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13 – 20 February 2020 MONTECITO JOURNAL42 “Marry a man your own age; as your beauty fades, so will his eyesight.” — Phyllis Diller SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Gore and More – Lauren Yee calls her 2012 play Hookman “existential slasher theater,” which the Chicago Tribune expanded upon by terming the 75-minute “creeper” “high-end gore with a progressive twist.” Either way, this is no Nightmare on Elm Street, as Yee’s work probes the psyche of a college freshman named Lexi who has been through some tough stuff including alienation, teen angst and dealing with grief while also featuring a killer with a hook for a hand. Hookman is an early play by the rising contemporary playwright whose awards include the Steinberg Playwright Award, the Horton Foote Prize, and the Francesca Primus Prize. Michael Bernard directs the “slasher comedy” featuring a cast of UCSB students who take on the work he describes as “ full of surprises and taking on some pretty heavy issues in a way that is unexpected and refreshing (with a) tone that can go from silly to serious before you even realize the shift has happened.” WHEN: Today through February 23 WHERE: UCSB Performing Arts Theater COST: $17 general, $13 children & seniors in advance, $19 & $17 at the door INFO: (805) 893-2064 or www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18
Beleza Brazil – The new program from five-time Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves is devoted to the “beauty of Brazil,” a sentiment brought to the fore in the concert coming to the Lobero. Brazilian music has always been a passion of Reeves’, as evidenced by just about every one of her recordings, but this is the pre-eminent jazz vocalist’s first program devoted entirely to the beautiful music of Brazil. Featuring a masterful band (John Beasley on keyboards, Romero Lubamo on guitars, Itaiguaro Brandao on basses, and Rafael Barata on drums) backing up Reeves’ magical, timeless voice that is wedded to her winning stage presence, the show should prove to be a most captivating concert. As Wynton Marsalis exclaimed, “She has one of the most powerful, purposeful, and accurate voices of this or any time,” perhaps pointing to why Reeves was recently named a 2018 National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master – the highest honor the United States bestows on jazz artists. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $45-$55 INFO: (805) 963-0761 or www.lobero.com FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Assads, Again – CAMA’s Masterseries presents Sérgio & Odair Assad, the guitar-playing brothers from São Paulo, Brazil, who began playing Brazilian folk melodies and transitioned to classical guitar in their teens, training under the most prominent instructors in Brazil. Wise move. Now considered by some critics as “the best two-guitar team in existence, maybe even in history,” they’ve been noted as performing with “telepathic unity” as their career continues to grow in stature. In a special Valentine’s Day return to the Lobero, the Assads will play works by Giuliani, Albéniz, Piazzolla, Rodrigo, Villa-Lobos, Jobim, Gismonti, and Sérgio Assad. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $45-$55 INFO: (805) 963- 0761 or www.lobero.com SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Symphony’s Reif-er Madness – Hailed as one of his generation’s most promising conducting talents, Christian Reif leads the Santa Barbara Symphony through an engaging and light-hearted program appropriate for Valentine’s Day weekend. Reif, who until recently was Resident Conductor at the San Francisco Symphony, has impressed critics with a combination of poise and interpretive prowess, which he’ll lend to two of Mozart’s most celebrated compositions, the overture to La Clemenza di Tito and Symphony No. 39. Also being played tonight and tomorrow afternoon are Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, performed by Cuban-born cellist and rising star Thomas Mesa – the top prizewinner at the 2016 Sphinx, 2013 Thaviu, and 2006 Alhambra Orchestra Concerto competitions – and Graffiti: Concerto for Chamber Orchestra, which Pulitzer Prize-nominated composer Michael Gilbertson was inspired to write after observing the creative drive of San Francisco’s street artists. WHEN: 8 pm tonight, 3 pm tomorrow WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $29 & up ($20 for ages 20-29, $10 all students) INFO: (805) 899- 2222 or www.granadasb.org ‘Absurd in the Anthropocene’ – Dan Rosenboom embraces the chaos of the complicated and often surreal times referred to in the title in his new album released at the end of last month, which finds the internationally recognized trumpet player and composer-producer-entrepreneur staying true to his abstract musicianship and virtuous experimentalism as he follows inspirations that run the gamut from Miles Davis and Ornette Coleman to Frank Zappa, Soundgarden, and Squarepusher. What’s also not absurd is the generous crew of musicians Rosenboom recruited for the project, including producer and keyboard master Jeff Babko; legendary drummers Vinnie Colaiuta, Gary Nova, and Zach Danziger; renowned bassists Jimmy Johnson, Tim Lefebvre and Jerry Watts Jr.; longtime collaborator Gavin Templeton and jazz icon David Binney on saxophones; guitarists Tim Conley, Alexander Noice and Jake Vossler; electronics wizard Troy Zeigler; and horn-players Brian Walsh, Ryan Dragon, Juliane Gralle and Javier Gonzalez. Local audiences have two chances to catch the master’s music in motion as Rosenboom’s Absurd in the Anthropocene release tour featuring a half-dozen of the accompanists in various configurations stops at the tiny Piano Kitchen tonight, and the NAMBA Performing Arts Space (47 S. Oak St., Ventura) tomorrow. