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Monty Norris

August 4, 2022 / Denise Dahlberg /

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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Heather Davis

December 2, 2014 / admin /

Heather Davis joined the OAWU team July 2014. She was the office assistant for almost ten years and is now holding a brand-new position at OAWU as the Apprenticeship Coordinator. Prior to OAWU, Heather was working in the office at the Green Villa Barn Event Center in Independence helping brides plan their wedding to make […]

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Bill Palmaymesa

May 10, 2024 / Denise Dahlberg /

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 / Denise Dahlberg /

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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Darrel Lockard

May 31, 2024 / Denise Dahlberg /

Darrell started as a Utility Worker in 1989 and then worked up to be a level 4 in water and level 3 in Wastewater. He then worked as a circuit rider for 6 years at OAWU and then moved on to be a Public Works director for various places and after 8 years he retired. […]

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Jerry Smith

December 17, 2025 / Denise Dahlberg /

I am 51 and have lived in Eastern Oregon most of my life. Married for 23 years. My wife works as a surgical nurse, and we raised 2 boys. Sage and Ladd. Sage (21) is currently pursuing music in Nashville and Ladd (18) works for Tidewater Barge Lines as a Deckhand Mechanic. My hobbies include […]

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Next Training/Events

  1. Apr
    7
    Tue
    2026

    1. 8:00 am Water Treatment/Distribution Certification Review @ Independence Event Center, Riverview Ballroom (Parking behind building)
  2. Apr
    23
    Thu
    2026

    1. 9:00 am Distribution Basics @ Independence Event Center, Riverview Ballroom (Parking behind building)
  3. May
    12
    Tue
    2026

    1. 8:00 am Math for Operators and/or Pumps & Pumping @ Pleasant Ridge Community Hall
  4. May
    20
    Wed
    2026

    1. 9:00 am Distribution Basics @ Municipal Court Meeting Room
  5. Jun
    17
    Wed
    2026

    1. 8:00 am Math for Operators and/or Pumps & Pumping @ Hermiston Community Center

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OAWU’s mission is to advocate for and provide service, support and solutions for Oregon water and wastewater industry to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.

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Phone (503) 837-1212
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