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County signs EPA findings, begins wastewater facility work; pond to be removed after new plant is built
Summary
Williams County executed the EPA final findings and orders, staff said construction work began April 7, contractors are on site, the county will discharge prior to the pond during construction and the existing pond will be removed when a new treatment facility is built.
Williams County commissioners signed the EPA’s final findings and orders on April 17, county staff said, and construction work on a wastewater treatment upgrade is underway.
County staff told the board the contractor had equipment on site and the county began dewatering the pond to prepare the construction area. The county will sample discharge before it reaches the pond to meet permit conditions while the pond is out of service, staff said. Officials warned residents near the site that dewatering could cause short-term odors as…
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