TOLEDO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES

“ The original plan was to stretch all the improvements over a 20- year period , but the Ohio EPA was seriously concerned about the condition of the drinking water plant and condensed the plan down to five years .”

Faced with this quick turnaround , DPU needed to be highly organized and efficient to meet its goals .

“ That ’ s why we hired Warren Henry to lead the water treatment improvements program ,” said Moore . “ He basically quarterbacked this initiative and turned things around , including our relationship with the Ohio EPA .”

“ He called me after the drinking water advisory and offered to help . When a guy like Warren calls , you get him started working right away . Warren played a big part in what we did and I give him a lot of credit ,” Moore said .

Implementing change While plans may have been in the works , the do-not-drink advisory threw into sharp relief how critically Toledo needed these vital upgrades to improve the quality of life for the community . The first step toward change for DPU was getting the donot-drink advisory lifted .

Since then , it has been a beehive of activity with almost as

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