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November — December 2019 | Volume 21, Issue 3 San Luis Obispo | Santa Barbara | Ventura Board of Directors President – Ben Marquart City of San Luis Obispo 25 Prado Road San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 P/ 805.781.7425 [email protected] Vice President – Mark Bennett Carpinteria Sanitary District 5300 Sixth Street Carpinteria, CA 93013 P/ 805.684.7214 ext. 17 [email protected] Secretary – Mary Thompson City of Santa Barbara 520 E Yanonali St Santa Barbara , CA 93103 P/ 805.568.1093 [email protected] Treasurer – Travis Fisher Ojai Valley Sanitary District 1072 Tico Rd Ojai, CA 93023 P/ 805.646.5548 travis.fi[email protected] Past President– Nick Steffen [email protected] Member at Large – Jared Pickens City of Paso Robles 3200 Sulphur Springs Rd Paso Robles, CA 93446 P/ 805.423.5048 [email protected] 2-Year Director– Dennis Brewer City of Camarillo [email protected] As the 2020 calendar year arrives, I cannot help but ponder what the future holds for our Section, training opportunities, and the ever changing world of water quality. However, I want to take a look back at all that we accomplished in 2019 as well as all the selfless volunteers and participation that makes our Tri-Counties Section such a special place. First off, I would like to give a huge shout out to Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, and San Luis Obispo for hosting our March, June, and September Workshops respectively. Without the support and dedication of our Municipalities/ Districts, as well as the tireless support of the employees, our training events would not be nearly as successful and collaborative as they have become. Tri-Counties also hosted our annual Past Presidents Golf Tournament (Glen Annie Golf Course, Goleta), Past President’s Picnic (Lions Park, Carpintaria), Turkey of the Year Annual Dinner and Safety meeting (Ventura Beach Marriot, Ventura) and Technical Certification Preparation (Oxnard PAC). The months of work and dedication from our Committee Chairs to organize these events are second to none. I would like to recognize Nick Steffen, Travis Fisher, Louis Chi- ourn, and Teresa Kistner for their dedication as well as thanking our Board of Directors for another successful year! Last, but not least, it is undeniable that our section would be anything without all the support and participation from our Section’s Vendors and local Mem- bership. Together we make our section great and define the profession we have dedicated our time too. Wishing you an incredible year to come and huge Thank You to all! If you were unable to attend any of our Sections events in 2019, please join us in 2020 and keeps your eyes open for future event details! Ben Marquart
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November—December 2019 | Volume 21, Issue 3
San Luis Obispo | Santa Barbara | Ventura
Board of Directors
President – Ben Marquart City of San Luis Obispo 25 Prado Road San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 P/ 805.781.7425 [email protected]
Vice President – Mark Bennett Carpinteria Sanitary District 5300 Sixth Street Carpinteria, CA 93013 P/ 805.684.7214 ext. 17 [email protected]
Secretary – Mary Thompson City of Santa Barbara 520 E Yanonali St Santa Barbara , CA 93103 P/ 805.568.1093 [email protected]
Treasurer – Travis Fisher Ojai Valley Sanitary District 1072 Tico Rd Ojai, CA 93023 P/ 805.646.5548 [email protected]
Past President– Nick Steffen [email protected]
Member at Large – Jared Pickens City of Paso Robles 3200 Sulphur Springs Rd Paso Robles, CA 93446 P/ 805.423.5048 [email protected]
2-Year Director– Dennis Brewer City of Camarillo [email protected]
As the 2020 calendar year arrives, I cannot help but ponder what the future
holds for our Section, training opportunities, and the ever changing world of
water quality. However, I want to take a look back at all that we accomplished
in 2019 as well as all the selfless volunteers and participation that makes our
Tri-Counties Section such a special place.
First off, I would like to give a huge shout out to Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley,
and San Luis Obispo for hosting our March, June, and September Workshops
respectively. Without the support and dedication of our Municipalities/
Districts, as well as the tireless support of the employees, our training events
would not be nearly as successful and collaborative as they have become.
Tri-Counties also hosted our annual Past Presidents Golf Tournament (Glen
Annie Golf Course, Goleta), Past President’s Picnic (Lions Park, Carpintaria),
Turkey of the Year Annual Dinner and Safety meeting (Ventura Beach Marriot,
Ventura) and Technical Certification Preparation (Oxnard PAC). The months of
work and dedication from our Committee Chairs to organize these events are
second to none. I would like to recognize Nick Steffen, Travis Fisher, Louis Chi-
ourn, and Teresa Kistner for their dedication as well as thanking our Board of
Directors for another successful year!
