If you grew up right-handed, it’s not easy to switch to left-handed. that’s the kindof change the operations staff at the Marco Island (Fla.) Reclaimed Water Production Facility had to make in changing from a contact-stabilization plant to membrane bioreactors two years ago.
“It was a challenge, to say the least,” says manager of utility operations Jeff Poteet. “It’s pretty hard to go from one mindset — activated sludge — to highly automated membrane treatment. It doesn’t run by itself. Our operators had to learn to watch for different issues.”
Poteet, wastewater treatment manager Jake Hepokoski, lead wastewater operator Charley Remaks, senior
