Bay Area Clean Water Agencies

Collection Systems Committee Meeting
2023-08-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-11-16 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The meeting will take place on Zoom. For agenda and virtual meeting link, contact Mary Cousins.

BACWA Executive Board Meeting
2023-08-18 09:00 - 12:00, 2023-11-17 09:00 - 12:00 | EBMUD Watershed HQ, 500 San Pablo Dam Rd, Orinda, CA
Agenda & Packet will be posted on the website.
Meeting location:
EBMUD Watershed
500 San Pablo Dam Road
Orinda, CA 94563
To attend the meeting via zoom or submit a public comment, please see meeting guidelines: https://bacwa.org/general/bacwa-public-comments-guidelines/

NST Meeting
2023-08-18 12:30 - 14:30, 2023-11-17 12:00 - 14:30 | EBMUD Watershed HQ, 500 San Pablo Dam Rd, Orinda, CA

AIR Committee Meeting
2023-08-30 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-12-13 10:00 - 12:00
This meeting will be held on Microsoft Teams. For meeting information, please contact Sarah Deslauriers or Courtney Mizutani.

Recycled Water - Workshop on Interagency Collaboration
2023-09-20 09:00 - 15:30 | San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, Elihu M. Harris State Office Building, 1515 Clay Street, Oakland, CA, United States
Save the date for this interagency workshop on water reuse!
This workshop for water and wastewater agency staff and regulators will include:

Panel discussion on drivers and opportunities for advancing water reuse in the Bay Area
Small-group breakout to share current agency perspectives on reuse
Presentations on lessons learned from other utilities around the country
Small-group breakout to discuss ways to improve capacity through collaboration

Breakfast will be provided beginning at 8:30 AM, and lunch will be provided to all participants.
The full agenda will be shared in early September – stay tuned!
Register Here

BAPPG Committee Meeting
2023-10-04 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 offices in downtown Oakland, Conference Room 11.
The agenda includes our annual Pollutant Prioritization.
For more information, contact Mary Cousins.

Clean Water Summit Partners - Webinar on PFAS
2023-10-05 09:00 - 12:00
The Clean Water Summit Partners present an informational webinar on what continues to be one of the hottest topics of the day: PFAS. Hear about where things stand in California and nationally, the latest science and research, data trends, and what local water and wastewater agencies are doing to address these forever chemicals. This is also an opportunity for attendees to hear about different approaches to addressing PFAS through regulation, legislation, and communications, including an overview of the “essentiality” approach, local agency messaging, and efforts targeting better source control. This workshop is designed for a wide-ranging audience including those who are not familiar with PFAS and want a background on this important issue, as well as experts who want to hear the latest updates.
Link to Flyer
Webinar Registration – Zoom

Laboratory Committee Meeting
2023-10-10 10:00 - 12:00
For Zoom meeting information, email mc******@***wa.org

Permits Committee Meeting
2023-10-10 12:30 - 14:30

Lab Committee - TNI Training Session
2023-10-17 10:00 - 12:00
This training session on implementing the 2016 TNI Standard is free for BACWA members. Attendees must have access to a valid copy of the 2016 TNI standard, Rev 2.1. Training is provided by Diane Lawver of Quality Assurance Solutions, LLC.
For more information or to obtain a link to the meeting, contact Mary Cousins.

BACWA Executive Board Meeting
2023-10-20 09:00 - 12:00 | tbd
Agenda & Packet will be posted on the website.
Meeting location:
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Multipurpose Room (MPR)
5019 Imhoff Place, Martinez, CA 94553
To attend the meeting via zoom or submit a public comment, please see meeting guidelines: https://bacwa.org/general/bacwa-public-comments-guidelines/

NST Meeting
2023-10-20 12:30 - 14:30 | tbd

Clean Water Summit Partners - Webinar on SSS-WDR
2023-11-01 09:00 - 12:00
On November 1st, the Clean Water Summit Partners will host another webinar related to implementation of the General Order for Sanitary Sewer Systems (SSS-WDR) recently reissued by the State Water Board. The webinar will include guidance for agencies on topics such as:

