Clean-water plant workers attach a lot of pride to the job title “operator.” There are state and regional operator associations, and they are tight-knit communities of people deeply serious about their profession.But does the term “operator” fail to do justice to the nature of the work and the quality of the people in the clean-water profession? Those who think so include Sam Wade, deputy CEO of the National Rural Water Association.It isn’t just Wade’s opinion: The NRWA and its state affiliated organizations have issued a proclamation that says they will endeavor to project the workforce position of operations personnel as
