Sheridan getting new water treatment facility

Posted By: The ReporterJune 9, 2023

Indiana American Water Company will join Sheridan town officials, community leaders, and project partners at a groundbreaking ceremony at 1 p.m. today to break ground for a new $30 million water treatment facility.

The new facility will include filtration to better remove iron and manganese from the area's groundwater source, replace the existing backup power generator, and add new pumping equipment and a 500,000-gallon finished water storage tank. The project also allows the company to switch from using chlorine gas to a much safer liquid form of chlorine known as sodium hypochlorite to produce chloramines that disinfect water during the treatment process.

The event will be held at 801 E. 2nd St., Sheridan.