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Home My WebLink About1985 08 21 Water and Pollution Control Operators Week . FI~ridll W liter Aollation Control Operlltors AfSO~~:m~ Ineorporllted~~ - A Non-Profit Association Serving Water and Wastewater ." ,gPFl Professionals in the State of Florida e ORGANIZED IN 1941 €R. J__<pA> r / ~~~ ){) August 12th, 1985 1 U'\\,1T'Dl SP'iUHGS 0,." 0' ,~,.I 111 ~ '\ 1 011 \\.~u- Honorable John Torcaso Mayor, City of Winter Springs 400 N. Edgemon Avenue Winter Springs, FL 32708 l'~~ J~p Dear Mayor Torcaso: Enclosed you will find a copy of the 1985 Proclamation which Governor Graham has issued in honor of the Water and Waste- water Operators in the State of Florida. As you can see, it designates the week of August 25th thru 31st, 1985 as "Water and Pollution Control Operators Week." Many of the Operators in the State of Florida are members of the Florida Water and Pollution Control Operators Association. The Association is divided into twelve regions throughout the State. The counties of Orange, Osceola and Seminole comprise what is known as "Region Eleven." There are approximately 2600-2700 members throughout the State; Region Eleven ranks 5th with close to 300 members. Many of these members work and live in the tri-county area. The week of August 25th, was picked primarily as this is the week this year when the operators of the State gather in Gaines- ville at the TREEO Center, (Training, Research, Education and Environmental Occupations)for their Annual Short School at the University. Over the past three years we have invited the municipalities which comprise the tri-county area to participate and honor these operators who do much to maintain the high environmental standards for which the State of Florida is known. Many muni- cipalities have joined in with Governor Graham in paying tribute to this field of endeavor which so often is taken for granted by us all. This year we invite you once again to also issue a Proclamation such as that issued by the Governor. The Operators Association is proud of its name, its occupations and above all its members. If you wish to participate, please forward your Proclamation to me, Joan E. Stokes, 3307 Sutton Drive, Orlando, FL 32810. I would appreciate receiving your proclamation by Thursday, or Friday, August 22nd~or 23rd, so that I can include your cities name in my report to the State Officers at our State meeting in Gainesville on Sunday, August the 25th, 1985. e e I have enclosed a business card for your convenience, should you desire to have your proclamtion picked up instead of mail- ing it. I will be glad to arrange to have this done if you will call me at one of the numbers listed. We are endeavoring to have some of our operators on TV shows in the local areas during Operators week. Items have also been forwarded to the local newspapers in hopes that they will print a tribute to the operators of Florida. We express our sincere thanks and appreciation to each munici- pality for their cooperation in recognizing and honoring the "Operators of their Cities and the State of Florida." Gratefully yours, Asso. jes enc. 2 cc: Frederick A. Chris~State President Florida Water & Pollution Control Opere Asso. file e e :J/o,.;Ja Wa t~,. G:I Pollution C9Itt,-~I. Op~,.ato."~. _t:A~~ocitJ ~ion INCORPORATED NEW S RELEASE ORGANIZED IN 1941 For over 40 years, the Florida Water & Pollution Control Operators Association has grown from a very few to 2,886 members. These men and women, dedicated - knowledgeable - highly trained personnel - work Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays to protect our natural resource - your heritage and your future water supply - often paid less than your garbage collector - in a vocation mostly misunderstood by the citizens they protect. They thirst for ongoing education to keep our water uncontaminated, salt-free, and safe. It takes many hours of schooling, "on-hands" training, and much study to enable a student to pass the State Certification Examination. Each year the State Board of Directors of the Florida ',later & Pollution Control Operators, Association sponsor a seminar at the Gainesville TREEO Center for advanced training, as well as the "trainees", to facilitate the taking and passing of the State Exam for the Water or Waste Water Plant in which they are employed. Each plant is governed by its size as to the qualifications needed to man it. A State Certified Operator is a must to be "lead" operator and supervise the trainee. The Department of Environmental Regulations receives a report each month from every Water & Waste Water Plant with,~b results, quantity of flow, and etc. The FW & mOA works with DEn and. the State Legislature to enact Florida Statutes 17-16 17-19 17-22 for the safety and health of all citizens of Florida. Governor Robert Graham has proclaimed August 25 to August 31st as "Florida t.iater and Pollution Control Operators Association Week". It is a tribute to the many men and women who have your health and welfare in mind - every working hour, day, and night. These State Certified Water Plant Operators and State Certified Haste ~later Plant Operators are pledged to keep WATBR, our natural resource, potable - salt free - and uncontaminated. ~, JI1 ~ Dottie M. Elliston State Publicity Chairman P.O. Box 270 904-746-5555 e -e------,--- Jro.clamatiott . State of Florida Executive Department Tallahassee . WHEREAS, the health and welfare of our citizens are of vital state and national concern; and WHEREAS, the Florida Water and Pollution Control Operators Association is a statewide organization dedicated to maintaining water quality in Florida: and WHEREAS, these trained, dedicated and knowledgeable operating personnel maintain water and wastewater plants through- out the State of Florida; and WHEREAS, the Operators Association conducts operating training throughout the State at the twelve regional levels and acts as liaison between the Department of Environmental Regulation and operators in the field; and WHEREAS, the Association reviews and assists in super- vising State certification examinations and coordinates the statewide plant operations awards program with DER; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Bob Graham, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Florida, do hereby pro- claim the week of August 25 - 31, 1985 as WATER AND POLLUTION CONTROL OPERATORS WEEK in Florida and urge all citizens to join in saluting the contri- butions of these persons to the improved water and sanitation conditions of our State. ~-,.~ #:,.:--....~.....~,f ~.:...r-<,._~ ,..\.-.... ~", ' "''''''~~~JJ ~,. ;. ~'~:~"" 1"" ". 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J ~,,~;\ -'~~~ ~~ ~.~.. . <".....,,~~ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Florida to be affixed at Tallahassee, the Capi tal, this 02:2 "'" day of ~~~~ in the year of ur Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-five. ~ ~~ GOVERNOR ATTEST: of.. ~ . ~ice gf tlt.e ~YOr City of Orlando rotlamation WHEREAS, the health and welfare of our citizens are of vital concern; and WHEREAS, the Florida Water and Pollution Control Operators Association is a statewide organization dedicated to maintaining water quality in Florida; and WHEREAS, these trained, dedicated and knowledgeable operating personnel maintain water and wastewater plants throughout the State of Florida; and WHEREAS, the Operators Association conducts operating training throughout the State at the_twelve regional levels and acts as liaison between the Department of Environmental Regulation and operators in the field; NOW, THEREFORE, I, BILL FREDERICK, Mayor of the City of Orlando, hereby do Proclaim August 25 - 31, 1985, as WATER AND POLLUTION CONTROL OPERATORS WEEK in the City of Orlando and urge all citizens to join in saluting the contributions of these persons to the improved water and sanitation condi- tions of our City. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto have set my hand and caused the seal of the City of Orlando to be affixe4 this 9th day of July, 1985. ~ MJ.yor f Orlando 8111 frederick