A recent spill of ferric chloride at the wastewater treatment plant in Farmer City provided a brief scare for City leadership.

On the WHOW Morning Show Tuesday, City Administrator Taylor Baxter told the Hart Media Group it was inside one of the tanks that treats wastewater that comes into the plant.

According to Baxter, the City had to contract the work out to fix the issue, and the EPA had to be brought in. Ultimately, it was found there were no violations, and the equipment is back to working properly.

Baxter feels the City is fortunate because it could have been a worse situation than it was. He credits the City's staff for catching this issue and being proactive in alerting the correct people to address the issue.