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# waterTALENT

Deploying America's best water operations experts

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## Posts

- [What To Do When Your Plant Staff Is In Transition](https://watertalent.net/2017/04/what-to-do-when-your-water-or-wastewater-plant-staff-is-in-transition/) - Water and wastewater staff transition presents many challenges in terms of timing and availability of qualified operators.
- [The Wastewater Compliance Risks You Don’t See](https://watertalent.net/2017/04/what-you-dont-know-about-wastewater-regulations-could-put-you-at-risk/) - The wastewater compliance risks you don’t see can be avoided with the right care and guidance from an experienced water and wastewater operations professional.
- [Old Water Operators Don’t Retire, They Just …](https://watertalent.net/2017/06/old-water-operators-dont-retire-they-just/) - Old Water Operators Don’t Retire...completely, they have a strong drive to serve others and waterTALENT allows them to continue supporting utilities in need.
- [Four Reasons to Use an Outside Partner for Your Staff Contingency Plan](https://watertalent.net/2017/07/four-reasons-to-use-an-outside-partner-for-your-water-or-wastewater-operator-staff-contingency-plan/) - In a perfect world, we’d all get plenty of advance notice for those times when we need to staff up. But how often does that happen? If you’re responsible for staffing or managing critical infrastructure, such as a water or wastewater treatment facility, it pays to be prepared for the unexpected. One of the best ways to do so is by creating your own staffing contingency plan.
- [Resilience in the Face of the Brain Drain](https://watertalent.net/2017/09/resilience-face-brain-drain-can-water-utilities-navigate-todays-generational-change/) - How can water utilities navigate today’s generational change? waterTALENT’s operators are stepping in to the gap created by increased retirements.
- [Reach Out to Veterans to Benefit Your Utility](https://watertalent.net/2017/11/reach-veterans-benefit-utility/) - The US water and wastewater sector is facing a serious workforce crisis.
- [See How This Plant Solved Its Short-Term Staffing Problem](https://watertalent.net/2017/12/see-plant-solved-short-term-staffing-problem/) - A waterTALENT supervisor helps a California water district through a staffing transition and adds valuable insights on system operations and future planning.
- [Demography is Destiny: The Looming Wave Of Retirements In The Water And Wastewater Industry](https://watertalent.net/2018/02/demography-destiny/) - Retirements in the Water & Wastewater Industry. Operators are on their way out at utilities and the workload remains or intensifies. Possible solution?
- [waterTALENT: ACWA's Preferred Provider for Staffing Services](https://watertalent.net/2018/05/watertalent-acwas-preferred-provider-for-staffing-services/) - waterTALENT is ACWA's Preferred Provider for Licensed Water Staffing Services with over 600 licensed, qualified, experienced water and wastewater operators.
- [Testing a Mobile Treatment Option](https://watertalent.net/2018/10/testing-a-mobile-treatment-option/) - Testing a Mobile Treatment Option: the City of Houston’s emergency wastewater response to Hurricane Harvey, how waterTALENT was able to support the city.
- [waterTALENT & CWEA Operator Profile - Women in Water](https://watertalent.net/2021/03/watertalent-cwea-operator-profile-case-study-women-in-water/) - Women in Water Spotlight. waterTALENT operator Sabrina Sims talks about her career, challenges the industry faces, and her experience working with waterTALENT
- [waterTALENT & CWEA Operator Profile - Electrical Mechanical Technician](https://watertalent.net/2021/04/watertalent-cwea-operator-profile-case-study-electrical-mechanical-technician/) - Electrical Mechanical Technician Spotlight. Thomas Bond waterTALENT operator and CWEA member. His personal story and business insight.
- [waterTALENT awarded 2026 water and wastewater operations services firm of the year](https://watertalent.net/2026/02/watertalent-awarded-2026-water-and-wastewater-operations-services-firm-of-the-year/) - waterTALENT awarded 2026 water and wastewater operations services firm of the year, recognizing its role in supporting utilities in need.
- [Mississippi capital to hire emergency water plant workers](https://watertalent.net/2022/11/mississippi-capital-to-hire-emergency-water-plant-workers/) - waterTALENT supported the City of Jackson Mississippi when flooding left people without safe drinking water.
- [Addressing Talent Shortfalls Without Compromising Oversight](https://watertalent.net/2026/02/addressing-talent-shortfalls-without-compromising-oversight/) - Addressing Talent Shortfalls Without Compromising Oversight is a challenge for every utility. waterTALENT can be a solution.

