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Sam Waller

April 14, 2023 / Heather Davis /

Sam started in the water industry in 2015 with most of his work in wastewater and distribution. He has had a wide range of experience from installing septic tanks to installing water meters and trouble shooting plants. Sam has a degree from LBCC in Water/Wastewater technology and a degree in Firearms technology from the Sonoran […]

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Keith Bedell

October 3, 2018 / Heather Davis /

Keith grew up in a small community nestled in the central Coast Range of Oregon.  He spent his youth hunting, fishing, and in many other outdoors activities.  These pursuits instilled in him a great love of the outdoors and Oregon. Keith began his working career in the timber industry. He held many positions in this […]

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Monty Norris

August 4, 2022 / Heather Davis /

Monty has been a resident of lebanon his entire life.  He spent his early years playing baseball, golf and racquetball as well as fishing and hunting. His hobbies now are mainly fishing and hunting occasionally as well as weekly cornhole tournaments. He began working at the age of 14 at the local grocery store until […]

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Bill Palmaymesa

May 10, 2024 / Heather Davis /

Bill often jokes that his water career began when he was pushed in the Santiam River as a 13-year-old pipe mover to clean the suction intake on an irrigation pump! He doesn’t remember being asked if he could swim… After serving in the United States Marine Corps, Bill worked on a paper machine crew in […]

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Jason Brooks

April 17, 2025 / Heather Davis /

As Jason stood there with wet feet, dust caked on his face, and the piercing sound of sirens reverberating through his earplugs, he was unaware that this seemingly ordinary situation would ultimately send him down a path to a fulfilling career the water and wastewater. Jason graduated from Toledo High School in 1996 and returned […]

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Next Training/Events

  1. Oct
    14
    Tue
    2025

    1. 8:00 am Water Treatment/Distribution Certification Review and/or Water T/D Level 3,4, & Filtration Endorsement @ Willamette Education Service District, Willamette Room
  2. Oct
    20
    Mon
    2025

    1. 8:45 am 2025 Fall Operator’s Conference @ Seven Feathers Casino
  3. Oct
    21
    Tue
    2025

    1. 8:00 am Wastewater Treatment/Collections Certification Review @ City of Redmond, PW Conference Room
  4. Nov
    12
    Wed
    2025

    1. 9:00 am 2025 OAWU Annual Spirit Mt. Casino Operator’s Conference @ Spirit Mt. Casino
  5. Nov
    13
    Thu
    2025

    1. 7:00 am 2025 OAWU Annual Spirit Mt. Casino Operator’s Conference – Exhibitor Registration

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