The California Safe Drinking Water code, the California General Order Waste Discharge Requirements, and the federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits all require a programmatic approach to utility management. This programmatic approach applies to agencies in water, wastewater, and stormwater.
Typically, agencies get into trouble (running into CWA lawsuits after raw sewage SSOs or getting a contaminated water distribution system) when they are caught in the bind of too many jobs for too few personnel.
EEI provides a cafeteria-style set of services, from turnkey design and implementation to help with a single issue, and we work from concept to execution.
Municipal code review for currency, compliance, and conflicts
Program Plan development, from inception to final implementation phases
Work planning to predict resource needs and ease outsourcing
Program software selection to enable remote inspection data input and Food Service Establishment (FSE) mailings, if needed
Communications planning to maximize public outreach effectiveness
TURNKEY MANAGEMENT
Agencies often cannot justify hiring new personnel to administer a program like FOG control or Force Main Condition Assessment, and staff turnover can interrupt the thread of agency intention. EEI works with in-house champions to manage and support these programs in a variety of ways. We provide a dedicated, knowledgeable staff to perform administrative tasks to keep agency systems in compliance and extend the lifespan of their systems. If your agency could use a plan, needs analytical support, or a consistent, in-house presence to build a program, let us know. We at EEI enjoy getting to know you and your systems in this way and have the experience and perspective that is often critical to developing community support.