At This Illinois Clean-Water Plant, It’s All About the Team

At the clean-water plants in Moline, high performance is all about teamwork. And that team includes members of the public.

Mar 14, 2024 | by Jim Force |

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At This Illinois Clean-Water Plant, It’s All About the Team — Quoc Chu, lab technician, runs a phosphorus test using a Hach DR2700 spectrophotometer and a Drummond Pipet-Aid portable pipette controller (Cole-Parmer).

At This Illinois Clean-Water Plant, It’s All About the Team — The staff at the North Slope Wastewater Treatment Plant includes, from left, Brandon Foutch, laborer; Misty (water mascot); Greg Pyles, treatment operations manager; Tony Loete, director of utilities; Chris Hancock, operator; Quoc Chu, lab technician; Justin Pratt, crew leader; Alex Branham, operator; Mike Butler, plant mechanic; Emily DeGraff, operator; Charly Brown, environmental compliance manager; and Melissa Kodatt, executive coordinator.

At This Illinois Clean-Water Plant, It’s All About the Team — Alex Branham, water treatment operator, runs a test using a pH probe.

At This Illinois Clean-Water Plant, It’s All About the Team — Greg Pyles, treatment operations manager

At This Illinois Clean-Water Plant, It’s All About the Team — APG-Neuros NX100 turbo blowers at the The North Slope Wastewater Treatment Plant.

At This Illinois Clean-Water Plant, It’s All About the Team — The utilities administration building at the North Slope Wastewater Treatment Plant in Moline, Illinois.

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In the movie Hoosiers, coach Norman Dale preached a team approach. Every player contributed to the effort that led to the Indiana state basketball championship.Next door in Moline, Illinois, Greg Pyles takes the same approach. The focus on teamwork has resulted in a 2023 Class B Plant Award for the city’s North Slope Wastewater Treatment Plant from the Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators.“I think of my role in terms of being a general manager of a sports team,” says Pyles. “I draft the best people I can and find a role for them on our team. There isn’t

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