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Two areas in Ennis will benefit from an approved decision on May 17 to install lift stations. Simply put, a lift station pushes wastewater uphill until it can catch a downward slope where gravity flow will once again be applied towards the treatment plant.

When sewage has to travel uphill, it requires pressure in what is called a force main (which is the pipe), and the pressure is created by a lift…

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