A team of Florida Water Services operators from Central Florida earned the company's sixth "Top/Ops Challenge" championship at the Florida Water Resources conference on Monday in Tampa. By winning the statewide competition, the Florida Water team earned the right to represent all Florida water utilities in the national championship and once again win the international championship that it has held twice before.
The "Top/Ops Challenge" tests the knowledge of plant operators from different utilities, both public and private, in a "College Bowl"-type match. Teams vie for the championship by answering a variety of questions related to plant operations, safety standards, maintenance and regulations. The team correctly answering the most questions advances through preliminary rounds to reach the championship match.
The Florida Water Services 2003 Top Ops championship team of operators consists of Vice President of Operations and Team Coach Dave Denny, Orlando; Glenn Whitcomb and Jim Smith, Deltona; and Jim Hogan and Pete Roussell, serving the community of Palm Coast.
Florida Water Services (www.florida-water.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of ALLETE ( www.allete.com ), has more than 30 years of experience providing Florida communities with the treatment and distribution of drinking water and the treatment of wastewater. More than 500,000 Floridians in 26 counties rely on Florida Water Services.
ALLETE's corporate headquarters are located in Duluth, Minn. ALLETE's holdings include ADESA, the second largest wholesale automobile auction network in North America; AFC, the leading provider of independent auto dealer inventory financing; Minnesota Power, a low-cost electric utility that serves some of the largest industrial customers in the United States; and significant real estate holdings in Florida.
Source: Florida Water Services
