News

July 27, 2010

2010 ACWA Conference presentations

**Wednesday, July 21st**

EPA Action to Require Nutrient Water Quality Standards - Jeff Lape, EPA

Sustainable Nutrient Recovery - Dr. James Barnard, Black & Veatch and Mark Poling, Clean Water Services

Using Natural Systems for Nutrient Treatment - Mark Madison, CH2M Hill

Issues Facing Oregon Wastewater and Stormwater Utilities - Janet Gillaspie, ACWA

Future Strides: Developing a Roadmap to the Wastewater Treatment Plant of Tomorrow - Lauren Fillmore, Water Environment Research Foundation

Use Solar to Power Your Treatment Plant & Other People's Money to Fund It - Paul Eckley and Mike Nacrelli, City of Gresham and Andy Noel, REC Solar, Inc. (Presentation to be posted)

Ecosystem Credit Accounting - Bobby Cochran, Willamette Partnership

Lessons Learned..from California Stormwater Hydrographic Modification Management Planning - Dr. Andrew Collison, Phillip Williams & Assoc. and Aaron Poresky, Geosyntec Consultants

Sewer It! An Integrated Approach to Meeting Willamette Bacteria TMDLs - Leah Johanson and Carol Murdock, Clackamas Co. Water Environment Services

**Thursday, July 22nd**

Oregon's Wet Weather Standard-Where is Oregon Headed on SSO Issues? - Neil Mullane, Oregon DEQ

Fitting the Oregon SSO Approach in the Clean Water Act - Pat Bradley, LimnoTech

SB 737-Update and Path Forward for Oregon's Largest Wastewater Facilities - Jennifer Wigal, Oregon DEQ and Mark Yeager, City of Albany

Partnering with EPA's "Design for the Environment" Program to Promote Environmentally Safer Products - Dr. Kelly Grant, EPA Design for the Environment (DfE) Program

WERF Research to Develop Diagnostic Tools to Evaluate Impacts of Trace Organic Compounds and Evaluate Treatability - Dr. Jerry Diamond, Tetra Tech

Microconstituent Impacts on Biosolids and Recycled Water Quality - Dr. Sally Brown, University of Washington

A Strategy for Reducing Toxics in Oregon - Renee Hackenmiller-Paradis, Oregon Environmental Council

**Friday, July 23rd**

Oregon's Integrated Water Resource Strategy: Opportunities and Challenges for Oregon Wastewater and Stormwater Utilities - John Jackson, Oregon Water Resources Commission

Expanding Opportunities for Recycled Water Use - Dave Smith, WateReuse California

July 26, 2010

Pacific Northwest Pretreatment Workshop September 14-16, 2010

The 17th Annual Pacific Northwest Pretreatment Workshop will be held at the Water Resources Education Center (WREC) in Vancouver, Washington. Please mark these dates on your calendar for this year’s Workshop.

Rooms have been arranged for Workshop attendees at the rate of $110 (plus taxes and fees)per night for single/double occupancy. For reservations, contact The Heathman Lodge toll-free at 1-888-475-3100(www.heathmanlodge.com) and identify yourself as a Pacific Northwest Pretreatment Workshop attendee or a member of the PNSCTA to receive the group rate. Reservation deadline for this group rate at The Heathman Lodge is August 23, 2010. Space is limited - So make your reservations early.

There is a complimentary shuttle from the Hotel to the WREC Center during the Workshop. Agenda and registration forms will be mailed in July. Workshop registration is only $200, if received by August 31.

The agenda/registration form is posted below. Check out the web site at http://www.pnscta.org

July 19, 2010

ACWA Membership Directory Available

The 2010 ACWA Membership Directory is available to ACWA members on CD-ROM. The directory includes the name and contact information for all ACWA members. Contact the ACWA office for a copy.

July 19, 2010

ACWA CMOM Workshop Set 10/5/2010

ACWA has set a day-long workshop focused on sewer system capacity and maintenance issues for 10/5/2010 in Salem. Save the date - - more details available shortly. A summary flyer is available below.

July 14, 2010

DEQ Posts Final QAPP and SAP for SB 737 Effluent Sampling

DEQ has finalized the Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) and Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) for the SB 737 effluent sampling effort. Copies of the plans are available at http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/SB737/

July 07, 2010

ACWA Pretreatment Committee meeting - Thursday, August 12, 2010

9:00am to Noon, City of McMinnville

July 01, 2010

DEQ Issues Compliance Schedule Guidance

DEQ has issued (6/25/2010) additional details about how compliance schedules should be handled in Oregon water quality permits - see http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/pubs/imds/ComplianceSchedule.pdf

June 30, 2010

New Oregon Law Limits Phosphates in Automatic Dishwashing Soaps

An Oregon law, in effect on July 1, 2010, will limit the amount of phosphate in automatic dishwashing soaps to less than 0.5% by weight. Automatic dishwashing soaps are labeled with its phosphate amount.

Commercial dishwashing soaps are exempted. More about the law is posted at: http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/pubs/factsheets/programinfo/PhosphateLimits09-ER-005.pdf

June 24, 2010

Local Limits Training for Local Governments (POTWs) and Conducting Industrial User Inspections - Northwest Region Office, Oregon DEQ, August 18-19, 2010

8:00 am - 4:30 pm. More information and the registration form are in the flyer, posted below.

You must be a local government employee to attend. If you are a private contractor working full-time for a city in pretreatment, contact CWACS prior to registering.