## Pages

- [Home](https://watertalent.net/) - waterTALENT’s mission is to help keep America’s water and wastewater treatment facilities running effectively and in compliance. We deploy top-caliber, licensed operations talent with the skills, experience and expertise to quickly meet the most demanding water operations challenges, wherever they may be. Operators Showcase the knowledge, talent and expertise you’ve developed over the years. Learn
- [Client Utility Information Form](https://watertalent.net/client-utility-information-form/) - Client Utility Information Form By filling out the below Client Utility Information Form, we will be able to receive all the details required in order to properly source the right operator for you. You may revisit and fill this form out as many times as needed for each position that requires support. Please feel free
- [Coffee Break Contact Form](https://watertalent.net/coffeebreak/) - Coffee Break Time! Coffee is on us, and we mean it! XXXXX xxxxxx XXXXX xxxxx XXXXX xXXXXx First and Last Name Email City or Utility you work for Question X Question XX Δ Main Office 15233 Ventura Blvd. Suite 615 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 424.832.7217 info@watertalent.net
- [Application](https://watertalent.net/application/) - Application
- [News & Press](https://watertalent.net/news-and-press/) - News & Press
- [How We Work](https://watertalent.net/our-services/how-we-work/) - How We Work waterTALENT provides highly-skilled operators to embed in your current operation to help you manage staff transitions due to retirement, injury, or leave, to keep your system running smoothly and in compliance.
- [Services](https://watertalent.net/our-services/) - Services Water and Wastewater Operational Experts waterTALENT provides highly-skilled operators to embed in your current operation to help you manage staff transitions due to retirement, injury, or leave, to keep your system running smoothly and in compliance. Examples of Team Member Roles and Titles Plant Supervisor Facility Superintendent General Manager Senior Plant Operator Lead Shift
- [Operators](https://watertalent.net/operators/) - Operators Are you a Water Operations Expert Looking for a Challenge? waterTALENT was founded on a simple belief: nothing is more important to protecting public health and the environment than the men and women operating our water and wastewater systems. waterTALENT is made up of experts—individuals that have developed their knowledge through years of hands-on experience, having
- [FAQ](https://watertalent.net/about-us/faq/) - FAQ Operators Q: I have a full-time job but this sounds like a very interesting opportunity. Can I still be a member of waterTALENT? A: Absolutely. waterTALENT works within its operator’s existing commitments and schedules, and has both short and long-term opportunities available. On occasion, you can even opt to use some of your PTO
- [Operator Testimonials](https://watertalent.net/operator-testimonials/) -  Operator Testimonials Are you curious what it’s like to work with waterTALENT? Find out below where you can get a glimpse as to what actual waterTALENT operators have to say about their experience working with waterTALENT on temporary assignments. The responses come from a multitude of different operators spanning from 8 to 40 years
- [Operator's Contact Form](https://watertalent.net/contact/operators-contact-form/) -  Operator’s Contact Form Interested in utilizing your skills and experience to help out a struggling utility on a temporary basis? Whether you’re employed part/full-time or retired with an open schedule, becoming a part of the waterTALENT team will allow you the opportunity to tackle new challenges and help cities and districts alike through transition
- [Contact](https://watertalent.net/contact/) - Contact Us Want to learn more? Whether you’re an Owner, Service Provider or Water Operations Expert looking for a challenge, waterTALENT wants to hear from you. waterTALENT is the only organization providing U.S. water facilities with high caliber, licensed operations talent to precisely fulfill plant requirements and solve specific challenges, deployed within as little as 24 hours’
- [Privacy Policy](https://watertalent.net/privacy-policy/) - waterTALENT Privacy Policy This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ (PII) is being used online. PII, as described in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate
- [Request a Consultation/Quote for Services](https://watertalent.net/contact/clients-contact-form/) - Request a Consultation/Quote for Services Please fill out the fields below to the best of your knowledge. The more details you can provide the more accurately we’ll be able to identify and source the appropriate operator(s) to fit your unique system needs and requirements. Please be sure to include as much information in the “Additional
- [About Us](https://watertalent.net/about-us/) - About Us waterTALENT is designed to keep America’s water and wastewater treatment facilities running effectively and in compliance, and is ready to address specific water operations challenges, whatever they may be. That’s because waterTALENT is the only organization providing top-caliber, peer-approved operations talent, with the skills, experience and expertise to precisely fulfill exact requirements, deployed
- [Partners & Memberships](https://watertalent.net/about-us/partners-memberships/) - Partners & Memberships waterTALENT is an active member of a number of water and wastewater industry organizations.
- [Case Studies](https://watertalent.net/our-services/case-studies/) - Case Studies Our operators are in the field working in water and wastewater operations for systems large and small, helping to support the infrastructure and the professionals charged with protecting public health and the environment. See our waterTALENT case studies to learn more about how our operators are serving communities around the country. viewMid-Sized Municipal
- [Industries](https://watertalent.net/our-services/industries/) - Industries waterTALENT Experts serve a variety of end-users including: cities, water and wastewater districts, sanitation districts, commercial and industrial water and wastewater facilities, and even federal, military and disaster response.
- [Staffing](https://watertalent.net/our-services/staffing/) - Staffing Examples of Team Member Roles and Titles Plant Supervisor Facility Superintendent General Manager Senior Plant Operator Lead Shift Operator Areas of Expertise Conventional surface water treatment Groundwater treatment Micro-Ultra-Reverse Osmosis membranes Ion exchange treatment Enhanced coagulation chemistry Regulatory compliance Wastewater treatment Stormwater treatment Systems troubleshooting Disinfection optimization Total organic carbon reduction System control and

