MWD’s
Regional Recycled Water
Advanced Purification Center

A MICROSOFT TEAMS Webinar

Hosted by OCWA.
Sponsored by
AES Water, Inc.
and
Irvine Ranch Water District.

May 19, 2021 – 12:30 pm

Presented by:

John Bednarski

Chief Engineer/Group Manager
Engineering Services Group
Metropolitan Water District
of Southern California

We’re Proud to Recognize
Our Sponsors
for the May 2021 Webinar:

Click on the logos
to learn more about our May Sponsors.

In a year with few high points,
OCWA created many in 2020
with the introduction
of our Luncheon Webinar Series.

Join us, May 19, as we continue
our quality programming in 2021
with a look at
MWD’s
Regional Recycled Water
Advanced Purification Center.

As always, our
Online MICROSOFT TEAMS Webinar
will be offered FREE
to our Members. 

Non-Members Still Pay
Only $10.00

About Our Presentation

Join us, May 19, for a insightful look at “a new source of water for Southern California” -- MWD’s Regional Recycled Water Advanced Purification Center in Carson.

The Carson facility is currently a demonstration facility, but MWD has plans for expanding it to its full capacity of 150 MGD.

Make reservations now to attend. You’ll definitely learn a lot about this important program and how it impacts the Southern California water industry.

OCWA Members with Reservations:  FREE

Non-Members with Reservations:  $10.00

The Meeting Link will be emailed
when participants Register.

Cancellations received AFTER Tuesday, May 18,
CANNOT be refunded.

About Our Speaker

John Bednarski
Chief Engineer/Group Manager,
Engineering Services Group
Metropolitan Water District
of Southern California

John Bednarski is the Chief Engineer and Group Manager of Engineering Services for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. He is responsible for all of Metropolitan’s engineering activities, including management of the Capital Investment Plan; facility planning; construction management and inspection; project management; and infrastructure monitoring.

Mr Bednarski joined Metropolitan as an associate engineer in 1991 after working at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for 10 years. His early work at Metropolitan focused on treatment plant expansions and the oxidation retrofit program. He later headed both the Program Management Unit and the Infrastructure Reliability Section within the Engineering Services Group. In the latter role, Bednarski was responsible for Metropolitan’s construction management efforts as well as infrastructure assessments, survey and mapping/GIS activities. He also oversaw the completion of the $1.1 billion Inland Feeder project. Most recently, he has led Metropolitan’s support for the conceptual design of the Delta Conveyance Project and managed the development of the Regional Recycled Water Program and the Advanced Water Purification Center demonstration plant.

A registered civil engineer in California, Mr Bednarski earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Claremont McKenna College. He also holds a Master’s of Public Administration and a Master’s of Science degree in environmental engineering from the University of Southern California.