News

February 03, 2012

Toxic Tales – ACWA Workshop on Revised Toxic Water Quality Standards

The DEQ Excel spreadsheets for running a Reasonable Potential Analysis include:

1. Example spreadsheet (ACWA 2011 - 2912 File)

2. Domestic RPA spreadsheet (RPA Spreadsheet domestic rev 3 0 beta file)

Presentations

•Start with End in Mind - Peter Ruffier

•DEQ Implementation Plans - Neil Mullane

•Find the Ladders/Avoid the Chutes - Bob Baumgartner/Walt Meyer

•Data Quality Matters - Greg Pettit

•Data and Data Quality Issues - Chuck Lytle

•Running the RPA Spreadsheet - Spencer Bohaboy/Raj Kapur

•Effective Pretreatment Programs - Curtis Barton/Karen Whisler

•Mixing Zones - Steve Schnurbusch/Mark Hamlin

January 20, 2012

ACWA Groundwater Committee meeting - Thursday, February 16, 2012

10:00am to Noon, City of Gresham, 1333 NW Eastman Parkway, Gresham, OR 97030

January 16, 2012

Updated Inventory of Energy Funding Resources

Check this flyer for an updated inventory of funding resources for energy efficiency and renewable projects at wastewater treatment plants.

January 13, 2012

Pretreatment Committee meeting - Thursday, March 8, 2012

9:00am to Noon, City of Salem

January 12, 2012

Opt out of Phone Books

Tired of phone books piling up on your porch or around your office. Check this DEQ news release about how to opt out of phone book delivery.

http://www.deq.state.or.us/news/prDisplay.asp?docID=3785

January 10, 2012

Updated Inventory of Law Enforcement Unwanted Drug Collection Boxes

The Lincoln City and Toledo Police Departments have added collection boxes for unwanted and unused drugs, bringing to 30 the number of law enforcement agencies providing this important service in their communities.

An updated inventory of the law enforcement unwanted drug collection boxes is available here.

December 21, 2011

Re-Registration Required for Pesticide Applications Near Water

DEQ has finalized and posted information about its revised general permit, and updated permit application, for pesticide applications in or near surface waters. This general permit applies to a variety of pesticide operators who apply pesticides or have day-to-day control over pesticide application. These could include weed control districts, vector control districts, golf courses, lake and marina managers, large landholdings, public utilities, and federal, state and municipal agencies whose pesticides applications reach water. A link to a fact sheet and the permit application is below.

http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/wqpermit/pesticides.htm

December 13, 2011

Lighting Upgrade Incentives Available

Many wastewater treatment plants use T12 fluorescent lights with magnetic ballasts. These types of lights can use up to 40% more energy than the more efficient T8 lighting systems.

Not only are T12 lamps inefficient by today’s standards, soon they will no longer be available as replacement lamps, per a federal mandate, beginning July 14, 2012. When industrial-type facilities, like wastewater treatment plants, move from T12 to T8 lighting, there can be as much as a 50% reduction in energy use and a significantly smaller energy bill.

Generous incentives available from many Northwest public utilities to make these changes, but you must act soon - the incentives will expire in July 2012. The attached flyer describes how get a lighting upgrade project started for your facility.

December 12, 2011

Workshops Set on Revised Toxic Water Quality Standards - January 10th and February 21st, 2012

ACWA has set a two-part workshop focused on Oregon’s revised toxic water quality standards. The workshops "Toxic Tales - Impact of Revised Water Quality Standards on Oregon Municipal Treatment Plants" are scheduled in Salem on January 10, 2012 and February 21, 2012. This two-part workshop will focus on the revised standards, pending DEQ requirements for additional monitoring and sampling, and compliance strategies for municipal treatment plants.