Learn About CASA’s Committees & Workgroups!
Participating in CASA’s Committees and Workgroups is an excellent way to contribute to the clean water community and get the most out of your agency’s CASA membership. Most CASA Committee seats are two-year terms, but some committees may have openings throughout the year. If you are interested in subscribing to any of the Committee or Workgroup LISTSERVs or learning more about our various committees, please email Cheryl MacKelvie at cmackelvie@casaweb.org and identify the committee or Workgroup you are interested in. Below please find a brief description of each Committee and Workgroup:

CASA COMMITTEES:

  • Associates Committee– The associates committee provides a forum for associate members, which include private sector consultants and technology providers, to network, learn about new technologies and capital projects, discuss issues of interest and assist CASA with special projects.
  • Attorneys Committee– The attorneys committee provides a forum for discussion of legal issues and an opportunity for continuing education for members of the local wastewater agency bar. The committee approves CASA’s participation as a friend of the court in litigation and provides recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding participation in litigation as a party. The committee also provides input to the state and federal legislative committees on measures that require legal expertise.
  • Communications Committee– The committee assists CASA in its mission to provide excellent service to its members in the areas of education, outreach and public information. The committee draws on its expertise in communications and public relations to support CASA members directly and indirectly through preparation of toolkits and materials, hosting workshops, presentations at conferences, coaching on best practices and development of strategies and information campaigns.
  • Federal Legislative Committee– The federal legislative committee establishes CASA’s position on proposed federal legislation and executive branch policies. The committee also assists in planning the program for the annual Washington D.C. policy forum and collaborates with other associations on the development of federal policy proposals.
  • Program Committee– The program committee assists in planning the program themes, focus, content, and speakers for CASA’s two major conferences held in January and August.
  • State Legislative Committee– The state legislative committee establishes the association’s position on proposed state legislation and ballot measures and assists in the development of annual public policy priorities and sponsored legislation.

CASA WORKGROUPS:

  • HR and Workforce Development Group – This workgroup is an opportunity for human resources professionals within CASA’s member agencies to engage on workforce development issues and get questions answered related to issues of common interest among clean water agencies.
  • Regulatory Workgroup – The regulatory workgroup: (1) establishes CASA’s position on state and federal regulatory proposals that affect wastewater agencies, (2) assists in drafting comment letters and regulatory language, and (3) provides a forum for members to learn about the latest regulatory developments on biosolids, water quality, and recycled water. The workgroup is divided into two subgroups with a biosolids focus and a water focus.
  • Collection Systems Workgroup – The collection systems workgroup reviews and comments on regulatory proposals and permits relating to sewer collection systems, serves as a clearinghouse for collection system performance metrics and other data and coordinates with other associations working on collection system issues.
  • Air Quality, Climate Change and Energy Workgroup (ACE) – The air quality, climate change and energy workgroup reviews and comments on regulatory, legislative and policy proposals related to energy and climate change. The workgroup serves as a forum to discuss regulatory and policy initiatives, new technologies, funding opportunities and capital projects.

 

CASA Agency Salary Survey
CASA would like to encourage your agency’s participation in the annual Agency Salary and Benefits Survey. The survey provides valuable information for our members. The more responses we receive, the more accurate the statistical summary we can create. If your agency participated previously, your data is important for those agencies that use benchmarks. For those of you who have not participated in recent surveys, or have never participated, you will find this information very helpful when conducting a salary classification and review. Monterey One Water has again graciously volunteered to coordinate and produce the survey report. We look forward to providing as much comprehensive benefit information as possible with the distribution of the results. Please complete the survey by April 29. 2024 Benefit Survey

We can exclude listing salary data for any sensitive positions that you prefer not to have recorded on the report. However, we would still like to use that information in the calculations of the overall averages. To accomplish this, just make a notation on the survey. For inquiries about the survey, please contact Shacara Gamboa at sgamboa@casaweb.org. Thank you for your participation in the development of this important member resource.