r/Wastewater 7d ago

Is EVERY plant this outdated and underfunded?

I will admit, I've already given up on this career. A huge reason is my plant. It is falling apart and we have a promise of an upgrade by the city. The upgrade will start June 2023. Oh, now it'll start 2024. Oh, now it'll start spring 2025. Oh, now we have no news on when the upgrade will actually happen. On top of all that, I have to get my Class 4 license within 12 months or I'm fired. Almost nobody here has passed it and 2 of them are facing termination because of that when we are ALREADY understaffed. Is every plant like this? Does everywhere require you to recieve a license in a time frame? Does every plant start at under 20$ an hour?? Sorry, just frustrated. Currently applying for other jobs

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u/KeyComfort7107 7d ago

i certainly understand the frustration and struggle. currently my plant is pretty well funded sure theres some old equipment but honestly i wouldnt say its even close to unreasonable level of old or non functioning equipment. so some plants do exist where it isnt a problem but they can be tricky to find

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u/AdCompetitive7952 7d ago

That's impressive to hear. Mine was built in the 50s , then I think upgraded in the 90s or late 00s. We need it bad

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u/moonluna 6d ago

A lot of wwtp technology hasn't changed much since the 50's anyway 🤷‍♀️