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New Springfield water treatment plant will modernize system
WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Springfield Water and Sewer Commission is celebrating its new state-of-the-art Backwash Facility. The $25-million facility marks phase one of the new West Parish Water Treatment Plant, which will modernize the city’s water system.
“We are building a new drinking water treatment plant here at West Parish Filters that will upgrade a lot of our infrastructure and our treatment process to meet 21st-century needs,” said Jaimye Bartak, Communications Manager at Springfield Water and Sewer Commission.
The West Parish Plant in Westfield has been the site of drinking water treatment for the Springfield region since 1909. Upgrades to the site’s sand filters and backwash tanks/pumps will address new drinking water regulations, including for disinfection byproducts.