Photos: Go behind the scenes at one of Lincoln's wastewater treatment plants
Lincoln city officials offered reporters and photographers an inside look at the Theresa Street Water Resource Recovery Facility on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.
The grit handling facility seen on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at the Theresa Street Water Resource Recovery Facility in Lincoln.
An aerial view of the Theresa Street Water Resource Recovery Facility on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Lincoln.
Measles was first detected at the Theresa Street Water Resource Recovery Facility near North 27th Street and Cornhusker Highway on Jan. 23. Days later, the first case in Lancaster County since 1990 was reported.
Filtration grates hang in pre-treatment wastewater on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at the Theresa Street Water Resource Recovery Facility in Lincoln.
A manhole cover seen on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at the Theresa Street Water Resource Recovery Facility in Lincoln.
Materials used to ship off wastewater samples for testing seen on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at the Theresa Street Water Resource Recovery Facility in Lincoln.
Environmental lab specialist Geoff Swanson works on Wednesday at the Theresa Street Water Resource Recovery Facility. Measles was detected in wastewater in the facility days before Lancaster County reported a measles case Jan. 28.
Testing and chemical samples stand in temperature controlled storage on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at the Theresa Street Water Resource Recovery Facility in Lincoln.
Anaerobic digesters at the Theresa Street Water Resource Recovery Facility break down organic matter in wastewater.
An ISCO 5800 Refrigerated Water Sampler seen Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at the Theresa Street Water Resource Recovery Facility in Lincoln.
Testing and chemical samples stand in temperature-controlled storage on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at the Theresa Street Water Resource Recovery Facility in Lincoln.
Facility superintendent Tyler Cruthers shows materials used to ship off wastewater samples for testing on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at the Theresa Street Water Resource Recovery Facility in Lincoln.
Facility superintendent Tyler Cruthers shows off an ISCO 5800 Refrigerated Water Sampler seen Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at the Theresa Street Water Resource Recovery Facility in Lincoln.
Machinery seen above wastewater filtration grates on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at the Theresa Street Water Resource Recovery Facility in Lincoln.
The laboratory seen on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at the Theresa Street Water Resource Recovery Facility in Lincoln.
Piping seen in the building housing wastewater filtration grates on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at the Theresa Street Water Resource Recovery Facility in Lincoln.
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