AC24 Sewer Spill Simulations and Emergency Response Training Support Mutual Aid
Recorded On: 04/10/2024
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Regional Sanitary Sewer Spill Simulations Increase Efforts in Emergency Response Training Through Inland Empire Utilities Agency's Mutual Aid Program. The Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA), a regional wastewater treatment and water agency encompassing 242 square miles in western San Bernadino County and servicing approximately 935,000 people, provides sewage utility services to seven sewer collection agencies and wholesale imported water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to regional retail agencies.
In 2004, IEUA entered into a Mutual Aid Agreement with their Regional Contracting Agencies and other partners to provide emergency response in the event of a disruption which would affect the water service, sewer service or sewage treatment services provided by each agency. Over the years, IEUA has taken the lead to organize quarterly meetings between the Mutual Aid partners for sewer collection training, discussions on regional system issues, and regulatory updates.
Due to the current increase in retirements and the need for hands on training for line staff, IEUA took the lead to develop a regional approach for multi-agency sanitary sewer spill simulation trainings. In 2022, IEUA hosted the first event through the Mutual Aid Program. The training included regulatory overview and review of spill calculations in partnership with hands on spill simulations. Each agency team that participated in the training brought their sewer truck units and sewer collection crews. Members from each crew were assigned to teams to replicate a group reporting to a Mutual Aid emergency call and ran through the spill simulation while other crews watched and documented the efforts. IEUA has collaborated with Cucamonga Valley Water District and City of Ontario for the ongoing development and implementation of said training program.
The Mutual Aid Program has now incorporated this Regional Sanitary Sewer Spill Simulation training as an annual all-day event to allow members of the agreement the opportunity to provide their staff emergency response training. This provides the region with first time responders the hands-on experience necessary to manage any event."
Learning Objectives:
Understand key components of a successful mutual aid program
Understand key components goals and successes derived & achieved through a robust, proactive and implemented mutual aid program. Training concepts applied knowledge and training and enhance & improve agencies response and documentation
Apply components to enhance and develop their own programs
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Lucia F. Diaz (she/her/hers)
Manager of Facilities & Water System Programs
Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Lucia Fuertez Diaz joined Inland Empire Utilities Agency in 2006 as a Construction Project Coordinator and during her tenure has worked in several departments ranging from Engineering, Finance Administration, and Operations. She currently serves as the Manager of Facilities & Water System Programs for the Agency’s Facilities Management, Sewer Collection Systems and Recycled Water/ Groundwater Recharge Programs within the Operations & Maintenance Division. Lucia holds a bachelor's degree in Business Economics/Finance from California State University, San Bernardino, a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, has a Grade 4 Collection System Maintenance Certificate from California Water Environment Association (CWEA) and a Certified Reliability Leader issued by the Association of Asset Management Professionals.
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Shawn Spromberg
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.
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Edward Makowski
Collections System Supervisor
Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Edward Makowski joined Inland Empire Utilities Agency in 2016 as a Collections System Operator and spent some time as a Wastewater Treatment Operator before returning to Collections in his current role as Collections System Supervisor.
Ed currently holds a Grade 4 Collections System Maintenance Certification from CWEA and holds Grade 2 Distribution, Grade 2 Treatment, and Grade 3 Wastewater Treatment Operator certifications from CA State Water Resource Control Board. Ed has an Associates Degree in Public Works from Citrus College in Glendora, CA and is also an Eagle Scout.
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