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EPA webinar on recruiting and training veterans for careers in the water sector

Posted Wed, 2012/08/29 - 2:43pm by RCAP

On September 13, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. EDT, EPA will host a webinar for water and wastewater operator certification programs and state drinking water and wastewater programs on recruiting and training veterans for careers in the water sector. Topics include how Veterans Affairs programs can help veterans obtain operator certification and how states and utilities can employ veterans on a temporary basis at no cost.

A Day in the Life of An Operator

Posted Mon, 2012/08/20 - 9:35am by RCAP

A great posting on the Operation Matters blog of the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection is titled A Day in the Life of An Operator.

It is a first-person account, written in casual, everyday language, about the duties that an operator performs in the course of a typical workday.

EPA and Department of Veterans Affairs to connect veterans with jobs in water sectors

Posted Wed, 2012/05/30 - 10:56am by RCAP

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program announced today a memorandum of understanding to connect veterans with disabilities to career opportunities in the water and wastewater sectors -- such as at wastewater plants and drinking water facilities -- as part of EPA’s Water Sector Workforce Initiative.