Last, but not least, it is undeniable that our section would be anything without
all the support and participation from our Section’s Vendors and local Mem-
bership. Together we make our section great and define the profession we
have dedicated our time too. Wishing you an incredible year to come and
huge Thank You to all!
If you were unable to attend any of our Sections events in 2019, please join us
in 2020 and keeps your eyes open for future event details!
Ben Marquart
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The Gravity Flowline is published bimonthly by the California Water Environment Association Tri-Counties Section
7677 Oakport Street, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94621-1935
Send your comments, ideas, and/or articles to [email protected] or Mark Bennett at [email protected]
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Visit “http://www.cwea.org/TriCounties” for up-to-date information, event flyers, workshop
schedules/registration forms, and vendor registration forms for all TRIS events.
President’s Message 1
TCP Event Wrap-Up 3-4
2019 Turkey of the Year 5-7
Annual Awards Banquet Flyer 8
Annual Awards Banquet Registration Form 9
Gravity Flowline Subscription/Ad Form 10
Advertiser’s Page 11
2019/20 Calendar of Events 12
Committee Chair and Volunteer List 13-14
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CWEA Tri-Counties Section TCP Study Sessions
Oxnard Performing Arts & Conference Center
Thursday, December 5th 2019
Thanks to all volunteers and members who made our TCP Sessions another annual
success. There were 51 pre-registered guests, joined by 2 walk-ins and 10 volunteer
directors/instructors for an event total of 63 attendees. HUGE KUDOs to this year’s
TCP instructors:
Kim Young, Suez – Burbank Operations – ECI 1-2
Valerie Leone, Suez – Burbank Operations – ECI 3-4
Trace Martin, City of Santa Barbara El Estero - Lab 1-2
Gaylen Fair, City of Santa Barbara El Estero – Lab 3-4
Ignacio Just, City of Santa Barbara – EI 1-4
Shawn Stromberg, Cucamonga Valley Water – CST 1-4
Alex Arguelles, Inland Empire Utilities Agency – CST 1-4
Nick Steffen, City of Los Angeles & TRIS Past President – MT 1-4
Thank-you for sharing your time and expertise to help water protection professionals
prepare to pass their certification test and enhance their careers. Acknowledgement
to Managers who allow their staff the time and travel to teach at these study sessions,
your ongoing support is appreciated as a major contribution to this event’s success
year after year, gratitude to you all.
Lunch was provided & delivered by El Pollo Norteno in Oxnard and, once again, it
was delicioso!
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We recognize and are grateful for Jeff Palacio and the City of Oxnard who have spon-
sored our use of the Oxnard PACC facility for >18 years. OPACC has been a terrific
facility suiting the Tri-Counties Section needs perfectly for many years. Unfortunately
and as some of you know, the OPACC may not be available next year. The Tri-
Counties Section TCP Study Sessions will continue to be scheduled for the first Thurs-
day in December and we will research alternative sites. If you have a suggestion for a
suitable venue that we can check out please let us know!
Last but never least thanks to the board directors who were there to help set-up, reg-
ister attendees, connect technical equipment, teach, set-up lunch, clean-up and share
a few laughs together: Nick Steffen - Past-President; Mark Bennett - Vice President;
Travis Fisher - Treasurer and Dennis Brewer -Two-Year Director. What a great team,
thank-you for your time, talents and most of all for being there!
If you have any questions, comments or con-
cerns about the TRIS TCP, I can be reached at
(805) 967-4519.
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The 2019 Turkey of the Year was a re-sounding success, with Travis Fisher pre-sented as the new Turkey. Congratula-tions Travis! A great time was had by all at this “Breakfast for Dinner” themed banquet. The induction ceremony was a bit different this year, as no live turkey was used during the ceremony. This will likely be the new norm, in an effort to make sure all CWEA events are green, and public-friendly.
A heartfelt thanks to all those who made this event possible, and a shoutout to all of the Vendors for their continued sup-port!
Following are some great moments cap-tured by Gerardo Soria
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CWEA Tri- Counties Section presents……
Annual Awards Banquet and Officer Installation
January 17, 2020
SAVE THE DATE!!!!!!!!!!! Join us for an evening celebrating our local section and our Mem-bership!! It’s time to honor the success of a utility, facility, project, and/or person in the water environment field. Let’s support those who have done an outstanding job or per-formed in an exemplary way. Categories include: Lab Person of the Year, Collection Sys-tem Person of the Year, Collection System of the Year, Community Engagement and Out-reach and more….There will be 11 awards given out to 7 agencies! Come out and support your fellow water professionals.
