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**Sample WPAW News Release**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. XX, 2020Contact: [Agency Contact][AGENCY] Showcases Essential Role of Water Agency Staff During California’s Water Professionals Appreciation Week Oct. 3 - 11[DATELINE] As part of California’s fourth annual Water Professionals Appreciation Week, [AGENCY NAME] is pleased to highlight the essential role of water professionals and local public water agencies in providing water and wastewater services.Now more than ever, we appreciate the dedication to our highly trained operators, technicians and other specialists who are making sure our community has safe and reliable drinking water. AGENCY NAME] will offer interviews with water professionals (with social distancing observed) to learn more about the essential services they perform to ensure a safe and reliable water supply for the community 24/7.More information about [AGENCY NAME] and the important role our essential workers provide to the community is available through [MENTION ANY VIRTUAL TOURS, SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, WEBSITE AND OTHER SOURCES.]Water Professionals Appreciation Week was established in 2017 by Senate Concurrent Resolution 80, by Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa). Recent labor studies estimate that 60,000 people work in California’s water industry and it needs roughly 6,000 new employees each year due to turnover. The water industry offers a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities in engineering, biology, finance, business administration, law, communications and many more types of positions in high-demand occupations. The measure was sponsored by a coalition of water associations led by the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), WateReuse California, California Municipal Utilities Association, California Association of Sanitation Agencies, and California Water Association. Under SCR 80, the annually designated week begins on the first Saturday of October and ends on the Sunday of the following weekend.To arrange a media interview with one of [AGENCY NAME’S] water professionals or for visuals of district facilities or operations, please contact [NAME OF EMPLOYEE] listed above.### ................
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