Future of Water - Fall Issue | 17
Advocate the Value of
Professional Careers in Water
WHEREAS
the following organizations and agencies desire to promote
skills, knowledge and expertise in today’s water and
wastewater industry workforce, and;
WHEREAS
this workforce is a critical link to protect public health and
the environmental protection of our waterways, and;
WHEREAS
the skills, knowledge and expertise embedded in the
industry should be respected for its complexity and critical
infrastructure responsibilities, and;
WHEREAS
it is desired that these workforce positions be viewed as a
professional career path for the next generation, and;
WHEREAS
the organizations listed below provide leadership and
continuous communication to the industry; agencies and
the public, thus;
THEREFORE
from this day henceforth, will endeavor to project the
workforce position of operations personnel as
WATER SYSTEM OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS
and as
WASTEWATER SYSTEM OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS
in publications, reports and verbal communications,
We hereby set forth our commitment to this proclamation in the year 2012.