## Portfolio

- [Mid-Sized Municipal Water Utility](https://watertalent.net/case-studies/case-study-1/) - A mid-sized municipality had an unexpected retirement with little notice. After a thorough and competitive request for qualification process, waterTALENT was selected to provide an interim Water Distribution Supervisor. waterTALENT's senior water operator supervised the team, maintained compliance, provided recommendations for staff reorganization and process and improvement, and allowed the City the time to conduct
- [Large Municipal Water Utility](https://watertalent.net/case-studies/case-study-2/) - A municipal water treatment plant struggled to find qualified senior water treatment operators and was worried of overworking their existing operators. waterTALENT was hired to provide a Water Treatment Supervisor to support treatment plant operations and provide on-call support for after hours calls.
- [Small Public Water Utility](https://watertalent.net/case-studies/case-study-3/) - A small water district was experiencing a significant drought and as a result needed to restart some wells that had been mothballed as an emergency source of water. waterTALENT provided a Water Operations Specialist with 33 years of drinking water experience to support the start-up, troubleshooting, sampling, and testing of the new wells.
- [Large Advanced Water Treatment Plant](https://watertalent.net/case-studies/case-study-4/) - A new advanced water treatment facility was approaching the holidays and struggling to fill the weekend graveyard shift from the existing team of operators. waterTALENT staffed the facility with an experienced operator to take the tough shifts with just a few days' notice, providing compliance support and relief to the team of full-time water operators.
- [Confidential Technology Demonstration](https://watertalent.net/case-studies/case-study-5/) - A new advanced treatment technology is under development, but the team of engineers needed a senior experienced wastewater operator to help during the start-up and certification phase of operations. waterTALENT's senior wastewater operator has provided the hands-on, solution-oriented support to get the pilot system performing.
- [Small Municipal Water Utility](https://watertalent.net/case-studies/case-study-6/) - A small municipal water department was going through a staff transition due to a retirement and an injury in the small team of operators. One of waterTALENT's senior operators with over 40 years of experience was deployed to provide an operational audit of current best practices and to provide mentorship to the acting supervisor being
- [Mid-Sized Public Wastewater Utility](https://watertalent.net/case-studies/case-study-7/) - A municipality was struggling to find qualified, mid-level wastewater operators for its 10 MGD conventional treatment plant. After contacting half a dozen other staffing firms, waterTALENT was the only firm that was able to supply them with the qualified operator who has since become a valued member of the team and may convert to a
- [Large Private Water Utility](https://watertalent.net/case-studies/case-study-8/) - A large investor-owned utility was having trouble finding a qualified electrical-mechanical and SCADA technician who had experience with water distribution and treatment systems. waterTALENT's electrical mechanical technician helped them accomplish in weeks tasks they anticipated to take months and supported operations across multiple service areas for the company.
- [Mid-sized Public Wasetwater Utility](https://watertalent.net/case-studies/case-study-9/) - A county water agency needed to update their operational and safety procedures, but didn't want to divert staff time away from other critical operational tasks. One of waterTALENT's senior water operators was brought in to provide consulting services; he conducted staff interviews, reviewed current procedures and provided recommendations for future operations.

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## Portfolio Categories

- [Water Operations Specialist](https://watertalent.net/portfolio-category/water-operations-specialist/)
- [Relief Shift Operator](https://watertalent.net/portfolio-category/relief-shift-operator/)
- [Wastewater Treatment Technology Demonstration Operator](https://watertalent.net/portfolio-category/wastewater-treatment-technology-demonstration-operator/)
- [Water Operations Consultant](https://watertalent.net/portfolio-category/water-operations-consultant/)
- [Mid-Level Wastewater Operator](https://watertalent.net/portfolio-category/mid-level-wastewater-operator/)
- [Electrical Mechanical Technician](https://watertalent.net/portfolio-category/electrical-mechanical-technician/)
- [Facility Evaluation Consultant](https://watertalent.net/portfolio-category/facility-evaluation-consultant/)
- [Water Distribution Supervisor](https://watertalent.net/portfolio-category/water-distribution-supervisor/)
- [Water Treatment Supervisor](https://watertalent.net/portfolio-category/water-treatment-supervisor/)

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