Wastewater system upgrades underway at Savenac
The historic Savenac Nursey remains closed during the summer as a new wastewater treatment center is being installed and has disrupted public use until October. (Forest Service photo)
A critical infrastructure upgrade is in progress near the historic Savenac Nursery District, where a new wastewater system is being installed to better serve the growing number of travelers and maintain public health and environmental standards.
The project, funded by the Great American Outdoors Act with an investment of $982,123, is designed to replace a decades-old wastewater system originally installed in 1978. The associated water system, installed in 1985, is also part of the broader infrastructure update. While no formal life expectancy was originally documented, the replacement reflects both age and increasing usage demands, especially with roughly 2,500 people using the I-90 rest areas each day, according to officials.
Some local residents had questions about the scope and routing of the new system, particularly rumors of infrastructure extending beneath Interstate 90.
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