When the City of Winter Haven Utility Service Department began an aggressive cost savings program in 2012, leaders made sure the operations staff was involved. The ongoing program at the city’s two wastewater treatment plants has saved nearly $110,000 on electricity and $450,000 on chemicals.It didn’t come easy for the operations team in this central Florida city of 34,000. “A lot of adjustments had to be made and a lot more sampling conducted,” recalls Kim Hansell, department director. “We prepared them by saying, ‘This is the vision, and this is what we want to accomplish. If you do the sampling and
