American Society of Civil Engineers Newsletter March 2008

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1 American Society of Civil Engineers Newsletter March 2008 MARCH REGULAR MEETING MARCH PROGRAM DETAILS WHEN Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Check-in/Social 11:30 a.m. Lunch/Program 12:00 1:00 p.m. LOCATION Wedgewood Banquet Center Buenaventura Golf Course 5880 Olivas Park Drive, Ventura, CA Ventura Avenue Water Treatment Plant Membrane Filtration Project Construction has recently been completed on the City of Ventura s Avenue Water Treatment Plant, Membrane Filtration project. The $22,000,000 project entirely replaced the existing treatment plant with a new 10 million gallon per day Membrane Filtration Facility. The work included new chemical feed and storage facilities, new wash water recovery systems, sludge drying beds, source water pump station, and comprehensive SCADA and security systems. The centerpiece of the plant is a ZeeWeed 1000 membrane filtration system, developed by Zenon Environmental Inc. of Ontario, Canada. Pretreated groundwater is drawn through thousands of membrane fibers that have a pore size of 0.02 microns, far smaller than harmful particles like giardia and cryptosporidium. This APWA award-winning project was completed ahead of schedule and under the City s budget. The presentation will be provided by the City s Water Superintendent, Jim Passanisi; and the project s Construction Manager, Steve Mimiaga. (Tours of the facility can be arranged for after the meeting) DIRECTIONS From Los Angeles: 101 Freeway North. Exit Victoria Avenue. Left at the light. Left at Olivas Park Drive. Located on the right side, ½ mile down. From Santa Barbara: 101 Freeway South. Exit Victoria Avenue. Left at light, stay in right lane. Right on Victoria. Left at Olivas Park Drive. Located on the right side, ½ mile down. LUNCH Chef's Choice Buffet featuring two hot entrees, eight assorted salads, chef's choice potato and vegetables, warm rolls, and beverage. COST $20.00 per person (members and guests) RESERVATIONS Wayne Fitch wff@penfieldsmtih.com or x140 or see the Project Partner announcement. DEADLINE Noon, Monday, March 10, 2008 We hope to see you there.

2 LAST MEETING 2008 National Engineers Week Banquet was held on February 21 st at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. We heard a presentation by Dr. Joseph H. Schulman, Chief Scientist at the Mann Medical Research Organization. The evening included Engineer and Project of the Year presentations from all the different engineering societies in the Santa Barbara and Ventura County area. We would also like to congratulate the ASCE award winners: Engineer of the Year Tom Wolfington and Project of the Year Westlake Reservoir Replacement Calleguas Municipal Water District. We would also like to thank everyone that submitted nominations for both awards. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING BRANCH MEETINGS The next meeting is scheduled for: April 9, 2008 (Santa Barbara) Your suggestions for program topics are always welcome. Thanks to those members who have already suggested technical program topics. Other Meetings and Events Project Partners now has a wide list of events (including ours) being offered in the Southern California for engineers. Visit their website at to view the various Societies and their calendars. Santa Barbara / Ventura Branch ASCE Officers President: Wayne Fitch, P.E. Penfield & Smith, Santa Barbara (805) , ext. 149 wff@penfieldsmith.com Vice President: Linda Sumansky, P.E. City of Santa Barbara (805) lsumansky@santabarbaraca.gov Secretary: Paul Callaway, P.E. Ventura County Watershed Protection District (805) Paul.Callaway@ventura.org Treasurer: Carlos Sanchez, P.E. Mimiaga Engineering Group (805) Sanchx01@earthlink.net Director: Marta Alvarez, P.E. YCE, Incorporated (805) yce-mya@pacbell.net Past President: Lauren Doyel, P.E. Fugro West (805) ldoyel@fugro.com DISASTER TRAINING SEMINAR We have been in contact with Jack Rolston, ASCE LA Section Chair for Disaster Preparedness Committee, about scheduling a Disaster Training Seminar in the Santa Barbara-Ventura area in We would like to determine how many members are interested in attending this important training seminar, so we can make arrangements. Please contact Wayne Fitch at (805) , ext. 149 or wff@penfieldsmith.com if interested. YMF President: Philip Maldonado, E.I.T. City of Santa Barbara (805) pmaldonado@santabarbaraca.gov In addition to our regular officers, your Branch has continuing need for your leadership and assistance. Funding is available to advance activities consistent with the ASCE Strategic Plan. Contact any officer to get more information or volunteer your time.

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4 The Ventura County Watershed Protection District has a limited number of openings in a streambank stabilization course attended by their engineering managers and senior engineers. This two day course is being offered beginning March 25 and 26 at the Ventura County Government Center. Cost is $400 for both days. The Instructor, Dr. David Williams, has extensive experience in sediment transport modeling and streamback protection design in his work with West Consultants, HDR, and currently PBS&J. If you wish to reserve a slot in this class, please contact Mark Bandurraga as soon as possible. Checks for the course will be due by March 14. Predicting Bed Scour for Toe Protection Design for Bank Stabilization Projects. In this course you will learn the concepts of channel stability analysis, causes and characteristics of bank scour, how to recognize various types of toe failures, and how to perform assessment of vertical and lateral stability and understand their influence on toe scour. You will also gain knowledge on evaluating various design methods, determining which toe protection method is applicable, and making recommendations for inspection and maintenance. In addition, the influence of channel bends on scour depth and length of protection and a brief discussion of other toe design features are discussed. Will also cover bendway weir design and other innovative techniques used for bank protection in the Southwest. Instructor, David Williams, National Practice Leader for PBS&J, Denver, CO Mark Bandurraga Hydrology Section Manager Ventura County Watershed Protection District 800 S. Victoria Ave- M/S 1610 Ventura CA Office (805) Fax (805) ASCE Santa Barbara / Ventura Branch Advertising Rates Business Card Ads ¼ Page Ad ½ Page Ad Full Page Ad $100/ year $25/ month $50/ month $100/ month Ads can be sent in image format (i.e. jpeg, bmp, tiff) to the ASCE Santa Barbara / Ventura Branch Secretary. Please no PDF files. Payments shall be made payable to ASCE Santa Barbara/Ventura Branch and delivered to the ASCE Santa Barbara/Ventura Branch Secretary.

5 Applied Earth Sciences 3595 Old Conejo Road Geotechnical Thousand Oaks Engineers California and Geologists fax!"# $ %&'(##( #!)**!'+#* 250 Big Sur Drive Goleta, CA Phone: (805) Scott Onishuk, P.E. scott@bengalengineering.com Civil, Bridge, Highway & Structural Engineers