Facing a Shortage of Qualified Operators, Pedro Grondin Is Working Hard to Automate and Operate With a Small Staff

Labor savings and innovation are the watchwords for the small but dedicated team at the clean-water plant in Newport, Vermont.

Facing a Shortage of Qualified Operators, Pedro Grondin Is Working Hard to Automate and Operate With a Small Staff

The Newport Wastewater Treatment Plant processes 0.5 to 0.6 mgd with a design flow of 1.3 mgd.

Do more with less.

That’s the philosophy of Pedro Grondin, supervisor of the Newport (Vermont) Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Faced with the shortage of qualified operators that affects the whole profession, Grondin is working hard to improve and automate his plant so it can...

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