EditorialA Self-Described Private Person Stands Out in the Kansas Water Operator Community A Self-Described Private Person Stands Out in the Kansas Water Operator Community Perry Smith’s varied background made him ideally suited to operating a new reverse osmosis facility in southwest Kansas. Appeared in print as "Diverse and Dedicated" By David Steinkraus February 2021 Top Performer - Operator Order Digital Reprints Want a PDF of this article as it appeared in print? Order Here! Filed Under Wastewater Operator Water Operator Award Kansas Kansas Rural Water Association American Water Works Association (AWWA) Career Pall Water Rockwell Automation Sign Me Up! Join your colleagues who already get great content delivered right to their inbox. Sign up Digital! If you don't want to bring your iPad into the bathroom, we can send you a magazine subscription for free! Subscribe to Print! From left, Luke West, Wheatland water treatment manager, Perry Smith, and Francis Lobmeyer, master electrician, examine the operations schematic on the Allen-Bradley VersaView 5200 display (Rockwell Automation). Perry Smith still doesn’t know who nominated him for his awards. He certainly wasn’t pleased about standing up in front of a crowd of people. “I’m kind of a private person,” he says. In 2019 he received the Water Plant Operator of the Year award from the Kansas Rural... Please login or register to view TPO articles. It's free, fast and easy! Popular Stories March 18, 2024 Tired of Paying to Landfill Organics with Your Grit? Hydro GritCleanse Can Help March 18, 2024 2024 WateReuse Award Winners Exemplify Leadership and Innovation March 18, 2024 Georgia Water Reclamation Facility Sees Cost Savings With Screw Presses March 15, 2024 Welcome to the Pump Revolution March 14, 2024 News Briefs: Mississippi Senate Approves Measure for Takeover of Jackson's Water System March 14, 2024 This Biosolids Dryer Comes Proven in Multiple Sectors of Industry Discussion Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments.