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City of Redwood City Page 34 Sewer System Management Plan, March 2018 Element IV identified by the inspection contractor as having a severe structural condition. The purpose of secondary manhole inspections is to identify the possible candidates for inclusion in a manhole repair, rehabilitation, and replacement contract. The City typically creates a sewer manhole rehabilitation and replacement contract once approximately 50 sewer manholes are identified for rehabilitation and replacement. The City will include sewer manholes identified for rehabilitation and replacement by the Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Section. The City will expedite sewer rehabilitation or replacement if severe structural deterioration is identified. The 2017/18 to 2021/22 Renewal and Replacement Budget approved by the City Council based upon the above procedures and priorities are presented in Appendix IV-9. IV-9 Training The City of Redwood City is committed to ensuring City staff and contractors working on the City sanitary sewer system are properly trained. IV-9.1 California Water Environment Association Collection System Maintenance Certification All City employees working in the Wastewater Division and assigned duties on the sanitary sewer system are required to obtain California Water Environment Association (CWEA) Collection System Maintenance certification. The job description of each position indicates the minimum grade level of the CWEA Collection System Maintenance certification required and is stated below in Table IV-4. Table IV-4 : Minimum CWEA Collection System Maintenance Certification Position Minimum Grade Level Utilities Field Supervisor Grade III Utilities Specialist Grade II Utilities Worker Grade II Public Works Maintenance Worker III Grade II Public Works Maintenance Worker II Grade I Public Works Maintenance Worker I Grade I Employees of the Wastewater Division, which includes the storm drains maintenance and sanitary sewer maintenance sections, are continually acquiring, renewing and increasing their California Water Environment Association (CWEA) Operation and Maintenance of Wastewater Collection Systems certifications. In fiscal year 2005-2006, the Redwood City, City Council approved a two-year incentive program for additional monetary compensation with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to encourage workers to earn and maintain collection system knowledge and certifications. The program included incentives to encourage employees to obtain higher level certifications as well. The incentive program ended on June 30, 2008; however, the City continues to fund training, application costs, certification dues, membership dues and overtime costs associated with testing and training for maintaining certifications. The California Water Environment Association (CWEA) maintains a Collection System Maintenance Candidate Handbook that describes the requirements of the certification and provides study guides for each level of collection system certification at cwea.org. CWEA 6.2.A. - Page 42