Two facts stand out about Ben Shafer.
First, he’s the man in charge of three rural drinking water systems and recently won the 2024 Water Operator of the Year award from Montana Rural Water Systems. Second, he never wanted any of the three jobs or a career in water management.Nevertheless, he’s now district manager of Hungry Horse County Water & Sewer, general manager of Martin City Water, and plant manager for Coram County Water and Sewer.So how did this all come about? “My grandmother was a volunteer for the Hungry Horse Water Board for 30-some years,” Shafer says. “When she passed
