One Uniontown lagoon now drained for repair

A flock of Canada geese fly overhead at sunset Monday, as one of the Uniontown lagoons lies drying in the sun. Once dry, crews will scrape out the layer of dried bio-solids and pile it in the sun to dry.

The repair of Uniontown’s three lagoons is now well under way. Construction crews have now drained one of the main lagoons and will in the next few weeks drain the second lagoon.

Goal of the project is to replace clay lining of the lagoons with impermeable rubber lining. The lagoons were leaking at an accelerated rate, according to state Department of Ecology.

Once the lagoons are drained, cre...