Background

Through the Oregon Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund (SDWRLF), contracts have been established with drinking water Circuit Riders to provide on-site technical services for community water systems serving populations under 10,000.  For these water systems, services are free.

Certain not-for-profit transient and non-transient water systems also qualify for free assistance.  Please contact your Regional Engineer or Environmental Health Specialist for further information.


Types of Services and Assistance

These services are designed to address short-term operational problems and are limited to 10 hours per issue (unless otherwise approved by Drinking Water Program management staff).  Types of services and assistance include (but are not limited to) the following:

Jar testing assistance Coagulant dosage optimization Corrosion control implementation Chemical feed math instruction Turbidimeter calibration CT tracer studies Chemical feed pump calibration Filter troubleshooting Reporting and record keeping Sampling requirements Valve adjustments Minor changes to improve treatment and operation Funding application assistance Financing options and strategies

Pump sizing Cross-connection assistance Sampling plan assistance Storage/distribution problems Supply problems and water rights Research/investigation of alternatives Recommendations for surface water treatment DBP reduction Filter media replacement Filter backwash rule compliance Disinfection assistance Well repair/abandonment assistance Stage two monitoring requirements

Contact the Circuit Rider

For communities utilizing surface water or groundwater, the circuit rider is HBH Consulting Engineers, Inc.  To contact, please call Robert Henry at 503-554-9553 or 866-669-6603, or email rhenry@hbh-consulting.com.


More Information

Additional information about the SDWRLF can be found at Business Oregon's Infrastructure Finance Authority Web site.

For more information about Circuit Riders and SDWRLF, please contact the Drinking Water Program.