Technical Assistance
Evergreen Rural Water of Washington's Training and Technical Assistance Program is a grassroots effort that assists systems in solving compliance problems. This service provides rural water and wastewater system operators and managers with formal classroom instruction and with follow-up on-site technical assistance on Safe Drinking Water Act compliance issues, public health protection (as it relates to drinking water), managerial issues, financial issues and operational issues.
Our technical assistance is available thanks to grants from the US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington State Department of Health, and USDA Rural Development. These grants allow us to provide water and wastewater utilities five different technical assistance programs.
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Water Circuit Rider
- Wastewater Circuit Rider
- Training
- Sourcewater Protection
- ARRA Circuit Rider
Water System Technical Assistance
On-site technical assistance is provided to small drinking water systems through ERWoW's Circuit Rider Program. Training and assistance is given in the areas of management and operation and maintenance of water systems.
Through this program, ERWoW helps systems evaluate and eliminate potential health and environmental problems. In addition, ERWoW facilitates networking between Washington's rural systems in an effort to disseminate information on successful O & M techniques.
If you would like a circuit rider to come and give you a hand at your system or if you just have a question you would like answered, please contact one of our circuit riders below.
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Eastern Region: Mike Pendergraft (509) 322-6474
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Southwest Region: Derek Zock (360) 981-5736
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Northwest Region: Robert Kreb (360) 870-7751
Wastewater System Technical Assistance
Evergreen Rural Water of Washington's Wastewater Technical Assistance Program provides help to small, rural wastewater systems in treatment and in system operation & maintenance. Through on-site assistance, ERWoW helps systems in complying with federal and state mandates, in ensuring financial viability of the system and in addressing wastewater related environmental challenges that affect the system.
If you would like a circuit rider to come and give you a hand at your system or if you just have a question you would like answered, please contact one of our circuit riders below.
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Chad Short (509) 429-7167
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Charlie Brown (360) 880-3365
Source Water Protection
Our Source Water Protection Specialists are here to assist communities served by public water systems with highly or moderately susceptible drinking water sources to reduce or eliminate potential risks to drinking water supplies through development and implementation of Source Water Protection Plans.
For more details regarding the source water program click here...
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David Tysz (360) 981-1516
- Kelly Williquette (509) 434-8400
Training Specialist Program
Our training specialist provides rural water system operators and managers with formal classroom instruction and with follow-up onsite technical assistance on Safe Drinking Water Act compliance issues, public health protection (as it relates to drinking water), managerial issues, financial issues and operational issues.
- Tom Arnbrister (360) 229-3070
ARRAStimulus Funding Circuit Rider
The primary duty of the ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) Circuit Rider is to work with water and wastewater utility systems and the state Rural Development office to assist in the RUS loan and grant application process. The first priority of the ARRA Circuit Rider is assisting loan and grant applications that are currently on the RUS backlog. The second priority will be to assist in the recruitment of potential RUS loan/grant applicants and assisting those applicants in the preparation of the RUS loan and grant applications.
- Jill Parker (360) 961-0039
- Tom Knackstedt (425) 760-2894
We also have an SRF Stimulus Circuit Rider which performs much the same as the ARRA Circuit Rider but with Department of Health SRF stimulus monies.
- Dan Cappellini (509) 293-2177
