By Anthony Reynolds
Houghton – A Copper Country wastewater treatment plant has been recognized as being one of the best in the nation. The Portage Lake Water & Sewage Authority recently received the Environmental Protection Agencies award for the second-best medium-sized system in America. Board Chair Robert Baillod says they were honored for their cost effectiveness and quality of effluent. The plant was also awarded earlier this year as the Best Midwest Treatment Plant.