The Decision Maker: How La Plata Plant Became an Award-Winner

The team at the La Plata Wastewater Treatment Plant conquers upgrades and operational challenges with ingenuity and dedication.
The Decision Maker: How La Plata Plant Became an Award-Winner
The La Plata Wastewater Reclamation Facility team includes, back row, from left: James Brown, senior operator; Bill Eckman, project manager; Austin Corbin, Public Works technician I collection and distribution; John Gromen and Damian Somerville, operators in training; Roger Karr, plant superintendent; Tiff Bradshaw, regional supervisor MES; and Robert Stahl, director of operations; front row, Steve Murphy, assistant director Public Works, collection and distribution; Katherine Winstead and Mary

Heavy runoff caused sanitary sewer overflows  in the Town of La Plata, Maryland. At the La Plata Wastewater Reclamation Facility, high influxes of clear water washed away much of the bacteria colony in the sand filters.

A 2001 U.S. EPA mandate to update the treatment plant to...

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