A few months ago none other than Reader’s Digest magazine listed water and wastewater operators among “10 Top Jobs Americans Can’t Live Without.”
And not only did they place the profession in the top 10 — they ranked it Number 2. It’s rare, maybe even unprecedented, for those who work in the field to get such high-profile recognition in a consumer magazine. The ranking appeared in January (www.rd.com/slideshows/10-jobs-americans-cant-live-without) in the Money section of the magazine’s online edition.
Now consider the context in which the water professions appeared. Ours was perhaps the least predictable career to be mentioned. As one might expect, the
