Changes made to Toledo water treatment plant since 2014 crisis [Video]

More than $500 million of investments were made to the plant after the 2014 water crisis, including service pumps, cyanobacteria sensors and more.

TOLEDO, Ohio —

The 2014 water crisis was a time of uncertainty for Toledo residents. For the Toledo water treatment plant, it was an opportunity.

Brian Loudenslager, operator of record for the Toledo Water Treatment Administration, said it was a chance for work to be done.

“I think the hardest part of it was the change in public perception,” Loudenslager said. “I think that’s the part I’ve always kept with me, because there’s just a lot of us in this field that take what we do serious. We’re passionate about what we do and when people think differently, that’s really hard.”

He said in the past decade there have been a lot of changes that have happened at the water treatment center.

Loudenslager said more than $500 million of investments made to …