BACWWE’s Purpose

Drinking water and wastewater agencies, and most importantly, the skilled employees who work at these facilities, are essential to protecting public health and the environment.  These workers require special knowledge and skills and often work with sophisticated equipment. Their actions can have immediate and severe impacts on the public and environmental health. Water and wastewater careers are sustainable and are marketable anywhere in the country, but there is a great need for talented workers in the Bay Area!

To develop a strong pool of candidates for water/wastewater jobs in the Bay Area, BACWWE provides scholarships for education from local, accredited training programs for skills relevant to the industry.  Once students are enrolled in an educational program through a local community college, they can apply for reimbursement of tuition, fees, and books for industry-relevant courses through BACWWE!

Why Water/Wastewater?

There are many reasons to work in the water/wastewater industry!

• Rewarding careers that better the world!
• Wide selection of jobs in the public and private sectors
• Jobs in almost every geographic area
• Competitive pay and benefits
• Growth opportunities for motivated individuals

BACWWE’s Partner Programs

BACWWE recommends the following community college programs to learn more about the water/wastewater industry:

• Evergreen Valley College (San Jose, CA), Water/Wastewater Technology
• Gavilan College (Gilroy, CA), Water Resources Management
• Laney College (Oakland, CA), Machine Technology
• Los Medanos College (Pittsburg, CA), Electrical & Instrumentation Technology
• Santa Rosa Junior College (Santa Rosa, CA), Water Resources Technology
• Solano Community College (Fairfield, CA), Water and Wastewater Technology

Questions

For questions on the BACWWE program, please contact us at [email protected].

BACWWE Supporting Agencies

BACWWE consists of the following Supporting Agencies:

• Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
• Contra Costa Water District
• Delta Diablo
• Diablo Water District
• Dublin San Ramon Services District
• East Bay Municipal Utility District
• City of Fairfield
• Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District
• Ironhouse Sanitary District
• City of Livermore
• Oro Loma Sanitary District
• City of Martinez
• Mt. View Sanitary District
• City of Pittsburg
• Rodeo Sanitary District
• Union Sanitary District
• Veolia America Water, LLC (City of Richmond)
• West County Wastewater District
• Zone 7 Water Agency
• Silicon Valley Clean Water
• City of San Leandro
• Central Marin Sanitary District