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The team at the Ashland Wastewater Treatment Plant includes, front row, from left, Kim Nethercutt, Operator 1; Jeff McFarlin, chief operator; and James Morgan, superintendent. Middle row, Larry McKee, lab director; Mark Anderson, lab technician; and Jeff Adkins, Operator 4. Back row, Dave Krueger, maintenance director; and Rick Morrison, Operator 2.
For proof that there’s no keeping a good plant down, look to Ashland, Kentucky.
In February, a truck loaded with landfill leachate broke through the concrete slab over the main electrical conduit, shutting off power to the plant and the biosolids building for three days.
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