A better nameAfter spending over 37 years in the water and wastewater industry, I would agree that if we call it sewage or wastewater, most people still have a negative image of our profession. Almost all professions have had a name change over the years, and it is probably time for the wastewater operators to go through a name change once again.The name of water resource recovery facility and water resource recovery operator are names that I believe would bring a positive image to our behind-the-scenes profession.Brent E. Frazier, RetiredUtilities SuperintendentPelican Rapids, Minn.Preference for ‘specialist’I myself, as I am known





























