The Stevens Point Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Stevens Point, Wis., is located in a university town of 25,000 residents. It keeps the local environment clean by treating an average of 3 million gal of sewage a day before releasing the water into the Wisconsin River. In 2007, the plant received a "Laboratory of the Year" award from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). As DNR audit Chemist Camille Johnson stated, not only were no deficiencies found in an evaluation of the lab, but the operators "are dedicated and make changes when they learn that there is a better way of doing something."