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The Minden treatment plant has two basins designed to treat 0.9 mgd. Average flow is about 500,000 gpd.
With a degree in criminal justice and a work history in the casino industry, Jeff Michalak never imagined that in his mid-50s he would work in the wastewater treatment industry.
After all, he knew nothing about it. But in February 2021 he went to work at Douglas County’s North...