They have a dream. The founders of the American Association of Water and Wastewater Professionals (AAWWP) picture a world where treatment operators will have access to a broad, structured curriculum of courses that can help them meet specific education objectives.They also envision operators having fun during the classes and leaving with a great deal of new knowledge they can immediately apply at work. And finally, they foresee operators gaining more respect for being the professionals they are, and for the essential work they perform.The AAWWP began in Richmond, Va., offered its first classes in October 2009, and is now building
