Membership News

Congratulations to General Manager Richard Currie, Union Sanitary District, and General Manager Paul Bushee, Leucadia Wastewater District, for achieving the Special District Administrator (SDA) designation. The SDA Certification Program is one of the core programs of the Special District Leadership Foundation (SDLF), of which CASA is a supporting organization. Achieving the SDA designation shows the highest level of commitment by a professional operating within a special district. A candidate has to both qualify to take and then successfully pass the examination. The new SDAs will be recognized for their achievement at this CASA conference.

Congratulations to Eastern Municipal Water District and East Bay Municipal Utility District for receiving 2006 Theodore Roosevelt Environmental Award for Excellence in Natural Resources Management. The awards were presented December 6, 2006 during ACWA's fall event in Anaheim . ACWA presents the Theodore Roosevelt Environmental Awards each year to recognize water agencies for programs that protect both natural resources and public needs.

Congratulations to Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (LVMWD) and Triunfo Sanitation District (TSD) for being named in the 2006 National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards Program for “outstanding biosolids management” by the USEPA. LVMWD and TSD, through their Joint Powers Authority (JPA), were honored for their public outreach efforts promoting the community compost program that has resulted in a steady increase in the amount of Grade A soil amendment used by the communities served by the JPA.

Congratulations to Encina Wastewater Authority (EWA) on receiving a National Clean Water Act Recognition Program Exemplary for “outstanding biosolids management” from the USEPA. EWA received the same award for its unblemished record of environmental compliance, 100 percent reuse of biosolids for agriculture, development of its biosolids heat drying facility, and becoming the ninth wastewater agency in the nation to receive certification for its Biosolids Environmental Management System from the National Biosolids Partnership.

The City of Riverside deserves applause for taking first place in the nation in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's award program for pre-treating sewage before it enters the wastewater treatment plant. EPA official Alexis Strauss said in a statement, “The City of Riverside has an outstanding pre-treatment program coupled with strong pollution prevention elements that focus on pollutants that either affect or could have an effect on the Santa Ana River and its watershed.”