Labor Resources for Utility Managers

  1. An Honorable Profession 8/6/2024

    When I was a kid, baseball cards were hot stuff — collecting them, trading them, flipping them, poring over the photos on the front and statistics on the back. But if you told me that someday collectors in Japan would be going from city to city to seek out trading cards featuring manhole cover art ...well, that would have sounded as strange as trying to sell me a card featuring Willie Mays in a Dodgers uniform.

  2. Enhancing Safety In Water Treatment Facilities: Best Practices And Training Strategies For PPE Compliance 7/19/2024
    Water treatment plants are essential for ensuring that our water supply is safe and clean. However, these facilities are not without their hazards. Workers face a variety of risks, including exposure to harmful chemicals, biological contaminants, heavy machinery accidents, and slips due to wet surfaces.
  3. Helping To Keep Life Flowing: Hopeworks And American Water Forge Powerful Partnership For Social Impact 7/12/2024
    A unique collaboration proves there is a pipeline of eager and talented water workforce candidates, if the industry seizes the opportunity to tap it.
  4. The Unexpected Impact Of Payments Optimization On The Workforce Gap 7/12/2024
    Efficiency is the lever that can help remedy the problem of a shrinking workforce.
  5. Making Computer Systems Go, To Bring You The Flow 7/9/2024
    Behind the scenes with Denver Water's industrial controls team that helps send water to the tap.
  6. Working For Water Offers Purpose And Fulfillment 5/29/2024

    Whether you’re just entering the workforce or looking for a change of scenery, there has never been a better time to consider the water industry.

  7. Flowing Forward: How Technology Is A Necessity For Solving The Water Sector's Growing Challenges 5/2/2024
    Modern problems for water utilities, including limited workforce and aging infrastructure, require modern tools for overcoming them.
  8. Exploring The Booming Market For Drinking Water Pipe Repair Services And Infrastructure Restoration 4/15/2024
    As the market name prompts, the drinking water pipe repair market is subjected to the growing demand for intact water pipelines. With the elevated need for pure and regular water supply, it will likely become a prominent market that will play an active role in the energy and natural resources sector.
  9. A Career In GIS: How To Create More Opportunities For The Next Generation 1/10/2024
    Whether for water quality, conservation, governance, stormwater management, resiliency, or a host of other needs, geographic information systems (GIS) are in demand, presenting an excellent opportunity to grow — and diversify — your workforce.
  10. Predictive Maintenance: AI's Role In Securing Water Infrastructure 1/2/2024
    The reliability of water infrastructure shouldn't be a guessing game. Public water supply in the U.S. covers millions of miles, providing billions of gallons of water every day. That leaves a lot of room for error. However, public health depends on the proper management of this vast water infrastructure. Artificial intelligence (AI) can help.