by Rich Oller | Feb 9, 2019 | Featured, Thought Leadership
This article was published in the February 2018 TWUA Journal. Written by Rich Oller, PE, CPM, REP and Jody Hooks, Director of Public Works at the City of League City. There has been and continues to be major repairs and modifications to Houston and surrounding...
by Rich Oller | Feb 1, 2019 | Featured, Thought Leadership
What Causes the “Green” Water in Lakes, Rivers, Streams, and Reservoirs? When our waters turn Green look at the nutrients in the outfall! Eutrophication is a continuing problem throughout the state of Texas. It’s a funny sounding word but carries serious...
by Rich Oller | Mar 5, 2018 | Thought Leadership
New Insights to Sustainable Water Supplies OEI is involved in numerous water treatment systems where additional treatment or advanced innovative treatment is required to meet primary and secondary drinking water standards because of the raw water quality of their...
by Rich Oller | Feb 28, 2018 | Thought Leadership
Water, Water Everywhere … and Soon Not a Drop to Drink? The earth is mostly water, but approximately 98% of this planet’s water is salt water, leaving less than 2% percent of it as fresh water. Of that 2%, even less than that is considered potable—water that is...
by Rich Oller | Jun 23, 2017 | Speaking Engagements, Thought Leadership
Millennials make great managers & leaders with a different focus than Boomers. They are smarter than any previous workforce and more demanding of their time. As an employer, we must provide flexibility in schedules and work areas, and the work must be meaningful....
by Rich Oller | Jan 1, 2017 | Thought Leadership
Water Rights. What’s Now and What’s Next! I’ve been lucky in that my experience from both a public and private perspective has provided me insights that are unique and applicable when adding additional water rights to your water production resources. I know where...