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Your water systems should be run by your community. Environmental Water Services provides hands-on, in-house training to help your local staff pass their MPCA certification tests. We handle the operations today so you can seamlessly take back control of your city’s assets tomorrow.
When a city hires an uncertified operator, they need a highly capable, local partner to help show them the ropes. At EWS, we want to help your city control its own infrastructure. That’s why we provide the mentorship, hands-on oversight, and technical guidance needed to help your staff train for MPCA tests and transform your new hires into highly skilled, certified operators.
Preparing for MPCA certification tests can be incredibly daunting for new operators. At Environmental Water Services, we integrate comprehensive training directly into our regular site visits. We focus heavily on both the practical, hands-on craft skills required to run a plant safely, as well as the complex theoretical knowledge needed to pass the state exams.
We sit down with your operators right at your facility to cover difficult definitions, complex math work, drawdowns, and clarifier surface loadings. By sharing our decades of firsthand wastewater management experience, we give your operators a massive advantage before they walk into their testing facility.
Navigating the training and certification process can put city leaders and new operators in a pickle, especially if it's on short notice. Our goal is to educate our clients as much as help them, which is why we're always available to answer all your wastewater management questions whenever you need a little assistance.
We focus on both the theoretical knowledge and the practical, hands-on craft skills needed to safely run a wastewater facility. We help operators understand technical concepts, definitions, and the complex math work required for MPCA exams.
We do not act as officially authorized state trainers or declare someone officially certified. Instead, we are fully certified operators who act as expert mentors, providing your staff with a huge advantage by preparing them for their MPCA tests based on our own successful experiences.
We believe that cities should have control over their own assets and not be dependent on outside contract providers forever. Training your staff saves your municipality significant money in the long run and provides your community with stable, independent operational health.
All of our training is conducted in-house, directly at your water or wastewater plant. We integrate this educational support seamlessly into our scheduled site visits while we provide your facility's certification coverage.
We know that hiring and training a new municipal operator can be an overwhelming process. That's where we come in, helping you swiftly assess your staff's educational needs and implement the right training plan that aligns with your city's long-term goals. Here is what you can expect when partnering with us:
We sit down with city administrators and mayors to discuss your greatest weaknesses without any high-pressure sales tactics.
We evaluate your plant's infrastructure and the current skill level of your uncertified operator to tailor our mentorship approach.
We assume full regulatory authority while having your operator shadow us daily, teaching them the hands-on and theoretical skills needed to succeed.
Once your local operator passes their MPCA tests and earns their certification, we scale our presence back to save you thousands of dollars monthly.
We take pride in providing a customized approach that larger outfits simply cannot match. By immersing ourselves in the towns we serve and attending local city council meetings, we’re able to build stable, long-term water and wastewater management partnerships.
Screw pump repair
When a critical piece of infrastructure breaks down, municipalities are often at the mercy of outside contractors who suggest expensive, full-scale replacements. This was the exact scenario the City of West Concord, Minnesota faced when a major mechanical failure occurred with their screw pump and drive unit.
Full MPCA compliance restored
For local governments, staying in the good graces of state and federal regulatory agencies is paramount to protecting the environment and the community.
Close to $100,000 saved per year
Like many rural towns in Southern Minnesota, the City of Wykoff faced the daunting task of managing its municipal water and wastewater utility operations without placing a massive financial burden on its local tax base.