Circuit Rider Technical Services Program

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, and Non-Transient Non-Community non-profit schools. For these water systems, services are free.

These services are designed to address short term operational problems, and are limited to 10 hours per issue (unless otherwise approved by Oregon Drinking Water Program management staff).

Types of services and assistance include (but are not limited to):

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

For communities utilizing surface water or groundwater, the circuit rider is HBH Consulting Engineers, Inc. To contact, please call Robert Henry at ph. (503) 625-8065 or (866) 669-6603, or email rhenry@hbh-consulting.com.

More information about the SDWRLF can be found at the "Oregon Business Development Department" (OBDD) website.