Converting a decommissioned wastewater treatment facility into a nature preserve has been a winner for everyone, says Andy Kricun, executive director and chief engineer of Camden County (New Jersey) Municipal Utilities Authority.
“The neighborhood near the preserve, all the citizens of Camden, the municipal authority itself, and the environment have all been winners in this,” Kricun says. The 40-acre site on the banks of the Delaware River was once home to an activated sludge facility built in 1948 and expanded to 10 mgd capacity. Since its decommissioning in 1990, it had become a dumping spot for old tires, rubbish and burnt-out
