenters discuss the sources and types of PFAS chemicals, the fate of PFAS during wastewater treatment, occurrence of PFAS in wastewater effluent and biosolids, advanced treatment technologies for PFAS, and current State Water Resources Control Board activities.

    PFAS is a hot topic in the water and wastewater Industry. Presenters discuss the sources and types of PFAS chemicals, the fate of PFAS during wastewater treatment, occurrence of PFAS in wastewater effluent and biosolids, advanced treatment technologies for PFAS, and current State Water Resources Control Board activities. 

    1.2 contact hours towards CWEA's Environmental Compliance Inspector and Laboratory Analyst certifications.

    Ryan Sellman (Moderator)

    Project Manager

    Carollo Engineers

    Ryan Sellman serves as a Project Manager at Carollo Engineers.

    Rashi Gupta

    Vice President / Project Manager

    Carollo Engineers

    As a vice president and project manager with Carollo Engineers, Rashi Gupta has specialized in delivering sustainable solutions for biosolids management and wastewater treatment throughout her 17-year career. She obtained her Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Davis, and her Master's Degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Rashi now serves as Carollo’s Biosolids Technology Integration Lead, focusing on solids projects throughout the country. She is a licensed civil engineer in California, and a member of the WEF Residuals and Biosolids Committee, where she serves as the vice-chair of the Solids Separation Sub-Committee.

    Wendy Linck

    Senior Engineering Geologist

    State Water Resources Control Board

    Wendy Linck is a Senior Engineering Geologist at the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board). Wendy has over 29 years of experience as a geologist and program manager; nearly three years with the State Water Board in the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) and the remaining 26 years working in private consulting. Wendy assists in managing the State Water Board's response to the PFAS effort. Wendy graduated with a bachelor’s of science degree in Geology from Sacramento State University. She is a California registered professional geologist and certified as a Project Manager Professional by the Project Management Institute.

    Eva Steinle-Darling

    Vice President

    Carollo Engineers

    Eva Steinle-Darling is a Vice President and Principal Technologist with Carollo Engineers. She has a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Stanford University, where she studied the removal of PFAS using nanofiltration membranes. Her work with Carollo focuses on advanced water treatment and reuse, including research, planning, feasibility studies, and design. Eva is leading Carollo's efforts to address clients' needs in responding to PFAS contamination in drinking water, wastewater, and recycled water. She also is working on several of Carollo’s Water Research Foundation projects in which she is looking at, among many other things, the removal of PFAS through advanced treatment.

    Registrants who view the full recording to see the slides and hear the audio will receive 1.2 contact hours towards CWEA's Environmental Compliance Inspector and  Laboratory Analyst certifications.  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.

    To receive your contact hours for viewing the recording, please note the two (2) different attention check codes that will be displayed at two different points during the webinar in the top 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

    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.