New Water Treatment Facility

The Freeport City Council, Mayor Jodi Miller, Winter Construction, and Fehr Graham broke ground on Freeport's new water treatment facility on October 15.

This highly anticipated water facility has been in development since 2017 and is slated to provide 40-50 percent of the city's daily water needs. It is part of the city's $12.8 million well and water treatment project to upgrade its antiquated water system built in the 1880s. The project is funded through Illinois Environmental Protection Agency loans.

Fehr Graham led the design and engineering of this project. In August, W...