A Wastewater Operator Certification Governance Council has been established to provide oversight with quality assurance/quality control for the NYS Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator program. The members of the Council are noted below:
- NYSDEC Representative – Meredith Streeter, Chair
- NYWEA Executive Director – Khris Dodson, Vice Chair
- Rural Water Representative (Certified Operator) – Kevin Maine
- New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission – Michelle Jenkins
- NYWEA Member Education Committee Representative – Jeff Bryant, Westchester County
- Large New York State POTW Representative (>5.0 MGD) Certified Operator – Alan Oates, Monroe County DES
- Small New York State POTW Representative (<5.0 MGD) Certified Operator – Eric Cushing, Village of Minoa
- NYWEA Wastewater Facilities Committee Representative – Certified Operator – Daniel O’Sullivan, Buffalo Sewer Authority
- Academic Pre-Certification Training Representative – Joann Dayton-Wolf, SUNY Ulster
- Operator Representative on NYWEA Board of Directors – Howard Robinson
- Operator Certification Administrator (NYWEA) – Carolyn Steinhauer