The nation’s wastewater infrastructure desperately needs attention. Experienced plant managers and operators are nearing retirement, and the treatment profession needs new blood. There is a growing need to recycle both end products of treatment: biosolids and clean water.A key to meeting all these challenges is communication with the treatment industry’s publics. Nearly all industry associations make communication a priority, but few do so with the vigor shown by the Florida Water Environment Association. The FWEA Public Communications and Outreach Committee has been widely recognized for its efforts, most of which focus on helping member organizations do a better job of







