The Illinois city of Staunton is known for being on the iconic Route 66. Now it’s also recognized for having an award-winning water plant.
This small surface water treatment facility earned the 2024 Plant of the Year award from the Illinois Rural Water Association. “We were excited to receive IRWA recognition,” says Ed Rothgangel, plant manager. “We appreciate that the association took the time to look at us.”When they looked, they were impressed, according to IRWA official Jeff Tumiati: “This is an older plant, but when we arrived for the inspection the place looked like new. It’s a credit to the
