Karen Lewis needed a change. She wasn’t unhappy with her job in Florida’s pest control industry, but was looking for a position with better benefits like health insurance and paid holidays.When a friend told her about an opening in the grounds department at Hernando County Utilities, she jumped at the chance. It was the start of a prosperous career in the water sector; she’s now a lead operator on the drinking water side of Pasco County Utilities.After 26 years in the industry, she was recognized as the 2024 Marvin N. Kaden Outstanding Water Treatment Plant Operator by the Florida Section
