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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....