Montecito Sanitary News

By Kelly Mahan Herrick | October 10, 2019

Montecito Sanitary District’s Operator Grade 5 Marc Ciarlo, Engineering Manager Carrie Poytress, and Chief Plant Operator Daniel Jacquez were recently recognized with advanced certifications

Montecito Sanitary District staff members Daniel Jacquez, Chief Plant Operator, and Marc Ciarlo, Operator Grade 5, recently received their Advanced Water Treatment Operator (AWTO) certifications. The AWTO certification program was recently developed using a nationally recognized process to define the roles and responsibilities for advanced wastewater treatment. This new certification program is jointly administered by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the California Water Environment Association (CWEA) to educate water and wastewater treatment operators in the use of advanced water treatment technologies and related control processes.

Along with the management efforts of Engineering Manager Carrie Poytress, Mr. Jacquez and Mr. Ciarlo have been key players in commissioning the new Recycled Water Pilot Project located at the Montecito Sanitary District. This Recycled Water Pilot Project uses technologically advanced ultrafiltration and efficient pulse-fed reverse osmosis filters for recycled water treatment.

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