I just read your great article about Beloit, Wisconsin. My husband David grew up in nearby Racine, Wisconsin and has friends who grew up in Beloit. We’ll definitely visit the Beloit Pump House the next time we go back to WI.

I have become the resident historian for Cla-Val after having done a retrospective piece on our company for our 70th anniversary a couple of years ago. It’s really amazing how much the waterworks industry has changed! The AWWA did a historical overview of the industry last year for their 125th anniversary. Really interesting!

I read your blog and found it diverse and interesting. Your article written on Beloit’s historic pump station starts one thinking about the essential requirement to transport water to our communities…clean water, that is

With your continuing contributions, you not only inform… you inspire! Thank you, Michelle, for your superlative work!