On a gray day in January, workers at the City of Corvallis (Oregon) Wastewater Reclamation Plant fanned out across the facility, carrying notebooks and flashlights.
Their goal: to identify operational improvements that could yield significant energy savings and improve sustainability. This Treasure Hunt was organized by the Public Works Department through a partnership with the Energy Trust of Oregon Strategic Energy Management program, which encourages large municipal utilities to reduce energy usage.
The wastewater reclamation plant, on the east side of Corvallis along the Willamette River, is one of the largest electricity users in the city. Plant workers challenged themselves to
