The following are links that may prove helpful to wastewater treatment plant managers, operators and laboratory personnel.

Operator Licensing

•  Department of Professional and Occupation Regulation — Water & Wastewater Section 

 Virginia Government

• Water Quality Information
• Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Program
• Wastewater Treatment Plant Inspections
• Office of Wastewater Engineering
• Wastewater Technology
• Construction Assistance Program
• Chesapeake Bay Program
• Nutrient Trading
• Sewage Sludge/Biosolids
• Microconstituents
• Water Reuse/Reclamation
• Electronic Discharge Monitoring Reports (eDMR)

Other State Agencies

• Virginia Department of Labor & Industry — Occupational Safety and Health
• Virginia Department of Health — Class VI Water Operator Program
• Office of Drinking Water
• Office of Environmental Health Services
• Virginia On-site Wastewater Training Center

Virginia Colleges and Community Colleges Offering Wastewater Operator Training

• John Tyler Community College
• Mountain Empire Community College
• Northern Virginia Community College
• Tidewater Community College
• Virginia Tech  — Operator Short School
• Wytheville Community College

Federal Government

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Cheasapeake Bay Program
• Infrastructure Security
• Municipal Technology
• Septic Systems
• Small Plant Assistance
• Small Water Systems
• Wastewater Management
• U.S. EPA - Region III
• Wastewater in Small Communities
• Center for Disease Control
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration — OSHA
• Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Office of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
• National Environmental Methods Index (Lab Testing)

Associations

• Association of Boards Of Certification
• American Water Works Association
• Shenandoah Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant Network
• Water Environment Federation
• Virginia Water Environment Association
• Virginia Rural Water Association
• Virginia Cross Connection Control Association
• Virginia On-site Water Recycling Association
• Virginia Section — American Water Works Association
• Virginia Nutrient Credit Exchange Association

Other Related Links

• California State University Operator Training Programs
• Delaware Environmental Training Center
• Maryland Center for Environmental Training
• Missouri Water Protection Program
• Montana Water Operator Training Center
• National Environmental Services Center
• New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
• New York State Facility Operations
• North Carolina On-site Water Recycling Association, Inc.
• Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Operator Center
• Rural Community Assistance Project — (R-CAP Southeast)
• West Virginia Environmental Training Center