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The Enterprise — Marcello Iaia

Project engineer Jason Preisner, in blue, takes interested residents on a tour, starting near the settling tanks at the treatment plant. Nearly 90 homes will be served by the hamlet's new sewage system, some of which, the county found in 1984 and 1996, had compromised sewage systems affecting the quality of private wells and the Fox Creek. The treatment facility is designed to require little maintenance, but under ground is a series of steps through which wastewater from homes in the hamlet flows. Eventually, the water is pumped onto the sand filter in scheduled intervals so as to feed the bacteria that break down contaminants.