2014 internship presentation sav
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City of Palo AltoSummer Internship 2014BySavuth Eng
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Summer Tasks
Research and create a summary of PCB regulations Research and update the SWPPP for the landfill and
MSC Research and update the MSDS for the landfill
maintenance area Research and update the SOP for both the
piezometer monitoring and leachate extraction wells Research and update HMBP for the MSC and Landfill Create and develop HHW events database
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Piezometer Monitoring
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Leachate Extraction Wells
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Standard Operating Procedure
Piezometer Monitoring
Concerns of measurement error
No descriptive procedures in the SOP
Created a descriptive procedure
Approved by landfill staff
Integrated into the SOP
Leachate Extraction Wells
Concerns of measurement error
Identified an issue with the SOP
Modified the SOP to improve the measurement procedure
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Pump Replacement
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Cont. Standard Operating Procedure
Created several forms Piezometers, Condensate Sumps, and Leachate
Organized in binders Leachate, Pumps Improve record keeping
Regulating the pumps Identifying which pump is removed and installed
into a certain well Creating tags to help landfill staff easily identify
pumps
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Hazardous Material Business Plan
Update City of Palo Alto CERS website Perform an inspection of
MSC building C Inventory for hazardous
material and hazardous waste stored in each shop
Modify changes on the map for new location of storage
Opportunity to meet new people in the MSC Building C
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Household Hazardous Waste Event
Create a database for HHW Program Cost, Events, Employee, and Waste Easily accessible to input, export, and view data
User can do the following: Create query by form Add new record by form Export data into Excel spreadsheet Compare data by day, month, quarter, or year View overall report for each category
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Cont. Participation Rate
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
Household Participation Rate, by Calendar Year
Year
Perc
ent
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Cont. Waste Amount
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130.00
100,000.00200,000.00300,000.00400,000.00500,000.00600,000.00700,000.00
Waste (LBS), by Calendar Year
Year
Poun
ds
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Cont. Waste per Household and Vehicle
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
0.00
40.00
80.00
120.00
160.00
Waste per Household and Vehicle, by Calendar Year
WasteLBS/HHWasteLBS/Veh
Year
Coun
ts
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In Conclusion I learned:
More regulations (PCB, HMBP, & More) Standard Operating Procedure
Piezometer Monitoring and Troubleshooting for leachate extraction wells
How to use Microsoft Access, Macro, and VBA Overall Experience:
Get out of my comfort zone Overcome change More confident about myself and my skills
Future goals: Get more involved in outreach activities Pursue for MS in Chemical Engineering