Within the next two decades, over 70 million baby boomers, who make up the majority of the utility workforce, will reach retirement age. It is estimated that some organizations will lose 50% of their current employees to retirement alone, which could leave public utilities in crisis. The effect of this retirement wave is already being […] The post 4 Steps to Creating a Utility Succession Plan appeared first on Woodard & Curran.
The City of St. Charles, Missouri is located just 25 miles outside of St. Louis and is situated along the banks of the Missouri River. One of the nation’s fastest growing areas, St. Charles has doubled in size to nearly 70,000 people in the last 20 years. To keep up with residential and commercial development, […] The post Building a Partnership in St. Charles, MO appeared first on Woodard & Curran.
Providing safe working conditions for employees is a top concerns for most businesses. When employees take it upon themselves to further develop and implement safety programs at treatment plants we operate, and then are awarded for it, it makes us exceptionally proud! And that’s exactly what the Provincetown Wastewater Treatment and Collection System in Provincetown, […] The post Creating a Strong Treatment Plant Safety Program appeared first on Woodard & Curran.
As public and private institutions look for ways to reduce the costs of operating their athletic programs without compromising player safety, many are considering the pros and cons of installing a synthetic turf playing field. Woodard & Curran’s Anthony Catalano and Tom Shay recently co-authored an article on this subject with Pat Kennedy (Director of […] The post Insights on the Benefits of Synthetic Turf appeared first on Woodard & Curran.
St. Agatha is a small town of 756 year-round residents nestled in the northern tip of Maine. It is home to one of 25 lakes named Long Lake in Maine, with this one covering 6,000 acres and earning the title of the deepest of the Fish River chain. When inflow and infiltration were adding extraneous […] The post Developing a Regional Wastewater Partnership appeared first on Woodard & Curran.
There are several notable facts about Monmouth, Illinois, a city of nearly 10,000 residents on the western edge of the state. It’s the birthplace of Wyatt Earp, the one-time home of Ronald Reagan, and an innovator in creating public-private partnerships to provide City services. This spring, Woodard & Curran entered into a partnership to take […] The post Monmouth, IL Public Works Operations: A Public-Private Partnership appeared first on Woodard & Curran.
The Town of Cohasset, MA is located approximately 20 miles southeast of Boston and encompasses an area of just under 10 square miles. After making improvements over the past several years, the Cohasset, MA Water Commission solicited a new Operations & Management (O&M) partner and hired Woodard & Curran to provide O&M services for the […] The post Plant Profile: Improving Efficiency & Reliability in Cohasset, MA appeared first on Woodard & Curran.
Why the role of the “technology specialist” is so important Even the best control system needs to be carefully maintained and optimized to deliver the best performance. Facility operators who don’t have the time or the expertise to maintain or update their systems are losing significant efficiency gains. A skilled Technology Specialist filling this essential […] The post Free Whitepaper: Getting the Most Out of Your Control System appeared first on Woodard & Curran.