An acute pain point for many water and wastewater treatment operations is the “silver tsunami” of retirement currently washing over the industry. The US Environmental Protection Agency estimates that one-third of the water sector’s workforce will be eligible to retire in the next 10 years, which will result in a significant loss of experienced personnel. To compound the problem, this knowledge exodus coincides with the digital revolution; together, they are destabilizing the water workforce.
Read the article in Opflow Magazine May 2025