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Piano Kitchen, 430 Rose Ave. COST: $10 INFO: (430) 767- 3283 or www.facebook.com/The-Piano-Kitchen-150090325053979 Not in Kaunas Anymore – Egle Januleviciute, who began playing piano at age four in her hometown of Kaunas, Lithuania, eventually earned three advanced degrees, including a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from UCSB, where she later also served on the piano faculty. She has toured Lithuania, Germany, Finland, Japan, Italy, Belgium and the former Soviet Union both as soloist and collaborative artist and has recorded commercially for nearly 30 years. Currently teaching piano here in Montecito at Westmont College and Cate School, Januleviciute will perform in recital this afternoon playing a program of Mozart’s Sonata KV 332 in F major; J. S. Bach’s Organ Chorale Prelude Jesus Christus, unser Heiland (arr. F.Busoni) and English Suite No. 2 BWV 807 in A minor; and Liszt’s Vallée d’Obermann from Années de Pèlerinage and Fantasy and Fugue on the theme of BACH. WHEN: 3 pm WHERE: First United Methodist Church, 305 East Anapamu (at Garden) COST: $10 suggested donation INFO: www.Eglej.com WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 TV at the Pollock – The CarseyWolf Center at UCSB is honoring the legacy of its founding sponsors – Marcy Carsey and Dick Wolf, whose work largely reshaped the modern television landscape – with a winter quarter series celebrating some of the best in classic and contemporary shows. Ranging from the traditional sitcom to recent dystopian drama, the series pulls great television out of the living room, onto the big screen, and into a communal conversation. This week’s entries start with “Gender, Work and the Sitcom Family” (7 pm Thursday, February 13), featuring English professor Elana Levine examining TV’s role as a cultural forum and mass entertainment medium and themes of gender, work and family via screenings of episodes from three classic sitcoms: Father Knows Best, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Modern Family. Also, actress Robin Weigert, who played Calamity Jane in the highly-acclaimed period drama Deadwood, will talk about the show after a screening of Deep Water (7 pm Tuesday, February 18). WHERE: Pollock Theater, UCSB campus COST: free (reservations recommended) INFO: (805) 893-5903 or www. carseywolf.ucsb.edu/pollock
Quarter-century of Cirque – Cirque Éloize, the second most famous European style circus hailing from Quebec, celebrates its 25th anniversary with “Hotel,” a new work channeling Art Deco-era Hollywood glamour and featuring a combination of acrobatics, theater, dance and live music. Éloize, whose Santa Barbara visits date back to early in the 2000s with a series of memorable shows at the Lobero, continues to reinvent circus while featuring classic acts like the Cyr wheel, juggling, hand-tohand, aerial ropes and straps, clowning and the Chinese pole. Hotel is the story of a place full of stories, one where we mingle with strangers for a moment, from the waiter, overwhelmed by the events, to the mischievous maid, to the devoted handyman and his inseparable dog, all intricately woven together. As with all Cirque Éloize shows, Hotel balances thematic rigor with physical risk and a jazzy score featuring vocals and piano, plus instruments played by the performers. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $45-$60 adults, $25 youth 18 and under INFO: (805) 899-2222 / www. granadasb.org or (805) 893-3535 / www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu
Chaucer’s Choices – Local author and investigative journalist Michael Bowker heads to the midtown bookstore to share and sign his first fiction novel Gods of our Times, an emotional and powerful tale that transports readers back to the robust energy and romantic lights of 1920s Paris to chronicle the life of Sophie Masson, a painter and healer and a woman ahead of her time who connects with an irresistible and troubled journalist sent to Paris to interview the artistic ‘gods’ gathered in France at the time… France at a much earlier time is the setting for Frank Frost’s latest suspense novel The Grottos of Barigoule, which centers around two American couples living in the present village of Barigoule who discover the history of a local atrocity that was part of the massacre of more than 3,000 “heretics” in southern France in the 16th century. The book is the third novel from Frost, the nonagenarian author whose career boasts scores of academic publications from his