HomeMy WebLinkAbout05.a.2) General Manager Written AnnouncementsS. a.2�
Board Meeting of February 2, 2012
Written Announcements:
District Staff Meetings /Conferences
a) CASA Washington D.C. Conference Travel
Board Member Barbara Hockett and Deputy General Manager /Director of
Engineering Ann Farrell will travel to Washington D.C. to participate in the
California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) Federal Legislative
Conference from Sunday, March 11 to Wednesday, March 14, 2012. They will
hear from members of Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency on
issues relevant to CASA, and proposed legislation and regulations that could
affect the District.
b) Deputy General Manager /Director of Engineering Ann
Farrell to Attend Water Environmental Research Foundation
Meeting in Alexandria, Virginia from February 27 — 29, 2012
Deputy General Manager /Director of Engineering Ann Farrell will be going to
Alexandria, Virginia to participate in the Water Environmental Research
Foundation (WERF) Research Council meeting from Monday, February 27
through Wednesday, February 29, 2012. Travel expenses will be covered by
WERF since Mrs. Farrell is a member of the research council.
District Staff
c) District Promotions
Tammy Fong has been promoted from Engineering Assistant II to Engineering
Assistant III in the Development Services section effective 1/6/12; and Dana
Lawson and Craig Mizutani have been promoted from Associate Engineers to
Senior Engineers in the Capital Projects Division effective 1/24/12.
Written Announcements
February 2, 2012
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General Updates
d) Businesses in Significant Non - Compliance
Federal Pretreatment Regulations require wastewater agencies to publish
specified information in the newspaper about businesses that met the criteria of
Significant Non - Compliance (SNC) for the prior calendar year. The District has
traditionally met this requirement by publishing a notice in the Contra Costa Times
in early February. For the first time since this requirement has been in effect,
the District will not be publishing any businesses for being in SNC in
calendar year 2011. Businesses were cited for violations during 2011 but none of
the businesses' compliance status met the SNC criteria. This milestone was
accomplished by the efforts of the Environmental Compliance Inspectors' efforts
to work with the businesses to return to compliance after a citation, and the
commitment of the District's businesses to take the actions needed to avoid SNC
status. Staff will continue to work with the businesses they regulate in hopes that
this milestone event can be repeated in future years.