This Award-Winning Virginia Water Plant Excels at Treatment Performance and Operator Training

Operators in Salem do more than deliver high-quality water. They earn awards for excellent performance and help train other operators from around Virginia.

This Award-Winning Virginia Water Plant Excels at Treatment Performance and Operator Training

Frank Young, left, chief operator, and Will Shaner, water department lead, believe training is essential to sustaining award-winning quality.

Each year from 2013-16, the water filtration plant in Salem, Virginia, has earned a Gold Award from the Office of Drinking Water in the Virginia Health Department.

That means meeting goals stricter than state and federal regulations, says Frank Young, the plant’s chief operator:...

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