{"id":3259,"date":"2024-11-14T18:06:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T18:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mawea.org\/?page_id=3259"},"modified":"2024-12-16T21:47:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T21:47:56","slug":"operator-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mawea.org\/index.php\/operator-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Work for Clean Water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-dark-background-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-50424ecc8e7cde21ed5d091451ebe1d4\">A wastewater operator in Massachusetts is&nbsp;responsible for the day-to-day operations of a wastewater treatment facility:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-dark-background-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-extra-small-font-size wp-elements-dc1d530dfb1a9540322122f7ea83581f\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Operating equipment<\/strong>:&nbsp;Starts and stops pumps, engines, and generators, and adjusts valves and gates to control the flow of sewage&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Monitoring<\/strong>:&nbsp;Observes operating conditions and monitors control panels&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Maintaining records<\/strong>:&nbsp;Keeps records of operations, meter and gauge readings, and prepares reports&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Adding chlorine<\/strong>:&nbsp;Kills bacteria in effluent by adding chlorine&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Removing screenings<\/strong>:&nbsp;Removes screenings from preliminary treatment&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Maintaining housekeeping<\/strong>:&nbsp;Keeps the treatment plant and surrounding area clean&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Responding to emergencies<\/strong>:&nbsp;Responds to emergencies and works in inclement weather as needed&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-background-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-75c7d571c33fa2cfd222714770327e09\">Wastewater operators in Massachusetts must be certified by the Board of Registration of Operators of Wastewater Treatment Facilities.&nbsp;There are two types of certification: municipal and industrial.&nbsp;Municipal certification is for operators who work with biological processes, while industrial certification is for those who work with physical or chemical processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-background-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-260b5d76de0770eade0ff37a6fe6bdc9\">Benefits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-dark-background-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-d561301a18a7ec9f8f11d0ec6863ffd5\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Job Security<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Rewarding Career<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ca083c289f7f4eb7575958c7a86059e4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neiwpcc.org\/learning-center\/massachusetts-wastewater-operator-training-certification\/massachusetts-wastewater-operator-exam-info\/\">Learn about the steps needed to obtain wastewater operator certification in Massachusetts.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wastewater operator in Massachusetts is&nbsp;responsible for the day-to-day operations of a wastewater treatment facility:&nbsp; Wastewater operators in Massachusetts must be certified by the Board of Registration of Operators of Wastewater Treatment Facilities.&nbsp;There are two types of certification: municipal and industrial.&nbsp;Municipal certification is for operators who work with biological processes, while industrial certification is for &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/mawea.org\/index.php\/operator-information\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Work for Clean Water<\/span>Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3259","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mawea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mawea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mawea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mawea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mawea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3259"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/mawea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3302,"href":"https:\/\/mawea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3259\/revisions\/3302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mawea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}