Labor Resources for Utility Managers

  1. The Importance Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion In The Water Sector 3/10/2022

    Improving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become one of the most important topics in the workplace, let alone the water sector. The business case for diversity has been made, but because DEI has not been a regular discussion topic, some organizations are struggling with how to define what their DEI initiatives should be.

  2. WWEMA Window: 3-D Imagery As A Workforce Recruitment Tool 2/25/2022

    Why does our industry not seem to attract both a large number and highly skilled new talent like other industries do? I contend that as an industry we must do everything possible to sell ourselves and the important mission we fulfill, and what better way to do this than to wave the technology flag?

  3. Using Artificial Intelligence To Reduce Response Times 11/1/2021

    Public works operations and water utility personnel are now using AI-enabled insight to better serve their communities and save money.

  4. Utilities: It's Time To Re-evaluate Headlamp Specifications 10/28/2021

    Technological advancement enables intrinsically safe headlamps to improve safety and operator performance more cost effectively.

  5. Strengthening Employee Health — A Core Equation In The Bottom Line 10/18/2021

    For any responsible corporation, the ongoing pandemic has dramatically broadened an employer’s focus on the health of their workforce to include the serious emotional challenges now confronting employees.

  6. The Contractor's Song: Building Pipelines In Rock! 10/6/2021

    This month our topic fits in well with a whole genre of music and it was hard to pick just one song to weave into this column, so I didn’t. The hits just kept coming to mind so consider this discussion of building pipelines in rock to be an homage to all things rock and roll!

  7. 5 Ways Regional Leaders Can Prepare Future Infrastructure Workers Now 9/23/2021

    Federal policymakers are on the verge of advancing two historic pieces of legislation: a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and a $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. While the ultimate fate of both is up in the air, one point is clear: Policymakers are focused on creating more jobs and supporting more workers following the COVID-19 recession.

  8. Math Solutions Explained: Converting To Gallons Per Minute 9/23/2021

    This presentation will focus on converting and expressing flow rate gallons in minutes, converted from flow rate gallons in hours.

  9. WWEMA Window: Coming Together 9/21/2021

    September 11, 2021, marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11. It’s been two decades (or approximately one generation) since the world watched in shock and horror as the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center collapsed. That morning, across the United States, millions of water-and-wastewater-industry-related employees were on the job, certainly not expecting the tragedy that unfolded.

  10. Breathtaking Work Nearly 300 Feet Underwater 8/24/2021

    Major project replacing large debris grate at Gross Dam requires experts in the harrowing field of saturation diving.