After high school in a small Missouri town Trevor DePew followed his heart to Colorado and earned an associate degree in environmental science.
As part of a course requirement he toured a small water treatment plant, and right there his life changed: “I found it fascinating. I called my mom and said, ‘Have you heard of water treatment? Why does nobody talk about this?’ It immediately lit a spark in me.”In 2019 he landed a trainee position at the Louisville (Colorado) Water Treatment Plant. He earned his Class A Water Treatment license in two years and last year became a supervisor














