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 is providing reimbursements for students enrolled in water and wastewater career courses at the following educational institutions:

• 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

How It Works

Here’s how the reimbursement program works:

1. Student applies to a partner school, and enrolls in the appropriate program.
   1. Evergreen Valley College Admissions
   2. Gavilan College Admissions
   3. Laney College Admissions
   4. Los Medanos College Admissions
   5. Santa Rosa Junior College Admissions
   6. Solano Community College Admissions
2. Student enrolls in water/wastewater-relevant courses in the partner program (see approved list below).
3. Student submits a BACWWE application, and is notified with a conditional award that they are eligible for the reimbursement.
   1. BACWWE Scholarship Cover Letter
   2. BACWWE Scholarship Application
4. Student takes course for a letter grade; student completes the course with a “C” or better; submits unofficial transcript and receipts for course tuition/fees and textbooks to BACWWE along with a reimbursement request form.
5. BACWWE will review your documents and send you a reimbursement check.

Eligible Courses Being Offered in Fall 2022

• Evergreen College Schedule of Classes

• • WWT 105 (Water Distribution Systems) – 3 units
  • WWT 106 (Wastewater Collection Systems) – 3  units

• Gavilan College Course Finder

• • WTRM 201 (Intro to Water/Wastewater Technology) – 3 units
  • WTRM 202 (Beginning Water/Wastewater/Distribution Math) – 3 units
  • WTRM 205 (Water Distribution I) – 3 units
  • WTRM 207 (Beginning Wastewater Treatment Operations) – 3 units

• Laney College Class Schedule

• • MACH 20 (CAD Solid Modeling with Solidworks) – 4 units
  • MACH 30 (Intro to CNC Programming) – 4 units
  • MACH 205 (Engineering Drawings) – 3 units
  • MACH 207 (Theory, Operation, and Maintenance of Mechanical Drives) – 3 units
  • MACH 210 (Machine Technology I) – 5 units
  • MACH 220 (Machine Technology II) – 5 units
  • MACH 230 (Machine Technology III) – 5 units

• Los Medanos College Schedule of Classes

• • ETEC 9 (ETEC Mathematics) – 4 units
  • ETEC 10 (DC Circuits) – 4 units
  • ETEC 12 (AC Circuits) – 4 units
  • ETEC 20 (Electric Motor Control) – 3 units
  • ETEC 22 (Semiconductor Devices) – 2 units
  • ETEC 24 (Digital Devices) – 2 units
  • ETEC 30 (Programmable Logic Controllers) – 4 units
  • ETEC 32 (Instrumentation and Process Measurements) – 3 units
  • ETEC 34 (Instrument Calibration Lab) – 1 unit
  • ETEC 50 (Instrumentation Process Control) – 3 units
  • ETEC 52 (Applied Process Control Lab) – 1 unit
  • ETEC 56 (Code for Instrument Applications) – 1 unit
  • ETEC 58 (Analytical Instrumentation) – 2 units
  • ETEC 59 (System Integration and Troubleshooting) – 2 units

• Santa Rosa Junior College Schedule of Classes

• • WTR 101 (Intro to Water Careers) – 1 unit
  • WTR 110 (Water Treatment Plant Operations) – 3 units
  • WWTR 112 (Math for Water/Wastewater Technology) – 3 units
  • WWTR 120 (Wastewater Treatment I) – 3 units
  • WWTR 123 (Instrumentation and Controls) – 3 units

• Solano Community College Class Finder

• • WATR 100 (Wastewater Treatment I) – 4 units
  • WATR 101 (Water/Wastewater Chemistry) – 4 units
  • WATR 104 (Water Treatment I) – 3 units
  • WATR 105 (Wastewater Treatment II) – 3 units
  • WATR 106 (Instrumentation and Controls) – 3 units

Questions

For questions on the BACWWE program, please contact us at bacwwe@bacwa.org.

BACWWE Supporting Agencies

BACWWE scholarships are made possible by its 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