Mt. Carmel residents who have complained of the taste and smell of the city’s water over the years might be encouraged to know a new water treatment plant will take care of those issues. That’s what water commissioner Justin Dulgar told the city council during a presentation at their most recent meeting. Dulgar said the smell and taste issues arise from an algae bloom from the Wabash River. But he said the new water plant will be able to rectify the problem….
If built, the new water plant is expected to be operational sometime in 2023.