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The El Dorado (Kansas) water distribution team includes (from left) Chase Halton, equipment operator Brent Peck, Superintendent Gary Taylor, administrative assistant Michelle Linson and equipment operator Chad Schlesner. (Photography by Denny Medley)
The El Dorado (Kansas) Water Distribution & Sewer Maintenance division prizes efficiency. And one of the primary ways the small utility achieves that is through cross-trained employees, who allow it to accomplish more with less — and save money in the process.
“We’ve always...