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Harvard Sewage Treatment Plant

The Harvard Sewage Treatment Plant on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Harvard. The plant was originally constructed 1940, but has been upgrade a handful of time since construction.

Harvard Sewage Treatment Plant

A sign hangs from the one of the Harvard Sewage Treatment Plant's digesters on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Harvard.

Harvard Sewage Treatment Plant

Harvard Utility Department Superintendent James Grant poses for a portrait on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at the Harvard Sewage Treatment Plant, in Harvard.

Harvard Sewage Treatment Plant

An analog flow chart gives a reading on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at the Harvard Sewage Treatment Plant, in Harvard.

Harvard Sewage Treatment Plant

Senior operator Anthony DeRose tests the oxygen level of a water sample on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at the Harvard Sewage Treatment Plant, in Harvard. Processed water is periodically tested by the plant to ensure it meets IEPA standards.

Harvard Sewage Treatment Plant

The Harvard Sewage Treatment Plants trickling filter on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Harvard.

Harvard Sewage Treatment Plant

One of the Harvard Sewage Treatment Plant's Rotating Bacterial Contractor on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at, in Harvard.

Harvard Sewage Treatment Plant

Screw pumps at the Harvard Sewage Treatment Plant on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Harvard.

Harvard Sewage Treatment Plant

A plague memorializing the original contraction of the Harvard Sewage Treatment Plant hangs on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Harvard.

Harvard Sewage Treatment Plant

Valves that control one of the Harvard Sewage Treatment Plant's digesters on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Harvard.