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Preparing Students to Help Make a Difference: Careers in the Water Industry

Preparing Students to Help Make a Difference: Careers in the Water Industry. UC Santa Cruz Symposium January 29, 2008 Cheryl K. Davis Chair, Workforce Development Task Force Bay Area Forum. Goal of Workforce Development Task Force.

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Preparing Students to Help Make a Difference: Careers in the Water Industry

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  1. Preparing Students to Help Make a Difference:Careers in the Water Industry UC Santa Cruz Symposium January 29, 2008 Cheryl K. Davis Chair, Workforce Development Task Force Bay Area Forum

  2. Goal of Workforce Development Task Force To find opportunities to increase the cost-effectiveness of workforce development investments through regional collaboration

  3. Industry Perspective on Workforce Development Challenges • Employment growth in water supply and sanitary services sector • Drinking water and ancillary technologies increasingly complex • Shrinking pool of available, technically skilled workers Strategic Assessment of the Future of Water Utilities Water Research Foundation, 2006

  4. 80M 76M 75M 46M Baby Boomer (44 - 62) Traditional (over 62) Gen Y (under 26) Gen X (27 – 43) 1946 1964 1982 A Reduced Labor Pool Can Be, At Best, Delayed But Not Avoided

  5. San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Mission-Critical Functions at Risk

  6. West Coast Water Utility WorkshopMay 30, 2008 Attended by 75 participants: • 15 water and wastewater utilities • 1 power utility • Department of Labor • 1 workforce development board • 1 community college district • 2 professional water associations

  7. Findings from Pre-Conference Research • Mission-Critical Classifications: • Water/Wastewater Treatment Operators • Electricians/Electronic Maintenance Technicians/Instrument Technicians • Engineers • Mechanics/Machinists/Maintenance • Transmission System Operations, Construction, and Maintenance • Environmental • Operation of Hydro-Electric Plants

  8. Water Sector Workforce Sustainability Initiative Collaborative effort of American Water Works Association and Water Research Foundation: • San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on Steering Committee • Bay Area water and wastewater utilities participated in national workshop

  9. Roadmap for the Future Strategy 1: Get enough of the right people in mission-critical categories Strategy 2: Give staff the information they need to do quality work Strategy 3: Modify work processes to optimize available staffing Strategy 4: Maximize cost-effectiveness of workforce development investments through collaboration

  10. Identification of 5 Mission-Critical Job Categories of Shared Concern • Mechanic/Machinist • Electrician Technician/Electrician • Electronic Maintenance Technician/Instrument Technician • Water Treatment Operator • Wastewater Treatment Operator

  11. Workforce Development Task Force established subcommittees to focuson two priorities: • Expansion of the Labor Force in 5 Mission-Critical Job Categories • Increased Use of Technology to Support Workforce Development Activities

  12. WHY MIGHT YOUR STUDENTS BE INTERESTED IN CAREERS IN THE WATER INDUSTRY? • HOW COULD YOU BEST PREPARE THEM FOR UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES?

  13. Career Planning From A Triple Bottom Line Perspective • ECONOMIC – Income, job stability • ENVIRONMENTAL – Opportunity for stewardship • SOCIAL – Ability to contribute to the community by protecting public health and safety

  14. Salaries for Key Craft Job Classifications

  15. San Francisco Public Utilities CommissionEntry Level Annual Salary for Engineers

  16. Water Supply vs. the EnvironmentShelter Cove, California

  17. San Francisco’s Integrated Water Resource Planning

  18. In-stream Release into Tuolumne River

  19. In-stream Release into Pilarcitos Creek

  20. Removal of Obsolete Dams

  21. Environmental Stewardship ofWatershed Lands Docent-Led Tours Biological Monitoring Field Training for Staff on Vegetation Species

  22. Implementability Life Cycle Cost Environmental Impacts Operation & Maintenance Issues Alternatives Analysis & Evaluation Criteria Hydraulics ROW Geotechnical Route & Alignment Project Coordination Environmental O&M Philosophy Schedule Cost GIS

  23. Salt Marsh Mouse California Clapper Rail Endangered Species in Environmentally Sensitive Areas

  24. Preferred Engineering Alternative

  25. Fish Protection & Restoration Pulgas Outfall Channel Crystal Springs Reservoir

  26. Discharge into San Antonio Creek

  27. Potential Implications of Climate Change for Water Management • Shorter, warmer winters with precipitation falling more often as rain • Earlier snowmelts, higher winter-time stream flows • Increasing frequency of extreme events (flooding, droughts) • Greater summertime water demands • Greater water loss due to evaporation • Impact of rising sea levels on wastewater treatment and effluent discharge facilities

  28. Environmental Analysis Tool • The Natural Step™ • The Ecological Footprint • The Leadership in Environmental Design (LEED™) Green Building Rating System

  29. Cheryl K. Davis Manager, Workforce Development Initiative San Francisco Public Utilities Commission ckd@sfwater.org (415) 554-1875

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