Why Are We Always Fighting the Same Fires?
About Title 22:
You’ve been in the meeting. The one about the capital project that's over budget again. The one where we debate a promising new technology, but no one has a realistic plan for implementation. The one where we're facing a new regulation that feels impossible to meet with our current staff and budget.
We solve the immediate problem, but the underlying patterns never seem to change.
Here at Title 22, we step back and ask a simple question: Why?
This is a newsletter for curious water professionals who suspect our biggest challenges aren't just technical—they're systemic. It's for people who want to understand the "why" behind the "what."
My Approach
Each week, we tackle the topics that are on your desk—a new piece of legislation, a challenging white paper, a disruptive technology. But we look at them with a different lens.
Instead of just summarizing, we ask the questions others are thinking but not asking.
We connect the dots between a 30-year-old policy decision and today’s maintenance nightmare.
We explore the gap between a technology's theoretical potential and the messy reality of its practical application.
We weigh multiple viewpoints, balancing pragmatic needs with future-thinking ideals.
My goal isn't to give you easy answers. It's to share my thought process, be honest about what I know and what I don't, and provide a framework that helps us all make sense of the complexity.
Who Is This For?
If you're the kind of person who wants to move beyond the immediate crisis and understand the root causes, you're in the right place. If you believe there's a better way to think about our industry's challenges and want to be part of a forward-thinking, professional conversation, then you've found your crew.
About Me
I'm Keith. I'm not an academic or a consultant; I'm a Water Treatment Operator who is in the thick of it every day, asking these same questions right alongside you. My perspective is shaped by 10 years of hands-on experience, and this newsletter is my way of thinking out loud and learning in public.
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