EditorialHow a Political Science Degree Applies to Wastewater Treatment How a Political Science Degree Applies to Wastewater Treatment Josh Holton applies analytical skills learned in college to operating an efficient and high-performing treatment plant in central Ohio. Appeared in print as "Sound Logic" By Ted J. Rulseh June 2016 Top Performer - Operator How Southwest Licking Navigated Those Complex Biosolids Rules Order Digital Reprints Want a PDF of this article as it appeared in print? Order Here! Filed Under Ohio Flygt - a Xylem Brand Submersible Pump JWC Environmental Grinder/Shredder Evoqua Water Technologies (part of Xylem) Oxidation Ditch Lakeside Equipment Corporation Screw Pumps Ozonia North America, LLC UV Disinfection Komline-Sanderson Belt Filter Press KOHLER Power Systems Generator Sign Me Up! Join your colleagues who already get great content delivered right to their inbox. Sign up Digital! If you don't want to bring your iPad into the bathroom, we can send you a magazine subscription for free! Subscribe to Print! The team at the Southwest Licking Community Water and Sewer District includes, from left, Josh Holton, senior wastewater treatment operator III; Don Rector, P.E., general manager; and crew members Rick Mourne, Sawyer Hill, Jeff Shaw, Christopher Gilcher, Chad Sims, Josh Smith and Matt Pennington. Some might claim that by working in the wastewater industry, Josh Holton isn’t making use of his college degree in political science and education. Holton begs to differ — he puts his schooling to work on a daily basis. “You have to think more analytically in college courses... Please login or register to view TPO articles. It's free, fast and easy! Popular Stories April 25, 2024 News Briefs: Texas Water Facility Targeted in Suspected Russian Cyberattack April 24, 2024 Get Valuable Data With Analytical Instrumentation Tech for Water and Wastewater Treatment April 23, 2024 Bug of the Month: The Role of Staining in Filamentous Bacteria Identification April 22, 2024 DOE Announces NAWI Funding to Advance Desalination and Water Reuse Technologies April 18, 2024 State-of-the-Art Renewable Energy Facility Features Vogelsang Equipment April 18, 2024 News Briefs: Study Says Green Wastewater Treatment Could Save the US Billions Discussion Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments.