Cheryl MacKelvie

The CDC Wants State and Local Sewage Systems Tested for Coronavirus The U.S. Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies will begin coordinating with state, local, territorial and tribal health departments to collect data on sewage samples. The goal is to find traces of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes [...]

AB 1672 (Bloom) Held in Senate Appropriations Committee CASA’s sponsored wet wipes labeling bill was held in the Senate Appropriations Committee during its final “suspense file” hearing on August 20. The unexpected action came as a shock to us, our co-sponsors, Assembly Member Bloom and the other stakeholders. As we have reported previously, the bill was [...]

CASA Comments on Revised Toxicity Provisions Earlier this week CASA submitted a comment letter to the State Water Resources Control Board on the second draft of the revised Toxicity Provisions and updated Staff Report, which were released on July 7. The proposed toxicity provisions will establish numeric water quality objectives for both acute and chronic toxicity and [...]

SVCW Reaches New Green Energy Milestone Silicon Valley Clean Water reached an important milestone that will benefit their entire community and the environment. SVCW has received the green light from PG&E to export energy generated at the treatment plant back into the power grid. This milestone, which was years in the making, advances green energy capabilities [...]

Pothole Repair Made Eco-Friendly Using Grit from Wastewater Treatment “Potholes are aggravating to drive over, and they can cause billions of dollars of damage every year to automobile wheels, tires and suspensions. Currently, road crews fill in these holes with hydrocarbon-containing asphalt, but that material can leach out, polluting the environment. Now, scientists report a [...]

Economic Impacts of Water Infrastructure Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 26, 2020, at 9:00am (PT) the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Value of Water campaign are hosting a webinar: Economic Impacts of Water Infrastructure. ASCE and Value of Water campaign are releasing a new report, “The Economic Benefits of Investing in Water Infrastructure: How a [...]

Multi-State Research Committee Response to USEPA OIG Report on Biosolids Regulations CASA helped execute a scientific review of the report released in November 2018 by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at EPA on the federal regulations governing the land application of biosolids. The biosolids scientific research community took exception to much of the report, [...]

Don’t Miss out! The Annual Conference Registration Deadline is this Friday, August 7 Be sure to register by the end of this week for our first ever VIRTUAL Annual Conference! We are proud to offer attendees the same excellent speakers and panel presentations you have come to expect from an in-person CASA conference, all while [...]

Deadline Extended on State Water Board COVID-19 Survey The State Water Board has extended the deadline to this Friday, August 7 to participate in their survey of COVID impacts on wastewater agencies. CASA worked collaboratively with the Water Board to develop this survey, which focuses on the financial impacts to local wastewater agencies. The survey responses [...]

Legislature Unveils New Stimulus Plan The Legislature has returned after another extended recess prompted by Coronavirus concerns, and has until August 31 to close out all remaining legislative business. Last week, a bi-cameral group of legislators unveiled details of a $100 billion stimulus plan and indicated they will work to pass the plan by the final [...]