Training is always important in the water professions, but especially when the supply of qualified operators looks to be drying up.Facing a wave of retirements among water and wastewater operators in its member communities, the Kansas Municipal Utilities organization has stepped up with a $3.2 million investment in a new training center in the City of McPherson.The training center, expected to open in late 2016, will offer programs for water, wastewater, and electric and gas utility workers. It will include a 35-acre training field where workers can practice on actual power lines, natural gas lines, and water distribution and wastewater
