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...
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 …
Rube Goldberg Became Shoveler in 1960s
by Joe Haworth (as published in the Winter CWEA Bulletin 1996) That’s right! Members of the Select Society of Sanitary …
1943 CSWA Annual Convention & Wartime Conference
The CWEA History Committee recently had the good fortune of acquiring a 1943 CSWA Annual Convention and Conference program from …
Milestones for Women in the CWEA: Marilyn Gleaves 1930-2013
In keeping with the October Wastewater Professional theme of “Women in Water,” the CWEA History Committee has produced a brief …
The 80th Anniversary of the Founding of CWEA’s Local Sections 1938 – 2018
“The CWEA has divided the state into 17 geographical Local Sections to accommodate its members’ needs across the State in …
90 Years and Counting!
2018 marks the 90th anniversary of the founding of the California Water Environment Association and the CWEA History Committee is …