Can a wastewater treatment plant also work as an energy conversion facility? Marine Park Water Reclamation Facility in Vancouver, Wash., provides an answer: It helped convert the public’s angry energy against a plant expansion into a groundswell of support for a wider vision. The Marine Park Natural Resource Area (MPNRA) is an integrated complex of wastewater treatment, municipal engineering, public water education, and recreation. Its hub is the Water Resources Education Center. Assistant city engineer Tom Boyer is proud of this 3.6-acre facility. “It’s all designed to inspire visitors to become better stewards of water resources,” he says.A nearby overlook
