Upcoming FREE webinar from M.O.S. to J-O-B: A Guide for applying Military Occupational Specialities (MOS) to Civilian Drinking Water and Wastewater Operations. Learn about EPA’s guide that translates military equivalent work experience to civilian drinking water and wastewater operations. This presentation will highlight how to use the guide to apply these jobs to water utilities.
On January 14, EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture conducted the first of five planned “train-the-trainer” webinars to train small and rural water and wastewater system professionals to assess their system operations and make improvements in priority areas using the agencies’ Rural and Small Systems Guidebook to Sustainable Utility Management and Workshop in a Box tools. More than 320 participants from 47 states participated in the webinar.
Water and Energy Nexus in Disasters Webinar Series
Emergency Power Generation at Drinking Water and Wastewater Utilities
Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 1-2 PM ET
After several decades of loyal and dedicated service to the Village of Warsaw, both Ken Wallace and Tim Rutherford have decided to retire. These fine Operations Specialists have operated the systems conventional filtration plant for the better part of the last 4 decades, and have made and overseen many improvements. Tim and Ken have provided their peers with valuable information and knowledge and have been long stan
Work is underway on a high-tech scientific monitoring system that’s designed to protect Lake George’s long-term water quality. This summer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, IBM and The Fund for Lake George unveiled plans for a three-year, multimillion-dollar effort to counteract forces that threaten the lake, such as road salt, stormwater runoff and invasive species.
By DAN HEATH Press-Republican The Press Republican Tue Oct 22, 2013, 07:20 AM EDT
PLATTSBURGH — Support for Kyle Kourofsky, an employee with Asperger’s syndrome, has earned the Town of Plattsburgh recognition from a state agency.
(U//FOUO) Earlier this week, three males of Middle Eastern decent arrived at a Pennsylvania gated community and tried to gain access by stating they needed to perform maintenance on the cellular phone equipment on the water tower. Community security turned them away when they could not produce any identification to prove that they worked for a telephone service provider.
Sustainable water and wastewater infrastructure is a critical foundation of economic development, but in uncertain economic times it is even more critical.
Are you aware that on October 26, 2013, all citizens can drop off their unused or expired medications to specific sites to help keep our environment safe. We strongly encourage you not to flush old medication and take advantage of this national program. Through the efforts of the United States Department of Justice/Drug Enforcement Administration/Office of Diversion Control – you can go to the following website and type in your zip code to find local facilities that will be participating in this national event to take back your unused or expired medication and save our environme