Located on the tip of Massachusetts’ Cape Cod, Provincetown was the Pilgrims’first landing place. It is also the country’s oldest continuous arts colony and is home to numerous beaches. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, tourists swell the population from 3,000 year-round residents to 70,000.
None of this fazes the three operators at the town’s wastewater treatment plant. “We have a commendable compliance record,” says plant manager Chris Rowe of Woodard & Curran, which operates the plant. “Our plant actually runs better during the summer when the flow is higher.”
Built in 2003, the 0.5 mgd plant requires careful monitoring and adjustment
