EditorialThis Water Superintendent Takes Pride in Being a People Person (and a Life Coach on the Side)

This Water Superintendent Takes Pride in Being a People Person (and a Life Coach on the Side)

Sophia Oberton eagerly absorbed knowledge from training courses and a series of mentors building an award-winning career as a water system superintendent

This Water Superintendent Takes Pride in Being a People Person (and a Life Coach on the Side)
This Water Superintendent Takes Pride in Being a People Person (and a Life Coach on the Side) This Water Superintendent Takes Pride in Being a People Person (and a Life Coach on the Side) This Water Superintendent Takes Pride in Being a People Person (and a Life Coach on the Side)

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This Water Superintendent Takes Pride in Being a People Person (and a Life Coach on the Side)

Sophia Oberton, water superintendent/special projects coordinator in Delmar, Maryland

Sophia Oberton came to the town of Delmar water treatment plant with no experience in the water professions.

On becoming water superintendent, she quickly set about improving the facility, deploying SCADA and other technologies to make it more effective and efficient. The secret?...

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