In the minds of most people, the “greatest place on earth” might be a hammock on a south sea island or a campsite at a spectacular mountaintop.
But to Damon Forney, it’s right where he is: working at the Western Wake Regional Water Reclamation Facility in Apex, North Carolina. “This is the greatest place on earth,” he says. “No amount of money could get me to go somewhere else.”
As the operator in charge, he’s been at the facility since its construction in 2012. “We’ve been good from the first drop since we came online in 2014,” he says. “I get great
