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Metro Water Services apprentices clean wipes and other debris in a primary influent tank at the Central Water Reclamation Facility.
Nashville Metro Water Services had trouble getting qualified people to apply for operator and wastewater positions.
So the utility created an apprenticeship program to train applicants in the mechanical, electrical and electronics trades.
“It was a group effort between our...