If Caryl Ann Giles and her team act like they’ve grown up with the Spring Hill Water System, it’s because they have.“I...
Tennessee Articles
Editorial
Meeting the Goal
Determination, hard work and attention to detail have paid off for operators at the Kingsport (Tenn.) Water Treatment Plant. The plant was...
Online Exclusives
Respect for the Profession
Reputation building is just one of the topics on Brett Ward’s mind. As a utility operations consultant in Tennessee, he knows that...
Online Exclusives
Respect for the Profession
Reputation building is just one of the topics on Brett Ward’s mind. As a utility operations consultant in Tennessee, he knows that...
Editorial
Eyes on the Prize
Frank Wallace must feel like he has a staff of 62 people operating his Caryville-Jacksboro Utilities Commission wastewater collection and treatment systems.
That’s...
Editorial
Remote but in Control
Separated from their city by 5 miles, the six operators at the Maryville Water Filtration Plant in the eastern Tennessee foothills work...
Editorial
Clean and Pure
Mike Patton compares the customers’ perception of his water treatment plant to that of a patient entering a hospital.
“You wouldn’t feel right...
Editorial
Home Grown
David Ricker sees water treatment as more than a job — it’s who he is and what he does. Ricker, a 36-year...
Editorial
Working the Land
From a distance, the Harpeth Valley UtilitiesDistrict’s (HVUD) wastewater treatment plant could be mistaken for a farm. That’s because it is a...














