Presentation
Methods and considerations for Green Stormwater Infrastructure requirements:
 
Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) is the implementation of constructed landscaping elements designed to divert stormwater runoff to softscape areas, encouraging groundwater infiltration. Despite trash management efforts, typical runoff from impervious surfaces carry with it pollutants of concern, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and mercury, through standard “gray” storm drain infrastructure into our waterways. Instead, GSI in both public and private projects allows for runoff filtration and groundwater replenishment. 
As a result of mandates under the NPDES Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit (MRP), local municipalities are required to commit to increasing their GSI development and implementation. This presentation is aimed to help industry professionals better understand GSI design and construction, as well as provide tools to navigate the requirements set by the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
 
Presenter
The Alameda County Clean Water Program (ACCWP) is a partnership of municipalities and agencies committed to reducing the contamination of our creeks, wetlands, and the Bay. The Program, under Alameda County Public Works, facilitates local compliance with the Federal Clean Water Act, coordinating water quality monitoring, grants for community-based projects, and providing technical guidance and resources for both professionals and the public.
Christine Chou, with the Engineering Division of the City of Newark Public Works, and other representatives will present GSI strategies on behalf of the ACCWP.  it.

Project Description

The newly completed State Route 1 Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge—a vital link between Big Sur and other communities in Monterey County (Caltrans District 5) – was damaged beyond repair from a landslide due to heavy rains which began in early January 2017. Through innovative design and collaboration, the new $24 million single-span bridge was built and opened to the public in 8 months when a project of this magnitude would normally take 8 years. Due to the severe impact to the community of losing this bridge, Caltrans was able to accelerate the project by ordering the steel in advance, accelerating the design, and using an innovative way to “launch” the assembled steel girder bridge into place.

This national, multi-award-winning bridge was recognized as an Accelerated Bridge Construction project—new to California and the Big Sur Community. Constructing the actual structure across the canyon presented unique challenges: working across the deep canyon, dealing with an active landslide, and needing to complete construction quickly. Dozens of bridge workers worked long hours, 6-7 days a week, to complete the project. The structure features fifteen 62-ton steel girders (fabricated in Vallejo) that span the rugged 310-foot canyon. Eliminating structural vulnerability to future slide activity, the design avoids use of support columns. The new bridge includes 12-foot lanes and 5-foot outside shoulders, making it accessible for all travelers.

Speakers:

Bob Riggins, Jr., MNS Engineers
Assistant Structures Representative
Bob Riggins is a highly experienced, hands-on professional construction manager, assistant structures representative and inspector with over 32 years of heavy bridge and highway project experience. In addition to construction management and inspection, Bob has worked as a project superintendent and project manager for private contractors on numerous bridge and freeway projects throughout California, Oregon, Arizona, Idaho, and Utah. Bob acted as the Assistant Structures Representative on the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge Emergency Replacement Project and was responsible for the daily planning, inspection and coordination with the contractor onsite. Some of his most notable projects include the Salinas River Bridge Widening and Prunedale Improvement projects for Caltrans District 5, the historical restoration of the Hassayampa steel truss bridge for Yavapai County in Arizona, and the Twin Bridges on Interstate 5 over the South Umpqua River for the Oregon Department of Transportation.

When not at work, Bob and his wife love to travel. Part of traveling includes riding their motorcycles across the country thousands of miles each year along with their dog and visiting national parks and historical sites.

David Galarza, PE, Caltrans
Structures Representative, D5 North
David Galarza graduated from Cal Poly with a BS in Architectural Engineering. Upon graduation he worked for medium sized A&E firms, including the Watry Group and Faye Bernstein and Assoc. where he collaborated on the design of several post-tensioned parking structures, the San Francisco International Airport ART system, the seismic retrofit of several historic buildings in San Francisco, and several Caltrans bridge phase 1 seismic retrofits. In 1998 he had the opportunity to work for Caltrans as a consulting assistant Structure Representative, inspecting and administering bridge construction contracts along the Cabrillo Highway in Monterey County. He enjoyed the field work so much he left the private sector and pursued his career with Caltrans as a Structure Representative in northern District 5. Over the past 20 years, he has worked on a multitude of maintenance, new construction, and retrofit projects. Some of his most notable projects include: San Miguel Canyon O/C, US 101/156 Interchange, Highway 1/17 Merge Lanes, North Soledad Overhead Emergency Response, Prunedale Improvement Project, Mal Paso Electrochemical Chloride Extraction, Route 68 Salinas River Bridge Seismic Retrofit / Widening, and Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge Emergency Replacement Project.

