2007-05-20 11:45:18 · 8 answers · asked by smittyanderson2006 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
They hire people with Public Administration and Engineering degrees for middle to upper management in larger systems.
People with associate degrees and even high school diplomas can be hired in as operators and as they become more qualified and get their wastewater treatment licenses, yes these exist, you can easily enter into management. Many cities and districts offer tuition reimbursement for your college costs so you can obtain a higher level of education.
Depending on what part of the world you live in, there are national organizations of water and wastewater operators, city managers, or public works professionals.
Just Google some on the internet for this and you'll have plenty of hits.
2007-05-20 13:58:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd recommend environmental engineering or chemical engineering. Environmental engineering will focus almost exclusively on the treatment of water and wastewater, so if you're sure that's what you want to do for the rest of your life I would recommend it. However, chemical engineering is a more versatile degree, and generally a degree in chemical engineering will allow you to get a position as a wastewater treatment engineer. My advice would be to attend a school that offers both programs and take classes for each program. Decide which one you enjoy more and then major in that.
If you're interested, I've attached a link to the University at Buffalo undergraduate catalog. This will allow you to compare chemical and environmental engineering, and the catalog provides links to environmental engineering organization websites.
http://undergrad-catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/index.shtml
2007-05-20 20:29:02 · answer #2 · answered by j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I think you should go to college and major in chemistry because if you think about it, at wastewater treatment plants they use chemicals and such to treat the water and being the man who works on treating it, you would need some avid knowledge on chemicals, chemical dosage, and chemical proportions
2007-05-20 19:20:38 · answer #3 · answered by circarocker06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm doing Civil and Environmental Engineering at the moment and my modules include water engineering and wastewater engineering.
2007-05-21 08:04:31 · answer #4 · answered by huntonaldinho 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get yourself a degree in Chemical Engineering.
2007-05-20 19:40:07 · answer #5 · answered by gatorbait 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Downstream.
2007-05-20 18:48:34 · answer #6 · answered by Skepticat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol why???
probably water chemistry would be the way to go.
2007-05-20 18:48:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dublin. in california
2007-05-20 18:53:06 · answer #8 · answered by tj mangy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