Central Marin Sanitation Agency

Quality service begins with quality people. CMSA staff are wastewater professionals who focus all their energy and expertise on providing excellent wastewater treatment and discharge.

We are constantly working to improve our facilities. On average we spend about $1 million dollars per year on changes which improve reliability, increase safety, anticipate change, encourage efficiency, control costs, and minimize environmental impacts.

All CMSA treatment plant operators are state certified by the Regional Water Quality Board. A culture of continuous improvement ensures that the treatment plant runs smoothly. The typical customer never thinks about the wastewater treatment plant. That is possible because the plant runs nearly flawlessly, around-the-clock, every day, year-in and year-out. Our professional staff ensures near-perfect performance by monitoring the plant at all times and carrying out an extensive and proactive maintenance and improvement program. Accordingly, CMSA has garnered many state and regional awards in several categories.

Individual Awards

CMSA has received numerous awards from the California Water Environment Association (CWEA). Below are the awards received in the last ten years, and they are all from the Redwood Empire Section unless noted otherwise.

    • Brian Bokkin, 2011, Operator of the Year
    • Abel Villareal, 2011, Maintenance Repair Person of the Year
    • Jenny Bender, 2011, Laboratory Analyst of the Year
    • Russ Turnbull, 2011, Electrical/Instrumentation Techninican of the Year
    • Antonio Barros, 2011, Collection System Person of the Year
    • Kit Groves, 2011, Supervisor of the Year
    • Greg Pease, 2010 Pretreatment, Pollution Prevention, and Stormwater Person of the Year
    • Antonio Barros, 2010 Collection System Person of the Year
    • Kit Groves, 2010 Electrical Instrumentation Person of the Year
    • Robert Cole, 2010 Supervisor/Manager of the Year Award
    • David Ernst, 2010 Operator of the Year Award
    • Steve Schoenstein, 2010 Maintenance Person of the Year Award
    • 2009 Engineering Achievement Award for the Outfall Improvement Projects
    • Robert Cole, 2009 Public Education Person of the Year Award
    • Antonio Barros, 2009 Collection System Person of the Year Award
    • Jeff Boheim, 2009 Electrical/Instrumentation Person of the Year Award
    • Bob Adamson, 2009 P3S Person of the Year Award
    • Mike Silva, 2008 Murray McKinney Award
    • Greg Pease, 2008 P3S Person of the Year Award
    • Russ Turnbull, 2008 Electrical/Instrumentation Person of Year Award
    • Mike Gardea, 2008 Collection System Person of the Year Award
    • Brian Bokkin, 2006 Murray McKinney Award
    • Robert Cole 2005 Past President Award
    • Virgilito Sevilla 2005 Operator-in-Training
    • Linda Bodwin 2005 Operator
    • Antonio Barros 2005 Maintenance Person
    • Jenny Bender2005 Laboratory Analyst
    • Rob Cole 2001 Lab Analyst
    • 2009 Public Education Program (Redwood Empire Section)
    • 2006 Public Education Program (Redwood Empire Section)
    • 2009 Public Education Program (Statewide Award)
    • 2009 Public Education Program (Redwood Empire Section)
    • 2006 Public Education Program (Redwood Empire Section)