Welcome to “Water Break”, where we try to bridge the gap between Water Operators and Engineers!

In today’s episode, we are going to talk about “Operator Ethics and Why They Matter”. We would like to welcome back John Schwartz, who is the Senior Technical Support Representative/Technical Training Manager, and Loyd Rawlings, who is the Technical Training Manager for USA BlueBook.

John brings over 40 years of water and wastewater experience to the training room, including roles as a

water system operator, a lead/senior operator for both water treatment and distribution systems, and a

water treatment and distribution system manager. He also served as a circuit rider, trainer and technical

advisor for the California Rural Water Association. John is certified in Water Treatment and Distribution

in California and Montana and holds a Utility Management Certification (UMC) for Water and

Wastewater Management from NRWA’s Water University.

Loyd has over 30 yrs of experience and has worked for Missouri Department of Natural Resources as a

certification trainer and compliance assistance operator. With Missouri Rural Water Association, he led

EPA Water Quality Action Specialists (WQAS) trainings, worked as a USDA Wastewater Technician,

served as a circuit rider, and taught numerous water and wastewater certification classes. Loyd holds

certifications in Water Treatment, Wastewater Treatment and Distribution systems in Missouri. He

holds a Utility Management Certification (UMC) from NRWA’s Water University.