Jim Meehan’s reasoning is simple: Operators who are better schooled and have higher-level licenses help a treatment plant perform more effectively.
He and the leadership team at The Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority have launched an Operator Enhancement Program that encourages operators to pursue progressively higher levels of New Jersey state licensing. Meehan, executive director, devised the program with Bob Valent, plant superintendent. Andy Sasso, operations supervisor, runs the initiative day-to-day.
“When I came here in 2010, I felt it was important that we get our people licensed,” Meehan says. “We had only one or two licensed operators. Under the Operator Enhancement Program,