time at UCSB and elsewhere, a stint as a Santa Barbara County Supervisor in the 1970s, and a decades-long gig as a pianist with the Ulysses Jazz band…. Two-time Academy Award-nominated screenwriter-director John Sayles’ (Passion Fish in 1992 and Lone Star in 1996) latest novel, his fifth, Yellow Earth takes place at the site of Three Nations reservations on the banks of the Missouri River in North Dakota set shortly before the Standing Rock confrontation arose, and weaves together narratives of competing worlds through masterful storytelling. WHEN: 7 pm Thursday, February 13 (Bowker), Tuesday, February 18 (Frost) and Wednesday, February 19 (Sayles) WHERE: Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. in Loreto Plaza Shopping Center COST: free INFO: (805) 682-6787 or www.chaucersbooks.com •MJ
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Santa Barbara Symphony presents REIF CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY & MOZART Sat FEB 15 8pm Sun FEB 16 3pm
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents CIRQUE ÉLOIZE HOTEL Tue FEB 18 7 pm
The Granada Theatre presents PETER AND THE WOLF Sun FEB 23 2 pm
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents GRUPO CORPO BACH & GIRA Tue FEB 25 8pm
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Still Climbing the Hill – Anita Hill brought the issue of sexual harassment to the forefront of our national conversation 28 years ago in her testimony during the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Judge Clarence Thomas, empowering women from all walks of life to fight sexual harassment and helped foster equality for women in the workplace. While she paid the price for her bravery by having to undergo unparalleled character assassination and worse, Hill now finds echoes of her struggle in the #MeToo movement, Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings, and today’s volatile social and political climate. Her moment in history back in 1991 evolved into a lifelong battle against discrimination and for race and gender equality. A prominent woman leader in academia, Hill lectures on anti-discrimination law, gender, race, social policy and legal history as Professor of Social Policy, Law and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies at Brandeis University, and also serves as the Chair of the Hollywood Commission on Sexual Harassment and Advancing Equality in the Workplace. Her talk tonight, entitled “From Social Movement to Social Impact: Putting an End to Sexual Harassment” – in which she speaks of progress and setbacks, outlining the arc of sexual harassment, asking “Have we learned nothing since 1991?” – serves as the inaugural lecture in the UCSB Feminist Futures Initiative. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Campbell Hall, UCSB campus COST: $20- $35 INFO: (805) 893-3535 www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu
Goldenvoice presents HERB ALPERT & LANI HALL Fri FEB 28 7:30 pm
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2. Bid Submission.
The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept electronic bids for its State Street Corridor Brick Sidewalk RepairProject (“Project”), by or before February 27, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. through its PlanetBids portal. Bidders must be registered on the City of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids™ portal in order to submit a Bid Proposal and to receive addendum notifications. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that their Bid Proposal is actually submitted/uploaded with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Large files may take more time to be submitted/uploaded to PlanetBids so plan accordingly. The receiving time at on PlanetBids’ server will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.
If any Addendum issued by the City is not acknowledged online by the Bidder, the PlanetBids System will prevent the Bidder from submitting a Bid Proposal. Bidders are responsible for obtaining all addenda from the City’s PlanetBids portal.
Bid results and awards will be available on PlanetBids.
Project Information.
2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located on both sides of State Street, from Gutierrez Street to Victoria Street in Santa Barbara, CA, and is described as follows: Smooth out undulations and replace damaged bricks in the sidewalks.
2.2 Time for Completion. The Project must be completed within 60 consecutive working days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. City anticipates that the Work will begin on or about March 2020, but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding.
2.3 Estimate. The estimate for this Project is $125,000.00
2.4 Bidders’ Conference. A NON-MANDATORY bidders’ conference will be held on February 19, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., at the following location: 800 block of State St. and Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara, CA for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. No relief will be granted to contractors for any conditions or restrictions that would have been discovered if they had attended the prebid meeting.
