California Association of Sanitation Agencies Preliminary Conference Program CASA Spring Conference Ensuring Clean Water for California April 23 26, 2008 Resort at Squaw Creek PO Box 3333 400 Squaw Creek Road Olympic Valley, CA 96146 Toll Free: (800) 327-3353 www.squawcreek.com
Our Mission Statement The mission of the California Association of Sanitation Agencies is to provide leadership, advocacy and information to our members, legislators, and the public, and to promote partnerships on clean water and beneficial reuse issues that protect public health and the environment. President s Message Dear CASA Members: I look forward to welcoming you to the CASA Spring Conference scheduled for April 23-26, 2008 at the Resort at Squaw Creek in Lake Tahoe. In keeping with our newly revised mission the conference program offers educational sessions on the latest information about clean water and beneficial reuse issues that protects both public health and the environment. To ensure attendees who are either governing officials or professional staff we are prepared a comprehensive program which includes: Pamela Creedon, Executive Officer, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board discussing salinity management strategies; Technical forums addressing sustainability opportunities such as the use of solar energy, various biosolid treatment issues and their impact on the carbon footprint and stormwater management; Directors and Managers meetings featuring tool box talks on the latest electronic technology that will help us communicate efficiently in the workplace; Current state and federal legislative activities, regulatory and legal affairs updates presented by CASA s panel of experts; Dr. Sally Brown, Director of Soils Laboratory, Ecosystem Sciences Division of the University of Washington will be a speaker at the Land Issues Forum. The conference will be opened at Thursday s luncheon where delegates will be briefed on current activities of the Executive Board and the Association. As always, Saturday s closing session will feature reports about our core programs followed by committee action reports. The CASA Council will also be presented with a number of items for discussion at this session. Join us in Lake Tahoe for the CASA Spring Conference. CASA is the leading voice of the wastewater community in California as well as in Washington DC. For this conference, dress is casual and our goal is to encourage dialogue with our presenters and within our membership on all of the issues facing the public wastewater agencies. Please attend the President s Reception and on the lighter side, our Friday evening High County Banquet featuring unique entertainment provided by musicians who are actually part of the CASA family the Sludge Tones. See you in April. Sincerely, Kamil S. Azoury, CASA President CASA Spring Conference Ensuring Clean Water for California
Wednesday April 23, 2008 Thursday April 24, 2008 9:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. CSRMA Training Seminar Accounting Systems for Safety Programs The Six Steps of the Interactive Process Employment Law Update for Public Entities Noon 5:00 p.m. Registration 2:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Executive Board & Budget Meeting 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. CSRMA Executive Board Meeting 8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Registration 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. - AIR ISSUES FORUM Frank Caponi, County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles Technologies to Address the New Challenges in our Carbon Conscience World 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Break 10:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. - DIRECTORS MEETING Directors Tool Box Future Technology and Future Staff: Attraction Policies For A Sustainable Organization Round Table Open Forum Discussion 10:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. - MANAGERS MEETING Managers Tool Box Using New Technology i.e. Blogs, Listserv, Survey Monkey, Wiki Training, Pod-Casts and Web Casts Hiring your Executive Team: How to Find the Right Person Round Table Open Forum Discussion Noon 1:15 p.m. Opening Conference Luncheon President s Welcome and Executive Board Report 1:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m. - LAND ISSUES FORUM Chair Ed McCormick, East Bay Municipal Utility District How Large Is Your Agency s Biosolids Carbon Footprint? Guest Speaker: Dr. Sally Brown, Director, Soils Laboratory, Ecosystem Sciences Division, University of Washington 3:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. - WATER ISSUES FORUM Chair Ben Horenstein, East Bay Municipal Utility District Separating or Not Stormwater From Wastewater: Review of the Latest Issues
Friday April 25, 2008 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. CSRMA Board of Directors Meeting 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Registration 8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. - FRIDAY MORING SESSIONS 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. State Legislative Committee Meeting Chair Harry Price, Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District 10:45 a.m. Noon Federal Legislative & Liaison Committee Meeting Chair Sharon Green, County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles Noon 1:00 p.m. LUNCH On Your Own Noon 1:00 p.m. Associates Committee Lunch Meeting Chair Jackie Kepke, CH2M Hill Special Presentation: What is the Role of the CASA Associates? Speakers: Kamil Azoury, CASA President Michael Dunbar, CASA Past President Noon 4:00 p.m. Attorneys Committee Meeting and Luncheon CASA is a State Bar of California MCLE approved provider Chair Betty Burnett, South Coast Water District 1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m. - GENERAL SESSION President Kamil S. Azoury, Presiding - 1:15 p.m. 1:45 p.m. What Does Green Mean? Sustainability Rating System for WWTPs - 1:45 p.m. 2:15 p.m. From Snowflakes to the Sea Part 1 How the Snow Pack in the Sierra Impacts Public Wastewater Agencies - 2:15 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Private Sewer Lateral Task Force Report - 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Strategies for Enhanced Water Quality and Salinity Economic Sustainability Friday continued Special Guest Speaker: Pamela C. Creedon, Executive Officer Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-Term Sustainability (CV-SALTS) is an effort to develop and implement a comprehensive salinity management program. This program is to augment the regional board basin planning regulatory effort for salinity. The goal of CV-SALTS is to cooperatively maintain a healthy environment and a good quality of life for all Californians by protecting our most essential and vulnerable resource: WATER. 