This Water Operator Loves His Job Just as Much as the Place Where He Does It

Jeff Pearson helps keep the Hawaiian island of Maui supplied with water from a mixture of surface and underground sources.

This Water Operator Loves His Job Just as Much as the Place Where He Does It

The team at the Iao Water Treatment Facility includes, from left, Marvin Ignacio, plant operations/maintenance supervisor; Tony Linder, water treatment division chief; Troy Evans, plant worker; Kelly Wright, assistant plant operations and maintenance supervisor; Andrew Landgraf, facility operator; Francis “Koa” Martin, plant maintenance mechanic; Federico “Poncho” Quitevis, maintenance mechanic; and Jeff Pearson, director of the Department of Water Supply.

After spending a few weeks in paradise, many people dream of staying put — making the vacation spot their full-time home.

For a young engineer fresh out of school 35 years ago, the dream came true. As soon as Jeffrey Pearson, P.E., graduated from the University of Minnesota in...

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