Wholly H2o - California's Integrated Water Reuse Management Center

The California Construction General Permit Training Team (CCGPTT) is seeking qualified construction stormwater and erosion and sediment control trainers to provide the official QSD/QSP training associated with the California Construction General Permit Order No. 2009-009-DWQ, hereafter referred to as the CGP. The training to be provided is the official training to certify individuals as Qualified SWPPP Developers (QSDs) and Qualified SWPPP Practitioners (QSPs) as identified in Section VII, Training Qualifications and Certification Requirements of the CGP.

Check out this video about laundry greywater work on YouTube (Click Here):

I talk about the need for greywater, do a walkthrough of a 'laundry to
landscape' system, and one of my clients explains what it was like to work
with me.

Storm-water runoff is the No. 1 cause of water pollution in suburban and
rural areas. But in Portland, Oregon, an innovative system of curbs,
gutters, roofs and rain gardens diverts runoff and sharply cuts water
pollution - and is spawning a major tourist attraction.

Course date: April 26th-30th 8am-5pm
Course location: Oakland, CA
Cost: $595

Interested in learning all about greywater, installing your own system, or
becoming a greywater installer for your area? This course is designed for
people with either basic plumbing, landscaping, or permaculture skills who
want to learn how to design and build simple, low-tech residential
greywater systems.

Siemens selected to pilot MBR technology for treating refinery wastewater

18 March 2010

PERF (Petroleum Environmental Research Forum) selected Siemens to test the viability of using a Petro MBR (membrane bioreactor) pilot unit to treat refinery wastewater

The Petro MBR system, which Siemens will test, combines an activated sludge biological treatment process with a membrane filtration system.

SAN FRANCISCO GREEN ROOF BOOT CAMP
http://greenroofs.org/index.php/eduprogram/upcomingcourses

The California Water Quality Monitoring Council has released the third "My Water Quality" internet portal to connect decision makers and the public with water quality information. The theme of this new portal is "Are Our Wetland Ecosystems Healthy?"

The State of California has released the final 20x2020 Water Conservation Plan.  In February 2008 Governor Schwarzenegger set a goal of a twenty percent reduction in statewide per capita water use by 2020 and asked state agencies to develop an aggressive plan to achieve the goal.  The plan can be found on the 20x2020 Agency Team on Water Conservation page of the State Water Resources Control Board Web site:
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/hot_topics/20x2020/index.shtml

Not in my backyard. Check out your state from the list below

Search data on more than 200,000 facilities around the nation permitted to discharge pollutants.

Storm water data is now available in our public reports. While the storm water data is now housed in a separate database, known as the Storm Water Multiple Application and Report Tracking System 2 (SMARTS2), the reports contain data from both this system and CIWQS.

We have also released a new public report, the Penalty Project Report. This report allows the user to search for a list of enforcement actions that have a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) and/or a Compliance Project (CP). The user can drill to details about those projects including their monetary amount and status.

You can access these reports at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ciwqs/publicreports.shtml

Please contact me if you have questions or comments.

Erin Mustain
Office of Information Management and Analysis
(916) 445-9379
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