Loup Power District recognized Hydro Superintendent Brad Morton for 35 years of service.
Morton joined Loup in 1990 as Second Assistant Plant Operator at the Columbus Powerhouse. He was promoted to First Assistant Plant Operator in 1991 and was later promoted to Plant Operator. In 1993, he was promoted to Monroe Powerhouse Chief Operator. He was promoted to Assistant Hydro Superintendent in 2011 and the following year he was promoted to his current position of Hydro Superintendent.
As Hydro Superintendent, Morton is responsible for the general operation and maintenance of the District’s hydro system from the Genoa Headworks to the Columbus Tailrace. The hydro system includes generating facilities at Columbus and Monroe, a diversion and dredging operation at the Genoa Headworks, a 35-mile canal system, and recreational facilities at five parks and two lakes.
Morton is a graduate of Pierce High School. He earned an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Electrical Technology from Northeast Community College in Norfolk and a Supervisory Management Certificate from Central Community College in Columbus. Brad and his wife, Janet, have three children — Scott, Ryan, and Megan.