Marler named state's top water plant supervisor
Hillsboro water treatment plant supervisor Morgan Marler has been named the Kansas Rural Water Association's Water Treatment Plant Supervisor of the Year.
The presentation was made at an awards ceremony March 28 during the association's annual conference in Wichita.
She is the first woman ever to receive the award.
Marler has been employed by the Hillsboro Water Department for nine years. She is a lifetime native of the Peabody area, graduating from Peabody High School. She has a bachelor's degree from Southwestern University and also holds a master's degree in environmental studies from Friends University.
She has a Class IV certification in both water and wastewater. Marler also holds the distinction of being the first woman to achieve the state's highest classification for certification in both water and wastewater treatment.
Her achievements at Hillsboro include recently overseeing a $3.5 million upgrade project at the city water plant. The project goal was to address stricter drinking water standards and to provide increased capacity. Marler worked in concert with the design engineer and contractor to assure all needs desired by the city council were met. The plant upgrades include the provision of a second clarifier, covers for both clarifiers, two new filters with granulated activated carbon layer making a total of five filters, and constructing a chlorine contact chamber.
When not working for the City of Hillsboro, Marler spends time helping her father in his auction business. She deals in vintage items of all types. Morgan and her husband, Shane, are residents of Hillsboro.
