BACWA Executive Board Meeting
2025-09-19 09:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Central San, 5019 Imhoff Place, Martinez, CA, 94553, United States
An agenda will be posted online a few days before the meeting.

Location:
Central San
5019 Imhoff Place, Martinez

O&M Infoshare
2025-09-24 10:00 - 12:00 | CMSA Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1301 Andersen Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94901, United States
The September 2025 BACWA O&M Infoshare Group meeting will be hosted at Central Marin Sanitation Agency in San Rafael. For details, contact Mary Cousins (mc******@***wa.org)

Bay Area Pollution Prevention Group (BAPPG) Meeting
2025-10-01 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-03 10:00 - 12:00
This meeting will be conducted through the MS Teams Platform. For agenda and virtual meeting link, contact Mary Cousins.

Pretreatment Committee Meeting
2025-10-07 13:00 - 15:00
This meeting will be held on MS Teams. For the link, please email mc******@***wa.org

Lab Committee Meeting
2025-10-14 10:00 - 12:00
For virtual meeting information, email mc******@***wa.org

Permits Committee Meeting
2025-10-14 12:30 - 14:30, 2026-02-10 12:30 - 14:30

Bay Area Biosolids Coalition Meeting
2025-10-20 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-02-09 10:00 - 12:00
The Bay Area Biosolids Coalition will meet on MS Teams.
For the meeting link, agenda, or other details, please contact Christine Polo.

Recycled Water Committee Meeting
2025-10-21 10:30 - 12:30
This virtual meeting will be held on MS Teams. For agenda and virtual meeting link, contact Mary Cousins.

Webinar on AQPI
2025-11-05 13:30 - 14:30
BACWA Members: Are you curious about how your agency can benefit from Advanced Quantitative Precipitation Information (AQPI)? This webinar is for you!
AQPI is a regional project that uses enhanced weather radar to track atmospheric river precipitation. AQPI offers improved local rainfall forecasts and real-time data, helping agencies respond to increasingly intense storm events.
This one-hour webinar will cover:

History and information about AQPI in the Bay Area
Case studies of BACWA member agencies that are integrating AQPI into wastewater operations and emergency response
How your agency can participate in AQPI
Q&A

For virtual meeting information, contact Mary Cousins.

Collection Systems Committee Meeting
2025-11-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-02-05 10:00 - 12:00
The meeting will take place on MS Teams. For agenda and virtual meeting link, contact Mary Cousins.

BACWA PFAS Forum
2025-11-18 13:00 - 14:30
BACWA will be hosting an online PFAS Forum with informational updates, followed bya discussion about what type of tools your agency can use to tackle this complicated issue.
Preliminary Agenda:

Introduction – Why is PFAS an issue for wastewater?
PFAS Regulations on the horizon – possible limits and tools for source control

EPA
Water Boards
DTSC Safer Consumer Products
Legislative wins and losses

Tools for communicating to the public about PFAS

PFAS 411 resources
BAPPG update
Additional resources for wastewater

Science to support PFAS source control – Phase 3 PFAS Special Study with SFEI
Wrap-up roundtable and survey: How can BACWA support your agency’s priorities for PFAS?

Register here to participate in the forum.

AIR Committee Meeting
2025-11-19 10:00 - 12:00
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.

Bay Area Biosolids Coalition Meeting
2025-12-01 10:00 - 12:00
The Bay Area Biosolids Coalition will meet in hybrid format.
The meeting will be followed by lunch for in-person attendees.
An MS Teams link will be available for those that cannot join in person.
For the virtual link, agenda, or other details, please contact Christine Polo.

Permits and Lab Committee - Joint Meeting & Holiday Luncheon
2025-12-02 10:30 - 13:30 | City of Petaluma – Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility, 3890 Cypress Drive, Petaluma, CA, United States
BACWA Laboratory and Permits Committees – Joint Meeting, Holiday Luncheon, and Cookie Exchange
Save the date! When it’s closer to the date, we will ask for a head count to place the lunch order.
We will have a short business meeting from about 10:45-11:30, with an option to join virtually during that time.
10:30 – Arrive at plant, check in at front lobby
10:45 – 11:30 – Business meeting
11:30 – 12:30 – Lunch and cookie exchange
12:30 – 1:30 PM – Tour of Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility
For virtual meeting information (10:45-11:30), email mc******@***wa.org

BACWA Executive Board Meeting
2025-12-12 09:00 - 12:30 | EBMUD Headquarters, 2nd Floor Large Training Room, 375 11th St. , Oakland, CA, United States
An agenda will be posted online a few days before the meeting.

