Crossposted from Clean Water Stories
There is probably no one who knows more about South Treatment Plant’s 90-acre property than Jim Davis. He’s been the senior gardener at the facility in Renton for more than 20 years, which gives him a granular perspective of what goes on there.
Surrounding the acres of gray infrastructure that make up the wastewater treatment process is a landscape of lawns, gardens, and wooded areas that are Davis’s domain. Weeds, a fallen branch, a bush that needs trimming … there’s little that escapes Davis’s notice. And while he can’t always immediately take care of what he notices, he makes a mental note. Areas of high traffic are a priority, such as the gardens surrounding the main collection of buildings where staff work. In the warm months it’s getting the weeds under control, in the fall it’s the endless piles of leaves. Read more.
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