Posted April 27, 2012 - CRWA Conference in South Lake Tahoe, NV
Administrative Services Manager Karen Cardozo and Instructional Technologist Reema Danaher attended the CRWA (California Rural Water Association) conference in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada. As part of the annual conference, a water taste testing competition was held which pitted local municipal water agencies against one another to see who has the best tasting water in the region. OWP's own Reema Danaher sat-in as a judge for Dr. Ken Kerri who could not attend the conference.
Posted April 23, 2012 - CWEA Conference in Sacramento, CA
OWP representatives attended the 2012 CWEA Conference in Sacramento, CA, which also happens to be OWP's home city. The conference was held at the Sacramento Convention Center in beautiful downtown Sacramento and offered the Office of Water Programs a chance to meet and interact with many people from within the water and wastewater industries. A few appearances by Ken Kerri afforded some in attendance good photo opportunities, and others the chance to ask questions about future courses, CEUs, and other training information.
Posted February 15, 2012 - OWP researchers win AWWA publication award for paper comparing water treatment plants in the Sacramento region...
"Comparison of Treatment Process Sustainability at Water Plants in the Sacramento Region," a paper authored by Ken Kerri, Camille Campeon, Fabien Espinasse, and Kurt Ohlinger, has been selected as the winner of the 2012 AWWA Water Resource Sustainability Division Best Paper Award.
The goal of this study was to compare the sustainability of different water treatment processes for drinking purposes in the Sacramento region, considering environmental impacts (including greenhouse gas emissions), costs, and operation and maintenance. Eleven plants were studied, and sustainability comparisons were developed, for conventional water treatment processes, microfiltration, pressure filtration, slow sand filtration, and the ballasted flocculation process.
You can find out more information on the
AWWA website.
Posted January 11, 2012 - OWP welcomes delegation from Jordan, here to learn how we train water and wastewater operators
A delegation from Jordan is in Sacramento this week to learn how OWP and California train and certify operators and managers of water treatment, water distribution, wastewater collection, and wastewater treatment and reuse facilities. Sacramento City Councilman Steve Cohn and staff from Assemblymember Dr. Richard Pan's office, as well as Dean Emir Macari of Sacramento State's College of Engineering, were on hand to welcome the delegation at a working session on January 10. Officials from the State Water Resources Control Board, the California Department of Public Health, the California Water Environment Association, the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District, and the City of Folsom also participated in the discussions, which will help shape the way the people of Jordan develop their own systems.
While here, the delegation will also tour several area treatment facilities in Carmichael, Sacramento, and Roseville.
See more pictures on the
Office of Water Programs Facebook page.
Posted December 20, 2011 - Facility Survey and Performance Evaluations in Jordan
Ken Kerri conducted a facility survey at a reverse osmosis desalinization water treatment plant at the Dead Sea, Jordan. Ken also conducted performance evaluations of eight wastewater treatment and reuse plants, three water treatment plants and one water distribution system in Jordan for the
USAID.
Posted December 14, 2011 - CalTAP Fair Symposium, Claremont, CA
The Office of Water Programs was invited to attend the
CalTAP Wastewater and Drinking Water Symposium in Claremont, California. The symposium was jointly sponsored by the
California Department of Public Health and the
Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC). The event program learning tracks were taught by the California Technical Assistance Providers (CalTAP) through RCAC, and the morning session included presentations highlighting the services offered by these providers.
Once again, OWP was a featured presenter and exhibitor at the annual event. We were able to answer questions about operator training and provide information on how our training courses work. As usual, it was an excellent opportunity for OWP to meet the operators and students who take our courses. We want to especially thank our kind hosts, Kay Mulligan, Sheri Miller, Karen McBride, John Hamner, Neil Worthen, Joy Gannon, Stevan Palmer, and Brian Phillips of RCAC, who took great care of us and invited us to present at the event.
Posted November 4, 2011 - US EPA Capacity Development Workshop
Ken Kerri attended and participated in a US EPA Region 6 - 10 Capacity Development Workshop in Boise, Idaho, on November 2 and 3, 2011. This workshop addressed the EPA Enforcement Response Policy (ERP) and the Enforcement Targeting Tool (ETT) and how it impacts states' Capacity Development and Operator Certification programs.
Posted October 6, 2011 - Vineyard Water Treatment Plant Tour
Ken Kerri and Office of Water Programs staff members were invited to attend a presentation and tour of the Vineyard Water Treatment Plant in Elk Grove, California. The tour was preceded by a thorough and engaging presentation on the planning, development, construction, and current operation of the facility. The in-depth plant tour illustrated the energy, cost, and distribution efficiency of the facility.
Posted June 2011 - The Office of Water Programs hits the road!
The Office of Water Programs has been on the road lately! We participated in the
CWEA (California Water Environmental Association) and the
CRWA (California Rural Water Association) conferences in April, and we attended the
CalTAP Fair in Fortuna in June. We had the opportunity to meet many of our students and to answer some important course-related questions. These opportunities would not have been possible if it weren't for
Megan Yoo of CWEA,
Lara Newth and
Dan Demoss of CRWA, and Kay Mulligan of
RCAC. We are always happy to visit with our students and colleagues and hope to meet you soon!
Posted June 2011 - CalTAP Fair Symposium, Fortuna, CA
The Office of Water Programs was invited to attend the
CalTAP Wastewater and Drinking Water Symposium in beautiful Fortuna, California. The symposium was jointly sponsored by the
State Water Resources Control Board and the
California Department of Public Health as a Redwood Water Resources Network training event. The event program learning tracks were taught by the California Technical Assistance Providers (CalTAP) through
Rural Community Assistance Providers (RCAC).
OWP was a featured presenter and exhibitor at this event and was able to meet many of the operators and trainers who use our training materials. We were able to answer any questions and provide information on how our training courses work. It was a great experience and we wanted to especially thank one of our kind hosts, Kay Mulligan of
RCAC, who took great care of us and helped us set up.
Posted April 2011 - CRWA Conference, South Lake Tahoe, NV
The Office of Water Programs was also represented at the
California Rural Water Association's “Expo 2011” this year in South Lake Tahoe. Our founder,
Ken Kerri, was an esteemed judge of the water tasting competition while a few of us staffed our exhibition table. Many past and current students stopped by to chat and give us some much-appreciated comments and suggestions, and OWP staff had the opportunity to sit in on some of the class sessions to learn new ways to present material to our students.
Posted April 2011 - CWEA Conference, Ontario, CA
It was a great experience for us to be able to interact with all of you and answer your questions at the
California Water Environment Association “One Water, One World” Conference in Ontario, California, in April. We had a wonderful time meeting everyone and hearing all of your valuable comments about our courses.
