With evergreens lining the road and daylilies adding color, the grounds of the Mishawaka (Ind.) Wastewater Treatment Plant complement the facility’s limestone buildings, nearby neighborhoods and the downtown’s green space. When the plant was built in 1952, there were just a handful of houses nearby, but as the neighborhoods grew, so did the plant that served them, narrowing the space between. “We’re just west of downtown, between two neighborhoods,” says Karl Kopec, Mishawaka Utilities Wastewater Division manager. “The neighbors and the mayor wanted to make sure the plant looked good, and we said we’d emphasize the landscape as part of
