If you had to describe a hierarchy for public officials’ status among community residents, firefighters would be near the top; water and wastewater treatment operators would be near the bottom.That’s not to say such rankings are justified, that’s just how it happens to be in many if not most cases. In the past, this column has promoted The Fire Chief Project, with two aims:Raise operators to the status of the fire chief
Make kids grow up wanting to be operatorsVisual appealThere are a variety of steps to take toward making that happen. One of them is to make the treatment plant
