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Bridge'Publications'Tour'by!John!Boyd!

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On!Thursday,!October!13th,!2016!

at! 5:00! p.m.! Bridge! Publications!

Inc.! in! the! City! of! Commerce!

hosted! the! annual! LABS!

Industrial! facility! tour.! The! 90I

minute! guided! tour! of! their!

immaculate! facility! was!

fascinating!and!very! informative.!

About! 20! LABS! members! and!

associates! attended! the! tour.!

Dinner! at! the! nearby! Tamayo!

restaurant!followed!the!tour.!

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Incorporated! in! 1981,! Bridge! Publications!

Inc.! has! been! operating! at! the! Commerce!

location!on!Olympic!Boulevard!since!2009.!

The! awardIwinning! facility! makes! and!

publishes! books,! brochures,! lectures,! and!

compact!discs!for!the!Church!of!Scientology.!!

It!is!the!world's!largest!allIdigital,!printIonI

demand!publishing!house,!publishing!many!

of! L.! Ron! Hubbard's! Dianetics! and!

Scientology! books! in! 50! languages.! The!

materials! published! and! packaged! at! the!

facility! in! Commerce! are! distributed!

worldwide.!This!stateIofItheIart!facility!has!

the!ability!to!bind!6,000!books!per!hour!or!

more! than! a!million! per!week.! Operations!

onsite! include! graphic! arts! and! layout!

development;! black! and! white,! as! well! as!

color!digital!printing;!book!binding;!and!injection!molded!compact!disc!manufacturing.!The!facility!also!

specializes!in!making!stunning!high!quality!foiled!and!embossed!book!and!lecture!binder!covers!overlaid!

Sewer Leaks A Publication of LABS of CWEA

January 2017

Bridge!Publications!Inc.!facility!in!the!City!of!Commerce!

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LABS!tour!attendees!and!company!representatives!in!the!Bridge!

Publications!!Boardroom!on!October!13,!2016.!!

with!plastic!laminate,!thus!enabling!them!to!be!strong,!waterproof,!and!durable.!Their!hard!cover!books!

are! designed! to! last! an! owner! a! lifetime.!More! than! 100!million! Dianetics! and! Scientology! books! and!

lectures!produced!at!this!facility!have!been!distributed!over!the!past!decade.!!

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The! facility!also!operates!an!archiving!department!established! in!2014!where!operations! include! ferric!

chloride!acidic! etching!of! thin! stainless! steel!plate! “pages”! then!used! to!make! “books”!designed! to! last!

over!ten!thousand!years.!100%!nickel!Long!Play!(“LP”)!records!are!also!manufactured!in!this!department!

using!copper!and!nickel!electroplating!processes.!These!LPs!or!“records”!preserve!lecture!recordings!for!

a!similar!length!of!time.!A!comprehensive!walkIthough!of!this!department!was!included!in!the!tour.!

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Bridge! Publications’! industrial!wastewater! is! regulated! by! the! Los! Angeles! County! Sanitation!Districts!

(LACSD)!and!the!facility!has!a!total!of!three!active!discharge!permits.!The!wastewaters!generated!by!the!

etching!and!electroplating!operations!in!the!archiving!department!are!subject!to!EPA’s!New!Source!Metal!

Finishing! regulations! (40! CFR! 433).! In! addition! to! the! highlyIregulated! metal! finishing! wastewaters,!

industrial!wastewater! is!also!generated! from!nonIcontact!cooling!water! from!CD!duplication!machines,!

air! conditioning! system! cooling! condensate,! and! small! amounts! of! discharge! from! various! facility!

maintenance!operations!including!floor!cleaning,!machine!waste,!and!cleaning!rag!washing.!!

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The!facility!has!a!large!advanced!industrial!wastewater!pretreatment!system!located!on!the!east!side!of!

their!building.!!Approximately!80%!of!the!industrial!wastewater!generated!by!the!metal!finishing!process!

is!currently!being!reused,!with!the!balance!discharged!into!the!local!sewer!system.!!The!water!recycling!

LEFT:!Tour!attendees,!led!by!LABS’!own!John!Robinson!and!Bridge!Publications’!Francois!Bergeron!and!Vanessa!

Reinhart,!walking!into!the!main!production!floor!area.!

RIGHT:!Main!production!floor!area!

