It's in the Water
Facilities that are designed to move wastewater from lower to higher elevations
What is a lift station?
The function within an organization charged with the overall responsibility for implementing strategies and policies relating to the management of individuals
What is Human Resources?
An administrative approach that allows companies to organize and coordinate work vehicles with the aim to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and provide compliance with government regulations
What is fleet management?
This is an integral part of an electrical generation, transmission, and distribution system that transforms voltage from high to low, or the reverse
What is a substation?
This allows the holder to withdraw a specified amount of water from the ground or a canal, lake or river for reasonable beneficial uses, most notably for public drinking water
What is a Consumptive Use Permit?
The process of identifying, assessing, prioritizing threats followed by a coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor and control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events
What is Risk Management?
Short for the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence. Since 1972, it has been the independent non-profit organization that has worked to improve the quality of vehicle repair and service by testing and certifying automotive professionals
What is ASE?
This is a secure room serving as a central space where a physically dispersed service can be monitored and controlled.
What is System Control or System Operations Center?
This is highly treated wastewater that is often used as a replacement for potable water for irrigation and industrial needs. It is clear, odorless, and sometimes can be made cleaner than water naturally found in wells. At this time, it is only used for irrigation purposes
What is reclaimed water?
The Program designed to capture video and audio inside and outside the vehicle when triggered by abrupt actions (such as hard braking, sudden acceleration, swerving or a collision) and provide real-time feedback to the driver
What is DriveCam?
This refers to regular, routine maintenance to help keep equipment up and running, thus reducing unplanned downtime and expensive costs from unanticipated equipment failure
What is preventive maintenance?
The designation bestowed by the American Public Power Association for a utility’s dedication to operating an efficient, safe, and reliable distribution system
What is RP3?
It is used to manage stormwater runoff to prevent flooding and downstream erosion, and improve water quality in an adjacent river, stream, lake or bay
What is a drainage retention area?
A voluntary, work-based program that offers free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services to employees who have personal and/or work-related problems. It addresses a broad and complex body of issues affecting mental and emotional well-being, such as alcohol and other substance abuse, stress, grief, family problems, and psychological disorders
What is an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)?
Inventory that is in the possession of the customer, but is still owned by the supplier. The customer purchases the inventory at the time that it is to be consumed
What is parts consignment?
This is the use of the sun’s energy either directly as thermal energy or through the use of photovoltaic cells to generate electricity.
What is solar power?
This is a self-contained, underground wastewater treatment system that uses natural processes
What is a septic system?
A compilation of the policies, procedures, working conditions, and behavioral expectations that guide employee actions in the workplace
What is the Employee Handbook ?
Systems that are used to maintain, control and monitor fuel consumption and stock in any type of industry that uses transport as a means of business
What is fuel management?
This is a system of training a new generation of practitioners of a trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study
What is an apprenticeship?