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Board Meeting of September 6, 2012
Written Announcements:
Employee Status Updates
a) Recent Promotions
Kimberly Stahl has been promoted to Development Services Supervisor in the
Environmental Services Division effective August 3, 2012.
Bill McEachen, Associate Control Systems Engineer in the Plant Operations Division,
retired on August 16, 2012, after 22 years of service.
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Recent Personnel Advancements
Robert Maroon has advanced to Senior Plant Operator in the Plant Operations Division
effective August 18, 2012.
Jolene Bertera has advanced to Engineering Assistant II in the Environmental Services
Division effective August 25, 2012.
Awards and Recognitions
c) Purchasing and Materials Services Division Receives
Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award
On August 6, 2012, the District received a letter from the National Procurement Institute,
Inc. notifying it that the Purchasing and Materials Services Division has earned the
Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) Award for 2012. A copy of the letter
follows these announcements. The AEP Award, which is designed to recognize
organizational excellence in procurement, will be presented to the Board at a subsequent
meeting.
d) Comments from Readers on the Summer Issue of Pipeline
Via E -mail:
I have been reading your Pipeline for years. You are doing a great job: Up to date
technical information in an easy to understand way. I am particularly pleased with your
spotlight on personal care products and pesticide use /misuse. Keep it up!
Myrto Petreas, Ph.D., MPH
Chief, Environmental Chemistry Branch
California Department of Toxic Substances Control
Berkeley
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The Pipeline's content, layout, and graphics are well done. It's an excellent newsletter
that consistently achieves the goal "to communicate pollution prevention messages...."
Thank you for the service. Sincerely, Richard
Richard Howard
Lost Valley Photography
Orinda
Via Telephone:
From Charles Martin, Manager of a Walnut Creek Homeowner's association:
The Pipeline is "Very nicely done! I especially loved the cover of this latest issue." He
requested additional copies and was informed they could be accessed on the District's
website at www.cccsd.org. He said he was glad he called and learned something new.
"As an accountant with my own business, I appreciate keeping your printing costs down
by doing this. Now I can share them (the Pipeline) with as many people as I wish!"
In addition, there have been more than half a dozen phone calls over the past month
complimenting the District on the Summer issue and the Pipeline in general, along with
another five requests for presentations by the District's Speakers Bureau.
Project Updates
e) Public Bidding on Television Inspection of Sanitary Sewers,
District Project 039680ENG
The Capital Projects Division employs television inspection to determine the condition of
the existing pipe, location of laterals, and verify record information. The results are used
to evaluate alternatives during design and to minimize change orders during construction.
This three -year contract will be used on an as- needed basis for collection system design
projects in the District's service area.
This project will be advertised on September 7 and 12, 2012. Bids will be opened on
September 25, 2012. The cost is currently estimated at $150,000. More information will
be presented when the Board is asked to approve the contract on October 4, 2012.
Environmental Compliance
f) Pretreatment Enforcement Action — St. Mary's College
The District's Source Control Section regulates St. Mary's College under a Class II
Industrial User Permit. The process discharges from the physical and biological science
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buildings are sampled and analyzed by the District and St. Mary's College under this
permit. This monitoring data has documented multiple violations of the District's Local
Discharge Limit for mercury for many years, and occasionally other pollutants (e.g.
copper). The District has issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) for each of the exceedences
and has worked with St. Mary's College to identify and control potential mercury sources
discharged to the sanitary sewer system. Unfortunately, mercury violations continue to
occur and the District needs to escalate enforcement pursuant to the approved
pretreatment Enforcement Response Plan. Source Control will be initiating a formal
enforcement action against St. Mary's College which will include assessment of penalties
and establishing a Compliance Schedule for St. Mary's College to control mercury
sources and /or install a pretreatment system to reduce the mercury discharged to the
sanitary sewer system. Questions regarding the history of prior violations or the planned
formal enforcement action should be directed to Environmental Compliance
Superintendent Tim Potter.
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Achievement of Excellence in Procurement-
August 6, 2012
Ann Farrell
General Manager
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
5019 Imhoff Place
Martinez, CA 94553
Subject: Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award
Dear Ms. Farrell:
I'm pleased to inform you that your agency's procurement department has earned the 17`h Annual
Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award for 2012.
The Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award recognizes organizational excellence in
procurement. Public and non - profit organizations earn the award by obtaining a high application score
based on standardized criteria. The judging criteria are designed to measure innovation, professionalism,
e- procurement, productivity, and leadership attributes of the procurement function. The Achievement of
Excellence in Procurement Award is sponsored by the National Procurement Institute (NPI), the
California Association of Public Procurement Officials (CAPPO), the Florida Association of Public
Procurement Officials (FAPPO), the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), the NIGP: The Institute for
Public Procurement, the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO), the National
Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP), and the Texas Public Purchasing Association (TxPPA).
Moreover, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District is 1 of only 40 government agencies in California and I
of only 29 special districts in the United States to receive the award. Central Contra Costa Sanitary
District has received the award 4 times.
A beautiful AEP Award trophy will be presented to your organization's representatives at either the
conference specified or mailed directly as indicated on the application.
Congratulations on the Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award!
Sincerely,
Christine Green, C.P.M.
Chair, Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award Committee
✓ cc: Stephanie King, Purchasing Manager
NATIONAL I'I:000REMENT INSTITUTE, INC.
110 Box 170 19 2, Las Vegas,, NV 89137
Tel: 702.989.8095 Lax: 702.967.0744 lull Free: 866.877.7 (x=41
www.npiconnection.org