Education and Training

The City of Leominster (pronounced “Leminster”) Department of Public Works has been working for more than a decade on systemwide improvements to...

Founded in 1928, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with 36,000 individual members and 75 member...

The Chittenden County (Vt.) Regional Stormwater Education Program received the Green Mountain Water Environment Association Stormwater Award for outstanding performance in education...

In the April issue of MSW we told about NASSCO’s plans to require recertification of the Pipeline Assessment and Certification Program (PACP)...

New employees at Marietta Water in Marietta, Ga., used to learn the ropes through informal on-the-job training that lacked accountability. These days, they’re...

Robert R. McVicker, District Engineer at Mesa Consolidated Water District (Calif.) received the Diplomate Water Resources Engineer credential from the American Academy...

Spurred by the threat of privatization and a federal government mandate to drastically reduce sewage overflows, San Diego wastewater officials decided to...

Learning Opportunities APWA The American Public Works Association is offering an audio/Web broadcast on June 28: Out of the Box Funding Options for Public...

Now that I’ve got my feet wet as executive director, I want to take a big step out into the industry and...

People Mark Kollitz was elected president of the Missouri Chapter of the American Public Works Association. David R. Watt was named Secretary-Treasurer of the...

People The National Utility Contractors Association announced new officers for 2011: Ryan Schmitt of Florida, board chairman; Jim Barron of Maryland, chairman-elect; Florentino...

Living on the island of Oahu brings unique stormwater challenges to Iwalani Sato, community relations specialist in stormwater management for the City...

The 2009 TV documentary, “Liquid Assets: The Story of our Water Infrastructure,” sent a powerful message about the importance of water and...

The U.S. EPA’s Capacity, Management, Operations & Maintenance (CMOM) program for sewer systems is not yet officially on the books, but municipalities...

Almost every time the City of Los Angeles solves one challenge, it seems to unlock Pandora’s box. For example, converting more than...

When is a wastewater collections department a school? When it’s the Pure Waters Division of the Monroe County (N.Y.) Department of Environmental...

Instead of telling homeowners to use fewer pounds of fertilizer because it is good for water quality, Fran Geissler and her staff...