Sewer: Very few city sewer systems get much respect. It is an essential city service. We have 16 miles of sewer in the city. It reaches out to 99% of our residents. We only have two lift stations to get the water to the sewer plant. Our treatment plant is modern and works very well. It removes 99% of the pollutants before the treated water reaches the Pecatonica.
The treatment plant is a complex biological treatment system. It requires a lot of laboratory work and process control knowledge to operate it efficiently.