Flathead Lake Biological Station earlier this month unveiled its new modular wastewater treatment plant, which will serve the research station and Yellow Bay State Park.

During the ribbon cutting, which was swapped for toilet paper, Bio Station Director Jim Esler didn’t waste an opportunity to get in some “potty puns.”

“Our old plant was pretty pooped out, so I can't tell you how relieved I am to wipe the past clean and open this new plant,” he joked with attendees at the annual open house.

The $2.1 million StreamGo plant, built in modular shipping containers, was critical to continuing the Bio Station’s mission of reducing nutrient discharge in Flathead Lake. Esler said their previous plant was 20 years past its engineered lifespan.

Following signs that the lake was experiencing water

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