by approximately 2,000 square feet to house two new filters , a new raw water pump , a new high service pump and the addition of sodium hypochlorite to replace the use of gaseous chlorine in the disinfection process . Customers in Webster Springs have been receiving water service from the company ’ s Weston water treatment plant with no changes in water quality or service delivery concerns .
“ The improvements we ’ ve made to our Weston water treatment plant allow us to serve our customers across central West Virginia with safe , reliable water service each day ,” says Jason Kessler , operations manager for West Virginia American Water . “ Our Webster Springs water treatment plant served its customers well for over a century , but it has now reached its end of useful service . Our Webster Springs employees will continue to serve the people of their community in a new operations center to be established soon , and we thank them for their continued dedication and service .”
In 2019 , the Weston water treatment
plant was awarded Best Tasting Water in West Virginia by the American Water Works Association West Virginia Section and has received the Environmental Protection Agency ’ s Partnership for Safe Water Directors Award every year for more than a decade .
Granholm Highlights Clean Energy Investments in Appalachia
In March , U . S . Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm traveled to Charleston , WV , to highlight how the U . S . Department of Energy and President Biden ’ s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are supporting advancements in clean energy technology , strengthening supply chains through made-in-America manufacturing and ensuring an equitable transition to renewable energy for Appalachian communities .
Granholm was accompanied by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland , U . S . Senator Joe Manchin and local leaders to tour the Robert C . Byrd Institute at Marshall University and host a press conference to highlight how the law will help further the goals of the Interagency
Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization . Granholm also announced $ 5 million for a new lithium battery workforce development program that will help build out a strong and sustainable domestic battery supply chain .
Granholm completed the day in Huntington , WV , by visiting the Solar Holler , a rooftop solar collection at the Coalfield Development ’ s West Edge Factory , and hosting a roundtable to discuss workforce training for clean energy jobs .
The Thrasher Group Hires Wilkes and Expands Environmental Capabilities
The Thrasher Group , Inc . recently welcomed Sam Wilkes to the company . Wilkes , a certified , licensed remediation specialist , brings more than 24 years of experience in the environmental industry and will lead the firm ’ s brownfields development and rehabilitation efforts . His education consists of both a bachelor ’ s and master ’ s degree in environmental science .
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