Buckman Direct Diversion

05.05.17

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 […]

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 […]

24.08.16

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 […]

12.08.16

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 […]

02.08.16

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. […]

14.07.16

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, […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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