Newsletters

Issue 77: November 2018

Contents:

1. 1. Oro Loma Breaks Ground on Innovative Project
   2. Trash Cart Lids Must Close
   3. Oro Loma Collection System Best in the Bay Area
   4. A Recycling Wake-up Call
   5. Cooking oil clogs plumbing and sewer pipes
   6. What’s New
   7. New Employee: John Simonetti Jr.

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Issue 76: August 2018

Contents:

1. Collection System Update
2. District meets or exceeds permit requirements 12 years in a row
3. 2018 Schools Outreach Project
4. Oro Loma Open House May 5, 2018
5. Oro Loma Director Roland J. Dias Retires
6. Wastewater Collection Corner
7. District Award
8. New Employees: Brett Grundemann and Tony Lam
9. What’s New

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Issue 75: March 2018

Contents:

1. Oro Loma Open House
2. 20 Years Without a Lost-time Accident
3. All Three Lead Workers in the Collections
   Department Achieve CWEA Grade IV Certification
4. Oro Loma Director Roland J. Dias Retires
5. Oro Loma 2018 Schools Outreach Project
6. Wastewater Collection Corner
7. New Employee — Peter Rodriques
8. Frank V. Sidari

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Issue 74: December 2017

Contents:

1. Oro Loma Initiates Use of Biosolids to Amend California Soils
2. Oro Loma 2018 School Outreach Program
3. Wastewater Collection Corner
4. Outstanding Environmental Project Award
5. Don’t Forget — Collection Dates, Holiday Tree Recycle, BPS, and more
6. Wastewater Collection Corner
7. What’s New — 2018 Recycling Calendars
8. Put Holiday Food Scraps in Green Waste/Organics Cart
9. Great Service at Low Cost — Monthly Garbage & Recycling Rates for 30-35 Gallon Cart in Alameda County

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Issue 73: Winter 2017

Contents:

1. Oro Loma Wins Award for Outstanding Capital Project of the Year
2. Household Hazardous Waste Event
3. Great Service at Low Cost — Sewer Service Rates Lowest in Alameda County
4. Additional Plant Security
5. Don’t Forget — Collection Dates, Cooking Oil Clogs Plumbing and Sewer Pipes
6. Wastewater Collection Corner
7. What’s New — “In My Own Words”  2018 School Outreach Event
8. New Employee  — Daniel Rossman

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Issue 72: Fall 2017

Contents:

1. Help Protect the Bay: HHW Collection Event
2. 11 Continuous Years of Wastewater Treatment Compliance
3. Take a Plant Tour
4. Two Free Bulky Pickups per Year
5. Mandatory Commercial Recycling and Organics Collection in Effect
6. Don’t Put Hot Coals in Trash
7. Wastewater Collection Corner: What not to flush
8. Sewer Service Charges & Solid Waste Rates
9. Need a Dumpster?  Call WM

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Issue 71: Summer 2017

Contents:

1. Building on an Award-Winning System
2. Quarterly Public Plant Tours
3. Horizontal Levee Project is Complete
4. Earth Day 2017 Poster Contest Winners Announced
5. Don’t forget: Mandatory Commercial Recycling and Organics Collection
6. Get Larger Recycling and Green Waste Carts
7. Wastewater Collection Corner
8. Important Phone Numbers to Keep Handy
9. Message from the Board of Directors

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Issue 70: Spring 2017

Contents:

1. Horizontal Levee Project is Thriving
2. Keeping Old Van Saves Water, Money
3. Wastewater Collection Corner
4. Illegal Dumping: Who to Call
5. Earth Day 2017 Poster Contest – Still Time to Enter
6. Important Phone Numbers to Keep Handy
7. Message from the Board of Directors

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Issue 69: Fall 2016

Contents:

1. Thank You for Your Feedback — Oro Loma Customer Satisfaction Survey Results
2. Earth Day 2016 Poster Contest–Winners Honored at Awards Ceremony
3. Earth Day 2017 Poster Contest
4. Oro Loma–Still the Best Service at the Lowest Possible Cost: Annual Sewer Service Charges and Monthly Garbage Rate Comparison Charts
5. Wastewater Collection Corner
6. Helpful Reminders
7. Stoplight on Excellence
8. Industry Leadership

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Issue 68: Winter 2015/2016

Contents:

1. Earth Day 2016 Poster Contest
2. Green Waste Collection Program
3. Oro Loma 2015-2016 Calendars
4. Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
5. Helpful Reminders
6. Backflow Prevention System
7. Wastewater Collection Corner
8. Website Redesign
9. Spotlight on Excellence
10. Waste Reduction Grants

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Issue 67: Summer 2015

Contents:

1. Experimental Levee Takes Shape
2. Poster Contest Awards Ceremony
3. Earth Day 2016 Poster Contest
4. Organics Collection Program in Schools
5. Plant Safety Awards
6. Sewer Lateral Repair
7. Sewer Rates Comparison
8. Wastewater Collection Corner
9. Spotlight on Excellence
10. Plant Tours

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Issue 66: Spring 2015

Contents:

1. Experimental Levee Takes Root
2. 2015 Poster Contest Winners Announced
3. Think Before You Flush
4. Transparency Certificate of Excellence Awarded to Oro Loma
5. Wastewater Collection Corner
6. No “Biodegradable” Food Scrap Bags
7. Spotlight on Excellence

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Issue 65: December 2014

Contents:

1. Oro Loma Sanitary District Wins State Collection System of the Year Award
2. Earth Day 2015 Poster Contest
3. Supervisor Miley Awards District for Its Safe Drug Disposal Partnership
4. Recycling Schedules
5. Oro Loma Residential Sewer Rates Lowest in Alameda County!
6. Food Scrap Recycling
7. Spotlight on Excellence
8. Recycle Your Green Holiday Tree

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Issue 64: Summer 2014

Contents:

1. Thank You for Your Feedback
2. Oro Loma Customer Satisfaction Survey Results
3. Oro Loma/Waste Management 2014 Earth Day Poster Contest Awards Ceremony
4. Spotlight on Excellence: Randy L. Wilhite, Rudy Vera, Marty Banuelos, Christopher Brown
5. 2014-2015 Solid Waste Rate Adjustment

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Issue 63: Winter 2013/2014

Contents:

1. Oro Loma Wins SHELL Award for Excellent Risk Management Practices
2. How to Protect Your Home from Raw Sewage
3. Recycling Schedules
4. Helpful Reminders
5. Oro Loma 2013-2014 calendar
6. 2014 Poster Contest
7. Tips for Trouble-Free Plumbing
8. Don’t Flush So-Called “Flushable” Wipes!
9. New Food Scrap Recycling Website
10. New Benchmarking Service from StopWaste

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Issue 62: Summer 2013

Contents:

1. Update on Construction of Two New Digesters
2. Earth Day 2013 Poster Contest Awards Ceremony
3. Earth Day 2014 Poster Contest
4. Mandatory Commercial and Multi-Family Recycling
5. Helpful Reminders
6. Sewer Service Charges 2013-2014
7. Accountability Report
8. Spotlight on Excellence Patricia Bocsan, Kristopher Decker, Samuel Bobbitt, Brian Charvet, Arlene Wong, Pearl Gonzalez

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Issue 61: Spring 2013

Contents:

1. Oro Loma Breaks Ground on Two New Digesters
2. Winners of 2013 Poster Contest Announced April 22
3. Mandatory Commercial and Multi-Family Recycling
4. Helpful Reminders
5. Ready, Set, Recycle
6. Pollution Prevention
7. Sewer Replacement Project
8. Spotlight on Excellence: Anna M. Wilewski-Turon
9. Spotlight on Excellence: Raul Saballos

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Issue 60: Fall 2012

Contents:

1. Part Two — Put Trash in Its Place
2. Get Ready to Bring Your Own Bag
3. Mandatory Commercial Recycling
4. New Oro Loma Service Brochures Mailed
5. “Judge” Landis Celebrates 40 years of Service
6. Oro Loma Sewer Rates Still the Lowest!
7. Oro Loma Customers Reach 75% Diversion Milestone for the First Time
8. Ready, Set, Recycle

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Issue 59: Summer 2012

Contents:

1. Part One — Put Trash in Its Place
2. Earth Day 2012 Poster Contest Awards Ceremony
3. Helpful Reminders: Food Scrap Recycling
4. Oro Loma Earth Day 2013 Poster Contest
5. Sewer Service Charges Increase 2012-2013
6. Report Card to Our Customers
7. Spotlight on Excellence Pearl Gonzalez
8. Spotlight on Excellence Trevor Schofield

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Issue 58: Spring 2012

Contents:

1. Oro Loma Wins CWEA San Francisco Bay Section Plant of the Year Award
2. New Garbage and Recycling Contract
3. Helpful Reminders
4. Mandatory Commercial Recycling
5. Single-Use Bag Reduction Ordinance
6. Earth Day 2012 Poster Contest
7. Oro Loma Turns Grease into Energy
8. Spotlight on Excellence
9. Recycle Used Motor Oil Filters

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Issue 57: Fall/Winter 2011

Contents:

1. Sewer Upgrades
2. Make This a Green Holiday
3. Helpful Reminders
4. Cooking Green
5. President’s Message
6. Free Oro Loma 2011-2012 Calendars Delivered
7. Oro Loma / Waste Management Earth Day 2012 Poster Contest
8. Spotlight on Excellence Scott von der Lieth
9. Recycle Your Holiday Tree

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Issue 56: Special 100th Anniversary Issue

Contents:

1. Years 1911-1944
2. Years 1948-1960s
3. Years 1974-2000
4. Years 2001-2010

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Issue 55: Spring/Summer 2011

Contents:

1. Oro Loma Sanitary District Wins State Collection System of the Year Award!
2. Oro Loma/Waste Management Earth Day 2011 Poster Contest
3. Oro Loma 100th Anniversary
4. President’s Message
5. Two Free Bulky Pickups Per Year
6. Important Phone Numbers to Keep Handy
7. Spotlight on Excellence Jimmy Dang
8. Safely and Legally Dispose of Unwanted Pharmaceuticals

