Blood-borne Pathogens for Wastewater Treatment Plants

Sean Peacher is a native to Orange County California where he currently lives with his wife and two daughters. Sean grew up playing soccer, baseball, going to the beach, and enjoying other outdoor activities. After attending high school in Dana Point California, where he played soccer and was a member of the surf team, Sean relocated to Northern California to attend Sonoma State University and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Conservation and Restoration while also studying Spanish.  As part of his studies, Sean studied abroad for a summer on Ometepe Island in Nicaragua where research studies focused on soil investigations, geology, tropical plant ecology, and natural resources. In 2020 Sean began working in the utility field for a consultant performing vegetation management throughout Sonoma County. Sean returned to Southern California in 2003 and began working for consultants within the oil and gas industry, performing field and office duties including project oversight for the assessment and remediation of dry cleaners, industrial facilities, gasoline service stations (including overseeing operations and Health & Safety for Underground Storage Tank removal projects), and the decommissioning of power plants. In 2015 Sean began working at the South Orange County Wastewater Authority (SOCWA) when he was hired as the Environmental Compliance Safety Risk Manager to establish, develop, maintain, and advance the SOCWA Safety Program along with managing programs for SOCWA within the Environmental Compliance, Security, Emergency Management, Security, and Risk fields. Sean established the SOCWA Safety Committee in 2015 and is currently the SOCWA Safety Committee Chairperson, in addition to currently serving as Vice Chairperson for CWEA Safety Committee. After obtaining his ASP Certification from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals in 2017, Sean obtained his CSP Certification in 2018. In addition to obtaining certification as a CSP, Sean has extensive Emergency Management training as well as real life experience as a result of his emergency response efforts in the field during the Coastal Fire that took place in May of 2022 involving SOCWA Facilities and affecting the local community. In addition to obtaining professional certification in the field of Safety, in May of 2024 Sean obtained his CA Professional Emergency Manager (CA-PEM) Certification from the California Emergency Services Association (CESA).   Sean continues to work at SOCWA as the Safety & Emergency Manager where he works alongside other SOCWA Employees to safeguard the ocean and our natural environments while maintaining public health.  In his spare time Sean enjoys spending time with his family and friends, coaching his daughter’s club soccer team, going to the beach, snowboarding, biking, hiking, and traveling.