During Sid Fredrickson’s first year as Coeur d’Alene wastewater superintendent, part of the answer to a challenging phosphorus limit was a process chemical mixing tank stirred by an electric fishing motor.Twenty-three years later, the plant’s phosphorus control technology is, to say the least, a bit more sophisticated. What hasn’t changed is the dedication Fredrickson and his team bring to quality performance in the city’s treatment plant and collections system.They’re keeping a 75-year tradition of excellence: Coeur d’Alene’s plant, commissioned in 1939, was among the first in the nation to provide secondary treatment. Today the team in Coeur d’Alene, a city
