Marlborough is not your average medium-sized city. With the convergence of three major highways in Massachusetts, the city has a prosperous industrial sector with big players from the food, pharmaceutical and electronics industries.
These industries use a lot of water and one of the city’s two wastewater treatment plants must process treat almost all their effluent. The city also has a relatively large number of restaurants that serve fans during sporting events and visitors who enjoy the area’s many recreational activities.
As in many smaller communities, the public works department needs to think outside the box. Matthew Santella has worked with the




















