It’s tough finding young, high-quality operators to replace those retiring. It’s harder to keep them in the face of competing offers from...
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Editorial
Thinking About Water in All its Forms and Places Helps Us See the Bigger Picture
In my business life I deal with drinking water and wastewater. In my personal life I advocate for the protection of inland...
Editorial
Making Choices: Sometimes Even Minor Decisions Can Have Profound Impacts
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference.”
— Robert...
Editorial
There's a Lesson in the Raw Emotions That Emerge in Diversity Group Sessions
“Why are they so angry?”
That was my first thought while taking part in a two-day corporate diversity workshop at the electric utility where...
Editorial
Heroism Is All in a Day's Work for These Wastewater Operators
One can easily argue that water professionals do heroic deeds every day, whether supplying safe drinking water or protecting water resources from...