LEFT:!Archiving!Department!nickel!record!manufacturing!area!!RIGHT:!Bridge!Publications’!Kelly!Irvin!explaining!the!stainless!steel!etching!process!used!to!make!the!steel!“books”!that!will!last!thousands!of!years.!!!

process!utilizes!resin!bed!deionization!cation!and!anion!columns!to!both!process!potable!city!water!prior!

to!its!use!onsite!and!polish!the!metal!bearing!industrial!wastewater!for!reuse!in!the!process.!!This!system!

was!designed!and!installed!by!Water!Innovations,!Inc.!

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In! the! pretreatment! system! for! the! wastewater! to! be! discharged! to! the! local! sewer! system,! the!

wastewater! is! segregated! into! metal! bearing! and! nonImetal! bearing! waste.! ! For! the! metal! bearing!

wastewater,! the! system! utilizes! pH! adjustment,! coagulant,! precipitant! and! flocculent! to! settle/remove!

heavy!metals!present! in!the!wastewater.! !The!wastewater! is!then!sent!through!a!filter!press.! !The!nonI

metal!bearing!waste!has!a!separate!holding!tank,!treatment!tank!and!filter!press.!!!

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To!ensure!all! industrial!wastewater!discharged!meets!the! low!metal!concentration!requirements!of! the!

EPA,!all!treated!wastewater!is!sent!through!a!final!metal!scavenging!unit!that!polishes!the!water!to!less!

than!1!ppm!metal!content.!!The!metals!scavenging!unit!utilizes!bag!filtration,!carbon!filtration,!and!cation!

resin!vessels.!!The!effluent!then!receives!a!final!pH!adjust!before!discharge!to!the!sewer!system.!

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As! was! noted! initially,! the! Bridge!

Publications! facility! is! immaculate.! Its!

manufacturing! and! process! equipment! and!

process! lines! were! running! efficiently! and!

being! maintained! in! tipItop! condition.! The!

tour! guides! and! employees! answered! our!

numerous! and! sometimes! complicated!

questions!without!fail.!The!LACSD!Industrial!

Waste! Inspector! who! has! recently! been!

conducting! the! Districts’! inspections! at! the!

facility,! Greg! Neunsinger,! an! IW! Inspector!

with! the! Districts! since! 1990,! was! so!

impressed! with! this! facility! that! he!

nominated! them! for! the! 2015! CWEA!

Industrial! Facility! of! the! Year! Award! in!

November! 2015.! After! being! visited! and!

evaluated! by! the! Pretreatment,! Pollution!

Prevention,! and! Stormwater! (P3S)!

Awards! Committee,! the! facility! won! the!

2015! Southern! California! Large! Category!

Certificate! of! Merit! Award,! which! was!

awarded! at! the! 2016! P3S! Conference! in!

Riverside,! CA.! ! ! The! facility’s! managers!

and!staff,! led!by!Executive!Vice!President!

Ann! Arnow,! Executive! Establishment!

Officer! Vanessa! Reinhart,! Archives!

Equipment! Systems! Engineer! Kelly! Irvin,!

and! Archives! Production! Director!

Francois!Bergeron!were!congratulated!on!

winning! the! award! and! graciously!

thanked! for! presenting! the! excellent!

facility!tour!to!our!LABS!members.!It!was!

quite!an!evening.!

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Explanation!of!the!industrial!wastewater!pretreatment!and!water!

reuse!systems.!

Left'to'right:!CWEA!Board!Member!and!former!P3S!Committee!Chair!!Berlinda!Blackburn,!Ann!Arnow,!Kelly!Irvin,!and!Greg!Neunsinger!at!!

the!2016!P3S!Conference!in!Riverside,!CA!on!March!1st,!2016.!!

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2016 LABS ANNUAL

AWARDS BANQUET

Join us as we look back on 2016 and celebrate our fellow

wastewater and water professionals and their achievements

in making 2016 a successful year.

When: January 21, 2017

5 pm Social Hour

6 pm Dinner

Where: Embassy Suites – Glendale

Black Pearl Room

800 N Central Ave,

Glendale, CA 91203

RSVP:

https://2016labsofcweaawards.eventbrite.com

$50 Members and Guests

$60 Non-Members

$25 Students and Retirees

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ForinformationonbecomingasponsorofLABS,contact:

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John Robinson, Principal1055 East Colorado Blvd., Suite 500 Pasadena, CA 91106 (626) 375‐9389 cell jrobinson@johnrobinsonconsulting.com  

JohnRobinsonConsulting,Inc.A certified SBE 

www.johnrobinsonconsulting.com  

Chris RasmussenVacall Regional Sales Manager Cell phone: 562‐533‐4635 Chris@ersvacrent.com    17160 Alburtis Ave. Artesia, CA 90701 

