Stories from the CWEA Archives
In 1928 we started as the California Sewage Works Association, became the Water Pollution Control Association and today we are the California Water Environment Association (CWEA). Over the years we've seen some amazing water professionals and projects. Here are just a few...
The Past President Project
The CWEA History Committee’s Mission Statement, like all good mission statements, provides the Committee with a basis for developing and …
Forgotten Facilities: The City of Pasadena Tri-City Sewage Treatment Plant – Part II: The 1930 CSWA Conference Tour
Part I of this series presented the history of the development of the City of Pasadena’s Tri City Sewage Treatment …
Forgotten Facilities: The City of Pasadena Tri-City Sewage Treatment Plant – Part 1
Note: this is a first part of a series on the City of Pasadena’s Tri-City treatment plant and the CSWA. …
The History of CWEA’s Name Changes: What’s in a Name?
By Dr. Nicholas Pinhey The CWEA History Committee was recently asked for the dates of the various name changes that our Association has adopted over …
The Evolution of CWEA’s Logo
While an association’s name is its primary element of branding, its logo is the visual representation of the association’s identify. …
Pioneering the Activated Sludge Process in California The City of Lodi’s 1923 Sewage Treatment Plant
The Significance City of Lodi’s 1923 Sewage Treatment Plant The CWEA History Committee published an article in the winter 2017 …
How Old is Lab Certification? + The Analyst’s Notebook
As many of you know, I am an old guy when it comes to environmental laboratories. To put it in …
Reuben Brown’s Fantastic Voyage in LA’s Trunk Line Sewer
When I was a youngster growing up in Los Angeles, my family had a neighbor and friend who was an …
“The Most Interesting Treatment Plant in the County” The Historic 1935 Laguna Beach Sewage Treatment Plant
“The 1935 Laguna Beach Sewage Treatment Plant is a significant surviving public works facility from a community that greatly upgraded …
Forgotten Facilities: Golden Gate Park’s 1932 Recycled Water Plant
The CWEA History Committee’s “Forgotten Facilities” series highlights historically significant California wastewater treatment plants that are connected to the history …
CWEA’s Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers: Some History, a Few Traditions, and a Little Folklore
By Dr. Nicholas Pinhey and Joe Haworth, pH7 (Retired) The CWEA History Committee produces articles about the people, programs and …
California’s First Water Reuse Filtration Plant was in Los Angeles 1930
In the mid-1920’s, with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California just forming and the Colorado River water supply not …