FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 16, 2014
DEP
HOSTS DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TRAINING WORKSHOPS
~DEP informs plant
operators on department wastewater regulations~
TALLAHASSEE – Today, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's
Northwest District, in partnership with the Florida Rural Water Association, hosted the third
in a series of wastewater training workshops designed to educate plant
operators on the department's wastewater rules. Today’s event was the first in
a series of wastewater workshops scheduled across Northwest Florida and is part
of the district’s ongoing education and outreach efforts.
“Today’s workshop allowed us to interact directly with the
people operating our wastewater facilities and talk about the issues we hope to
help them avoid,” said Northwest District Director Shawn Hamilton. “Through
education and outreach to the citizens and businesses that the department
regulates, noncompliance and environmental harm can be avoided."
Today’s workshop included more than 20 professional wastewater
operators from the Tallahassee area. The series provided more than 50
wastewater professionals with an overview of the department’s regulations and
expectations associated with wastewater management. The free workshop also
provided continuing education credits to certified wastewater operators.
In addition to the wastewater workshops, the department is also
providing help sessions to assist wastewater facilities with the transition to
the department's new electronic data reporting system, EzDMR. Each EzDMR help
session is offered by appointment and provides hands-on assistance to operators
to enable facilities to submit required data electronically as part of the
department's efforts to improve efficiency and go paperless.
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