New Deerfield Water Plant Is Nearly Ready

Village gave residents a seamless transition while keeping costs low. State Sen. Susan Garrett honored for providing assistance.

With Deerfield’s new Wastewater Reclamation Facility 95 percent complete and fully financed, the Village officially opened the new facility with a flag raising ceremony Monday and the best part may be how little residents would have noticed the two-year project. The new facility containing state of the art technology and built in the most environmentally sound way possible, was constructed around the original 1954 plant to avoid any possible inconvenience to residents. Get local news in a daily email from Patch. It's like getting a free newspaper. Learn more. “It was created around the old building,” Mayor Harriet Rosenthal said. “It’s a green center. It’s LEED certified,” she added referring to a special certification that comes from the …

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