Wastewater treatment plant's new operators have plans to diversify
Boston Business Journal - April 14, 2006 by Sean McFadden Journal Staff

ATTLEBORO -- Sam Butterfield and John Theriault just didn't want to let a good opportunity go to waste.

A couple of years ago, Butterfield, founder and CEO of a 16-year-old, Plymouth-based environmental services firm, Butterfield Environmental (which he still operates), decided to take a gamble on resuscitating a 27,000-square-foot wastewater treatment plant in Attleboro originally built for the Texas Instruments' (TI) Sensors & Controls division in 1977 -- and which was scheduled for imminent closure.

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South Shore Entrepreneur: Love That Dirty Water - Wastewater treatment plant fills a need By BRAD KELLY  The Patriot Ledger

Operating a wastewater treatment plant is no easy task. The state requires all operators of the complex system to obtain a wastewater treatment license and get Hazmat certification for handling hazardous materials. Exams for both requirements are difficult to pass.

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