TH UR SDA Y , OC T O B E R 27 , 2016
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KEEPING FOX RIVER CLEAN
Environmental group takes a tour of wastewater facility By TONY SCOTT • tscott@kendallcountynow.com When residents flush their toilets or dump dirty water down their drains, they most likely don’t think about where that water goes. The Fox Metro Water Reclamation District treats wastewater for approximately 300,000 people living in Aurora, North Aurora, Boulder Hill, Montgomery, Oswego, Sugar Grove and portions of Yorkville and Batavia. Recently the Fox River Ecosystem Partnership (FREP) held one of its Noon Network events at the Fox Metro treatment plant in Oswego Township, near Montgomery. The organization, which promotes a healthy environment and, specifically, a healthy Fox River, was treated to a presentation on wastewater treatment and a tour of the facility.
See WASTEWATER TOUR, page 5
Tony Scott - tscott@kendallcountynow.com
Randy Hummer, laboratory supervisor at Fox Metro Water Reclamation District, holds up samples of treated liquid effluent (left) and untreated sewer water during a recent presentation to the Fox River Ecosystem Partnership.