![Engineer John R. Smith Moved to His Retirement Destination and Found a Wastewater Challenge to Tackle](https://cole-onsiteinstaller.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.onsiteinstaller.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fvineyard_system.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=620&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=1024&s=19c839877f4581087feac42ef5998844)
Space is often limited on Martha’s Vineyard. At this property, NitROE equipment is set beneath a driveway. A heavy slab and traffic-rated risers and lids protect the components. (Photos courtesy of KleanTu)
John R. Smith had semiretired as an engineer and decided to spend more time in his rental house on Martha’s Vineyard, an island about 4 miles south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Then he went to a one-day conference about nitrogen pollution of the island’s nearshore waters, and...