Water Training Institute

Water Training Institute

Welcome to the Water Training Institute (WTI)

WTI is an industry demand-driven workforce development initiative created to bridge the gap into the water/wastewater industry.

WTI offers a formal education system focused on producing graduates with knowledge and skills relevant to the water and wastewater industry, through on-line classes that lead to an associate degree in Water Resource Management.

UNet (Utility Network) allows supervised access to water and wastewater treatment facilities and collection/distribution systems for students enrolled in the degree program.

EYORE (Encouraging Young Operators with Retired Experience) is a volunteer mentoring network being developed to support students in the formal education system.


This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0903286. Any opinions, finding and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

 

3. Conference

Assist in organizing the annual Mississippi Water Resources Conference.

2. Research

1.  Annually examine and re-prioritize water and water related land research issues. 2.  Evaluate proposals received in response to the MWRRI's annual Request for Proposals.

1. Programmatic Funding

Identify potential new federal and state funding sources to grow the MWRRI.

C. Committees

All members will be asked to participate to the extent possible in one of the following committees that may meet from time to time annually.

B. Support

To the extent allowable, supporting MWRRI's mission.

A. Attend

Attending an annual Board meeting.

II. Structure

All Board members are expected to actively participate in the following activities:

2. Mississippi Regional Water Management/Waterway Districts

Two (2) Mississippi Regional Water Management/Waterway Districts         1.  Pat Harrison Waterway District, Chris Bowen, Executive Director         2.  Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District, Dr. Dean Pennington, Executive Director  

1. Private Sector

Three (3) private sector businesses/water users        1.  Weyerhaeuser Inc., Dr. Jami Nettles        2.  Clearwater Consulting, Carey Hardin        3.  Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, Brook Stuart, Natural Resources and Environmental Associate

B. At Large Seats

At Large Seats:  The Director shall appoint five (5) at large representatives to represent additional stakeholders/users.

14. Mississippi Water Resources Association's Board of Directors

One (1) member of the private sector from the Mississippi Water Resources Association's Board of Directors - Tom Bryant, Pickering, Inc.

13. USDA National Sedimentation Laboratory

Dr. Mat Romkens, Director

12. U.S. Geological Survey

 Mississippi District Chief, Mickey Plunkett

11. Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission

 Don Underwood, Executive Director

10. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Kim Harris, State Conservationist Engineer

9. Delta Council

Chip Morgan, Executive Secretary

8. Jackson State University

 Dr. Paul Tehounwou, Acting Dean/Director College of Science, Engineering, and Technology

7. University of Southern Mississippi

 Thought someone was appointed but don't remember their name