Shayne Lester Email & Phone Number

Aberdeen, Wa

My primary responsibility is to provide leadership and training to ensure a quality effluent. I lead with a positive attitude, an open mind, and a strong belief in teamwork. I have been assigned to train both new hires and trainees we pick up from Labor and Industries. Two of our trainees have got their Group I and have been hired elsewhere in the last year. Kyle Scott, now our Wastewater Systems Manager, was one of the first people I've been involved in training, here at Aberdeen. My other duties include filling in for our Maintenance Supervisor, Willy Erickson or our Laboratory Supervisor, Bill Christy. I am also responsible for the plant when working alone, or leading a crew on weekends and holidays. I have had my turn on call for 13+ years. Aberdeen WWTP is a Group III facility, with a design flow of 10 MGD, Secondary treatment provided by Conventional Activated Sludge, basins with fine bubble diffused air, and anoxic/anaerobic selector zones used to promote denitrification. We produce Class B biosolids with anaerobic sludge digestion, dewatered with a screwpress that produces 22% to 25% solids, then land applied as a soil amendment for non-food crops. We are currently disinfecting our effluent with chlorine gas, and dechlorinating with sulfur dioxide.The City of Aberdeen Sewer Department has maintained a 7+ year streak of no violations. I am proud to play my position on this team.

Hoquaim, Wa

I hired on at Hoquiam with a shiny new Group I Certificate, and desire for more. Hoquiam, at that time had four certified operators 2 of whom spent the majority of their time Maintaining the lift stations. My job was to spend the lion's share of my time at the plant with Al Gregorie, Lead Operator, and that I did. I mowed, cleaned, recorded, rebuilt, painted, greased, weeded, tested, maintained, pressure washed and loved the heck out of that place! Awesome bunch of guys! As soon as the State of Washington would allow, I tested for and got my Group II. I recently ( Nov. 2014) took a new hire and a Labor and Industries trainee over to tour the Hoquiam plant. I was happy to see the paint job I did 15 years ago in the RAS building and lower utilidor is holding up nicely. They are still using the refrigerated samplers I designed and built.About Hoquiam WWTP; Secondary treatment provided by an Oxidation Ditch run in extended aeration, one secondary clarifier, and CL2 disinfection.

Clallam Bay, Wa

In the summer of 1996 I was living in Port Angeles, working as a roofer, when a roofing injury helped me to seek a change in profession. I was extremely fortunate to discover I qualified for a federal program (no longer in existence) that allowed me to train as an Operator. I full on embraced the opportunity, I passed the O.I.T. test early, continued working the plants and began training other trainees starting in behind me. This was an incredible way to start a career!About the plants: Both plants were built Identically, Secondary treatment from Rotating Biological Contactors, primary and secondary clarifacation, with aerobic digestion and chlorinated effluent to the Straits. Samples from both plants were tested in the accredited lab at the Clallam Bay facility.Thank you, Brian, for your wisdom and patience.