The city of Perry recently opened its new $50 million wastewater treatment plant, which cleans used water from homes and businesses, removing harmful organisms.

Perry Mayor Randall Walker says the facility was designed to support the growing eastern part of the city and is providing necessary upgrades to the city’s sewage infrastructure. Mayor Walker says this project began about eight years ago because the previous plant was at capacity.

“So, we decided that we would build something that I would characterize as multi-generational. so, we moved it out to the confluence of Mossy Creek and Big Indian Creek; which gave us a much larger capacity, for long term use of that plant,” said Walker.

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