Location:
EBMUD Downtown
375 11th Street, Oakland CA

Office Hours - Nutrients RFI
2026-01-05 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-08 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-21 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-05 10:00 - 11:00
BACWA has circulated a Request for Information (RFI) to support regional compliance with the Nutrients Watershed Permit.
Responses to the RFI are due February 13, 2026. To support members in providing their responses to the RFI, BACWA and the HDR consultant team will host Office Hours during four different dates in January and February.
Contact Mary Cousins for the MS Teams Link.

BACWA Executive Board Meeting
2026-01-09 09:00 - 12:30
An agenda will be posted online a few days before the meeting.

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

Valley Water Lab Tour
2026-01-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Valley Water Laboratory, 1026 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose, 95123, United States
Join the BACWA Lab Committee for a tour of the Valley Water laboratory!
The Water Quality Lab at Valley Water (Santa Clara Valley Water District) is an ELAP-accredited facility that tests over 400 regulated and unregulated contaminants, including inorganic, organic and microbiological contaminants (see Valley Water FOA). The lab is staffed by chemists, microbiologists and support personnel to handle and analyze treated drinking water, surface water, groundwater, and recycled water samples.
More information about the lab: Water Quality Lab Fact Sheet
Agenda:
9:00 AM: Arrival and refreshments
9:00 – 10:30 AM: Round tables on lab functions such as sample collection, inorganics, organics, microbiology, LIMS, lab management, etc.
10:30 – 12 PM: Lab Tour

Recycled Water Committee Meeting
2026-01-20 10:30 - 12:30
Link to Agenda

Joint Meeting of Pretreatment Committee and Bay Area Pollution Prevention Group (BAPPG)
2026-02-04 10:00 - 12:00
This joint meeting of BAPPG and the Pretreatment Committee will be conducted through the MS Teams Platform. For agenda and virtual meeting link, contact Mary Cousins.

Biosolids, Air, Climate, Energy, and Nutrient Issues - Clean Water Summit Partners Webinar
2026-02-11 09:30 - 12:00
Save the Date: Free Webinar for Policymakers on Biosolids, Air, Climate, Energy, and Nutrients (BACEN)
Register Here
Link to Agenda
The Clean Water Summit Partners (CASA, BACWA, CVCWA, Clean Water SoCal, & CWEA) are hosting a free webinar on the challenges municipal wastewater agencies face complying with near-term biosolids, air, climate, energy, and nutrient (BACEN) regulations, and opportunities for more coordinated, holistic regulatory approaches. Hear how agencies are addressing
BACEN requirements while supporting climate goals, maintaining affordability, and strengthening community resilience. The webinar will also cover compliance costs, funding impacts, and the regulatory landscape affecting wastewater operations.
Agenda and speakers coming soon.
Join us in our efforts to bolster community resilience!

BACWA Executive Board Meeting
2026-02-20 09:00 - 12:30 | EBMUD Watershed HQ, 500 San Pablo Dam Rd, Orinda, CA
An agenda will be posted online a few days before the meeting.

Location:
EBMUD Orinda
500 San Pablo Dam Road, Orinda

Asset Management Committee Roundtable
2026-02-24 10:00 - 13:00 | West County Wastewater – Administration Building, 2910 Hilltop Dr, Richmond, CA, 94806, United States
Asset Management Program Roundtable
We invite all agencies, large and small, to participate. We would like all to share, no matter where you are in your asset management journey.
Roundtable Discussion Questions (10 am – 12 pm)

Overview of your agency’s Asset Management Program
Program governance and structure within your agency
Your agency’s approach to asset definition, classification, naming conventions, and hierarchy
Challenges and creative solutions

Lunch will be provided following the roundtable (12 – 1 pm). An RSVP for lunch will be requested close to the meeting date.
