Water, Wastewater, Hydraulic & Forensic Engineering

Regulatory Compliance and Operations

John Shaw, PE has worked on both sides of the permit: preparing and managing compliance for utilities, and reviewing what happened when compliance failed. From 1988 to 1995 he was responsible for operations, employees, clients and regulatory compliance, including OSHA, for a contract operations company serving northern Nevada.

What he reviews

• Permit conditions and whether a facility met them
• Compliance schedules, sampling and analysis, and reporting
• Operation and maintenance manuals, emergency plans and safety programs
• Operator certification and staffing, informed by his own operator certifications in water treatment, water distribution and wastewater treatment
• Utility governance and management practices

Experience behind the opinions

He has served as City Engineer for the City of Lovelock, provided engineering services to Lander County, Nevada, sat on the Board of Directors of the Tahoe Truckee Sanitary Agency (2002 to 2005), and was a member of the Washoe County Health Department's Sewage, Water, and Sanitation Hearing Board (appointed 1993 to 1998). He understands how utilities and regulators work from the inside.

Call 530-550-1576 or email John@shaweng.com.

Consulting Civil Engineer including design, forensics, planning, construction, operations, and maintenance and management specific to the water and wastewater utility industry.