Cheryl MacKelvie

In Memoriam: David R. Williams With the passing of David Williams, the wastewater community has lost a leader, a champion and friend. It is difficult to imagine anyone who could have had a greater influence on wastewater regulation, innovation and excellence than Dave. In addition to serving our community in numerous roles, including Director of [...]

CASA Takes Positions on 2023 Legislation The CASA State Legislative Committee met on March 10th to review and take positions on bills of interest that have been introduced in the 2023 Legislative Session. All bills were required to be introduced by February 17th and are now in the process of being referred to the relevant policy committees for [...]

NPDES Permit Term Extension Legislation Reintroduced In Congress; Call to Action! Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) has reintroduced legislation to reform the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit term from the current 5 years to 10 years. The bill was bipartisanly introduced with Representative Ken Calvert (R-CA) as an original co-sponsor. As explained in Representative [...]

New Member Welcome to CASA! - Ramona Municipal Water District   EMWD Honored with WateReuse Award for Excellence Last week, the Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) was honored by the national WateReuse Association with its Award for Excellence for its innovative recycled water retrofit and landscape transformation at The Lakes at Hemet West community. EMWD [...]

AEHS West Coast Conference The Association for Environmental Health and Sciences Foundation is hosting their 32nd Annual International Conference on Soil, Water, Energy and Air next week, March 20 – 23 in Sand Diego. For the past thirty-one years, this annual conference has helped bring the environmental science community closer together by providing a forum [...]

Share Your Voice in Washington D.C. We look forward to seeing you next week at the Willard InterContinental in Washington, D.C., for the CASA DC Policy Forum! The event will feature an excellent program with speakers that include Congressional staff, reporters, and national water association leaders providing their perspective on the infrastructure package, upcoming legislation, [...]

Monterey One Water Embarks on Feasibility Study to Eliminate Reliance on Commercial Power The collection, treatment, and recycling of wastewater and biosolids are essential community services that require reliable access to power. With ongoing impacts from a changing climate, resilient energy solutions will be needed to ensure uninterrupted service. Monterey One Water and its project [...]

AB 818 Annual Compliance Report The first annual AB 818 Compliance Report, prepared by Responsible Flushing Alliance was released earlier this month. This report details the mandatory consumer education campaign regarding the “Do Not Flush” symbol for non-flushable wipes. The 2022 Annual Compliance Report has been provided to the Senate and Assembly environmental policy committees, and has also been posted on the [...]

RFA Annual Meeting Please join us on March 7, 2023 from 11am – 12pm for the Responsible Flushing Alliance’s second Annual Meeting for a chance to hear updates on progress made in 2022 and plans for 2023. CASA’s Jessica Gauger and Heidi Sanborn with the National Stewardship Action Council will share updates from the wastewater [...]

Winter Conference Recap What a great start to 2023! Our Winter Conference at the Hilton Palm Springs was a resounding success. Together with some of the clean water sector’s best and brightest, we focused on complex challenges facing the wastewater community, looking toward the future and preparing the next generation.  For those who were unable to [...]