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Wastewater Operator Certification Training Course Contacts

Adirondack Community College
Lou Buck
buckl@sunyacc.edu
(518) 743-2238

NYWEA Capital Chapter/Albany County Cooperative Extension
Richard Lyons
rlyons@ALBANYCOUNTY.com
(518) 447-1617

Great Lakes Laboratory: Buffalo State College
Subhold Kumar
kumars@buffalostate.edu
(716) 878-5422

NYWEA Long Island Chapter/Nassau County Community College
Dan Ryan
dryan@stes.com
(516) 674-6032 x211

New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP)
Garfield Carty
gcarty@dep.nyc.gov
(212) 860-9316

Orangetown WWTF/Rockland Community College
Joe Rutkowski
jrutkowski@orangetown.com
(845) 359-6594

SUNY at Morrisville
Kathleen White
whitekl@morrisville.edu
(315) 684-6670

Ulster Community College
Ted Skaar
skaart@sunyulster.edu
(914) 687-5173

Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities
Patrick LoRusso
prr3@westchestergov.com
(914) 813-5469

To view the certification course schedules and locations use this link Certification Course Schedule.


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