Operators Kept Compliant Through South Carolina's 1,000-Year Flood

The wastewater treatment plant team in Columbia stayed on duty for two days through South Carolina’s 1,000-year flood and kept the effluent in compliance
Operators Kept Compliant Through South Carolina's 1,000-Year Flood
The plant experienced a 1,000-year flood from the remnants of Hurricane Joaquin, which brought as much as 25 inches of rain in the region and caused 19 deaths and $12 billion in damage.

When the National Guard can’t get to you, you know you’re in trouble.

Such was the case in October 2015, when historic rainfall left some of the staff at the Columbia (South Carolina) Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant surrounded by a raging river, a failing dike, and more than...

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