This event, featured at the Water Environment Federation's Technical Exposition and Conference, started with twenty two teams and one division and has grown to a forty team, two division format. The competition combines five equally weighed skills tests in the Collections, Laboratory, Maintenance, Process Control, and Safety events. For more information, see Event Summaries . For information on judging and trophies, see Get Involved . Qualifying Teams competing in Operations Challenge must be endorsed by their Member Association.
Many MAs send teams that qualify by virtue of winning a regional contest.
In addition to being endorsed by a MA, teams must comply with the following guidelines. All four team members must be WEF Active or PWOD members. A maximum of 40 teams is accepted for the competition. Each recognized OA may enter one team only. Teams are composed of no more than four members.