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Training center targets small system operators
Author(s) -
Xie Yuefeng,
Cole Charles A.,
Long David A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1999.tb08618.x
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , training (meteorology) , engineering management , business , operator (biology) , state (computer science) , rural area , computer science , engineering , operations management , operations research , environmental planning , environmental science , geography , political science , meteorology , sociology , biochemistry , repressor , transcription factor , chemistry , law , gene , social science , algorithm
This new program will help rural and remote systems enhance their managerial and technical capacity by honing operators' computer and laboratory skills. Almost 96 percent of the public water system violations in Pennsylvania in 1996 involved monitoring and reporting, whereas 2 percent involved maximum contaminant levels (MCLs). About 58 percent of the MCL violations were related to the Total Coliform Rule. These violations point to the importance of basic operator training and technology transfer and to the need for a well‐designed operator training program for small systems in Pennsylvania's rural and remote areas. Using grant funds from the US Environmental Protection Agency, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Pennsylvania State University are developing a Small Public Water Systems Technology Assistance Center at the Harrisburg campus. Two training approaches are proposed: (1) train the trainers and (2) train the operators.