DBS&A is pleased to announce our fee-based water and wastewater utility operator trainings starting in July 2019. The trainings will take place in our main office located at:
6020 Academy Road NE, Suite 100
First Floor Large Conference Room
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109
The training schedule is below and course agendas can be found under Agendas.
| DATE | TOPIC |
| July 9, 2019 | Water System Sampler Certification Training Level 1 |
| July 10, 2019 | Water System Sampler Certification Training Level 2 |
| July 11, 2019 | Contact Time Theory and Application |
| July 16, 2019 | Wastewater Treatment and Permitting |
| July 17, 2019 | Primary and Secondary Wastewater Treatment |
| July 18, 2019 | Activated Sludge and Solids Management |
| September 24, 2019 | Plans Training; Emergency Response (ERP), Operation & Maintenance (OMP), and Distribution System Sampling (DSSP) |
| September 25, 2019 | Operator Math |
| September 26, 2019 | Advanced Water Treatment |
| October 1, 2019 | Wastewater Treatment and Permitting |
| October 2, 2019 | Primary and Secondary Wastewater Treatment |
| October 3, 2019 | Activated Sludge and Solids Management |
| December 10, 2019 | Water System Sampler Certification Training Level 1 |
| December 11, 2019 | Water System Sampler Certification Training Level 2 |
| December 12, 2019 | Contact Time Theory and Application |
About the Instructor: Peter Nathanson is a New Mexico-registered Professional Engineer, and State of New Mexico-certified Drinking Water System Operator/Sampler and Training Specialist. He has been providing water and wastewater training and technical assistance to municipalities, small, rural, and Native communities throughout New Mexico and Alaska since August 2001. Most recently he served as the Technical Services Manager for the New Mexico Environment Department’s Drinking Water Bureau. Prior to that Peter was an assistant professor in the Water Technology Program at the Doña Ana Community College in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and a trainer for the New Mexico Rural Water Association.
Trainings are open to any public water or wastewater system staff and operators. Some are suitable for Board members and other system employees/volunteers.
There are 6.0 eligible CEUs per training course.
Trainings will begin at 9 AM, with lunch on your own from 12 noon – 1 PM, and adjourn at 4 PM.
Registration and pre-payment is REQUIRED for all fee-based training. The cost is $100 per person per day. Payment guarantees your registration, and refunds will not be given for cancellations.
A minimum number of 10 pre-paid registrants are required for the class to move forward as scheduled. If the minimum is not met by the Thursday before the classes are to begin, the classes will be canceled and registrants notified and refunded.
Click here to register for one or more of these trainings. You will receive a confirmation of your registration from Eventbrite.
Questions related to the specific trainings can be directed to Peter Nathanson at (575) 405-0972.
