Jeff Rewerts hasn’t always been a wastewater treatment operator,but when he changed careers six years ago by joining the City of Mason (Mich.) Wastewater Treatment Plant, he set out to learn all he could about wastewater operations.
He immediately joined the Michigan Water Environment Association (MWEA) and obtained his Class D license as soon as possible (Michigan regulations require a year of industry experience before an operator can earn that license).
“I had worked in construction for three years, and then I saw a job listing for wastewater treatment operator in Mason, and I applied for it,” he says. “I didn’t get
