LABOR RESOURCES FOR UTILITY MANAGERS

• Strengthening Employee Health — A Core Equation In The Bottom Line

  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.

• The Contractor’s Song: Building Pipelines In Rock!

  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!

• 5 Ways Regional Leaders Can Prepare Future Infrastructure Workers Now

  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.

• Math Solutions Explained: Converting To Gallons Per Minute

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

• WWEMA Window: Coming Together

  September 11, 2021, marked the 20^th 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.

• Breathtaking Work Nearly 300 Feet Underwater

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

• SWAN Corner: How Artificial Intelligence Can Mitigate Water Workforce Issues

  The loss of expert know-how, already a problem for years, has been made worse due to the pandemic. A network of expertise, optimized by artificial intelligence, may be the way to get ahead of the problem.

• Water Utility Safety: Supplying Headlamps As Critical PPE In Hazardous Environments

  By supplying intrinsically safe lighting products, utilities can significantly enhance worker safety throughout the plant and in the field without worrying about dangerous settings.

• WWEMA Window: The Aging Workforce And The Water Community — A CEO’s Perspective

  No matter if you are a utility, manufacturer, manufacturers rep, or contractor, finding and keeping good employees is one of our most critical future challenges. It has always been an issue, but it has become even more serious as all of us in the water industry age.

• Next-Generation Solutions To Stormwater And Personnel Challenges

  In an industry beleaguered by workforce retirements, costly consent decrees, and climate-induced heavy rainfall events, fresh perspectives and ingenuity are high-profile needs. Fortunately, the U.S. EPA’s  Campus RainWorks Challenge is designed to deliver exactly those benefits from the next generation of stormwater specialists. Here’s how current utilities, municipal planners, and consulting-engineer practices all stand to benefit.