Project 4663
                    
          Building Workforce Skills for Intelligent Water Operations
$127,115
      
                Principal Investigator
                                            Ben Stanford
                          Director of Research Services
                                            Mary M Smith
                          Contractor
              American Water
          Abstract
This research helps prepare utilities for the workforce changes anticipated as they implement increased automation and smart water technologies. It examines changing job requirements for the workforce of the future at key stages leading up to the year 2040. It also explores various means of attracting and training both new and existing workers to fill these more skilled positions. Published in 2019.