$1M Equipment Upgrade at Erving Wastewater Plant Would Reduce Hauling Costs

$1M equipment upgrade at Erving wastewater plant would reduce hauling costs

ERVING — Erving Industries Inc., which operates the Erving Center Wastewater Treatment Plant on Route 2, hopes to install new flash drying equipment to reduce sludge hauling costs.

A New Wastewater Plant in Carterville Could Stop Sewage Overflows — Why Hasn’t Construction Started Yet? – Illinois Answers Project

Carterville reported 40 sanitary sewer overflows in the past decade, and city officials have known for years that a new wastewater treatment plant would resolve the issue. Last year, Carterville was approved for a $31 million federal loan administered through the Illinois EPA for the project. Yet city council did not sign the loan agreement, one of the requirements for dispersal of the funds, until March of this year — more than five years after…

A New Wastewater Plant in Carterville Could Stop Sewage Overflows — Why Hasn’t Construction Started Yet?

CARTERVILLE — Aaron Jones was walking his land in Carterville with a prospective homebuyer five years ago when he said he saw the ditch that runs alongside his property was filled with human feces.  “It looked like someone flushed the toilet” into the ditch, Jones said. On other occasions, Jones said he found, in addition to feces, used tampons, condoms and toilet paper. Ever since the day with the potential buyer, he’s been trying to sell land …