If you've driven by the DeWitt County Sanitation District facility along Business 51 on Clinton's south side, you've likely seen cranes and loaders doing what looks to be major work there.

President of the DeWitt County Sanitation District, Steve Schaffer, tells Regional Radio the project is roughly 14 million dollars and stems from a mandate from the Illinois EPA.

According to Schaffer, the mandate from the EPA was largely unexpected, and therefore, they could not save money over time to make sure they did not burden water users with the cost.

Once complete, the sanitation operations will run much more efficiently and will better filter the City's water.

The project is a total of $ 14.4 million but Schaffer notes after some loan forgiveness, it will reduce the loan total to just over $ 10 million.

He also points out the project is mostly on schedule and is projected to be complete in September of next year.