The complexities of the Grass Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant don’t faze supervisor Bob Bobik and his experienced operators. They relish the challenges, never stop learning and are proud of what they’ve achieved:
Successful operation of a 2.7 mgd (design) facility in Lake Arrowhead, Calif., that includes denitrification filters and microfiltration membranes.
A safety record that goes back several thousand days without a lost-time accident.
The addition of 1 mgd flow train capacity for recycled water to the local golf course, helping prevent over-drafting of Arrowhead Lake, the community’s drinking-water source.But the biggest accomplishment may be the 2012 Plant of the Year Award (category under
Not Running Scared
Grass Valley plant operators make friends with technology and produce high-quality reclaim water for groundwater recharge and golf course irrigation.

