6. License and Registration Requirements.
3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license forthe following classification(s): “A” General Engineering Contractor, C-8 Concrete Contractor, or C-29 Masonry Contractor
3.2 DIR Registration. City may not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions
Contract Documents. The plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) may be downloaded from City’s website at: https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=29959
Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of ten percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that within ten days after Cityissues the Notice of Award, the successful bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and any other submittals required by the Contract Documents and as specified in the Notice of Award.
Prevailing Wage Requirements.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Jhana Studio, 5809 Encina Rd. #101, Goleta, CA 93117. Max Hennard, 5809 Encina Rd. #101, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 17, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL), filed by Thomas Brian. FBN No. 2020- 0000191. Published February 5, 12, 19, 26, 2020.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Clearwater Engineering, INC., 28 El Arco Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Clearwater Engineering, INC., 28 El Arco Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 13, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL), filed by Maria F. Sanchez. FBN No. 2020- 0000132. Published February 5, 12, 19, 26, 2020.
MONTECITO JOURNAL44 “Marriage has no guarantees. If that’s what you’re looking for, go live with a car battery.” — Erma Bombeck 6.1 General. Pursuant to California Labor Code § 1720 et seq., this Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes. 6.2 Rates. The prevailing rates are on file with City and available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half. 6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, underLabor Code § 1771.4. 7. Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to provide separate performance and payment bonds for 100% of the Contract Price regardless of contract dollar amount, as further specified in the Contract Documents. 8. Substitution of Securities. Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted under Public Contract Code § 22300. 9. Subcontractor List. Each subcontractor must be registered with the DIR to perform work on public projects. Each bidder must submit a complete SubcontractorList WITH ITS Bid Proposal through the PlanetBids portal. Failure to do will result in rejection of your bid. The Subcontractors List shall include the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, and percentage of the Work to be performed (based on the Base Bid) for each Subcontractor that will perform work or service or fabricate or install work for the prime contractor in excess of one-half of 1% of the bid price. 10. Instructions to Bidders. All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal. 11. Retention Percentage. The percentage of retention that will be withheld from progress payments is five (5) percent. By: _______________________________________ Date: ________________ William Hornung CPM, General Services Manager Publication Date: 2/12/20 Montecito Journal FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sotero Landscaping, 104 Los Aguajes Ave Apt. #1, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Raul Sotero, 104 Los Aguajes Ave Apt. #1, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 24, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL), filed by Maria F. Sanchez. FBN No. 2020- 0000274. Published January 29, February 5, 12, 19, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Locals; The Locals, Santa Barbara, 209 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Evokelife LLC, 804 Grove Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 21, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL), filed by John Beck. FBN No. 2020- 0000201. Published January 29, February 5, 12, 19, 2020.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Orchid Cleaning, 104 Los Aguajes Ave Apt. #1, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Orquidia Hernandez, 104 Los Aguajes Ave Apt. #1, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 22, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL), filed by Maria F. Sanchez. FBN No. 2020-0000224. Published January 29, February 5, 12, 19, 2020.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Khemia Haircare, 5575 Hollister Ave Ste C, Goleta, CA 93117. Eleni Tziouvaras, 2019 Bath Street Unit C, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 6, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL), filed by Margarita Silva. FBN No. 2020- 0000064. Published January 22, 29, February 5, 12, 2020.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Amorita, 6267 Covington Way, Goleta, CA 93117. Elisiana Qori Aldenderfer, 6267 Covington Way, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 13, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL), filed by Margarita Silva. FBN No. 2020- 0000134. Published January 22, 29, February 5, 12, 2020.
Residence Time. “The biomass resides from anywhere from fourteen to twenty days before it makes its way to solids removal,” says Ciarlo. By comparison, water leaves the plant and enters the ocean 10 to 20 hours after arrival.
The final step in the solid waste disposal process is a belt filter press. “We use polymer as a coagulant to fuse the particles together,” Ciarlo says. “It’s a compression process where the water is squeezed, and the solids are concentrated and trapped on the belt and the scrapers take the solid waste on to the conveyer belt and into the dumpsters.”
Separating solids from water, one step at a time Scrapers salvage solid waste material
A backup generator is in place to keep the plant running in the event of a power loss, which if not swiftly resolved, would lead to a sewage spill. The last time this happened was during the January 9, 2018 debris flow event. “During the debris flow, when the water turned off, it flipped over automatically,” Ciarlo says. “We do a load transfer test every month and it’s incredibly reliable. If the power goes off for days, it’ll run for days.”
