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Owasso Asks Legislature for $15 million to Replace Failing Nitrification Towers
Summary
Owasso leaders and business and community advocates urged the subcommittee for $15 million to replace three aging nitrification towers at the Mid‑County wastewater treatment center, warning of rate spikes and environmental risk if towers fail.
Owasso officials and local business and environmental leaders told the House Appropriations Subcommittee that three nitrification towers at the Mid‑County wastewater treatment center are failing and the city seeks $15,000,000 in state assistance to replace them.
"This is the most significant portion that could fail at any time and cause an environmental catastrophe to the Shiawassee River," Justin Horvath, president and CEO of the Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership, said to the committee. He described potential consequences for…
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