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A membrane bioreactor donated by BioMicrobics sits ready for use in the Environmental Resources Training Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The bioreactor is the latest addition to the center, which provides training for new and licensed wastewater operators. (Photos courtesy Rick Lallish, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and Ray Tebo, NET Excavation)
Advances in wastewater technology help customers and help the environment, but advances can come with a challenge for installers: finding people with the training to handle advanced technology. Rick Lallish saw this problem, too, but from another angle. Through a chance meeting he...