Northeast Relief Sewer, Genesee County Drain Commission

Why is this a good use of taxpayers' dollars:

The Genesee County Drain Commission is currently operating a wastewater system constructed in 1964 with a projected capacity of 25 years. This system is failing and cannot meet projected flows. In 1998, the Commission determined that the existing system had reached its planned capacity -- and that the NERS/Kearsley Creek Interceptor (KCI) project would be required to accommodate the regional service needs and to provide infrastructure for continued economic growth and development. These funds will be used to complete construction of 27 miles (project includes 42 total miles) of sanitary sewer pipe and two pump stations that will collect local sanitary sewage and transport it to a compliant treatment facility, thereby eliminating direct discharge of sewage into surface waters, lakes or streams.