Doug Strempek engaged innovation to improve water information systems and enhance resources as IT coordinator in Norridge, Ill.

Greg Swanson has spent 37 years helping the Moline water utility excel. Now he does his part to encourage young people to enter a rewarding profession.

A LEED-certified treatment plant in Champaign County has features that improve operations and safety while saving energy and limiting the environmental footprint.

John McCool runs the Warren (Ill.) Wastewater Treatment PLANT with an eye toward protecting the trout waters downstream, and the pocketbooks of local residents.

Scott Bailey keeps the vintage Monticello Water Plant in top form thanks to experience, skills and a hands-on management style.