The folks in LaSalle, Ill., are on the "green" bandwagon, bringing students and adults through the doors for wastewater treatment plant tours. While plant staff members have been providing tours for years, Earth Day tours were new last year at the new East Side Wastewater Treatment Plant (0.5 mgd design).
Sam McNeilly, LaSalle superintendent and director of Public Works, says, "We had a new treatment plant that we wanted to take people through." Community leaders understand the importance of educating young people about water resources, says McNeilly. They've been working to increase
