Jeffrey Dorsey had the same level of knowledge as most people when he applied for a job in the water industry.
“I knew only that when I went to get some water, it was present,” he says. “I didn’t know anything about how water was provided. I just wanted a job.”Today Dorsey is maintenance manager of water operations for the Great Lakes Water Authority, which operates the water and wastewater systems in and around Detroit, serving about 40% of Michigan’s population. Its five water plants have a combined capacity of 1.7 billion gallons per day.In his role, Dorsey has led a
