The Springfield Utility Board is getting closer to establishing a water treatment facility on the McKenzie River in Thurston.
The utility says the new source of water will help support Springfield’s growing community and will make its system more resilient with multiple sources of drinking water.
The project is almost three decades in the making. The state granted SUB water rights on the river in 2007. The utility is working with a design firm and pursuing permits. SUB plans for construction on the new plant to begin in 2028, with the facility starting to operate in 2031…