![Matt Jenkins Takes Pride in Getting the Most From the Clean-Water Plants He Operates and Building Strong Teams](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fmatt_jenkins_for_tpo-32.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=620&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=1024&s=4f8cdfed8e9712eb3d3cfe111fd4e18e)
Jenkins, shown with operator Jeremy Klinski, aims to refine his skills as a supervisor and administrator by remaining open-minded and humble.
To Matt Jenkins, optimizing a wastewater treatment plant is a lot like tuning a guitar.
“You can never just tune one or two strings and expect the others to stay the same,” he says. “As the tension changes on the neck, the tone of each individual string will change. A plant...