People/AwardsThe Delaware Rural Water Association named Robert Slater of Bridgeville 2013 Water Operator of the Year. Brian Murphy of Seaford was named the 2013 Wastewater Operator of the Year.Gary Hallaert, Algonquin Village Utilities supervisor, and Jason Meyer, water operator, won the inaugural Hydrant Hysteria contest for assembling a fire hydrant fastest at the 2014 WaterCon Conference and Exposition in Springfield, Ill.The Trenton Municipal Utilities Wastewater Treatment Plant received the 2013 Biosolids Award for Small Facilities from the Missouri Water Environment Association.Tim Snyder was hired as wastewater treatment plant superintendent for the City of Atlantic, Iowa.Brenda Cummins of the Lawrence County
