Brandon Pechin has never shied away from a challenge.For years, he ran his own property maintenance business. He later helped the city of Boise transition from chemical to biological phosphorus removal at the Lander Street Water Renewal Facility. His can-do attitude won him the 2016 Operator of the Year from the Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association.“Brandon has been a key team member in several changes in treatment systems operated by the city of Boise,” says Royce Davis, plant manager, in nominating Pechin. “These included reducing dissolved oxygen in the aeration basins from 2.0 mg/L to 1.0 mg/L and operating the
