Wanting to know the “why” behind everything has dominated Garry Houston’s life. When hired to work at the newly completed microfiltration Hargesheimer Water Treatment Plant in 2003, Houston rapidly absorbed the training and gained the experience to earn a water Operator IV (highest) rating from the city of Abilene and a Texas Class A (highest) water operator license.“The other operators have been here three to five years, so they depend on me to learn the peculiarities or technicalities of the different equipment,” says Houston. “They also know I will not settle for second-best. Either they do it correctly or they