Microorganism Warfare
After being pumped upstairs from the inflow pump station, Montecito’s wastewater flows to a pair of swimming pool-size aeration basins, each 17 feet deep. “This is our suspended growth activation sludge system,” Ciarlo tells me. “We have a microbial community colony; about 15,000 pounds of microorganisms are what are being used to decompose and degrade the organic matter coming into the treatment zone.”
In other words, according to Ciarlo, all the bugs that help break down the sewage originated in our collective stomachs. “If you think of your own gut, the bugs are right there,” he explains. “The gut microbiome is dependent on your diet, so the colony of microorganisms we have are there because of the diet of wastewater food coming into the plant. It’s biomimicry: We have engineered a system that’s mimicking what the human body does.”
The two aeration tanks before us are being injected with a constant, high-pressure supply of air via fine bubble diffusers which cause the earthy brown surface of the two pools to churn with turbulence. At 370,000 gallons each, the tanks hold a total of 740,000 gallons of water for anywhere from six to 18 hours, depending on the flow. The supply of oxygen allows the microorganisms to live, consume and reproduce. Amazingly, even while standing just a few feet away from the frothing liquid, there is no noticeable odor.
“The water isn’t brown because of fecal matter,” Ciarlo insists. “It’s because of all the microorganisms in there. If you took a small handful of soil, you have millions of microorganisms right there, so think of that in terms of all that brown water; it’s just microorganisms breaking down and speeding up the decomposing process.”
Mixed Liquor
After being aerated, the water is pumped into two secondary clarifier tanks, where it turns into what sanitation industry people refer to as “mixed liquor.” The term refers to the visibly bifurcated nature of the liquid waste: clear on top and dark on the bottom, like a cocktail. The two-tone appearance comes courtesy of gravity. All the solid organisms, which will eventually become recyclable sludge usable for fertilizer, quickly sinks and settles at the bottom. Meanwhile the clear water filters through a series of weirs before being blasted with industrial strength bleach and dechlorinated with sodium bisulfate and finally emptied into the ocean.
Currently, MSD does not recycle its clean water, which is pumped into the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 40 feet some 1600 feet offshore from Butterfly Beach. (With help from an Israeli firm, MSD has a pilot project underway to recycle water and hopes to provide up to 60,000 gallons per day of it to customers including the nearby Santa Barbara Cemetery.)
Long after the purified water is pumped into the ocean, the solid waste that has been collected in the clarifier tanks remains onsite, where it is subjected to what can perhaps best be described as microscopic warfare. “The microorganisms coming into the plant multiply and make more organisms,” Ciarlo says. “To operate this plant we need to maintain a target biomass population. So in order to do that we have to offset the new growth by eliminating some of that activated sludge.”
This task is accomplished via an aerobic digester, which helps thicken the sludge into a bubbly stew like chocolate pudding being mixed in a blender. “The food source here is the waste sludge,” Ciarlo continues. “The microorganisms in this tank are surviving by eating other microorganisms. So we are getting some volume reduction and also getting pathogen destruction.” Solid waste makes its final lap towards the dumpster
High Quality Sludge
The Montecito Sanitary District employees 17 full-time people, including Carole Rollins, a laboratory manager and four maintenance workers who constantly survey the underground lines that lace the hills above MSD’s treatment plant. “We’re accredited through the state of California,” Rollins observes. “They keep an eye on us and inspect us. We submit data to the state.”
On the wall of the laboratory is a poster showing the microscopic profiles of all the microorganisms whose numbers need to be measured by MSD, which submits data to the state on a regular basis. Ciarlo points to a bubbling flask of liquid on the countertop; it is wastewater being injected with oxygen, thus mimicking the aeration process. After removing the air supply, the mixture vertically separates into clear liquid and solid waste. “Our duty as operators,” Ciarlo argues, “is to get the highest quality sludge.”
The length of time that solid waste spends at MSD’s treatment plant is referred to as an SRT, or Solids
• The Voice of the Village • MONTECITO JOURNAL 45 Harvest Blend
After my tour, I sit down with the Montecito Sanitary District’s general manager, Diane Gabriel, who serves on behalf of the five member board. Gabriel starts off by telling me that, unlike other utilities, MSD doesn’t charge a monthly bill for its services. Rather, per Proposition 13, each property owner in town must pay one half of one percent of their property taxes to fund the agency.
