Amelia Isitian - Muskegon County Resource Recovery Center

In this episode of Muskegon County Municipalities At Work, host DJ Hilson interviews Amelia Isitian, operations supervisor at the Muskegon County Resource Recovery Center, about her journey from earning an environmental engineering degree in Turkey to leading wastewater operations back in her hometown. Amelia highlights the center’s critical role in regional sustainability, handling wastewater from across Michigan, including a new $65 million pipeline project bringing industrial discharge from Coopersville and beyond. She explains the treatment process, the center’s innovative use of crop irrigation to remove nutrients, and its growing integration of renewable energy through a large-scale solar farm. The conversation also explores challenges such as grease accumulation, public education on waste disposal, and the center’s pivotal role in supporting economic development through reliable wastewater management.

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