U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RCPB Superfund Procurement (3805R), 401 M St. SW, Washington, DC 20460-0001

R -- TRAINING OF UTILITY MANAGER & OPERATORS OF WATER TREATMENT PLANTS SOL RFQ-CO-99-00166 DUE 073099 POC Minnie Adams, (303) 312-6624 or Maureen Martin, (303) 312-7089 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracts Office., adams.minnie@epamail.epa.gov or martin.maureen@epamail.epa.gov. The focus will be primarily on education of utility managers and operators of water treatment plants through on-site, hands-on exercises at treatment plants and distribution sites. Training, technical assistance, and compliance monitoring assistance will be the methods used. Examples of strategies are: Training Area. 1) Certification Training (Water Treatment, Basic Math, Review Session) 2) Distribution System Training (Flushing, Pigging, and Operation and Manual (O&M) Procedures) 3) Safe Drinking Water Act Regulation Training (SDWA) (Sampling Requirements, Sampling Procedures, Total Coliform Rule, Regulations 4) Treatment Plant Training (Chemical Dosages, Chilorine and Fluoride, requirements, Basic Laboratory Testing, Filtration, Turbidity Goals) 5) Technical Assistance Areas (Certification, Experience and Education Requirements, Types of Exams) 6)Distribution System (Water Loss-Leak Detection-Line Tracing-Valve Location, Hydrant Flushing and Flow Rates-%Water Loss-Metering-Pigging) 7)Safe Drinking Water Regulations (Proper Sampling (When and How), Assist in Capacity Development, Assist in Consumer Confident Report (CCR), Bacteriological Sampling and Recheck Samples, Assist with Sanitary Surveys, 8)Treatment Plant (Feeder Calibration-Dosages-Breakpoint chlorination, Filter Inspections-Chlorine and Fluoride Testing Record Keeping is a Key Objective -- Reporting to EPA has been an important aspect of training and has more recently become a priority. Presently, many reservation, with the exception of few, have problems getting reports completed accurately or filed on a timely basis. This procurement is being issued from the EPA Region 8 of the US EPA which covers Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota & South Dakota. Please submit all quotations by COB July 30, 1999. Submit quotations by fax to Maureen Martin @ (303)312-6685 or by mail to US EPA Region 8; ATTN: Maureen Martin (8TMS-G); 999 18th St., Ste. 500; Denver, CO 80202. For more information about this procurement, contact Minnie Adams @ 303-312-6624. Posted 07/22/99 (W-SN358019). (0203)

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