"WDR 101” TRAINING FOR FIELD OPERATORS

Thursday, April 9, 2026

9:10 AM - 10:00 AM PT

Location: B/O 2 (TBD)

Lead Presenter(s)

James E. Fischer, P.E., Jr., P.E.

consultant
fischer compliance
Sacramento, CA

Presenter(s)

Rich Cunningham

consultant
RC Sewers
sac
Chris Ewers, BA, BS, PE (he/him/his)

Principal Engineer
Ewers Engineering, Inc.
Roseville, CA

Track Lead(s)

Jerry Barajas

Waste Water Collections Supervisor
City Of Sunnyvale
San Jose, CA

Presentation Description: Are you a seasoned or new Collection System Supervisor, Manager, or Field Operator striving to improve effectiveness of your field operator training program to meet and exceed the demands of the WDR? If so, you’ll certainly want to attend this informative session with updated best practice tips for operators to help avoid violations, enforcement, and negative attention. Attendees will not only walk away with updated tips for success but also a training curriculum covering all applicable WDR requirements which can be configured into any established agency monthly Operator trainings!

Learning Objectives:

Participants will gain valuable insights for addressing all agency required Operator training requirements.
Participants will gain best practices for Operator in avoiding common WDR training violations.
Participants will improve knowledge of required Operator field data collection efforts for field staff.