The National Environmental Services Center
Assistance. Solutions. Knowledge.
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When people find themselves in a difficult situation, they often turn to a trusted advisor for help. And when the situation is related to water or wastewater, many turn to the National Environmental Services Center (NESC) for reliable information. Over the last 30 years, we've helped thousands of communities find solutions to their environmental problems. We've also helped thousands of individuals learn more about environmental issues that impact the places they call home.
NESC assists small and rural communities with their drinking water, wastewater, environmental training, infrastructure resilience, and utility management needs and helps them find solutions to problems they face. Our staff of environmental specialists, engineers, certified operators, writers, editors, and trainers understand the latest technologies, regulations, and industry developments.
The services NESC offers include:
- . toll-free technical assistance from our staff of certified operators, engineers, and scientists, call (800) 624-8301 ext. 3;
- . publications (On Tap, a magazine about drinking water; Small Flows, a magazine about wastewater treatment; and Pipeline, a newsletter about wastewater topics for the general public);
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. a comprehensive Web site including online discussion groups;
- . databases with thousands of entries;
- . demonstration projects at more than 100 sites around the country that show the latest onsite sewage technology at work;
- . training sessions; and
- . more than 1,000 free and low-cost educational products.
At NESC, we believe that you can't do the job correctly without the right tools and that knowledge is the most important tool of all.
Find out more on our About page and if you need answers, see our Contact page.
NESC is based at West Virginia University (WVU), one of the nation's major research institutions. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, 75 miles south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. NESC is housed in the National Research Center for Coal & Energy (NRCCE) Building on WVU's Evansdale Campus.