Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
Alan Grooms, PE, CPM, Env SP, has extensive experience in wastewater treatment and engineering, currently serving as the Operations Manager at Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District since July 2009. In this role, Alan oversees the operations section and the wastewater treatment processes at the Nine Springs facility, managing a team of over 18 engineers and operators. Prior to this, Alan was a Process & Research Engineer at the same facility, assisting with process adjustments and efficiency monitoring. With a strong foundation in project management from Town & Country Engineering, Inc., where Alan managed all aspects of wastewater treatment plant design and construction, and prior experience as a Project Manager for Aqua-Aerobic Systems focusing on Sequencing Batch Reactor products, Alan's career began as a Surface Warfare Division Officer in the US Navy. Alan holds a Master of Science in Civil (Environmental) Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Iowa State University, along with a Certified Public Manager degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
We are a passionate and experienced team that works to protect public health, the environment and local waters through innovation, sustainability and resource recovery. Established in 1930 to protect the lakes and streams of the upper Yahara watershed, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District today serves 26 customer communities covering some 184 square miles and 380,000 people in the Madison, Wisconsin area. The District owns and operates 141 miles of pipe and 18 regional pumping stations that convey approximately 41 million gallons of wastewater to the Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant each day. Organized as a municipal corporation, the District is a leader in sustainability and resource reclamation. The District is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners appointed by the County Executive. The Board is responsible for setting policy, ensuring fiscal responsibility, and establishing District directions. Wastewater treatment for the entire District area is performed at the Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant. District staff are responsible for the design and maintenance of the interceptor collection sewers and for the pumping stations that convey wastewater from over 40 municipal customers across Dane County to the Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant.