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A Regulator's Perspective on Workforce Issues: Water and Wastewater Operators
Author(s) -
BoeppleSwider Teresa M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2008.tb09683.x
Subject(s) - workforce , certification , perspective (graphical) , special section , section (typography) , state (computer science) , management , wastewater , business , marketing , engineering , public relations , sociology , political science , mathematics , economics , advertising , environmental engineering , law , algorithm , geometry , engineering physics
As large numbers of water and wastewater utility employees retire or leave to seek opportunities elsewhere, utilities are left to fill these positions and ensure that the employees’ knowledge is not lost forever. Journal AWWA Editor Marcia Lacey conducted an e‐mail interview with Teresa M. Boepple‐Swider, Professional Certification Section Chief for the New York State Department of Health, to gain perspective on how today's workforce issues affect plant operators.