The motto of the City of Sedgwick, Kan., is “Tradition with a Vision.” That is reflected in the city’s award-winning wastewater treatment plant and the forward-thinking attitude of city administrator Jaci Reimer and plant operator Richard Ludowese. A suburb of Wichita, this city of 1,700 offers a small-town environment close to big-city job opportunities. Its goal is to grow slowly and keep its hometown feel.While the city’s 0.3-mgd activated sludge treatment plant is also small, Ludowese and Reimer are always thinking on a larger scale. “We are constantly looking for better ways to control our process and improve plant performance,”
