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Information for Public Water
Systems & State Drinking Water Programs
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
1:00 P.M. - 3.00 P.M. EDT
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Instructor Biographies
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Chuck Arrera |
Charles "Chuck"
Arrera is a registered professional engineer who has 37 years in
water engineering and operations. He has extensive experience as a
trainer including many workshops in the 1990's for the Statewide
Drinking and Wastewater Operator Training Program. He offered his
cornerstone workshop "Troubleshooting Motors and Controls"
as well as Basic and Advanced Electrical Maintenance. Chuck has a
unique ability to relate advanced electrical concepts in terms that
can be understood and applied by the operators he trains. In 1980, he
formed Arrera Engineering Co. and it was active until 2001. He
co-authored the popular Linn-Benton textbook, "Pumps and
Pumping," with E.E. Arasmith. He holds a B.A. from Oregon State.
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Patricia Brown
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Ms. Brown's area of
expertise is in the operation of biological wastewater treatment
systems, with a comprehensive background in facility management,
laboratory, and pretreatment programs. She has twenty-five years of
experience in the wastewater field. Pat formed her own company, Brown
Environmental, Inc. (BE, Inc.) in July 2001 in order to pursue the
Statewide Drinking Water and Wastewater Operator Training Program
request for proposals. Having been the successful bidder, BE, Inc.
has delivered this contract for the past five years. |
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Daniel J. Bruner |
Mr. Bruner, a registered
Professional Geologist, has 13 years of experience assisting clients
with planning, permitting and managing wastewater land application
and wastewater reuse systems. Mr. Bruner has made professional
presentations and chaired technical sessions on wastewater land
application at local, state and national conferences. He has also
taught the Idaho Wastewater Operators Certification Course on
Biosolids Management and is presently serving on a technical
committee that is revising the wastewater land application guidance
for the State of Idaho.
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Daniel J. Burgard |
Mr. Burgard, a Certified
Professional Soil Scientist with Cascade Earth Sciences, has 18 years
of experience as an agricultural/environmental soil scientist with 14
years in land application. His project experience has included
permitting, operations and cropping consulting, system assessments,
and regulatory negotiations. He teaches land application workshops,
makes presentations on land application at local, regional and
national technical conferences, and has taught the Idaho Wastewater
Operators Certification Courses on Effluent Land Application and
Biosolids Management.
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Victor Coles |
Vic brings 25 years of
municipal experience in pipe and line maintenance, including 8 years
in management; over 20 years of training in collections sys-tems; and
almost 10 years as a private collections service business owner. He
participated on the Verifications and Evaluation Committee for the
Asso-ciation of Boards of Certification (ABC), and reviewed the
Operation and Maintenance of Wastewater Collection Systems for the
Office of Water Programs at CSU Sacramento.
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Stuart Hurley
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Stuart received his
Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and Master of Science
degree in Environmental Engineering from North Dakota State
University. During graduate school he worked as an operator at a lime
softening surface water treatment plant and also conducted an
extensive research project on identifying ozone disinfection
by-products. During his career, Stuart has worked on several water
treatment engineering projects including planning and regionalization
studies, optimization and regulatory evaluations, treatment pilot
studies, and process design.
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Eric Landsberg |
Eric received his Bachelor
of Science degree in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College, and his
Master of Science degree in Environmental Engineering from Stanford
University. He has over 15 years experience in the water industry
working with water facilities throughout the country from 10 gpm to
over 100 million gallons per day. He has conducted numerous water
treatment studies and pilot studies to select and optimize water
treatment processes.
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John Marble |
John brings over 20 years
experience working as a drinking water/wastewater operator, trainer,
and consultant. John began his career working in Contract Services,
serving numerous clients at treatment facilities and
distribution/collection system. As a circuit rider, he provided
technical assistance and training to operators throughout western
American. In addition, John has worked extensively in the classroom,
providing professional upgrade education to utility operators,
managers and owners. The majority of John's work has been with small
and very small community utilities in the United States and abroad.
He is certified in Water I, Water Distribution I, Wastewater
Treatment I, and Wastewater Collections I.
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Jim Phillips |
With more than 12 years
experience in the operation, planning, and develop-ment of water
systems, Jim has an understanding of water quality management,
sanitary surveys and source water protection. Under his current role
as Environmental Specialist for Rural Community Assistance
Corporation, he conducts rate studies and workshops on financial
reporting to meet grant and loan requirements. Jim also provides
technical assistance to rural com-munities and training for utility
board members for tribal and city council boards.
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Veronica Shawcroft |
Veronica has 28 years
experience in wastewater treatment. She originally began working as
an operator for the City of Flagstaff Arizona. Following that,
Veronica received employment with Boise State University in 1984 to
provide training and technical assistance to wastewater operators in
small communities in Idaho. In 2004, Veronica began part-time
employment with Brown Environmental, Inc. Classes delivered include
NPDES Permits, Basics of Water and Wastewater, and Lagoons. Veronica
holds a BS in English from Lewis-Clark State College.
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Heath Sheppard |
Mr. Sheppard offers 24
years of experience in water distribution both in the installation
and management field. He started in the ditch and worked his way up
into management as a Certified Water IV Operator and a Watermaster.
Heath has worked for small water systems as well as large systems. He
primarily specializes in distribution system installation and people management.
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Ross Spackman |
Ross is Associate
Professor and Advisor for the Water Resource Management Program at
the College of Southern Idaho. His educational background includes a
bachelors degree in Agriculture and a masters in Soil Science. His
employment experience is in Water Quality Compliance for the Idaho
Department of Environmental Quality, and in Soil Conservation.
Wetlands and their effect on water purification, and land application
are of special interest to Ross, as are water calculations and other
specialized math processes.
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Bob Stuart
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Bob is an instructor and
Regional Training Manager for the Hach Technical Training Center. He
delivers hands-on instruction using Hach laboratory equipment to
groups all over the West. Before 2003, he worked as a technical
advisor in the Hach Company in the Laboratory Instruments Group. He
holds a Master of Environmental Policy and Management degree with a
concentration in Environmental Regulatory Compliance from the
University of Denver.
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Tom Tackman
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Tom brings 33 years of
experience in the fields of water treatment, waste-water treatment,
and water distribution. His instructional experience covers workshops
from topics such as mechanical maintenance and operation procedures,
to chlorination techniques and regulations. Receiving his Wastewater
training in Germany, Tom gained much of his experience in Arizona and
Illinois. Tom has several Class IV licenses in water and wastewater.
He continues to instruct for the ongoing training programs of the
water department staff at the City of Phoenix, Arizona. |
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Bill Thompson |
Bill has been a certified
cross connection instructor in Backflow Protection since 1987. He
holds a Class III Distribution certificate in the State of Idaho. He
has over 30 years experience working for United Water of Idaho and
has over 12 years experience providing all of Idaho's cross
connection training. He has offered training in Cross Connection
Control for operators for the last 9 years with the Statewide
Water/Wastewater Operator Training Program. He is responsible for
United Water of Idaho-Boise's Cross Connection Program.
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