Intense faces. Spectators shouting encouragement. Team members high-fiving. No, it wasn’t a sporting event, but it was the toughest competition of the year for 41 teams of wastewater operators from around the nation and beyond.When it was over, the defending champion TRA CReWSers from the Water Environment Association of Texas and Trinity River Authority took top honors in the 22nd Operations Challenge, held during WEFTEC ‘09, the Water Environment Federation’s 82nd Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference, Oct. 10-14 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Coached by Raudel Juarez, the team of Jacob Burwell, Dale Burrow, Steve Price,
