In 2002, a “Wastewater Treatment for Youngsters” digital slide show and picture book was a big step forward for the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services, harnessing the Internet to help spread an important message in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.
Now, more than a decade later, it has become a popular and durable communications tool, thanks in great part to the team effort behind its creation. MCES operates seven wastewater treatment plants serving 2.7 million people in 106 cities, villages and townships covering 876 square miles.Multiple functionsTim O’Donnell, senior information coordinator/project citizen liaison, says the slide show grew out of discussion among utility
