Muffin Monster equipment is de- signed and built to be tough, but JWC never intended to have one take on a hurricane. On Sept. 21, 1989, Hurricane Hugo hit the South Carolina coastline and drenched the region with heavy rains, winds and storm surge. The Plum Island wastewater treatment plant lay right in its flood path. At the time five Muffin Monsters were in operation and all but one held up through the storm and its afterm

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