4:15 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Program Planning Meeting Chair Paul Bushee, Leucadia Wastewater District 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. President s Reception 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. High Sierra Dinner 8:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m. After Dinner entertainment Sing and Dance with the CASA Sludge Tones Saturday April 26, 2008 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Executive Board Meeting 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Closing Breakfast 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. CLOSING GENERAL SESSION President Kamil S. Azoury presiding CASA s legislative, regulatory and legal experts present the issues impacting California s wastewater community, offering their insight into today s political and regulatory environments and share thoughts on future challenges and opportunities for our industry, followed by a question and answer period. Panel: - Executive Director s Report, Catherine Smith - Biosolids Program Report, Greg Kester - Regulatory Outlook and Litigation Report, Roberta Larson - State Legislative Report, Mike Dillon - Washington D.C. Report, Eric Sapirstein CASA Council Meeting Committee Reports: Action items see hand-out agenda Closing remarks by President Azoury
Hotel Information CASA Spring Conference April 23-26, 2008 Please make your reservations as soon as possible. Resort at Squaw Creek PO Box 3333 400 Squaw Creek Road Olympic Valley, CA 96146 Toll Free: (800) 327-3353 www.squawcreek.com Room Reservations: $174.90 (including tax) - for Single/Double Occupancy. In addition to the guestroom and tax is a required resort fee of $15 for a total for one night stay of $189.90. The resort fee eliminates many small charges and covers the following services during your stay: wireless internet access, USA Today paper delivery Monday through Friday, baggage handling and storage, shuttle service to/ from the Olympic Village, in-room coffee service, first 30 minutes per call for telephone credit card/1-800 access fee, first 30 minutes per call for local phone calls, incoming faxes, unlimited use of the Health Club Facilities, and self-parking. Please identify yourself as a CASA member to receive this special rate when making reservations. Cut-Off Date for Hotel Reservations is March 23, 2008 Check-in: 4:00 p.m. and Check-out: 11:00 a.m. Hotel Cancellation Policy: Individuals may cancel reservations up to 7 days prior to arrival with no penalty. All Deposits are non-refundable. The equivalent of one night s lodging will be billed to the individual s credit card for each guest who does not arrive or if a reservation is canceled less than 7 days prior to arrival. A guest who departs prior to their confirmed departure date will be charged for the unused balance of their stay. Ground Transportation: Getting around the Lake Tahoe area is easy for guests of the Resort thanks to Squaw Creek Transportation. This full-service transportation company can provide you with transportation to and from the Reno/Tahoe International Airport, as well as private charters and tours around Lake Tahoe, Reno and surrounding areas. They also offer door-to-door service and complimentary shuttle service to the base of Squaw Valley USA. Reservations - Just call 866-909-RIDE (7433) between 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m., seven days a week. Please have the following information available before you call: Name(s) Group/registered name, Phone number, Arrival date, Group size, Airline and flight number, Flight arrival time, Pickup location and destination, Departure location and destination. Driving Directions: From San Francisco and Sacramento... East on I-80 (toward Reno) to Truckee, CA South on HWY 89 (toward Squaw Valley and Tahoe City) for 8 miles Right on Squaw Valley Road (1/3 mile) Left on Squaw Creek Road to resort s porte-cochere From Reno/Tahoe International Airport... North on HWY 395 West on I-80 (Reno/Sacramento exit) South on HWY 89 (toward Squaw Valley and Tahoe City) for 8 miles Right on Squaw Valley Road (1/3 mile) Left on Squaw Creek Road to resort s porte-cochere From Incline Village, NV... West on HWY 28 to Tahoe City, CA North on HWY 89 (toward Truckee) Left on Squaw Valley Road Left on Squaw Creek Road to resort s porte-cochere CASA s Hotel Room Waiting List: The CASA office maintains a Waiting List for members that are not able to obtain a room reservation at a conference hotel. Any member canceling a reservation is asked to contact Debbie at the CASA office before contacting the hotel, so that she can arrange to re-assign the reservation to another member on the waiting list. CASA s Late Cancellation Policy: CASA initiated a Late Cancellation Policy because of the large number of cancellations in the final days approaching each conference. Our contractual obligations with the hotel hold the Association liable if we do not meet our room guarantees. CASA s Late Cancellation Policy is noted on the bottom of the registration form. If you cannot attend, send a colleague in your place by notifying the CASA office. The late fee for canceling on or before April 12 is $25: No refund after April 12.
