Charlie Martin always loved science and solving problems. That makes him a perfect fit in the clean-water profession.As city engineer in Graceville, Florida, he’s in charge of the wastewater treatment plant, the drinking water system and the city’s National Environmental Accreditation System (NELAC) certified laboratory, which tests samples from three counties in Florida and one in Alabama.He’s also active in training, for his own operations team and as an instructor at the University of Florida TREEO Center, based in Gainesville. While working in what he calls a “sleepy town” of about 2,000 in Florida’s panhandle, he looks beyond the day-to-day



























