Ten County Wastewater Plants Told to Measure PFA Levels
by Sheryl Hamlin What are PFAs? From the notice issued by the Water Board, PFAs are described as follows: PFAS are a family of more than 5,000 man-made and mostly unregulated chemicals that have been produced since the mid-1900s. They are mobile, persistent, and bioaccumulative. They are resistant to degradation in the environment and when […]
Santa Paula: Trash Collection Emergency and Chloride Deterioration
By Sheryl Hamlin On April 15, 2020, Santa Paula Public Works Director, Clete Saunier, presented the first calendar quarter of 2020 departmental report covering the entire department. The City is keeping the entire Public Works Department functioning even though they are forced to maintain social distancing. For example, only one person is allowed in a […]
Santa Paula: Two Major Upgrades to Wastewater Plant Approved
By Sheryl Hamlin History of Plant Spills The Santa Paula wastewater plant has incurred two spills, one in 2015 shortly after the City purchased the plant and one in 2018. In 2017, Santa Paula upgraded the SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system in a project approved at $204,057. Read about that overview and detail […]
