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From left, Mark Young, chief operator; Al Pratt, water resource manager; and Brian Goetz, deputy director of Public Works, adjusting the filter valve (Henry Pratt) operated by the AUMA actuator at the Portsmouth water treatment plant.
Rising costs. Tightening regulations. New contaminants. Increased public scrutiny.
The water-wastewater profession faces significant challenges, notes Brian Goetz, deputy director of public works in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
He should know. His utility has been addressing...