Wastewater operators’ education initiatives usually reach out — to students and adults in their communities.
Two Virginia towns recently took a different approach, reaching up with a one-day class for the elected and appointed officials who make the key decisions and hold the purse strings. The results were immediate and positive: The typical response from attendees was, “I had no idea how much was involved!” says John Hricko, plant manager at the Town of Crewe Wastewater Treatment Plant and course instructor.
The program, on Dec. 14, was sponsored by the Town of Crewe and the nearby Town of Farmville, which donated its