CASA Spring Conference Ensuring Clean Water for California April 23 26, 2008 Resort at Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley, CA CASA - 1215 K Street, Suite 2290, Sacramento, CA 95814 - tel: (916) 446-0388 - fax: (916) 231-2141 Registration Form - please register by Friday, April 12, 2008 First Name: Nickname: Last Name: Title: Agency/Firm: Full Conference $425 Thurs. only $212.50 Fri. only $212.50 Attorneys Meeting only $100 Communications Meeting only $65 Guest First Name: Guest Last Name: Guest Registration - Breakfasts and Receptions $65 Separate Luncheon Fee $40 First Name: Nickname: Last Name: Title: Agency/Firm: Full Conference $425 Thurs. only $212.50 Fri. only $212.50 Attorneys Meeting only $100 Communications Meeting only $65 Guest First Name: Guest Last Name: Guest Registration - Breakfasts and Receptions $65 Separate Luncheon Fee $40 First Name: Nickname: Last Name: Title: Agency/Firm: Full Conference $425 Thurs. only $212.50 Fri. only $212.50 Attorneys Meeting only $100 Communications Meeting only $65 Guest First Name: Guest Last Name: Guest Registration - Breakfasts and Receptions $65 Separate Luncheon Fee $40 Yes, email registration confirmation to: Registration Fees Total Amount Due: (add fees for each participant entry) $ Payment Method Online registration with credit card: visit us at www.casaweb.org and click on Conference Visa and MasterCard accepted online Purchase Order#: Mail check - Check #: IMPORTANT $25 cancellations fee on or before Friday, April 12, 2008 No Refund for late cancellations after April 12, 2008 Send a colleague if you can not attend, please notify the office
CSRMA Risk Management Seminar at CASA Don t miss this one! Sponsored by: California Sanitation Risk Management Authority (CSRMA) Sessions and Topics 9:00 10:15 a.m. Accountability Systems for Safety Programs Does correct safety performance matter, on a moment-to-moment basis, for your organization? How do you know? How can you measure it? This seminar will provide an overview of accountability systems that link policy and procedure development to accident investigation using proven risk management practices. - David Patzer, CSRMA Risk Control 10:15 10:30 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. The Six Steps of the Interactive Process: Considering and providing job accommodations for employees with injuries and disabilities. Would you like to understand your obligations for conducting the Interactive Process? Better yet, would you like to know all the nuts and bolts of how to best conduct the Interactive Process? This program will not only review of the six steps of the Interactive Process but will also highlight the penalties for not interacting, show you the best ways to document your efforts and results, and put together your tool kit of forms and resources to successfully navigate the potential pitfalls. - Roberta Etcheverry, CPDM 12:00 1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 2:30 p.m. Employment Law Update for Public Entities Keeping pace with the latest changes and developments in employment law is your best defense in today s litigious workplace! A survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management reveals that more than half of employers have been sued in employment-related cases. It is more critical than ever to have the knowledge necessary to comply with federal and state employment laws to prevent costly and time-consuming litigation. - Melanie Poturica, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, CSRMA s Employment Practices Hotline service provider When Wednesday, April 23, 2008 9:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Registration bill begin at 8:30 a.m. Where Resort at Squaw Creek PO Box 3333 400 Squaw Creek Road Olympic Valley, CA 96146 Toll Free: (800) 327-3353 Cost The seminar is free to all CSRMA members. There will be a nominal fee of $50 for all non-csrma members (Cash or check only, payable to CSRMA either in advance or at the door). How to register Registration via the CSRMA web site at: http://www.onlinetrainingsys.com/viewseminars.cfm Questions Please contact David Patzer, CSRMA Risk Control Advisor at losscontrol@sbcglobal.net or at 707.373.9709. Please Note: It is important we have an accurate headcount prior to the date of the seminar to ensure that lunch is available for those attending the seminar. Please take a moment to pre-register if you plan to attend.
CASA 1215 K Street, Suite 2290 Sacramento, CA 95814 Preliminary Conference Program CASA Spring Conference Ensuring Clean Water for California April 23 26, 2008 Olympic Valley, CA