The NYWEA Member Education Committee (MEC) is proud to offer education and training opportunities to our members and non-members alike. Named after Thomas J. Lauro, the program honors his dedication and commitment to the clean water industry.
For more info or to sign up for upcoming trainings follow the links in blue in the 2025 Schedule below and make sure to check back for updates.
REMINDER: Registration for NYWEA events is now handled through our member portal. Please note that you will be redirected from NYWEA.org and prompted to enter the email address associated with your membership to access member rates. Please contact Maggie Simpson ([email protected]) with any questions. Thank you!
Upcoming 2025 Thomas J. Lauro Member Education Training Opportunities
4/17: SPRING DEC Regulatory Update for Wastewater Programs Virtual. FREE TO MEMBERS
Ed Hampston, DEC DOW. 2 hr-virtual/webinar. 2.0 RTC/PDH Approved
4/28: Treatment of Excessive Flows (I&I). FREE TO MEMBERS
Ashwini Khare. 1-hr virtual/webinar. 1.0 RTC/PDH Approved
5/5: Advanced Activated Sludge and Nutrient Removal. FREE TO ALL
MJ Engineering Office, Clifton Park. Capital Chapter. Nicholas Willis. 5 hrs. 5.0 RTC/PDH Approved
5/6: How to read your NPDES Permit & Nutrient Removal Optimization at Existing Plants. FREE TO ALL
Binghamton/Johnson City WWTP. Central Chapter. Nicholas Willis. 5 hrs. 5.0 RTC/PDH Approved
5/7: Basic Activated Sludge & Nutrient Removal. FREE TO ALL
Erie County Training Facility (Room 135), Cheektowaga. Western Chapter. Nicholas Willis. 5 hrs. 5.0 RTC/PDH Approved
5/20: Disinfection Alternatives.
1024 McKinley St Peekskill, NY 10566. Lower Hudson. Sal Adamo and Lou Finelli. Total 3.5 hrs. 3.5 RTC/PDH Approved
Webster Training Center. Genesee Valley Chapter. Sara Martin, Amy Weils, Jesse Semanchik and George Bevington. 6 hrs. 6.0 RTC/PDH Approved
6/17: Activated Sludge: WWTP Operations – case studies and lessons learned.
FEV WWTP. Genesee Chapter. MCDES/Arcadis. 6 hrs. 6.0 RTC/PDH Pending
6/30: Crisis Management and Recovery Planning. FREE TO ALL
Nellie Brown. 2hr-virtual/webinar. 2.0 RTC/PDH Pending
7/22: Confined Space Awareness. FREE TO ALL
Nellie Brown. 2hr-virtual/webinar. 2.0 RTC/PDH Pending
8/28: Consolidated Labs/Ethics. FREE TO MEMBERS
Ken Scherrieble. 1 hr-virtual/webinar. 1.0 RTC/PDH Pending
9/16: Activated Sludge WWTP Operations & Ethics Training
New Rochelle WWTP. Lower Hudson. Jeff Bryant. 5 hrs.
Ethics – Mark Koester; 1 hr.
10/6: Wastewater Microbiology. Virtual presenter and in-person attendees.
Multiple Locations. Ryan Hennessey 6 hrs.
10/21: Pumps (Boerger). Demo Trailer and hands-on.
Location TBD. Capital Chapter. 6 hrs.
10/22: Grundfos.
Location TBD. Central Chapter. 6 hrs.
10/23: Essco.
Location TBD. Genesee Chapter. 6 hrs.
11/6 (10): FALL DEC Regulatory Update for Wastewater Programs. FREE TO MEMBERS
Virtual. Ed Hampston, DEC DOW. 2 hr-virtual/webinar.
11/12 (12): Mathematics for Water and Wastewater Operators.
Location TBD. Western Chapter. Bob Wither. 6 hrs.
December DATE TBD: Confined Space: Nellie Brown.
Buffalo – Location TBD. Western Chapter. 6 hrs.
Want to see your name on next year’s schedule? Submit an abstract for a future Member Education training here!