Feb. 5, 2002 -- Few things are more important to small communities than protecting the health of their residents and fostering sustainable economic progress.
The National Environmental Training Center for Small Communities (NETCSC) is holding its third annual Environmental Training Institute for Small Communities titled "Public Health and Environmental Quality--Small Communities in the 21st Century," August 5-9, 2002 in Morgantown, West Virginia.
The training sessions will address financial, managerial, and regulatory issues critical for managing small drinking water and wastewater systems. Assistance providers, environmental trainers and consultants, state and local regulatory officials, consulting engineers, local officials, board members, utility managers and staff, and community and regional planners are invited to attend.
The sessions will help small community decision makers provide high-quality drinking water and adequate water treatment to citizens. These services are essential for public health, environmental quality, and economic growth in small communities.
Topics to be addressed at the 2002 Training Institute include:
* drinking water security issues,
* managing small drinking water and wastewater systems,
* GASB 34 financial accounting and reporting standards,
* model training programs that successfully reach local officials,
* alternative wastewater technologies, and
* the new drinking water requirements for arsenic and their implications for small communities.
NETCSC is a National Environmental Services Center program that provides environmental training to communities with fewer than 10,000 residents. NETCSC welcomes Institute co-sponsors and exhibitors. For more information or to participate in the Institute, see NETCSC's Web site at http://www.netc.wvu.edu. You may also call Training Specialist MaryAlice Dunn at (800) 624-8301 or (304) 293-4191 ext. 5538 or e-mail her at [email protected].
