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Insights for Colorado’s Water & Wastewater Providers | EP 14
Sidney Innerebner of Indigo Water Group on small systems, operator shortages, PFAS, temperature limits and Colorado Regulations 85 and 31.
Running a small water or wastewater system in Colorado comes with its own set of problems. In this episode of Engineers for Communities, Sidney Innerebner talks about what providers face. The talk covers staffing, upkeep and upcoming regulations.
Guest
Sidney Innerebner joins from Indigo Water Group.
In this episode
- The challenge of running small water and wastewater systems with few operators.
- Why regular maintenance and oversight matter in smaller systems.
- How upcoming regulations, such as PFAS and temperature limits, could affect providers.
- How complex Colorado's nutrient rules under Regulation 85 and Regulation 31 are, and how they affect wastewater treatment plants.
- Efforts to ease the shortage of water and wastewater operators, including vocational programs.
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