Information​

​​​​Become an operator and help protect our most valuable resources: public health and the environment!  ​

• ​Operator Certification Manual – updated to include revised forms and NYWEA website links.​​
• Newly Certified Operators
• Listing of Contract Operators
• Governance Council
• Thru the Barscreen – Operator Newsletter​
• Operator Quizzes

​​Operator Scholarships

BRIAN ROMEISER PRE-CERTIFICATION OPERATOR SCHOLARSHIP

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  NYWEA is offering scholarships to individuals working in New York State to pay for pre-certification training towards water resource recovery operator certification! 
• You can apply for this scholarship for ANY classes taken within a year;  you do not have to be currently enrolled.  
• Pre-Certification training includes Basic Operations, Basic Laboratory, Activated Sludge, the Supervisory and Technical Module and Grade 4 Management.​
• Ten scholarships of up to $1,000 each will be awarded throughout the year; five in the Spring and five in the Fall. 
• Deadlines: Spring – March 1, ​Fall – November 1
• Click here to learn more and to complete the application: Brian Romeiser P​re-Certification Opera​tor Scholarship Application​ 

LUCY GRASSANO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

• ​Operators who work day-to-day in a treatment facility or in collections can apply for this scholarship to attend NYWEA’s two largest conferences.
• The winners will receive the following: Full conference registration waived for NYWEA’s 2026 Annual and Spring Conferences, travel expense reimbursement up to $1100, an annual affiliate NYWEA membership, and a scholarship winner dinner at the Annual Meeting.
• One individual per NYWEA Chapter will be selected. 
• Deadline: November 1.
• Click here to learn more and to complete the application:  ​Lucy Gras​​​sano Scholarship​ Ap​​plication​