High School pilot program helps assure workers for safe, reliable drinking water in the future

AUSTIN—Almost two dozen high school students will learn the basics of water utility operation this summer as the Texas Section of the American Water Works Association (TAWWA) launches its SETH Pilot Project.

The SETH (Science-Engineering-Technology-Health) Program has been two years in development to address the critical need for workers at Texas utilities.

Some 4,500 Texas utilities have positions …