wastewater

The facility breaks down organic material and converts it to methane gas, which is then harnessed as green energy. The by-products from that process is then provided to local farmers as a free fertilizer for their fields. However, nearby landowners have complained for years of foul odors, heavy truck traffic and possible groundwater contamination from the facility’s storage pond.

Two wastewater treatment plants in southwest Ohio are appealing the state's order to reduce the amount of phosphorus that goes into the Great Miami…