This Year’s Location will be at:
Convivo Restaurant
901 E. Cabrillo Blvd
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
5:30pm Social Hour
6:45 Dinner Served
$50 Preregistration/ $55 At the Door
Complimentary Valet Parking (gratuities encouraged)
website http://tricounties.cwea.org/
Contact Nick Steffen at (310) 489-6537 or [email protected] with any questions.
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CWEA TRI-COUNTIES SECTION Friday, January 17, 2020
Annual Awards Banquet and Officer Installation Convivo Restaurant at the Santa Barbara Inn
Social Hour 5:30pm, Dinner served 6:45 pm 901 Cabrillo Blvd Santa Barbara, CA 93101
R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M
The social mixer will begin at 5:30pm, followed by dinner served at 6:45pm,
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Advertiser’s Index
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR ADVERTISERS
Are you interested in advertising your business or
service in the Gravity Flowline? Contact Thomas
Stevens at [email protected] for more
Company Name Page
Aquatic Bioassay Consulting 11
Cannon 2
Coombs-Hopkins 2
Flow N Control 12
Flo-Systems Inc. 14
Goble Sampson Associates 11
Hasan Consultants 12
MISCOwater 12
Sancon 2
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cebook page? If you’re on Facebook, let’s get connect-
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“Tri Counties Section of the CWEA”
We post pictures, announcements, member news, and
connect with other Tricounties CWEA members!
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17th Annual Awards Banquet & Office Installation
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AWARDS
Nick Steffen
COLLECTION SYSTEM– South
Chris Boddy
City of Simi Valley
600 W. Los Angeles Avenue
Simi Valley, CA 93065
COLLECTION SYSTEM– North
Jared Pickens
City of Paso Robles
FLOWLINE EDITOR
Thomas Stevens
Advanced Infrastructure
3055 Kashiwa St.
Torrance, CA 90505
P/ 661.808.8464
GIMMICKS & GADGETS
Harold “Mr. Bear” Reyes
2305 Maricopa Highway Ojai, CA 93023 P/ 805.421.8547 [email protected]
MAINTENANCE
Liz Moody
Cannon Corporation
1050 Southwood Drive
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
P/ 805.544.7407
F/ 805.544.3863
LABORATORY
Jacob Broad
Carpinteria Sanitary District
5300 Sixth St
Carpinteria, CA 93013
P/805.684.7214
Mark Scandalis
City of Paso Robles
MEMBERSHIP
Mark Bennett
Carpinteria Sanitary District
5300 Sixth Street
Carpinteria, CA 93013
P/ 805.684.7214 ext. 17
OPERATIONS
Thomas Welche
City of Santa Barbara
520 E Yanonali St
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
PAST PRESIDENTS GOLF TOUR-NAMENT
Travis Fisher
Ojai Sanitary District
1072 Tico Rd
Ojai, CA 93023
PAST PRESIDENTS PICNIC
Johnny Tarver
Retired
P/ 805.453.4401
HISTORY/ PAST PRESIDENTS PIC-NIC
Dennis Brewer
City of Camarillo
OPERATOR CHALLENGE
Chris Boddy
City of Simi Valley
600 W. Los Angeles Avenue
Simi Valley, CA 93065
MAINTENANCE
Michael Kielborn
Cannon Corporation
1050 Southwood Drive
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
P/ 805.544.7407
F/ 805.544.3863
P3S
Travis Fisher
Ojai Sanitary District
1072 Tico Rd
Ojai, CA 93023
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Tri-Counties Section Mission Statement
To enhance the education and effectiveness of California’s Wastewater Professionals through training, certification,
dissemination of technical information and promotion of sound policies to benefit society through protection and
enhancement of the water environment.
TCP & CONTACT HOURS
Teresa Kistner
Goleta Sanitary District 1 William Moffett Place Goleta, CA 93117 P/ 805.967.4519 F/ 805.964.3583 [email protected]
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Vacant
CWEA LIAISON
TBA
TURKEY OF THE YEAR
Travis Fisher
Ojai Sanitary District
1072 Tico Rd
Ojai, CA 93023
PUBLIC EDUCATION
Mary Thompson
City of Santa Barbara
520 East Yanonali Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
P/ 805.568.1093
F/ 805.568.1022
SAFETY
Vacant
SMALL COMMUNITIES
Ben Marquart
City of San Luis Obispo
25 Prado Road
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
P/ 805.781.7425
F/ 805.542.9868
STUDENTS & YOUNG PROFES-SIONALS
Vacant
WEBSITE
Mary Thompson
City of Santa Barbara
520 E Yanonali St
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
