A State-of-the-Art Water Plant Doubles as a Learning Laboratory for University Students

Universities and the water profession have long collaborated to bring innovative and effective treatment technologies to the field.But it’s not often that the two institutions share the same site and work together to deliver clean water to both municipal and campus users.That’s the case at a new zero-discharge water treatment plant that serves students and staff at the University of New Hampshire and the 15,000 residents of the town of Durham.“About 55% of our consumption is at the university, though that population is seasonal,” says Matthew O’Keefe, former director of the school’s Department of Energy and Utilities, who recently moved