Water plant

To the editor:

In a June 18 article about the Hillsboro water plant, one of our employees was inadvertently left out.

Larry Pawloski is our maintenance man extraordinaire, and our team wouldn’t be complete without him.

He keeps our equipment, grounds, and buildings in good shape and routinely assists with the many projects we always have going on. We rely on him a lot, and he’s an integral part of our success.

We are collectively appreciative of the article about surface-water treatment and Marion Reservoir. Water quality in many Kansas reservoirs continues to decline at a rapid rate because of many factors.

The City of Hillsboro water department hopes to continue to work with our many partners in the surface-water community to push for initiatives that would improve the overall quality of our local and state water resources.

As drinking water treatment of Kansas reservoir water continues to get significantly more complicated, it becomes harder and harder to find, hire, and train employees to become certified for operation of treatment facilities.

I’m hoping that your article will pique the interest of some members of our county who could be interested in a challenging, rewarding, and fun career path.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to highlight some of the work that we do, and thank you, Finn Hartnett, for taking the time to understand and write about our team and the work we do within our communities.

Morgan Marler
Hillsboro