Sept. 5, 1974
The new sewage treatment plant is expected to go online by October. A majority of the $1.2 million project has been completed, which includes an aerobic digester, clarifiers, chlorine contact chamber, aeration basin and outfall pipe. Work began on the plant last October. The new facility replaces the current system, which was built in 1946 (and improved in 1964) on Pleasant Valley Road adjacent to the South Santiam River and Ames…