Articles About wastewater treatment

• Yellow Springs’ new water plant is online

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 1, 2018

  

  Yellow Springs residents should notice changes in local tap water now that the new, long-awaited water plant is up and running, according to Village Manager Patti Bates recently.

• Harness power of the potty

  By Lauren HeatonJune 25, 2015

  

  In his nine years as the Village Water and Wastewater Superintendent, Joe Bates has overseen a complete overhaul of the wastewater treatment plant and the near-complete redesign of a new water treatment plant, and ushered both facilities back into compliance with current Environmental Protection Agency standards.

• Village Council on water sourcing — Plant upgrade less expensive

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 13, 2014

  

  Renovating the existing Village water plant is doable and less expensive than the other two options being considered for sourcing local water, according to a presentation at Village Council’s Feb. 3 meeting.

• Toxic sites are under control

  By Lauren HeatonApril 5, 2012

  Over the past two decades, Vernay, along with Morris Bean & Company, YSI, Inc. and the Village Water Reclamation plant, have all been point sources of pollution to local ground and surface water. But through their efforts and work with the U.S. and Ohio Environmental Protection Agencies, all four point sources of area water pollution have made strides to control and mitigate the damage they caused to the local watershed.

• Wastewater upgrades showcased

  By Megan BachmanMarch 9, 2012

  More than 100 area wastewater and water treatment plant operators from Southwest Ohio visited the Village water facilities on Thursday.

• Upgrade makes sewage plant shiny and new

  By Lauren HeatonDecember 29, 2011

  

  After nearly two years of work and about $3 million in upgrades, the Village’s refurbished wastewater treatment plant now has not only higher water quality but also a new name.

• Sewer link-up moves ahead

  By Megan BachmanMay 26, 2011

  

  A project connecting the Morris Bean & Company foundry to the Village of Yellow Springs sanitary sewer system will likely be completed this year with the recent finding by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency that the project will not have a significant negative impact on the environment.

• The keeper of the water’s source

  By Lauren HeatonOctober 14, 2010

  

  Like the air we breathe, the water we drink is of vital importance to our health, yet its origins beyond the tap are somewhat mysterious. Down at the southern end of the village nestled among the foliage on Jacoby Road…

• Solutions to brown water sought

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 1, 2010

  The periodic brown water in Yellow Springs homes is caused by manganese and is not harmful, according to Village Water and Wastewater Superintendent Joe Bates at Village Council’s June 21 meeting.

• Stimulus money down the drain— Wastewater funds allocated

  By Lauren HeatonJuly 9, 2009

  The long-awaited improvements to the Village wastewater treatment plant have finally been funded and approved, and the Village received a permit to install the new equipment this week. The $2.64 million project will be funded by state and federal stimulus grants and is expected to be completed by late 2010.