William “Tucker” Randles got his introduction to wastewater from his godfather, who was a plant superintendent.
After starting his career as an operator, Randles is now deputy superintendent of the wastewater treatment plant in Zanesville, in the Appalachian foothills of eastern Ohio.He oversees operations, supervises the plant team, and is starting to lead a capital improvement project.His godfather, Gene Mathias, started as an operator in Coshocton, Ohio, and for the last 10 years of his career was plant superintendent there. “As a kid I spent some time down there with him, got to know the plant, and got to see everything,”