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Issue 54: Winter 2011

Contents:

1. Imagine… Recycling 2050
2. President’s Message
3. National Medication Take-Back Event
4. Oro Loma Awarded Again
5. WM EarthCare™ Family of Products
6. Retirements and Promotions
7. No “Biodegradable” Food Scrap Bags

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Issue 53: Fall 2010

Contents:

1. No Sewer Service Rate Increase!
2. Imagine…Recycling 2050
3. Recycling Reminders for Students
4. Oro Loma Report Card
5. Arc Flash
6. OLSD is On Its Way to 100% Sustainable Power
7. In Memoriam: Herbert G. Crowle
8. Free Bulky Pickups
9. Pollution Prevention

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Issue 52: Summer 2010

Contents:

1. Earth Day 2010 Poster Contest Winners
2. Pollution Prevention
3. Helpful Reminders
4. President’s Message
5. New High Visibility Uniforms
6. Pipeline Replacement Project
7. Regional Occupational Program
8. Excellence in Financial Reporting

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Issue 51: Spring 2010

Contents:

1. Big Storm? No Problem!
2. Dental Amalgam Program Update
3. Copper Pollution Prevention
4. Helpful Reminders
5. Choose the Size That‘s Right for You
6. There‘s a Lot Going On Down There
7. No Plastic Bags in Green Waste Cart
8. Earth Day 2010 Poster Contest Ends March 19!

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Issue 50: Winter 2009

Contents:

1. Your Toilet Is Not a Trash Can
2. President’s Massage
3. Safe Disposal of Medical Sharps
4. Sewer Service Rates for Single Family Residence in Alameda County
5. Make This a Green Holiday
6. Oro Loma/Waste Management Earth Day 2009 Poster Contest It‘s Easy Being Green
7. Introducing Rob Fletcher
8. Davis Street Recycling and Transfer Station

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Issue 49: Fall 2009

Contents:

1. Oro Loma Pays Off All Debt
2. Food Scrap Recycling
3. President’s Massage
4. Safe Disposal of Medications
5. Bulky Pickup Confirmation
6. Please Slow Down
7. Garbage Rate Increase
8. Oro Loma/Waste Management Earth Day 2009 Poster Contest Winners
9. Spotlight on Excellence Sara Burke
10. Mercury Switch Thermostat Recycling
11. Dental Amalgam Program

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Issue 48: Spring 2009

Contents:

1. Seismic Upgrade to the Sewer System
2. President’s Message
3. Backflow Prevention Systems
4. Solar Energy Project
5. Food Scraps Recycling Is Coming to Oro Loma
6. Sewer Permits
7. Spotlight on Excellence: Chad McCarthy
8. Mercury

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Issue 47: Fall 2008

Contents:

1. Al Camisa — An Oro Loma Legend
2. E-Waste Collection Event
3. Oro Loma Earth Day 2009 Poster Contest: “Recycling Rules”
4. Oro Loma Wins CASA Award
5. Recycle Your Holiday Tree
6. President’s Message
7. Solar Energy Project
8. No Drugs down the Drain
9. Free Oro Loma 2008-2009 Calendars Delivered

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Issue 46: Summer 2008

Contents:

1. Oro Loma Board of Directors Approve Residential Sewer Rate Reduction
2. September 2008 E-Waste Event
3. Oro Loma Earth Day 2009 Poster Contest: “Recycling Rules”
4. Cart Etiquette
5. President’s Message
6. Recycling Theft Costs You Plenty
7. 2008 Poster Contest Winners
8. Oro Loma Earth Day 2008 Poster Contest Awards Ceremony
9. New Law Makes It Illegal to Dispose of Medical Sharps in the Trash
10. Garbage Rate Increase

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Issue 45: Spring 2008

Contents:

1. Powerful New Computer Program Streamlines Plant Operations
2. Oro Loma Earth Day 2008 Poster Contest
3. E-Waste Event Is a Huge Success
4. Worm Composting
5. President’s Message
6. Know Your Utilities
7. Spotlight on Excellence: Ronnie McClure
8. Safe Disposal of Medications

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Issue 44: Fall/Winter 2007

Contents:

1. Poster Contest Prizes Increased for 2008
2. Recycle Your Holiday Tree
3. Free E-Waste Collection Event
4. Free Oro Loma 2007-2008 Calendars Delivered
5. Drop Boxes
6. Need Trash and Recycling Service?
7. NEW! Plastic Bag Recycling Program
8. Please Retrieve Your Carts
9. Where Is My Sewer Bill?
10. President’s Message
11. Washington Avenue Sewer Project Completed
12. Spotlight on Excellence

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Issue 43: Summer 2007

Contents:

1. Capacity Restoration Project Groundbreaking
2. Contest Winners Honored at Awards Ceremony
3. Oro Loma Earth Day 2007 Poster Contest Winners
4. President’s Message
5. Washington Avenue Trunk Sewer Project
6. No Cactus, Palm Fronds, or Fruit
7. Spotlight on Excellence: Lacey Jiles
8. Help Keep Our Creeks and Bay Clean

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