Todd Sukup was working from sunup to sundown at a food distribution warehouse in his hometown when a friend tipped him off to a water meter reader position with the city.
Motivated to find a better work/life balance and spend more time with his young family, he applied and got the job. That was 1993. Over his 32-year career, Sukup ascended to water treatment plant operator and finally to wastewater superintendent in Sidney, Nebraska.His decades of dedication to the profession and his incalculable volunteer hours with the Nebraska Water Environment Association earned him the association’s 2024 William D. Hatfield Award.Volunteer at
