Staff

The Carmel Area Wastewater District (CAWD) is an independent political entity operating under authority of the California State Health and Safety Code, Division 6, Sections 6400 through 6941.9, and as such is governed by its own five member Board of Directors who are elected, at large, for terms of four years. The District currently employs 27 full time employees. 5 are in Administration, 5 in Collection System, 5 in Maintenance, and 12 in Treatment and Disposal.

Our goal at CAWD is to leave a positive, lasting impression with all customers and vendors of the District. We accomplish this through caring and professional employees who strive to provide exceptional customer service by not only meeting, but exceeding our ratepayer’s expectations in every way possible. Our employees are the foundation of the exceptional service that we provide.

The Facility/Plant employees are available Monday – Friday between 7:00 am and 3:30 pm and are “on” 24 hour call to serve our ratepayers. Our Administrative offices are also open Monday – Friday between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm.

Barbara Buikema

Position: General Manager
Phone: 831-624-1248
Email Address: downstream@cawd.org

Ms. Buikema directs, manages, and coordinates Carmel Area Wastewater District activities in accordance with Board policies. She oversees the daily…

Patrick Treanor

Position: District Engineer
Phone: 831-257-0436
Email Address: downstream@cawd.org

Mr. Treanor provides standards and policies for the daily management of the District's Engineering Department. He develops and manages the District’s…

Ed Waggoner

Position: Operations Superintendent
Phone: 831-257-0437
Email Address: downstream@cawd.org

Mr. Waggoner, as Operations Superintendent of the Treatment Plant and Water Reclamation facilities for the District is responsible for day-to-day…

Chris Foley

Position: Maintenance Superintendent
Phone: 831-257-0439
Email Address: downstream@cawd.org

Mr. Foley manages the treatment facilities and equipment maintenance and provides support to the Operations, Collections, and Administrative…

Daryl Lauer

Position: Collection Superintendent
Phone: 831-257-0434
Email Address: downstream@cawd.org

Manages the inspection, assessment, rehabilitation, and maintenance of the sewer collection system. Performs regulatory reporting and maintains…

Jim Grover

Position: Principal Accountant
Phone: 831-624-1248
Email Address: downstream@cawd.org

Mr. Grover manages all aspects of the District's financial controls and reporting system, cash, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, financial…

Organization

Website Accessibility Policy

Carmel Area Wastewater District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Carmel Area Wastewater District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at 831-624-1248

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Carmel Area Wastewater District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Carmel Area Wastewater District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 831-624-1248.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.