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Request for Proposal: Litigation Counsel for the BDD Board on matters related to construction and design

Buckman Direct Diversion REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Litigation Counsel for the BDD Board on matters related to construction and design   RFP# ’18/12/P Proposal Due:        January 16, 2018 at 2 pm PURCHASING OFFICE CITY OF SANTA FE 2651 SIRINGO ROAD BUILDING […]

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Fun In the Sun at the Children Youth Services Summer Program Ends on a Wet Note

Lots of kids, plenty of assistants, volunteers, Santa Fe fire and police, DJ music, swimming and dancing rounded up the last day of summer  program at Alto/Bicentennial Park. Approximately 900 kiddos who attended the summer recreation program celebrated in fine Santa Fe fashion. But what’s […]

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Updated: Addendum Added to Request for Chemicals Bid – Buckman Direct Diversion

Please Note: An Addendum to the Request for Chemicals Bid has been added as an attachment below. City of Santa Fe WATER DIVISION Buckman Direct Diversion (BDD) “REQUEST FOR BID” ‘17/36/B BDD Water Treatment Chemicals:  Ferric Chloride  Sodium Hypochlorite […]

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We’re First Aid and CPR Certified at BDD!

BDD staff participated in American Heart Association’s first aid, AED, and CPR training in February through Cintas.  Since our facility is located out in the boondocks about half an hour from the city limits, this is a very beneficial training for BDD staff […]

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Fourth Grade Students Make Mini Water Filters at the 2016 SF Kids Water Fiesta

Sometimes it’s the little things that matter, but taking two days out of our year to bring a little bit of water awareness to 250 local 4th graders is a BIG thing for all of us! The students toured a variety […]

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Imagine a Day Without Water

“When the well is dry, we learn the worth of water.” » Benjamin Franklin Imagine a Day Without Water, just one day. The value of water will be recognized across the nation on Thursday, September 15th. Buckman Direct Diversion and the City […]

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Learn how we treat drinking water at BDD! Student tours offered again this year

BDD offers tours and lectures which supplement classroom curriculums in water science topics. Teachers, please keep in mind tours of the BDD plant teach students how raw surface water is treated and cleaned for Santa Fe residents’ drinking water consumption, and physically going […]

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City of Santa Fe 2015 Water Quality Report

SANTA FE, NM – The City of Santa Fe’s Public Utilities Department, Water Division, has released its 2015 Annual Water Quality Report detailing the quality of Santa Fe’s public drinking water supplies. All Santa Fe Water System customers should have […]

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ATTENTION: Addenda to RFP # ‘17/02/P On Call BDD Engineering Services

AUGUST 2, 2016 NOTE TO PROPONENT’S ADDENDA #1 to RFP # ‘17/02/P ON CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF FY2016-2020 REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RAW WATER DELIVERY SYSTEM Please be advised of the following change in this packet: 1. […]

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BDD Maintenance & Ops Hard at Work Installing New Pump Shafts

BDD maintenance and operations staff are hard at work again on a warm July day in Santa Fe! Installation of new pump shafts are being implemented with the use of the new BDD crane truck purchased this past fiscal year. […]

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: On-Call Engineering

  Buckman Direct Diversion On-Call Engineering Services In support of 2016-2020 Rehabilitation and Improvements to the Raw Water Delivery System Project (RWDS). Bid Number:  ‘17/02/P Status:  Open Close Date:  August 11, 2016  –  2:00 PM Project Manager:  Charles M. Vokes, […]

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Operators Get Down and Dirty to Perform Quarterly Floc-Sed Cleaning

Dirt particles, or sediment, that is removed from the water during flocculation and sedimentation processes settles in the base of the mixers and plate settlers. That content has to be washed out quarterly to avoid over build-up in that area. […]

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