密苏里州定11月1日至7日为水与污水处理专业人员周：表彰守护饮水安全的一线工作者
密苏里州州长迈克·基霍（Mike Kehoe）签署公告，将11月1日至7日定为密苏里州「水与污水处理专业人员周」。州自然资源部在科尔县杰斐逊市发布这一消息，表彰全州供水与污水处理行业从业人员保障居民健康、支撑社区运转的重要工作。
公告指出，水与污水处理专业人员的工作直接关系公共健康：他们负责让饮用水安全达标、让生活与工业污水得到妥善处理，并改善全州溪流、河流与湖泊的水质。这些岗位大多在幕后运转，却是每个社区每天不可或缺的基础设施服务。
密苏里州的供水与污水处理系统由分布在城市与乡村地区的处理厂、管网和实验室组成，操作人员需要经过专业培训并取得相应认证，才能负责水质检测、设备运行与维护等工作。
州自然资源部表示，希望借这一主题周让更多公众了解水务行业的工作内容，并鼓励有意者投身这一行业。公众如需了解水与污水处理专业人员的工作，或咨询如何成为持证操作员，可联系该部水保护计划办公室。
州自然资源部水保护计划的联系电话为800-361-4827或573-751-1600。该部网站还提供饮用水与污水处理相关的项目信息，供居民与从业者查询。
Missouri Proclaims November 1-7 as Water and Wastewater Professionals Week
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has signed a proclamation declaring November 1-7 as Water and Wastewater Professionals Week in Missouri. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources, based in Jefferson City in Cole County, announced the proclamation recognizing the vital work water and wastewater professionals do to keep Missourians healthy and communities strong.
The proclamation highlights the contributions these professionals make to protect public health and improve water quality for the state's streams, rivers and lakes. Operators treat drinking water so it is safe to use and process wastewater before it returns to the environment, work that runs around the clock behind the scenes in every community.
Missouri's drinking water and wastewater systems consist of treatment plants, distribution and collection networks and laboratories across urban and rural areas. Operators are trained and certified to carry out water quality testing, plant operations and maintenance.
The Department of Natural Resources said the observance is an opportunity for the public to learn more about the work of water and wastewater professionals and how to join the profession, including the path to becoming a certified operator.
For more information about the work water and wastewater professionals do, or how to become a certified operator, residents can contact the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Water Protection Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-1600.
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