Joe Thompson doesn’t just operate clean-water plants. He helps build them. And teaches new team members how to run them.Thompson is operations supervisor with the Upper Trinity Regional Water District, in a fast-growing area northeast of Dallas. Among varied duties, he oversees the Riverbend Water Reclamation Facility. A fifth-generation Texan, he takes pride in helping protect the state’s water resources.“I have a lot of passion for this industry,” he says. “Water being life, that’s something I feel is an obligation to bring forth. I hope I’m able to transmit that passion to others.”Jeff Mlak, operations manager, observes, “Joe’s leadership and