In his spare time, David enjoys family activities in the Monterey area including mountain bike riding, hiking, and going to the beach.

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Utilis developed a unique and patented technology to deliver data used system surveys and for leak detection in urban potable water networks, using airborne mounted sensors. The analysis is based on a primary algorithm that detects underground leaks through the analysis of micro spectral satellite imagery.  The presentation will cover the technology, market situation, Utilis value proposition and review several case studies.
 
Our Presenter:  James has spent over 30+ years driving disruptive innovation into new markets.  In all cases he has studied and reviewed each element of an ecosystem to best understand how to employee new technologies into traditional workflow and improved efficiencies, while providing value to customers. In both start-ups and Fortune 50 companies, James’ key mission is market adoption and to achieve a deeper foothold into new markets.  In the case of Utilis, he has mapped the water utility market and associated ecosystem to ensure the disruptive innovation for spacial remote sensing is imbedded in workflow for system maintenance and leak detection services.  Water systems are seeing significant benefits by employing Utilis' innovative and cost-effective approach to surveying and fixing leaks within their systems.

The Presentation will cover lessons learned and gained from smaller projects for local agencies and cities all the way to working on mega transportation projects such as the California high speed rail and the BART extension to San Jose.

The five W’s of Outreach will be addressed:
● What are Common Outreach Don’ts
● Why is Public Outreach Important
● Who Performs Public Outreach
● When are Meetings Held
● What are proper Outreach Documents

Our Presenters: Mr. Vargas has over 26 years of diverse experience. In 2004 he co-founded VSCE, a consulting firm to provide Construction Management, Program Management, and Public Relations services. He has worked for large and small private consultants in the areas of transportation, program development, and infrastructure construction.

Cheryl Chambers brings extensive experience in forging partnerships with civic, business, and community leaders while serving as an advocate for firms through community outreach and government relations. Cheryl’s business experience has been involved extensively in the telecommunications industry interacting with local governments, state commissions and the FCC.

Presentation by: Joshua Wagner
The Southbay Engineers Club is pleased to welcome Joshua Wagner to speak about Unmanned Aerial Vehicles technology. The advent of affordable Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology has given rise to new methods of obtaining and analyzing data across a broad spectrum of engineering applications. Accurately geo-referenced high-resolution imagery and high density, photogrammetrically derived point clouds lend themselves to developing a holistic approach to evaluating infrastructure and terrain through both qualitative and quantitative means.  By conducting repeatable programmed flights over time, UAV-obtained datasets provide a robust method of evaluating asset conditions over time.

Our Presenter:
Joshua Wagner is the Manager of UAV and Remote Sensing Services for Cal Engineering and Geology. He has drawn upon his education and background in geology and GIS to develop and grow successful UAV programs on both the east and west coast. His experiences include the utilization of UAV’s for assessment of vertical rock slope stability and rockfall hazard analysis; inspections of high-voltage transmission lines and communications towers; 3D model development of a deformed high-voltage transmission line tower deformed by land movement; change detection surveys, and more. He has worked alongside and for public agencies and private organizations including major electric utilities, oil and gas midstream divisions, water districts, and more.
 
Please note that the meeting day has moved to Thursday!
 
Thursday, April 12, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Spin-a-Yarn
45915 Warm Springs Blvd  Fremont, California (510) 656-9141
 
RSVP now on the SBEC website, www.southbayengineersclub.org/meetings
Lunch is $30 (members); $40 (non-members)
Annual Membership is $27 at http://www.southbayengineersclub.org/membership.html
2017-18 Annual Membership Free for Public Agencies!!!
Questions? Contact Southbay Engineers Club President Adam Nelkie
e-mail address: anelkie@cityofpleasantonca.gov, (925) 931-5675