CIWQS spill reporting
Category 4 Spill Reports due February 2024
Annual Reports due April 2024
SSMP Audits and Updates

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

Pretreatment Committee Meeting
2023-11-02 10:00 - 12:00
This meeting will be held on Zoom. For the Zoom link, please email mc******@***wa.org

Source Testing Workshop with BAAQMD
2023-11-06 09:30 - 14:00 | San Jose RWF, 700 Los Esteros Road, San Jose, CA, 95134, United States
The AIR Committee will be hosting an in-person Source Testing Workshop with Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) staff on Monday, November 6th. The agenda includes:

Uses of source testing data
Common issues with sampling, reporting, and QA/QC
Specific methodologies as they apply to POTWs
Q&A

If you plan to attend in-person, please RSVP here for lunch.
For more information, contact Courtney Mizutani.

O&M Infoshare
2023-11-07 10:00 - 13:00 | City of Livermore, 101 West Jack London Blvd, Livermore, CA, 94551, United States
The first in-person post-COVID BACWA O&M meeting will be hosted by the City of Livermore. It will include lunch and an plant tour. We will also discuss how we want to manage the group moving forward.

Roundtable Discussion on Biosolids Projects
2023-11-13 09:00 - 10:00
Members are invited to come share what’s happening with biosolids at your agency!
The Bay Area Biosolids Coalition is hosting a virtual roundtable discussion on biosolids projects in the greater Bay Area. Please come share your agency’s ongoing or planned changes to:

Biosolids treatment, dewatering, and storage
Hauled waste receiving and biogas production
Biosolids end uses in land application, compost, and other uses

This will be a great opportunity to hear what your neighboring agencies are planning, and to identify agencies that may be pursuing similar strategies to yours! The roundtable discussion will be held beginning at 9 am on MS Teams. For meeting link, contact Mary Cousins.

Recycled Water Committee Meeting
2023-11-14 10:30 - 12:30, 2024-01-16 10:30 - 12:30
This virtual meeting will be held on Zoom.
For agenda and virtual meeting link, contact Mary Cousins.

Asset Management Committee Meeting
2023-11-14 13:30 - 14:30
Save the Date – Agenda to follow
For Zoom meeting information or to join the Asset Management committee, email mc******@***wa.org

BAPPG Committee Meeting
2023-12-06 10:00 - 12:00
This meeting may be conducted by Zoom or in-person.
For agenda and virtual meeting link, contact Mary Cousins.

Permits and Lab Committees Joint Meeting and Holiday Lunch
2023-12-12 10:30 - 14:00 | Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Office, 5019 Imhoff Place, Martinez, CA, 94553, United States
The Permits and Lab Committee Meetings are co-hosting a joint meeting and holiday lunch at Central San in Martinez, followed by an optional plant tour.
The business part of the meeting will run from 10:30 AM – 12 PM and will include a hybrid participation option. The lunch and tour will be for in-person participants only.
For Zoom information, email mc******@***wa.org

BACWA Executive Board Meeting
2023-12-15 09:00 - 12:00 | tbd
Agenda & Packet will be posted on the website.
Meeting location:
Hetch Hetchy Conference Room, 13th Floor
525 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
To attend the meeting via zoom or submit a public comment, please see meeting guidelines: https://bacwa.org/general/bacwa-public-comments-guidelines/

NST Meeting
2023-12-15 12:30 - 14:30 | tbd

BACWA Executive Board Meeting
2024-01-19 09:00 - 12:00 | tbd
An agenda will be posted a few days before the meeting.
Location: EBMUD Downtown, Admin Bldg, Small Training Room 2nd Floor.
To attend the meeting via zoom or submit a public comment, please see meeting guidelines: https://bacwa.org/general/bacwa-public-comments-guidelines/

NST Meeting
2024-01-19 12:30 - 14:30 | tbd
