One of Utah’s largest water districts, Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District, is responsible for providing a sustainable water future to a number of the fastest-growing cities in the country. Brown and Caldwell Vice President Jeff Theerman and Utah Operations Leader Jacob Young recently sat down with General Manager Richard Bay and Assistant General Manager Alan Packard to talk about how they are embracing continuous improvement, utility performance goals and new technology to fulfill this responsibility.
Richard describes how Jordan Valley uses an Effective Utility Management report card and principles to align the organization with strategies that address the major challenges to a sustainable water future.
Alan describes how Jordan Valley uses Smart Utility, an approach to technology that leverages the Internet of Things (IoT) and integrates information systems to optimize maintenance activities and operations.