Super sludge-slingers

摘要

Since most people would rather not be reminded of what's happening there, waste-water treatment facilities are often hidden from the rest of the community, tucked away behind fences. That's the case for the 2.7 mgd Robert F. Reeves Water Reclamation Facility in Bloomingdale, Ill., where Supervisor Shirley Burger and her eight employees generate 9 million gallons of biosolids every year-a direct byproduct of their 22,000 customers.