City of Lebanon Authority
November 2018 Meeting
(Executive Director Jon Beers receiving plaque from 2018 President - David Kershner.)
What Snow?
More than one Vendor was heard complaining about the early season snow on November 16, 2018 that blanketed the area with anywhere from 3 inches to 47 feet of white stuff.
But I ask you: “What Snow”? All I remember on that day is sun and 80 degrees as I sipped a Pina Colada at a Beach Bar in Aruba. I don’t mean to complain, but the sun was pretty strong that day my friends, and I had to keep re-applying suntan lotion after each swim in the beautiful warm ocean.
Anyway, the November 16
th meeting went on as scheduled without me, but with the snow. Nobody knows how many of the 191 registrants showed up (not even Marykay with all her superpowers), but many did to meet the 71 Vendors who help make these shows possible. In fact we were missing a couple vendors – but had normal attendance for the registrants – though some arrived a bit late due to snow removal taking precedence.
The meeting was held at the COLA plant and guess what that stands for:
a)
Cost of Living Adjustment (very important to our “Senior” crowd)
b)
City of Lebanon Authority
c)
Coke
d)
Cocaine
e)
All of the Above, except for a, b, c and d.
Thanks to Frank DiScuillo and his staff for hosting and allowing us to tour their excellent facility.
The Lebanon Wastewater Treatment Plant is an advanced treatment facility, rated for 8 MGD, serves more than 60,000 customers of the Greater Lebanon area. It is owned and operated by the City of Lebanon Authority (CoLA). The Plant, originally constructed in 1962, provided two steps of treatment, Primary & Secondary. Additional construction in 1979 expanded capacity and provided a third step in the treatment process (Tertiary Treatment). The 1996 expansion added UV disinfection and Biosolids de-watering using a Belt Filter Press.
In 2014, the plant while undergoing construction to meet BNR requirements also took the opportunity to update and modernize its electrical systems, added an emergency generator capable of providing enough electricity to operate the entire plant and upgraded the Biosolids Recycling program to produce a “Class A Exceptional Quality Biosolids”.
The plant is staffed 24/7/365 by 27 employees. They maintain the plant and collection system of Lebanon City and treat wastewater from 9 satellite collection systems owned and maintained by different municipalities. The accredited laboratory staff performs all daily analysis for their NPDES permit and additionally: Nitrate-Nitrite, TKN and drinking water microbiology testing for the CoLA’s Water Filter Plant. 26 of the plant staff hold certified wastewater operator’s licenses.
Following the plant tour, mini-training session, and visits to the Vendors, many folks braved the treacherous roads to make their way to the Lebanon Country Club for a great lunch.
The education presentation of the day was about Native Freshwater Sponges. I don’t know what they are exactly (I was on the beach in Aruba) but I heard a rumor that you can use sponges to clean stuff. I also heard that the Native Sponges are a bit threatened by Alien Sponges gathering in numbers at our southern border.
This meeting was also the annual Awards Ceremony (which makes the Oscars seem lame) and this year the co-MCs were Christina Crawford and Sara Kuzman-Stump. I was not there (I was on the beach in Aruba), but I heard they were resplendent and loquacious and Joe Centrone better watch out.
Finally, let’s give credit to our sponsors:
Gold Sponsors
Entech Engineering, Inc.
Komline-Sanderson
Bronze Sponsors
Shannon Chemical Corporation
Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP
Breakfast Sponsor
Duryea Technologies
Mailing Sponsors
Iron Horse Environmental, LLC
LRM, Inc.
Inaccurately reported as usual by Phil Schwartz. Thanks for reading Glenn from East Norriton.
