Seminole County plans new wastewater treatment

New tonight, aging infrastructure and rusting tanks. That's the condition of a wastewater treatment plant in Seminole County. But now there are plans to build a brand new one, something neighbors say is needed. Fox 35's Alexis Clevenger has more. We get a lot of smell coming through there, pungent smell. Raul Gonzalez lives right behind the Palm Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant. He says not only is there a smell coming from the plant, but the condition of it. look at that how dirty that is that's where we keep the water at and i believe we need something better than that for what we pay for and now plans are underway to replace the aging plant the project's general contractor tells fox 35 the current plant has steel tanks that are rusting and it's reached the end of its lifespan the new proposed facility would sit on more than 227 acres but before crews can get started on construction the project still needs to move through the county's planning and zoning process the county says additional engineering plans and and design details were submitted this week and are now under staff review. The project team hopes to break ground sometime in November. Their goal is to have the new plant up and running by the end of 2027. In Seminole County, Alexis Clevenger, Fox 35 News.