Williamson receives $30,000 planning grant

An Unsewered Communities Planning Grant has been awarded to the village of Williamson for $30,000. It provides funding to develop plans addressing wastewater collection and treatment.

Communities are considered “unsewered” if they lack wastewater collection and/or treatment systems. Many of these communities have patchwork systems or decades-old underground "wildcat" pipes that illegally discharge to surface waters. For a majority of these communities, there is a lack of local revenue to invest in the construction and long-term operation and maintenance of adequate collection and treatment fac...