Water Resource Recovery Facility Supervisor
City of San Luis Obispo
Chris is the Supervisor of the San Luis Obispo (SLO) Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF). After completing a term of six years of service with the United States Navy as a radar electrician in 2010, Chris began an perations internship with the SLO WRRF. This internship evolved into a career, and Chris obtained his California Grade V Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator certificate in 2014. Partnering with PG&E in 2015, Chris was a key team member in spearheading the WRRF's Sustainable Turnkey Solutions energy efficiency upgrade, the first municipal project of its kind in California. His team has built on a 14-year relationship with California Polytechnic State University and their on-site algae research station that is a leading biofuel and low-energy nutrient reduction study site. Breaking ground in mid-2019, Chris is a member of the facility's core management team that is steering a $140M regulatory-driven upgrade. Paralleling the larger project, the SLO WRRF team is participating in a second PG&E sponsored energy audit program known as a large integrated audit (LIA). The LIA is a collaborative effort between CIty staff, PG&E, AESC, several other agencies, and local and state higher education (Cuesta College and California Polytechnic State University).
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT