Cyber Sewer News From The Feds!

I was shocked to find this posting today from 

Municipal Sewer & Water Magazine!

"Federal Agencies Release Cyber Incident Response Guide for Water/Wastewater Systems"

But then I realized that a dinky outpost like our sewer (and our three dinky water companies) probably would not be the most likely places to waste attack resources and I felt better.

Well, one can read all about it here:

https://www.mswmag.com/online_exclusives/2024/01/federal-agencies-release-cyber-incident-response-guide-for-water-wastewater-systems?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Read%20more&utm_campaign=MSW240125

The four stages of the incident response lifecycle are:

* Preparation

* Detection and analysis   

* Containment, eradication and recovery 

* Post-incident activities

The government website to get the detailed scoop is here:

https://www.cisa.gov/water

Los Osos Sewer Makes TPO Magazine!

https://www.tpomag.com/online_exclusives/2024/01/community-treatment-combats-saltwater-intrusion-and-recharges-aquifer?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Read%20on&utm_campaign=TPO240115 

Read about it, and note the photo of the leach field piping - I photo that I have never seen!

"In this case study from Los Osos, California, a decentralized solution from Delta Treatment Systems addresses saltwater intrusion while facilitating aquifer recharge."

This image above came from a 2016 report you can only download here (it does not go to a page):

https://downloads.regulations.gov/FWS-R8-ES-2019-0025-0004/attachment_7.pdf

I nabbed this image below from Google Earth, which is flipped from the image above:

Happy reading!

Snow From Sewage!

 Read about what is happening in Montana! Who knew!?

https://snowbrains.com/montanas-first-recycled-snowmaking-effort-launches-at-exclusive-yellowstone-club/

Spokane's Fun Sewer Video!

Have a look at the Riverside Park Water Reclamation Facility in the City of Spokane, Washington! 

https://my.spokanecity.org/news/stories/2023/12/21/a-360-degree-tour-of-the-wastewater-treatment-plant/

Our plant is dinky compared to this plant for an obvious reason: Los Osos population - 14,465; Spokane population - 228,989. 

And maybe I am prejudiced, but I think our plant is a lot cooler! Have you visited our plant's page lately? If not, here you go:

https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Public-Works/Committees-Programs/Los-Osos-Wastewater-System.aspx

I hope some enterprising person will do a video of ours someday....