The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) and Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (SIUE) have teamed up to create one scholarship for the Environmental Resource Training Center (ERTC) of SIUE.
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) and Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (SIUE) have teamed up to create one scholarship for the Environmental Resource Training Center (ERTC) of SIUE. MSD is offering this academic scholarship to women and minority candidates who reside within the District’s service area.
The scholarship will provide $10,000 toward tuition and fees, plus a 1,000.00 stipend to attend the ERTC Water Quality Control Operations Program for the school year of 2019 – 2020. The ERTC program emphasizes practical training in drinking water and wastewater treatment. During the 11 month program students will get hands-on experience in labs and treatment shops as well as a work-study internship at a treatment plant and water facility.
MSD and SIUE will have an informational session on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM at St. Louis County Workforce Development Center 715 Northwest Plaza – St. Ann, Missouri 63074.
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About the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD)
Created in 1954, the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) works every day to protect the public’s health and the natural environment through effective wastewater and stormwater management strategies. MSD is responsible for the public sewer system that homes and businesses connect to through lateral lines. Through a labyrinth of connected sewers, wastewater is transported to one of seven sewer treatment plants – nearly 7,000 miles of sewers in all. For more information, visit: www.stlmsd.com