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Board Meeting of December 15 2011 (*.a. 4
Written Announcements:
Staff Updates
a) General Manager Jim Kelly Vacation Schedule
General Manager Jim Kelly will be on vacation from Friday, December 16th
through Monday, December 26th. During his absence, Deputy General
Manager /Director of Engineering Ann Farrell will be Acting General Manager. Mr.
Kelly will return to the office on Tuesday, December 27th after the holiday.
b) Retirement of Dr. Gail Chesler, PhD, PE
Dr. Gail Chesler, Associate Engineer in the Planning Section of the Environmental
Services Division, will retire on Friday, December 16, 2011 after 21 years of
service. Dr. Chesler is an expert in biological wastewater treatment process
evaluation. She has been the District's principal staff member responsible for a
number of important ongoing projects including our computer models for
collection system master planning (ArcSNAP) and treatment plant process
planning (Biowin), as well as planning for the Plant -of- the - Future and full -scale
evaluation of submerged baffles to improve primary tank removal efficiency. Dr.
Chesler has unique knowledge that will be needed as the Planning Section
continues to implement these projects. Staff plans to engage Dr. Chesler on an
as needed hourly basis after her retirement to support the planning work in the
Environmental Services Division. She will be utilized approximately one day a
week.
District Events /Inspections
c) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Compliance Evaluation Inspection
On Monday, December 12, 2011, Mr. Jared Richardson from PG Environmental
inspected the Plant on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) and the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board
(RWQCB). Mr. Richardson spent approximately eight hours reviewing the
Treatment Plant, Laboratory, and procedures /reports. The exit interview
comments were as follows:
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Positive comments:
1. Plant and Laboratory very clean and orderly.
2. Records were organized and readily available.
3. Process for checking outgoing data verifiable as reflected by no
transcription issues between raw laboratory data and reported data.
Based on the end of the inspection de- briefing, we anticipate two findings:
1. 2010 NPDES Annual Report -Review and evaluation procedures for the
Contingency Plan and Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure
(SPCC) Plan were documented and updated but the inspector wanted
even more detail in the annual report.
2. Laboratory thermometers were not calibrated annually as required.
PG Environmental will submit a report to the San Francisco RWQCB in the near
future. Overall, it was a good inspection and staff is working to rectify the
Compliance Evaluation Inspection findings.
General Updates
d) San Ramon City Council Approves New Household
Hazardous Waste Collection Facility Agreement
On Tuesday, December 13, 2011, the San Ramon City Council approved the new
agreement for Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility (HHWCF)
participation by City residents and businesses outside the District's boundaries.
Businesses outside of the District's Boundaries are those receiving wastewater
utility services from Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD). The City
Council's approval was subject to a few revisions to the document suggested by
its City Attorney, including a specific term and expiration date rather than the
automatic renewal provision in the proposed agreement. Staff and District
Counsel will review the requested changes and report to the Board at a future
meeting.