Medina County Wastewater Treatment Plant Invests In Environmentally-Friendly Biogas System
There are over 16,000 publicly-owned treatment works in the United States, serving 75% of the total population. Although these facilities aren't responsible for the drinking water flowing through our water pipes, they nonetheless play an extremely important role in our society.
Wastewater describes all the water that has been used, either in residential, business, or industrial settings. If this water was not treated before being released back into the environment, we'd be facing serious health issues (such as typhoid outbreaks and gastrointestinal illnesses). As lucky as we are to have access to such facilities, they don't necessarily enforce the most environmentally-friendly practices. One wastewater treatment plant in Medina County, Ohio, decided to break this habit; by choosing to i...