Paul Rivett knows that when the phone rings, he’ll be heading out to handle whatever problem has developed in the water system in the Village of Seneca, Ill. Those demands haven’t kept him from improving the water treatment plant aeration system and updating the distribution system to make sure customers have safe, reliable water service.
Rivett, the 2010 Illinois Potable Water Operator Association Groundwater Operator of the Year, has been with this village of 2,200 people for 23 years and has been the superintendent of water and wastewater for nine. The 260,000 gpd water plant is one of the first hydrous
