HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.a.1) General Manager written announcementsBoard Meeting of July 21. 2016
Written Announcements:
NACWA AWARD
7.a.1)
a) 2015 National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)
Platinum Peak Performance Award Received
The District recently received notification that it has earned the NACWA Platinum Peak
Performance Award for 18 consecutive years of 100 percent National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit compliance. The District was recognized and
received the award during the awards ceremony at the 2016 NACWA Summer
Conference in Denver, Colorado, from July 10-13, 2016.
OUT-OF-STATE CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE
b) Eaton Factory Testing for Substation 16 Switchgear Replacement_
Proiect in Wilsonville. Oregon — July 24-26. 2016
The Substation 16 Switchgear Replacement Project, District Project 7324, includes
District -furnished electrical switchgear equipment that is in the fabrication process at the
Eaton Power Center in Wilsonville, Oregon. This replacement switchgear will be used to
power the Headworks facility in the treatment plant. Factory testing is required and a
District representative is scheduled to inspect and witness the factory testing on July 25
and 26 to demonstrate functionality. Following successful factory testing, the switchgear
will be shipped to the District for installation by National High Voltage Services, Inc.
Mark Cavallero, Plant Operations Division, will be attending the factory testing. Staff
attendance at this inspection/testing was included in the budget for this project.
c) Staff to Attend Water Environment Federation Technical
Exhibition and Conference in New Orleans. Louisiana —
September 24-28. 2016
The 89th Annual Water Environmental Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference
(WEFTEC) will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana from Saturday, September 24
through Wednesday, September 28, 2016. The following District employees will be
attending:
Jean -Marc Petit, Director of Engineering and Technical Services
Neil Meyer, Plant Maintenance Division Manager
Dan Frost, Senior Engineer
Nathan Hodges, Associate Engineer
David Clayton, Shift Supervisor
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WEFTEC is the premier water quality conference which provides state-of-the-art
information at a reasonable price. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in
workshops, technical sessions and facility tours, and will be able to view exhibitions.
Staff attendance at this conference was included in the Fiscal Year 2016-17 Technical
Training, Conference and Meetings Budget.
RECOGNITION OF EVENT
d) Dedication Plaque for April 1. 2016 Brina a Child to Work Dav
Event
On April 1, 2016, the District held the third annual "Bring a Child to Work Day" Event.
One of the activities that took place was the children's participation in planting a tree in
place of one that had been removed. The tree in question is located along Imhoff Place,
where the concrete border lines the Plant Operations Division (POD) parking lot. A
dedication plaque was created to memorialize the event so that when children, and staff,
visit the District in the future, they can remember this event and monitor the progress of
the growing tree.