Wastewater Operator Gave Up College for Collections

David McAlpin goes from university to utility and builds a life around water and wastewater in Blountsville, Alabama.
Wastewater Operator Gave Up College for Collections
David McAlpin, general manager of the Blountsville Utility Board, was the Alabama Rural Water Association’s 2015 Wastewater Operator of the Year. (Photography by Jeff Haller/ Keyhole Photography)

David McAlpin is proof that the adage “Listen to your elders” pays off. As general manager of the Blountsville (Alabama) Utility Board, McAlpin has found a niche that has served everyone well — himself, his wife and three children, and this quiet community of 1,700 in northwest Alabama.

So well that in March 2015, McAlpin was named Wastewater Operator of the Year by the Alabama Rural Water Association. “I sure was surprised when I won the award,” says McAlpin, 40, a...

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