Wastewater treatment gets very little attention and very little credit, despite being one of the essential services that makes civilization possible. If we spoke less about "the environment" and more about "public health", that might change.

1. Forget the Environment...
We're in the
Public-Health Business
Brian Gongol
July 19, 2013

2. What do you do for a living?

3. "He sells s*%! pumps"

4. "I work in public health"

5. "Do you really like working in
waste treatment?"

6. "Oh, blood!"
"You're full of motor oil!"
"That's a bunch of Pepsi."

7. Read "Built to Last"

8. "Environment" sells us short

9. To whom do we answer?

10. Nature loves what we send back

11. If people matter most,
we're in public health

12. Please occupy a shower

13. Montezuma's Revenge

14. Your rivals aren't
who you think they are

15. Complacency

16. Mindless "infrastructure" spending

17. Bottled water

18. Rival #1: Complacency

19. Roads and bridges

20. Cash for Clunkers

21. "Cheap and dirty"

22. Bottled water: The paradox

23. Time and opportunity
are running out

24. Interest rates
Shrinking communities
Deteriorating infrastructure

25. When to speak up

26. When to stunt

27. Turning "wastewater treatment"
into "preserving public health"

28. Changing minds one-on-one

29. Reaching out to the public

30. Changing our self-talk

31. "Helping the environment"

32. Protecting the public health
so you can enjoy
the privilege of civilization

33. Brian Gongol
DJ Gongol & Associates
brian@djgongol.com