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
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Native American Circuit Rider
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TNC Circuit Rider
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Wastewater Circuit Rider
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Training
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Groundwater & Sourcewater Protection
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Native American Sourcewater Protection
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: Kelly Williquette (509) 434-8400
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Southwest Region: Derek Zock (360) 981-5736
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Northwest Region: Robert Kreb (360) 870-7751
TNC Circuit Rider
The TNC Circuit Rider, Mike Pendergraft, provides technical and managerial assistance to small community and non-community Group A water systems. This program also has an emphasis on training for transient non-community (TNC) Group A water systems. Unlike the other water circuit riders who each cover a region of the state, Mike covers the whole state.
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Mike Pendergraft (509) 322-6474
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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Jill Parker (360) 961-0039
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Charlie Brown (Tribal Assistance) (360) 880-3365
Groundwater Protection
The Wellhead Protection Program is designed to initiate activities at the local level to prevent contamination of groundwater, promote compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, lessen the financial burden on consumers and prevent degradation of drinking water for future generations. Every public water supply is required to develop and implement a wellhead protection program in order to protect public health.
Please contact our groundwater protection specialist to learn how you can protect your groundwater supply.
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Dan Cappellini (509) 899-1024
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
Native American Circuit Rider
Charlie Brown is certified in both wastewater and drinking water operations. David can help you work from distribution to collection and treatment systems. Although David primarily works with the State's tribal water and wastewater systems, he can help others too. Unlike the water circuit riders who each cover a region of the state, David covers the whole state.
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Charlie Brown (360)880-3365
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
