Visiting the Housatonic Treatment Plant

Today, in my role as Vice Chairman of the Milford Sewer Commission, I had the opportunity to tour the Housatonic Treatment Plant. We've heard several complaints from residents about the smells coming from the facility.

I was pleased to see the steps Milford Public Works has already taken to try to address the issue, and the upcoming installation of a new rotary press (photo) will improve odor control even more. This new equipment was partially funded by our City's partnership with Athletic Brewing, an agreement I was proud to support in one of my first votes on the Commission.

My thanks to the hard-working Public Works employees who organized the tour, showed us around the treatment plant, and explained how the systems function. At the end, we saw the clean water (safe to drink, though we didn't test that) where it returns to the Housatonic river: