Rebecca West has managed everything from collections systems to community involvement programs, and she knows the water iindustry.“My career has been like moving from one stepping stone to another, then jumping on a bulldozer, then back on the stepping stones,” says West, now the chief operating officer of Spartanburg Water System and a new Water Environment Federation (WEF) fellow. The fellow designation recognizes career achievements, stature and contributions to the water profession. West also served as WEF president from 2008-’09.West’s utility serves what’s called “the upstate” of South Carolina. It’s actually two entities — water and wastewater — that operate
