Century to pay $240k for help

firm hired to take over water, wastewater

Recent warning letters sent to the town of Century from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) concerning the town's on-going non-compliance and numerous violations in its water and wastewater treatment system and the recent resignation of its water superintendent prompted the council Tuesday night to approve hiring a company with personnel who will bring the system into compliance and manage it for one year at a cost of almost $240,000.

Gomez said there was a meeting with DEP about the town's water treatment plant April 10 and described it as 'strict' and 'eerie', and remin...