BARSCREEN BEE The Official Newsletter of the Northern Sacramento Valley Section of the California Water Environment Association

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1 November 2015 BARSCREEN BEE The Official Newsletter of the Northern Sacramento Valley Section of the California Water Environment Association NSVS EXECUTIVE BOARD Your Host PRESIDENT Rob Price City of Olivehurst VICE PRESIDENT Beverly Hann Carollo Engineers SEC-TREASURER April Overfield SC-OR YR DIRECTOR Nancy Cameron Alpha Analytical Lab alpha-labs.com 1-YR DIRECTOR Nolan Randal CH2M Hill The Barscreen Bee is a bimonthly publication of the Northern Sacramento Valley Section of the California Water Environment Association. Articles, announcements, job postings, questions, etc should be ed to the newsletter editor, Eric Wold at: ericnww@yahoo.com City of Redding Training Meeting Wednesday, November 18th City of Redding Corp Yard see map page 2 8:30 Sign in and Network with your peers over coffee & donuts 9:00 Optimization of 20 year Life Cycle Costs of Centrifuge Sludge Dewa tering Options Mark Humberstone & Mike Tooley, Sales Engineers, MISCO Water 9:50 Sanitary Sewer Overflow Update Jeremy Pagan, SWRCB Engineer, Central Valley Regional Board 10:40 Repair and Rehabilitation of wastewater and storm water pipes, Including pipe liners. Don Wible, Business Develop Manager, Nor-Cal Pipe 11:30 Homeless Encounters- How to deal with transients encountered during field work. Bob Brannon, City of Redding Police Department, Community Work Program officer 12:15 Lunch catered by The Chicken Shack Chicken fingers and wings, baked beans, French fries, potato salad, cole-slaw, and a variety of dipping sauces. Served at the Redding Corp Yard Café De Sewer 1:30 Tour of the Clear Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant s New Centrifuge De-Watering Facility at 2220 Metz Road, Anderson, CA 96007

2 City of Redding Corporation Yard Viking Way, Building #4, Redding, CA

3 Awards Season is here Nominate your friend co-workers etc. DEADLINE EXTENDED ONE WEEK TO Nov 22. SEND IN YOUR NOMINATIONS OR BRING THEM TO THE REDDING MEETING The 2015 applications are now available online at State nominations will only be accepted on the downloadable forms. Mark your calendars for November 15th when the Northern Sacramento Valley Section Awards are due, and help get the word out! The CWEA Awards Policy is also online if you need a quick recap of how CWEA and the Local Sections manage the awards. Local Section award winners will be recognized at the CWEA NSVS Awards Banquet and local section winners can advance to the state competition. If you want to nominate someone for the CWEA State level Awards, then use the CWEA downloadable forms. Awards for the NSVS local section (only) can be entered on the NSVS Award forms-you must fill out the CWEA form for the Statewide Awards. Applying for an award is time well spent. Participating in the CWEA SAS awards program benefits for your people, processes, and profession, in the following ways: People Acknowledges team and individual excellence. Boosts employee morale and agency pride. Celebrates and recognizes good work. Attracts and retains talent. & Adds a vote of confidence for new hires. Work Processes Benchmarks accomplishments in the field.. Analyzes and evaluates annual progress. Profession Raises organizational profile in the community and with ratepayers, public officials and board members. NSVS Calendar of Events October 21 - NSVS Board Meeting November 18 - Training Meeting in Redding December 9 - NSVS Board Meeting January NSVS Awards Banquet, Feather Falls Casino, Oroville. *All board meetings held at 10:00 at the Italian Cottage, 2234 Esplanade, Chico 3

4 Plant Classification: Northern Sacramento Valley Section CWEA Ponds Secondary Treatment Tertiary Treatment 2015 Award Nomination Form Plant of the Year Nominations must be ed, post marked or faxed by Sunday, November 15th, 2015 to the address below. All nominees must be members in good standing of the Northern Sacramento Valley Section of CWEA. Agency: Name of Facility: Address: Phone Number: Manager/Chief Plant Operator: Contact Info: Plant Employees: Phone Number: Cell Number: Address: Number of Operational Personnel Number of Maintenance Personnel Number of Laboratory Personnel Number of Electrical Personnel Number of Support Personnel On an attachment describe why this agency qualifies to receive this award. Use specific examples whenever possible. Include a brief description of the Plant, such as, average flows, plant processes, innovative practices, efficiency and cost saving ideas, compliance records, management systems, new processes or procedures and any other evidence of superior plant operations. Attach any supporting information and a list of personnel certifications. The winning NSV Section applicant will be provided with the CWEA Statewide award nomination forms at a later time, if they desire to proceed with CWEA competition. Check on the CWEA web site for award forms and judging criteria or at this link, Send or Applications to: Eric Wold 2367 Moyer Way Chico, Ca ericnww@yahoo.com

