One Way to Find New Water Professionals: Grow Them Yourself

A South Carolina water and sewer authority addresses the worker shortage by creating a high school internship program to fill entry-level jobs.

One Way to Find New Water Professionals: Grow Them Yourself

Beaufort-Jasper staff members are shown with their NACWA award. From left, James Baker Jr., chair of the board; Phill Lovell, human resources talent partner; Joe Mantua, general manager; and Sarah Linkimer, deputy general manager.

The Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority needed to get younger people interested in water careers and at the same time fill job openings.

Joe Mantua, general manager, worked with the human resources department to create a high school internship program. It targets high...

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