Pasco Public Works Director Maria Serra and Consor Principal Wastewater Technologist Craig Anderson explain how attention to detail made this wastewater plant a point of community pride.
In need of capacity enhancements for a wastewater treatment plant with equipment ranging from 35 to 55 years in age, the City of Pasco began a multi-decade modernization plan. Phase 1, an $18.2 million investment, took aim at a variety of construction projects including updates to effluent structures, aeration basins and the return activated sludge pumping equipment.
Maria Serra, Pasco public works director, and Craig Anderson, principal wastewater technologist for Consor, dig into the details of why the project was needed, challenges involved, and how they incorporated public transparency to make the facility a point of community pride.
Over a period of just 22 years, the City of Pasco, Washington, has gone from a modestly growing agricultural and rail yard community to realizing an exponential population boom...
Bob Crossen is the editorial director for the Endeavor Business Media Water Group, which publishes WaterWorld, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions. Crossen graduated from Illinois State University in Dec. 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in German and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. He worked for Campbell Publications, a weekly newspaper company in rural Illinois outside St. Louis for four years as a reporter and regional editor.
