Chief operator Bryan Leighow was surprised when he won the 2015 Operator of the Year award from the Missouri Water Environment Association in the small plant division: “I’m kind of a quiet person, so the award was a big deal to me.”After 23 years in the industry, his recognition is well deserved. Since 2014, he has worked at the Oak Grove (Missouri) Wastewater Treatment Facility and has strived to optimize plant performance. “We’ve done a lot of fixing up and have added some new equipment in the past few years,” he says.The plant team has reduced electricity costs by 23
