Occupational & Noncredit Programs
Wastewater Technology & Water Technology Advisory Meeting
Monday, April 13, 2015
Minutes
Attendees: Glen Thorpe, Jeff Flynt, Angela Hengel, Chris Castaing, Gary Eaton, Jason Cavender,
Greg Hoyle, Eagle Jones, Robert Gutierrez, Braden McCrory, Mark Monina, Bob Panek, Edward
Pedrazzi, Steve Plyler
Approved Minutes of October 2, 2013. Motion Steve Plyler, Second, Ed Pedrazzi. Approved.
Class Scheduling Fall 2014 and beyond.
ACTION ITEM: Change Supervision to Spring 16.
Program Review and Planning 2014-15 – Mollie reported on PRP process and outcomes.
Laboratory Safety Standards.
ACTION ITEMs: Glenn Thorpe will convene Mark Molina, Mark Iverson, Jack Beebe and Eagle
Jones to create general safety guidelines. The safety standards will be both general guidelines
for the lab but include standards specific to each course. Mollie will resend examples from
woodworking, chemistry and welding.
Curriculum Changes.
Recycled Water – Jack provided information on his research of recycled water in a table format.
Mollie shared the table with the group. There was no decision on how to incorporate the
information into the curriculum. Table below.
Topic
Source Water
Current Objectives
Groundwater, surface water,
Seawater
Conventional Treatment
Disinfection
Conventional Floc/Sed and
Filtration. Membrane Filtration
CT requirements for SWTR
Advanced Disinfection
Ozone, UV for Crypto
Regulations
SDWA, LT2, LT1, etc
Demineralization
Groundwater and Seawater
Additional Objectives
Add discussion on treating impaired
sources including treated
wastewater. Add discussion on
Contaminants of Emerging COncern
Add discussion on Title 22 treatment
flocculation and filtration.
Add discussion on CT requirements
for Title 22
Add discussion on UV/AOP process
and advanced oxidation.
Add Discussion on Title 22
Recycled Treatment Requirements
and Basin Plan Objectives
Add Discussion on WW Demin
ACTION ITEM: Mollie will send out the COR’s for WTE 54, WTE 74, WWT 52 and WTE64 and
convene Eagle, Jack, Mark Iverson and Mark Molina to discuss recycled water topics into the
courses.
Student Learning Outcomes. Mollie shared results from the course SLO’s
T-114 Lab Update. Ed reported on the status of the lab. Equipment and supplies were ordered
to support the Instrumentation & Controls, Backflow Prevention, and Water Quality Monitoring
classes.
ACTION ITEM: Mollie will convene Steve, Glenn, Mark, Bob, ED and Chris during the summer to
discuss the next set of equipment and supply orders.
Articulations.
ACTION ITEM: Mollie will research high schools that have water programs for the purpose of
creating articulation agreements.
Meeting adjourned 6:10 pm.
Industry Co-Chair, Ed Pedrazzi