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Paul Burris (left) and Assistant Superintendent Tom Tapella meet next to three new raw influent screw pumps from Evoqua.
A city leader looking at a resume from Paul Burris might easily have said: No, too many jobs in too short a time.
Leaders in the Illinois city of Elmhurst saw something else: Solid and diverse experience and a record of accomplishment. They hired Burris in April 2016 as utility...