ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. -
The wastewater treatment facility in Essex Junction will upgrade its equipment for the first time since 1983.
Organizers held a groundbreaking ceremony at the plant Tuesday afternoon, although construction began two weeks ago. The nearly $12 million project is funded partially through the state's general fund and partially through the SRS loan program. Updates to the system are modeled after projects finished in White River Junction and Quechee.
"It's like driving an old car that's been running for 25 years at 24 hours a day and it's getting very tired in a lot of places, rusty and tired," project engineer Terry Schaefer said.
The project should take two years to complete.
