Comments for Southwest EFC

Comment on Tap water: JUST DRINK IT! by Ginger Rushing

Ginger Rushing — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:23:16 +0000

Great article! We work so hard at our water treatment plant, constantly making improvements and upgrades and striving for quality, safe drinking water, and so often get told by customers that they don’t drink our water. This is quite disappointing and frustrating and these days seems to be the norm. People believe bottled water is higher quality somehow without knowing anything about where it comes from or what might be in it. Would it be possible to print this article in our local newspaper and/or publish to our social media for Drinking Water Week which is May 1-7?

Comment on Who Owns the Water? by lawrina

lawrina — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:34:14 +0000

Thank you, that is interesting information

Comment on Becoming a Water Utility Operator: Test-taking Strategies by Tamal Bose

Tamal Bose — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 13:15:24 +0000

Nice blog post.Thank you.

Comment on Asset Management Vs. Managing Assets by Paul Crocker

Paul Crocker — Sun, 20 May 2018 12:55:01 +0000

Love it! Keep doing what you do you make a difference!

Comment on Happy Drinking Water Week! by Southwest Environmental Finance Center

Southwest Environmental Finance Center — Tue, 09 May 2017 15:09:20 +0000

In reply to Tom Roberts. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience, Tom!

Comment on Happy Drinking Water Week! by Tom Roberts

Tom Roberts — Tue, 09 May 2017 12:39:21 +0000

For as long as I can remember, water has been part of my life. Growing up in the Midwest, I would go to summer camp where I learned to swim, fish, water ski and sail on the lakes of Wisconsin. As I grew up, water continued to play a role in my life including having a sailboat on the Chesapeake, steelhead fishing in Erie, PA and vacationing at the beaches of lower Delaware. It seemed natural that I chose a water utility as the path for my career. Over the years, I have seen my industry become a more prominent public discussion topic. As infrastructure ages and costs to replace the infrastructure our parents, grandparents and great grandparents benefited from continues to rise, this conversation will likely grow. We will all benefit from this continued dialog about the water utility infrastructure challenges.
My professional life has now taken me to a position where I am reaching out to small systems across the United States. These are some of the most vulnerable communities when it comes to providing the service that many of the large, well-funded utilities provide on a daily basis. As a society, we must remember that these communities need the same or more attention as the larger communities. We must continue to have the tough discussions about funding alternatives and consolidation. Whether you live in a large metropolitan area or a rural community; there is no alternative to a clean reliable water supply.