EditorialWater Utility Focuses on Environmental Mission Water Utility Focuses on Environmental Mission Liberty Lake district takes a hard line on protecting local water sources. Appeared in print as "An Environmental Mission" By Giles Lambertson April 2019 Cover Story Order Digital Reprints Want a PDF of this article as it appeared in print? Order Here! Filed Under Washington Water Pollution Aquifer Loans Award Itron Sign Me Up! Join your colleagues who already get great content delivered right to their inbox. Sign up Digital! If you don't want to bring your iPad into the bathroom, we can send you a magazine subscription for free! Subscribe to Print! Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District Maintenance Superintendent Derek Nesbitt (right) separates a volute from a HOMA pump as operator Hayden Symbol (center) holds the pump steady and operator Cody Riggs operates a lift at a wet well. (Photography by Young Kwak) When masses of aquatic weeds and floating algae blooms began taking over their town’s namesake lake, the residents of Liberty Lake took action. The Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District, formed in 1973, is one of 182 special sewer and water districts in the state of Washington.... Please login or register to view MSW articles. It's free, fast and easy! Popular Stories January 21, 2025 Microplastic Solutions Win The Water Council's Tech Challenge January 20, 2025 Innovation on Tap: Renew Brew Now Available for Purchase January 16, 2025 One of the First Sewer Systems: Rome’s Cloaca Maxima Still Endures January 16, 2025 News Briefs: Lawsuit Alleges Mismanagement of Water Reservoir Prior to Palisades Fire January 15, 2025 NASTT Announces Two Virtual Trenchless Technology Courses January 14, 2025 Philadelphia’s Historic Sewer: A System That’s Still Flowing Discussion Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments.