EditorialOne Word Sums Up This District’s Key Challenge One Word Sums Up This District’s Key Challenge A rapidly expanding population is the critical challenge for Jenna Covington and her team at the North Texas Municipal Water District Appeared in print as "On The Grow" By Ted J. Rulseh December 2023 Top Performer - Executive Order Digital Reprints Want a PDF of this article as it appeared in print? Order Here! Filed Under Texas Water Treatment Wastewater Treatment Leadership Education/Training Sign Me Up! Join your colleagues who already get great content delivered right to their inbox. Sign up Digital! If you don't want to bring your iPad into the bathroom, we can send you a magazine subscription for free! Subscribe to Print! From left, Adam Baugh, Leonard Water Treatment Plant supervisor II; Justin Screws, Tawakoni Water Treatment Plant supervisor; Jenna Covington, executive director/general manager; and Billy Hall, Bonham Water Treatment Plant supervisor. They are shown at the sedimentation basin at the Wylie Water Treatment Plant Complex. “There are 55,000 people moving into our service area every year,” says Jenna Covington. “And none of them are bringing water with them.” That sums up the continuing challenge facing the North Texas Municipal Water District. When founded in 1951 the district served 32,000... Please login or register to view TPO articles. It's free, fast and easy! Popular Stories April 25, 2024 News Briefs: Texas Water Facility Targeted in Suspected Russian Cyberattack April 24, 2024 Get Valuable Data With Analytical Instrumentation Tech for Water and Wastewater Treatment April 23, 2024 Bug of the Month: The Role of Staining in Filamentous Bacteria Identification April 22, 2024 DOE Announces NAWI Funding to Advance Desalination and Water Reuse Technologies April 18, 2024 State-of-the-Art Renewable Energy Facility Features Vogelsang Equipment April 18, 2024 News Briefs: Study Says Green Wastewater Treatment Could Save the US Billions Discussion Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments.