Tag Archives: Certification

Guide Helps Prepare Operators for Certification Exam

September 23, 2016

Comments Off on Guide Helps Prepare Operators for Certification Exam

Are you an operator preparing to take a certification exam? To help test-takers study, the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.), in collaboration with the Association of Boards of Certification (ABC; Ankeny, Iowa) and the Certification Commission for Environmental Professionals of ABC, have released The Wastewater Operator’s Guide to Preparing for the Certification Examination. Consisting of […]

Continue reading...

California State University Offers Flexible But Focused Water Education

September 22, 2016

Comments Off on California State University Offers Flexible But Focused Water Education

CSU - Office of Water Programs Reception

Do you have a schedule that makes attending traditional classes next to impossible? The online self-study courses offered by the Office of Water Programs at California State University in Sacramento might be a suitable alternative. The program, administered through the College of Engineering and Computer Science, offers 15 different online courses on operations and maintenance […]

Continue reading...

Operators Accumulate Skills at the University of Hawai’i in Maui

August 29, 2016

Comments Off on Operators Accumulate Skills at the University of Hawai’i in Maui

University of Hawai Maui-Sign

For someone interested in joining the next generation of water stewards, there are few places to start more exotic than Hawaii. And demand for water and wastewater professionals is particularly high in the state. The Sustainable Living Institute of Maui at the University of Hawai’i Maui College (Kahului) offers a 3-month training program for current […]

Continue reading...

WEF and DC Water Launch National Green Infrastructure Certification Program

August 25, 2016

Comments Off on WEF and DC Water Launch National Green Infrastructure Certification Program

NGICP Seal

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) and DC Water (Washington, D.C.) have launched the National Green Infrastructure Certification Program (NGICP) website. As part of the WEF Stormwater Institute, NGICP consists of a growing group of utility organizations from across the nation working to develop the program that will provide certification for green infrastructure (GI) […]

Continue reading...

WEF, DC Water Partner To Develop New Green Infrastructure Certification Program

March 1, 2016

Comments Off on WEF, DC Water Partner To Develop New Green Infrastructure Certification Program

Program slated to grant certifications in 2017   DC Water (Washington, D.C.) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) on Feb. 8 announced they will create a National Green Infrastructure Certification Program (NGICP) to certify individuals who install, inspect, and maintain green infrastructure systems. “WEF and DC Water are providing the leadership for the […]

Continue reading...

WEF House of Delegates Workgroups Actively Promote Professional Operators

February 26, 2015

Comments Off on WEF House of Delegates Workgroups Actively Promote Professional Operators

Mike Kyle Featured Image

Michael Kyle, WEF House of Delegates member and Lancaster Area Sewer Authority executive director Michael Kyle currently is the executive director of the Lancaster (Pa.) Area Sewer Authority, a regional system serving 33,000 customers. Previously he worked as a laboratory supervisor, industrial pretreatment administrator, instructor, operations superintendent, and director of Wastewater Treatment at the Springettsbury […]

Continue reading...

A Family That Builds Together

January 27, 2015

Comments Off on A Family That Builds Together

Menniti Family Featured Image

Members of the Menniti family bond (and argue) over their love of engineering and wastewater treatment   Most families argue around the dinner table about football games and politics. But, the Mennitis — a multi-generational family of engineers and Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) members — are just as likely to spar about all […]

Continue reading...

WEF Workgroup Develops Strategy To Educate and Train Operators

December 30, 2014

Comments Off on WEF Workgroup Develops Strategy To Educate and Train Operators

Jeanette Brown, WEF past president

Jeanette Brown, WEF past president and Manhattan College (Bronx, N.Y.) professor Jeanette Brown served as president of the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) from 2010 to 2011. Currently, she teaches environmental engineering courses for both graduates and undergraduates at Manhattan College (Bronx, N.Y.). Prior to that, she was executive director of the Stamford (Conn.) […]

Continue reading...