Construction began in 1999 on the new Digester at the New England Sewage Treatment Plant. This plant had one existing digester and after construction their will be two working digesters. A Digester is a large above the ground tank that looks somewhat like a silo, and this tank is used for micro-organisms to decompose the sludge. More simply a digester acts like a human's stomach digesting food. The digester is heated to keep the micro-organisms warm and happy so they can do their best work.

New England Sewage Treatment Plant will also have a new 550,000 gallon capacity Equalization Tank. This tank holds the overflows going into the plant and releases them slowly to be processed.

Work at the New England Plant is ongoing. More information here in the near future.

Aeration Tanks at New England Sewage Treatment Plant