Metro Releases 2024 Reports
Each year, Metro publishes reports presenting highlights from the previous year. Two of these reports have just been released: the Popular Annual Financial Report and the Year in Review. Popular Annual Financial Report Financial transparency is integral to maintaining trust between Metro Water Recovery and our employees, ratepayers, residents, connectors, government agencies, and other interested […]
Metro Employee Puts CPR Training to Use
A Life Saved Fortunately, within a few minutes, paramedics arrived on the scene and took over. “It felt like an hour, but it was probably five to ten minutes,” recalls Magana Jr. He stuck around for about 15 minutes after paramedics arrived and was informed that the man was now breathing on his own. […]
An Ode to Our Operators
Each day is different,” explains Northern Treatment Plant Operations Supervisor Elias Carson. “I usually start the day having a meeting with the nighttime operators to identify trends and then divide the day’s work. There’s no typical day because something will likely come up.” Those daily challenges are what keep Carson engaged. He began his career […]
Metro Selects 2024 Board Chair Winner
Metro Water Recovery has named Stan Thurber, Industrial Maintenance Supervisor, as Metro’s 2024 Board Chair Award Winner. Board Chair Sarah Niyork presented the award during the December 17 Board of Directors meeting. Nominations for Stan were submitted by coworkers in the Operations and Maintenance Departments. The Board Chair’s Award recognizes Metro employees for consistently exceeding […]
The Olympics are Calling and the Great Plains Fish Answer
By Jordan Parman, Senior Water Quality Scientist With the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris set to kick off, we’ll soon find out who the world’s fastest humans are on the track or in the pool. But have you ever wondered who are the fastest swimmers and highest leapers among the Great Plains fish species? Researchers […]
Summer Heralds a Busy Season for METROGRO Farm
And Then There’s Fire… Another challenge in the summer growing season is fire, which can be one of the most dangerous risks for the farm. The summer brings thunderstorms to the farm which usually is a welcome harbinger of incoming rain. However, a dry crop like wheat can easily catch fire by lightning strikes. Looking […]