Water & Wastewater Workers Designated “First Responders”
Recent legislation in Vermont expanded the definition of “first responder” to include public works, drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater personnel. Everyone from operators, engineers, equipment providers, and technical assistance providers—whether they are municipal employees or not—is now officially designated as a first responder.
Vermont Rural Water and our partners have been working towards an official designation for water and wastewater workers since the Covid-19 pandemic. The designation is part of Act 143, which addresses many things related to last year’s flooding and future natural disasters.
Read more about what this means for our industry at vtruralwater.org/water-wastewater-workers-designated-first-responders/
Water Professionals Appreciation Day
Join us on Friday, July 19 in Barre for a free lunch and a friendly disc golf tournament. All operators, board members, trustees, contractors, specialists, engineers, regulators, equipment providers are invited!
The disc golf tournament is at Quarries Disc Golf Course starting at 8:30 am. Winners will receive one of the custom discs shown above! Register here.
Lunch will be at Millstone Hill starting at 11:30 am. The menu includes pulled pork, mac and cheese, and vegetarian jambalaya. RSVP here.