Rian Savage will tell you there are definite advantages to operating a major university’s clean-water plant.
For one, as within the university itself, research and innovation are actively encouraged. At the University of Connecticut Water Resource Recovery Facility, Savage and his team take that to heart.“The crew and I have adopted an unconventional way of thinking about the plant and the process,” says Savage, plant superintendent and chief operator. “We’ve been willing to try different things and see if we can get a better result.“We’ve been nearly 100% successful on the innovations we’ve tried. And for those that haven’t worked out,
