EditorialSee How This Plant Solved Its Short-Term Staffing Problem

See How This Plant Solved Its Short-Term Staffing Problem

A temporary supervisor helps a California water district through a staffing transition and in the bargain adds valuable insights on system operations and future planning.
  • Appeared in print as "Quality Pinch Hitter"
  • By Ted J. Rulseh
  • December 2017
  • How We Do It - Water

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See How This Plant Solved Its Short-Term Staffing Problem
Jeff Ballou (center), water distribution operator from WaterTalent, with Menlo Park (California) Municipal Water District team members (from left) Pam Lowe, senior civil engineer; Brian Henry, Public Works superintendent; Azela Mitch, P.E., city engineer; and Luis Olivera Jr., water system supervisor.

Everything was running smoothly at the Menlo Park (California) Municipal Water District. Then, the chief operator and water system supervisor left for a new job.

The three weeks’ notice he gave wasn’t enough for the district to go through its normal hiring process and bring...

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