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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 […]

Home Page , Home Page Update , News , What's Up at BDD 04.11.16

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 […]

Home Page Update , News 26.07.16

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. […]

News 20.06.16

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. […]

News 20.06.16

BDD and SF County Operators Certify in Confined Space Training

The purpose of Confined Space training is to prevent injury to personnel by ensuring good planning and communication practices prior to and during entry into confined spaces during regular and emergency situations. This training protects authorized employees who enter confined […]

News 20.06.16

BDD Operators and Maintenance Clean Sediment from Basins

Every year, the 12 million gallon raw water storage tanks fill up with sediment from the partially filtered river water stored in them. The BDD contracts a bulldozer and dump-truck crew to clean out the 10 feet of sand and […]