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Wastewater Treatment and a "Garden of Bugs"
Manage episode 436618532 series 3392094
What happens when a mechanical engineering grad steps into the world of wastewater treatment? Travis Pitts is Superintendent at the Sewer District's Westerly Wastewater Treatment Plant. From his humble beginnings as a plant operator to his leadership role at Westerly, Travis describes the transition from shift work to management duties, the job's impact on family life, and his team's responsibility for meeting EPA permits.
Amid Travis's candid anecdotes, we explore the technical side of wastewater treatment, the complexities of solids handling, centrifuges, and maintaining a delicate biosphere of bacteria to "accelerate natural processes."
Chapter
1. From Operator to Superintendent (00:00:00)
2. Shift Work and Plant Processes (00:14:54)
3. Plant Superintendent's Identity Mix-Up (00:25:18)
50 episode
Manage episode 436618532 series 3392094
What happens when a mechanical engineering grad steps into the world of wastewater treatment? Travis Pitts is Superintendent at the Sewer District's Westerly Wastewater Treatment Plant. From his humble beginnings as a plant operator to his leadership role at Westerly, Travis describes the transition from shift work to management duties, the job's impact on family life, and his team's responsibility for meeting EPA permits.
Amid Travis's candid anecdotes, we explore the technical side of wastewater treatment, the complexities of solids handling, centrifuges, and maintaining a delicate biosphere of bacteria to "accelerate natural processes."
Chapter
1. From Operator to Superintendent (00:00:00)
2. Shift Work and Plant Processes (00:14:54)
3. Plant Superintendent's Identity Mix-Up (00:25:18)
50 episode
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