![Fond du Lac's Operators and Engineers Were Not Afraid to Try Something New. Their Courage Paid Off.](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ffond_du_lac_5.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.485&fp-y=0.47&h=620&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=1024&s=0c10d23582bd2fe821868f3da06ca1a1)
Wastewater operators are (clockwise from left) Ryan Masek, Mike Nolde, Kyle Casper, Aaron Hafermann and Alex Krause. Hafermann holds an Imhoff cone with granules.
The Fond du Lac (Wisconsin) Regional Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery Facility must meet stringent phosphorous limits of 0.8 mg/L to 0.19 mg/L by spring 2023.
After submitting a preliminary phosphorus reduction plan to the state in 2013, plant and city officials faced...