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WARREN — So far, Trumbull County has spent $67.2 million on sewer projects since the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency ordered the county to add sewer to certain areas, and another $49.8 million is expected to be spent on projects before 2030.

That will bring the total amount of sewer spending in the county since the original 2000 OEPA order to about $117 million. About $6.4 million is expected to be spent on projects this year, with another $23.4 million expected to be spent on the projects before 2025, and another $20 million before 2030.

Through 2020, 3,545 residences and businesses have been served by the projects, and by 2030, 5,242 residences and businesses will have been served, according to the Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer’s Office.

The office generates an annual report to comply with the OEPA consent decree. The time frames are estimations, however, and do not guarantee the completion of the projects in the specified times, the report states.

Some of the bigger projects on the table are in Warren Township and Hubbard.

Read more in Sunday’s Tribune Chronicle.