“We have to charge for our service,” Gabriel points out, adding that the revenue has funded the agency’s recycled water initiative; MSD has set aside $1.1 million over the next two years to fund the project. “The funds are coming from everybody and recycled water is to the benefit of everyone in the community, especially when it comes to drought-proofing,” Gabriel says. “Now we are able to look at recycling at a much larger scale.”
Outside, at the far end of MSD’s treatment facility, two conveyor belts deposit solid sludge into a pair of rolling container-size industrial dumpsters. “They bring us two empty bins and take the full bins away,” Gabriel says. “We are paying them for the trucking, but they are performing more treatment on the waste, composting it.”
Engel & Gray, the contractor that picks up the dumpsters, transports the waste to Santa Maria, where it is mixed with various other waste products and transformed into Class A fertilizer sold at locations such as Home Depot under the brand name Harvest Blend.
“It would be virtually impossible for us to become a composting facility,” Gabriel adds. “You need to have that out in ‘ag’ land, [where] they are bringing in vineyard waste and chicken poop and garden waste and they turn it into a nice product called “Harvest Blend Compost,” which you can buy at Home Depot. We are fortunate to have operators who know the math, but also – since it’s more than science – know the art.” •MJ
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GOT OSTEOPOROSIS? We can help! At OsteoStrong our proven non-drug protocol takes just ten minutes once a week to improve your bone density and aid in more energy, strength, balance and agility. Please call for a complimentary session! CALL NOW (805) 453-6086
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Tender Loving Care Pet Sitting
Safe, fun, attentive Care for your dogs, Cats & chickens too! Deborah Ferris (970) 376- 7442 Bonded and insured.
We all want good health and vitality for our much loved dogs. Have you considered home cooked, comfort food, GMO free and 100% organic? I have recipes for special needs dogs as well: Diabetes, Cushing’s, and Addison’s diseases. Will guide you through the shopping, cooking, and storage of meals. Please call Marta @ 805-886-1235, Veterinary Nutrition Consultant
WANT TO LEARN CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH? I can easily teach you in a fun relaxed setting in your home or at my Montecito office, or anywhere you choose! I am a graduate of Crane, Cate and UCSB and spent 12 years working in Mexico and Latin America. I am completely fluent and you can be, too! $30/hour/ per person. References available. Call Alex at 805.618.0368
Your Doorway to Regain Purpose, Power and Passion.
Feelings of Loss can paralyze us or initiate us into new levels of Self-Mastery. Receive expert assistance to access Self-Love and Trust in Life’s journey. A 12-Week Program with Yemaya Renuka, Somatic Therapist www. theembrace.life / 805.225.6050
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Awards and many happy customers. Email:brentroske@gmail.com Brent Roske, p.g.a. Examples at the website below: TheRoskeAgency.com
Specialized Tutoring Services come to Montecito Tutoring services in Math, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Students struggling with dyslexia, and writing. Dawn Hodges has over 30 years experience in teaching and home education. Home education services available for all grade levels. Certified with two credentials and a Masters degree. Group prices available. Dawn Jackson Hodges 661-433-7809
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
The Sea Captain’s Beach House Compound $2,995.000.00 ✓ Early “Balboa Island“ Charm ✓ +Second legal residence ✓+ Detached art studio/office ✓ 4 doors from ocean ✓ 3 minutes from Coast Village ✓ Incredible income projections ✓ Flawless turnkey condition ✓ Prime waterfront dist location www.428coronadelmar.com Vanessa Shotwell (805)448-5307 Berkshire Hathaway HS
13 – 20 February 2020 RENTAL DONATIONS NEEDED
One Bedroom + Office (or 2nd BR) & 1.5 Bath. Recent remodel on private lane, new appliances, on sunny second floor, W/D, Garage, Patio, short walk to Butterfly Beach. Furnished if desired. Chris (805) 705-9247 Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary Menagerie 2340 Lillie Avenue Summerland CA 93067 (805) 969-1944 Donate to the Parrot Pantry! At SB Bird Sanctuary, backyard farmer’s bounty is our birds best bowl of food! The flock goes bananas for your apples, oranges & other homegrown fruits & veggies. Volunteers Do you have a special talent or skill? Do you need community service hours? The flock at SB Bird Sanctuary could always use some extra love and socialization. Call us and let’s talk about how you can help. (805) 969-1944
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