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Interns Trial By Fire
ACWA JPIA HR Regional MeetingOctober 18, 2017
Anjanette Shadley
Western Canal Water District
Western Canal Water District
WCWD a small office, 175 grower/landowners
Five member Board of Directors
Rural i.e. GPS doesn’t accurately locate us and USPS doesn’t recognize the local
zip code as Nelson, but as either Durham or Richvale (???)
12 EmployeesSeven water operators/maintenance and one Ops ManagersThree office staff - Accounting, Admin Asst, Special Projects Manager/HROne General Manager
Intern Program
THE BEGINNING
Special ProjectDrought 2015 implemented new “Water Information System” H2O Tech & Davids Engineering
Hardware and SoftwareShared a Chico State University Engineering Student ½ time through Davids EngineeringSupported implementation of WIS and other special projects
Groundwater monitoring database and reporting
Intern 2.0
WCWD Staff and Board objective
Public link to production agriculture is shrinking
Chico State University provided an opportunity for high quality education and
student pool of candidates
Improve visibility with urban neighbors
Look for ways to capitalize on cost vs benefit and helping Intern gain experience for
future employment
The INTERNS
1 Brynn (2015-2016)
Engineering Student (Senior)
Hired through Davids
Engineering (DE) on
cost/materials
Supervised through DE
Other WCWD projects
2 #InternBrett1 (2016)
Engineering Student (Senior)
Hired as ½ water operator
and ½ engineering intern
WCWD projects
3 Katerina (2017)
Ag Business Major (Senior)
Hired ¼ water operator and¾ Special Projects
Focus on Social Media, 20th Anniversary Salmon Restoration and Public outreach
RESULTS
1. Contract Intern - BrynnDE supervision and support for WIS implementation - Right Time/ Right Project
2. ½ - ½ Intern - #InternBrett1Fit for District needs at the time - water operator and special projects
3. Outreach Intern - KaterinaMatching personality to the job during Intern period; then transitioned to a
permanent WCWD position didn’t quite work out
RESULTSMixed
Things To Consider
Job DutiesEducational Major
PersonalityMaturity
CONTACT
Anjanette Shadley
Special Projects Manager / Human Resources
530.342.5083
WEBCAM: westerncanal.com/wcwd-webcam/
@wcwdwebcam