Jennifer Thompson, E.I.T.800 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 600 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Phone:   213‐312‐3314 Fax:   213‐312‐3399 ThompsonJA@bv.com  

Flygt Products  Ricardo Guanio, SR 11161 Harrel Street  Mira Loma, CA 91752 Cell:  562‐382‐3930 Phone:  951‐332‐3671 Fax:  951‐332‐3679 Ricardo.Guanio@xyleminc.com 

www.bv.com

Bruce Zimmerman 2011 Palomar Airport Rd Ste 303 Carlsbad, CA 92011

Phone:   760‐931‐0555Cell:   714‐745‐0678 bruce@coombshopkins.com

Gabriel Zink Sales Engineer 22785 Savi Ranch Parkway Yorba Linda, CA 92887 Gabriel@cortechpumps.com   Phone:  714‐779‐0911 Mobile:  714‐904‐7487www.cortechpumps.com   

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CHUCK PARSONS GENERAL MANAGER

5841 Engineer Dr. Huntington Beach, CA 92649 chuck@sancon.com

Ph: (714) 891-2323 Fax: (714) 891-2524

Specialists in Pipeline and Structure Rehabilitation for over 30 years

www.sancon.com

Dhiru Patel, P.E.Vice President 1199 S. Fullerton Rd. City of Industry, CA 91748 Ph:  969‐667‐3505 Direct   626‐912‐3391 x205 Main  626‐290‐9794 Cell Fax:  626‐912‐2015 Dhiru.Patel@Lee‐Ro.com 

Engineering Excellence

In Water & Envirostructure

www.lee‐ro.com 

Justin Ibershoff880 Apollo Street #337 El Segundo, CA 90245  Office:  310-939-7293  jibershoff@limno.com 

Kris Brooks 155 Balboa Sr. Suite D‐9 San Marcos, CA 92069 Phone:  760‐510‐8030 Fax:  760‐510‐8031 

www.marcabcoinc.com  

2016 LABS Sponsors  

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HarmikAghanian:harmik.aghanian@arcadis.com

 

    

  

 

   

   

   

   

Greg Jaquez 1055 E. Colorado Blvd Ste 500Pasadena, CA 91106  gjaquez@mnsengineers.com  Office:   805‐692‐6921 Fax:   805‐692‐6931

www.mnsengineers.com 

Sewer Leaks Editor c/o Sophia Luu 24501 South Figueroa Street Carson, CA 90745 Go PAPERLESS! For a COLORFUL electronic version contact: labsofcwea@hotmail.com

LABS Board of Directors President Valerie Ratto (714) 861-2610 Vice President John Robinson (626) 375-9389 Director-at-Large Chris DeMonbrun (323) 342-1567 Director-at-Large Justin Ibershoff (310) 939-7293 Director-Secretary Anne Carayon (562) 908-4288 x2438 Director-Corporate Harmik Aghanian (213) 489 -1587 Director-Treasurer Daniel Gary (310) 830-2400 x5316 Past President C. Bryan Trussell (626) 486-0569 x117

LABS Committee Chairs Awards Miluska Propersi (310) 566-6460 Collection Systems Michael Flores (858) 864-7370 CWEA Board Liaison Ian MacKenzie

Alec Mackie Jon Ganz

(213) 765-0251 (213) 765-0251 (714) 428-4614

Newsletter Editor Sophia Luu (310) 816-5000 x5531 Operator Certification

Francisco Ramirez (310) 648-5857

Outreach Coordinator Erika Bensch (562) 908-4288 x2836 P3S John Boyd (562) 908-4288 x2907 Programs Valerie Ratto (213) 312-3329 Public Education Michael Simpson (323) 342-6047 Supergroup Daniel Gary (310) 830-2400 x5316 TCP Bill Barnum

Valerie Leone (562) 908-4288 x6618 (818) 972-1115 x117

Webmaster Jennifer Thompson (213) 312-3314 Young Professionals Veronica Alvarez (310) 886-9890

Save the Date

1/21 LABS Annual Award Banquet, Glendale, CA

2/2 P3S Committee Webinar – Federal Regulatory Updates, 11 am to 12 pm

2/8 Collection Systems Specialty Workshop, Long Beach, CA

2/27/17 – 3/1/17 CWEA P3S Conference, Santa Rosa, CA

4/25/17 – 4/28/17

CWEAJ Annual Conference, Palm Springs, CA

See all our upcoming events at http://LABSofCWEA.eventbrite.com

Address Changes Please contact Dan Gary at (310) 830-2400 x5316 or email dgary@lacsd.org http://www.labsofcwea.com