Wastewater treatment is Rey Davila’s passion.
Recently retired, he loved his job as chief of solids operations at the South Mesquite Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. He’s committed to operator associations and the Water Environment Federation’s Operations Challenge.
And he’s so devoted to training that he has signed on with the local college to help train new operators to fill the positions left by those retiring. His local utility will need 30 to 40 new operators in the next two years.
“He’s very passionate and giving to others,” says Sharon Miller, P.E., regional operations engineer with the North Texas Municipal Water District in
