There's water everywhere, but is it safe to drink? Operators of water and waste treatment plants clean water to make it safe to drink, while wastewater treatment plant operators remove pollutants and other hazardous items from wastewater to make it safe to return to the environment. 

Operators at water and waste treatment plants monitor gauges and metres and use computers to ensure that the equipment is working properly. They run chemical feeding devices, test water samples, and fix valves and pumps. 

Operators are educated in emergency management response methods to protect public health and the facility in the event of an incident. The majority of jobs in water and waste treatment plants are with municipal and federal governments, utilities, and commercial water supply and sanitary service organisations. 

Operators are required to complete a state certification exam. Shift work, weekend and holiday duty are typical and anticipated because plants run around the clock. The task can be physically demanding and filthy. Working conditions might be noisy and stinky. Slippery floors and potentially harmful gases can make this job unsafe. Simple safety guidelines, on the other hand, reduce these hazards. 

Operators of water and waste treatment plants provide critical services on which the entire community relies every day.