Mark Houle’s first job was collecting and analyzing industrial wastewater samples and operating a 53 million-gallon retention basin for the Oakland County (Michigan) Water Resources Commissioner.
The part-time, summer intern position allowed Houle, a chemistry major, to pick up some skills. At the time, he had no idea the clean-water profession would become a lifelong career.
Today, Houle is project manager with SUEZ at the South Huron Valley Utility Authority in Brownstown Township, Michigan. He supervises a staff of 11 and oversees day-to-day operations of the authority’s 24 mgd wastewater treatment plant, including laboratory, industrial pretreatment, and maintenance.
His successes include improving plant
