Article: Juggler teaches environmental messages to Auburn children

Entertainer juggles environmental messages at Skyridge
By: Andrew Westrope, Staff Writer
May 21, 2013

Skyridge Elementary School got an environmental lesson on Monday from juggling performer Doug Nolan, whose “Rock Steady Juggling” program has appeared in schools, festivals, fairs and other events throughout the Bay Area to teach audiences about water conservation, waste water issues and other water pollution issues. Read More in the Auburn Journal.

ECO:LOGIC Develops iPad Application for Wastewater Treatment Plants

ROCKLIN, Calif. — July 15, 2010 – Wastewater treatment plants and sewage systems cost millions of dollars to design and build so maintenance is important not only for preserving public and environmental health but also for sound fiscal stewardship of expensive and critical public resources. ECO:LOGIC Engineering (www.ecologic-eng.com) an engineering firm located in Northern California—has developed an Interactive Operations Manual (IOM) for the iPad™ mobile digital device that helps keep plants online and operating efficiently. (VIDEO link)

“This is just what we needed. If we discover that a piece of equipment needs an oil change every two months instead of four, we can log that here and turn it into a work order.”--

Steve Schimp, district manager and plant operator at San Andreas Sanitary District where the first IOM is in use.

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ECO:LOGIC Secures $16 Million in Stimulus Funds for CA Wastewater Treatment Plant

ROCKLIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The infrastructure funding experts at ECO:LOGIC Engineering (www.ecologic-eng.com) secured a critical funding package from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 for the City of Live Oak in California. The stimulus funding agreement, which includes a $10 million grant—the maximum amount possible—and a $6 million low-interest loan, will offset the cost to build a new wastewater treatment facility for Live Oak (www.liveoakcity.org).

In the last 2 years, ECO:LOGIC has secured $28 million in grants and $71 million in low-interest loans for small disadvantaged communities in California including Live Oak, which is the fourth biggest stimulus project in the Sacramento region. Other awards include $10.5 million for the San Andreas Sanitary District’s new wastewater treatment plant and a $2 million grant plus a $32.98 million low-interest loan for the Merced wastewater treatment plant.

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