5 Northern Sacramento Valley Section CWEA 2015 Award Nomination Form Safety & or Collection System Safety Agency Award* 1-25 Employees Employees Over 75 Employees Safety Person of the Year NSVS Local Award only Collection System of the Year* miles miles Over 500 miles Collection Person of the Year* Nominations must be ed, post marked or faxed by Sunday, November 15th, 2015 to the address below. All nominees must be members in good standing of the Northern Sacramento Valley Section of CWEA. Name of Nominee: Title: Employer: Address: Phone Number: Nominator: Title: Employer: Address: Phone Number: Signature: On an attachment describe why this person/agency qualifies to receive this award. Use specific examples whenever possible. Attach any supporting information. * Indicates an award that is also a Statewide CWEA award. The winning NSV Section applicant will be provided with the CWEA award nomination forms at a later time, if they desire to proceed with State CWEA competition. Check on the CWEA web site for award forms and judging criteria or at this link, Send or Application to: Eric Wold 2367 Moyer Way Chico, Ca ericnww@yahoo.com

6 Northern Sacramento Valley Section CWEA 2015 Individual Award Nomination Form Electrical/Instrumentation Tech of the Year* Engineering and Research* Achievement Award Laboratory Analyst of the Year* Treatment Plant Operator of the Year* Pretreatment Pollution Prevention* Person of the Year Outstanding Service Award-NSVS Award Supervisor of the Year* Inspirational Award-NSVS Award Lifetime Achievement Award-NSVS Award Mechanical Technician of the Year* Secretary of the Year-NSVS Award Public Education Award* Nominations must be ed, post marked or faxed by Sunday, November 15th, 2015 to the address below. All nominees must be members in good standing of the Northern Sacramento Valley Section of CWEA. Secretary does not need to be a NSVS or CWEA member Name of Nominee: Title: Employer: Address: Phone Number: Nominator: Title: Employer: Address: Signature: Phone Number: On an attachment describe why this person/agency qualifies to receive this award. Use specific examples whenever possible. Attach any supporting information. * Indicates an award that is also a Statewide CWEA award. The winning NSV Section applicant will be provided with the CWEA award nomination forms at a later time, if they desire to proceed with State CWEA competition. Check on the CWEA web site for award forms and judging criteria or at this link, Send or Applications to: Eric Wold 2367 Moyer Way Chico, Ca ericnww@yahoo.com

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11 2016 NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY SECTION MEMBERSHIP, ADVERTISEMENT & NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION N.S.V. MEMBERSHIP & SUBSCRIPTION: People interested in being a member of the Northern Sacramento Valley Section and attending training sessions and other function of the N.S.V.S. may join the Section for only $12 per year (12 months). Membership includes our bi-monthly NSV Section Barscreen Bee newsletter and the opportunity to attend all training session and functions presented by the N.S.V. Section Does not include or require membership in our parent organization, CWEA. ADVERTISEMENTS: Advertisements in the bi-monthly N.S.V. Barscreen Bee newsletter may be purchased for only $60 per calendar year for a business-card size advertisement or $120 per year for a double-size advertisement (prorated from billing date). Other advertisement sizes may be available. Purchase of advertisement includes N.S.V Section membership. Enclose a clean, scanable business card or card/advertisement to the Newsletter Editor at: ewold@ci.chico.ca.us. CWEA MEMBERSHIP When you become a member of the CWEA (California Water Environment Association) your membership includes membership in one Local Section also. Of course, you will want to check the box for the NSVS (Northern Sacramento Valley Section) on the application. For a small additional fee, you can join any of the other Local Sections throughout California. For CWEA Membership, phone or go online at APPLICATION: DATE: NSV Subscription / Membership for $12 per year NSV Advertisement for $60 or $120 / year NAME AGENCY TITLE MAILING ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE (Newsletter sent by ) Questions or payment, please send to: Eric Wold 2367 Moyer Way Chico, Ca ericnww@yahoo.com