Bay Area Clean Water Agencies

Office Hours for Compliance Schedule Milestones Reporting
2025-02-05 15:30 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
BACWA has circulated a Request for Information related to Section 6.3.3 of the Nutrient Watershed Permit., and has requested responses by Wednesday, February 19th.
We will hold office hours to assist agencies with responding. For virtual meeting information, contact Mary Cousins.

Lab Committee Meeting
2025-02-11 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-10 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-12 10:00 - 12:00
For virtual meeting information, email mc******@***wa.org

Permits Committee Meeting
2025-02-11 12:30 - 14:30, 2025-04-08 12:30 - 14:30, 2025-06-10 12:30 - 14:30

Collection Systems Committee Meeting
2025-02-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-14 10:00 - 12:00
The meeting will take place on MS Teams. For agenda and virtual meeting link, contact Mary Cousins.

BACWA Executive Board Meeting
2025-02-21 09:00 - 12:30
An agenda will be posted on a few days before the meeting.
Location:
EBMUD Orinda
500 San Pablo Dam Rd, Orinda

Asset Management Committee Meeting
2025-02-26 14:30 - 15:30
Save the Date – Agenda to follow
For virtual meeting information or to join the Asset Management committee, email mc******@***wa.org

AIR Committee Meeting
2025-03-19 10:00 - 12:00
This quarterly meeting of the BACWA AIR Committee will be held on Microsoft Teams. For meeting information, please contact Ray David or Courtney Mizutani.

BACWA Executive Board Meeting
2025-03-21 09:00 - 12:30
An agenda will be posted on a few days before the meeting.

Location:
Central San
5019 Imhoff Pl.
Martinez, CA 94553

Bay Area Pollution Prevention Group (BAPPG) Meeting
2025-04-02 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-06 10:00 - 12:00
This meeting will be conducted through the MS Teams Platform. For agenda and virtual meeting link, contact Mary Cousins.

Lab Committee Meeting
2025-04-15 10:00 - 12:00
This meeting has been rescheduled from its original April 8th date to accommodate a presentation from ChemVal’s John Gumpper on revisions to standard methods for microbiology.
For virtual meeting information, email mc******@***wa.org

BACWA Executive Board Meeting
2025-04-18 09:00 - 12:00
An agenda will be posted on a few days before the meeting.

Location:
EBMUD, 375 11th Street Oakland CA 94607
2nd floor

Nutrients and Reuse Workshop (WateReuse and BACWA Joint Event)
2025-04-29 09:30 - 15:00 | Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Office, 5019 Imhoff Place, Martinez, CA, 94553, United States
The BACWA Recycled Water Committee and WateReuse Northern California Chapter are co-hosting a workshop on the nexus between recycled water and nutrient removal. The agenda will cover regulatory topics related to the Nutrient Watershed Permit as well as RO concentrate management.
Slides from the event are posted in the Recycled Water Library.

BACWA 2025 Annual Meeting
2025-05-02 08:30 - 15:30 | David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
Information about BACWA’s 2025 Annual Members Meeting

Collection Systems Committee Meeting
2025-05-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Central San – Collection Systems Operations Facility, 1250 Springbrook Road, Walnut Creek, CA, United States
The meeting will take place at Central San’s Walnut Creek yard. For additional details, contact Mary Cousins.

Nutrient Strategy Team Meeting
2025-05-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Office, 5019 Imhoff Place, Martinez, CA, 94553, United States
An agenda will be posted on a few days before this meeting.
This Nutrient Strategy Team (NST) meeting will be conducted in hybrid format.
To attend the meeting via Zoom or submit a public comment, please see meeting guidelines: https://bacwa.org/general/bacwa-public-comments-guidelines/

Asset Management Committee Workshop at Central San
2025-05-13 09:00 - 14:00 | Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Office, 5019 Imhoff Place, Martinez, CA, 94553, United States
Link to Registration – Please register by Wednesday, May 7th

AIR Committee Meeting
2025-05-21 10:00 - 13:00
This quarterly meeting of the BACWA AIR Committee will be held in virtual format only. For meeting information, please contact Ray David or Courtney Mizutani.

Clean Water Summit Partners - Webinar on SSS-WDR
2025-05-29 13:00 - 16:00
The Clean Water Summit Partners (BACWA, CASA, CWEA, Clean Water SoCal, and CVCWA) will host a webinar related to implementation of the 2022 General Order for Sanitary Sewer Systems (SSS-WDR). The webinar will include topics such as:

Sewer System Management Plans (SSMP) – Agencies that recently updated their SSMPs per the 2022 General Order will share insights and tips in a panel discussion
CIWQS Updates from State Water Board staff on spill reporting, service area boundary maps, and more
Compliance Tips from the State Water Board’s Office of Enforcement to help agencies prepare for inspections and maintain compliance

Register Here
Recordings from previous Clean Water Summit Partners webinars are available on the CASA website or the CWEA website.
Questions? Contact Mary Cousins

Bay Area Pollution Prevention Group (BAPPG) Meeting
2025-06-04 10:00 - 12:00 | San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, Elihu M. Harris State Office Building, 1515 Clay Street, Oakland, CA, United States
This meeting will be held in-person at the Regional Water Board’s office in downtown Oakland.
A virtual option will also be available for those unable to attend in-person.
For agenda and virtual meeting link, contact Mary Cousins.

Pretreatment Committee Meeting
2025-06-04 13:00 - 15:00 | San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, Elihu M. Harris State Office Building, 1515 Clay Street, Oakland, CA, United States
This meeting will be held in-person at the Regional Water Board’s office in downtown Oakland.
A virtual option will also be availble for those unable to attend in-person.
For the agenda and virtual meeting link link, please contact mc******@***wa.org

BNR Tour at Linda County WWTP
2025-06-09
On Monday, June 9th, Caliskaner Water Technologies will offer two opportunities to tour the Linda County Water District Wastewater Treatment Plant in Olivehurst (near Yuba City, about 35 min north of Sacramento). The project received funding from the California Energy Commission and involves several innovative pilot, demonstration, and full-scale biological nutrient removal technologies, including:

Microvi Biocatalyst
Aerobic Granular Sludge (AGS)
Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR)
Modified Ludzack-Ettinger (MLE)

More information about this exciting tour opportunity is included in the event flyer.
There will be two session options, one in the morning (9-12) and one in the afternoon (1-4). RSVP to Robin Wu – yu*****@********ch.com – and please note which session you’d like to attend.

Bay Area Biosolids Coalition Meeting
2025-06-09 10:00 - 12:00
The Bay Area Biosolids Coalition will meet virtually. Guest speakers from Brown & Caldwell will present about foam fractionation for PFAS removal.
For the MS Teams link, please contact Christine Polo.

BACWA Executive Board Meeting
2025-06-20 09:00 - 12:30
An agenda will be posted on a few days before the meeting.

Location:
SFPUC
525 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102
Hetch Hetchy Room – 13th Floor

Recycled Water Committee Meeting
2025-07-15 10:30 - 12:30
This virtual meeting will be held on MS Teams. For agenda and virtual meeting link, contact Mary Cousins.
