(File Photo of the Center Township Water Authority Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) On Friday, the Robert E. Rager Municipal Water Treatment and Filtration Facility began operation in Aliquippa. This new facility is being described as a milestone that is major for the city of Aliquippa and its redevelopment. According to authority officials, the $18.5 million plant will satisfy any water demand. The company 72 Steel is getting ready to build a steel mill and Westinghouse is trying to find riverfront property that is vacant for a facility for microreactors.