As a young man in the U.S. Navy, Robert Lovett ran a pair of triple-effect evaporators that turned seawater into fresh water for the crew of the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga. He couldn’t have known then that water would become his career.Lovett, now 70, has worked in water and wastewater treatment for 33 years and has no plans to slow down. His main job is to operate the water and wastewater treatment plants in Woodbury, Ga., a community of 1,200, about 60 miles south of Atlanta. He also serves as contract operator for treatment systems in the nearby towns of
