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Up Close - Up Close - January 31, 2013
Treatment plant aims to conserve—inside and out
Facility designed to protect aquifer, boasts energy-saving features

By Mike McLean
Of the Journal of Business

David Moss, Spokane County's water reclamation manager, says the $144 million plant has a number of features aimed at reducing energy consumption.
David Moss, Spokane County's water reclamation manager, says the $144 million plant has a number of features aimed at reducing energy consumption.
—Staff photo by Mike McLean
The whole concept behind a sewer plant, such as the Spokane County Regional Water Reclamation Facility, could be considered green, says David Moss, the county's water reclamation manager, adding that the facility also boasts many green-engineered internal features.

The $144 million facility, which opened just over a year ago, was built to protect the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer from septic-tank pollutants, Moss says. The aquifer is the main source of drinking water for...


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