Excellence in Advocacy Achievement Awarded to CASA Board Member
The WateReuse Association has awarded CASA Board Member and Orange County Sanitation District General Manager, Jim Herberg the Excellence in Advocacy Achievement Award for his contributions to water reuse, the wastewater industry, and the environment. The award was announced at the 37th Annual WaterReuse Symposium in San Antonio, Texas. Congratulations Jim!

Over his 35-year career, Mr. Herberg has been a part of many integral projects for OC San; he managed the Capital Improvement Program at its peak during the full secondary treatment phase, was instrumental in advocating for grants for the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) and played a critical role in lobbying Sacramento and Washington DC for the bottling of GWRS water for educational purposes and having it signed into law. Congratulations to Jim Hergberg on this well-deserved, and long-time coming recognition. To learn more about Mr. Herberg’s contributions please click here to view OCSan’s press release.

 

LWD and RTP Pollution Prevention Video
Check out this video on pollution prevention produced by Rising Tide Partners for Leucadia Wastewater District.

 

 

 

In Memoriam
Joseph A. Remley, P.E., long time member of CASA peacefully passed away on February 17, 2022, in Rohnert Park, CA.  Joe was the original General Manager of the Central Marin Sanitation Agency (CMSA) overseeing original construction and subsequent operation of the regional wastewater treatment plant in Marin County to four tributary agencies. He was also a founding member and first president of the California Sanitation Risk Management Authority (CSRMA) in 1985, providing liability and risk management insurance services to wastewater agencies to the present day. Joe was an active CASA and CSRMA participant. After retiring from CMSA, Joe provided interim management services at the Delta Diablo Sanitation District and the Ross Valley Sanitary District. Joe was ordained a Permanent Deacon in the Catholic Church in the Diocese of San Diego. He enjoyed serving the parishioners in the parishes in which he resided throughout his life. He is survived by his wife Linda and two daughters. CASA extends their deepest condolences and sympathy to Joe’s family, friends, and all those whose lives he touched, especially within the CASA and CSRMA communities. View Joe’s obituary here.