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Historic and Future Watershed Management
For the month of August, SJW is celebrating Watershed Appreciation Month and we hope you’ll join us!
Defining Environmental Stewardship
For the month of August, SJW is celebrating Watershed Appreciation Month and we hope you’ll join us!
What is a Watershed?
For the month of August, SJW is celebrating Watershed Appreciation Month and we hope you’ll join us!
A watershed is an area of land that channels rainfall, snowmelt, and runoff into a common body of water. In fact, spanning from the San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean, the entire bay area is one big watershed!
Employee Spotlight: Brenda Romero
What is your role at SJW?
As a Fleet & Facilities Worker II, my main responsibilities include supporting workplace services and capital projects. I thoroughly enjoy supporting capital projects because it provides me with an opportunity to express my creativity and interact with many different work groups and individuals. In addition to my main duties, I perform certain Fleet duties for the company.
SJW’s AI-Driven Approach to Pipeline Replacement
Did you know that artificial intelligence helps San Jose Water deliver water to our customers?
SJW’s approach to pipeline replacement is driven by a commitment to ensuring the highest standards of water service reliability and safety for our community. Led by the Asset Management team, SJW leverages a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) model to enhance our decision-making process—ranking each pipe segment in our system for replacement based on its unique probability of failure (PoF).
Employee Spotlight: Sara Vos
Today’s Employee Spotlight is shining on Sara Vos, a Customer Service Representative for San Jose Water. If you ever give our customer service line a call, it might just be Sara’s friendly hello that greets you!
ASCE Inspire 2023 Conference: SJW’s Ethan Smith presents “Pump Optimization: An Application of the AVEVA PI System”
This past month, SJW’s Assistant Engineer, Ethan Smith, had the opportunity to present at the ASCE Inspire 2023 Conference on pump optimization being implemented at SJW with the AVEVA PI System. Over the last two years, SJW has built out an effective solution to reduce energy costs, increase efficiency, and provide operators with real-time pump and motor performance monitoring.
Service Area Address Check
the San Jose Water service area.