PIERRE — Pierre’s drinking water treatment plant has been pumping out treated Missouri River surface water for a few months now, but the facility is already winning awards for it’s use of engineering and technology. Kent Woodmansey is awards chair for the Central Chapter of the South Dakota Engineering Society…
The 2022 award may not be the only one for the plant…
Mayor Steve Harding accepted the award on behalf of the city…
As a part of Engineering Week, the Central Chapter of the South Dakota Engineering Society also awarded two individual awards. The Young Engineer of the Year is Brandon Carda with the Office of the State Engineer. Neal Konda was named the Engineer of the Year. He works in the Livestock Services Program with the State Department of Ag and Natural Resources.