5.7 Your Sewage Facilities

The sewage facilities in my community are Fairfield Water and Sewer Services, Dixon Waster Water Facilities, Easterly Waste Water Treatment Plant in Vacaville.

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  1. Krissy PamatmatOctober 11, 2017 at 10:44 AM

    Hi Mayra,

    It's nice to know that there are three sewage facilities in your community. Thank you for including a picture on how a sewage treatment works. It's very educational.

    - Krissy

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