Olean is seeking a study for wastewater discharge mitigation starting next week.
Mayor Bill Aiello said that the city’s Department of Public Works will issue a request for proposals for an engineering study of the city’s wastewater collection system after multiple overflows into the Allegheny River in recent years resulting in a looming lawsuit from the Seneca Nation of Indians.
The Seneca Nation is willing to assist grant writers in seeking aid for the project at the state and federal levels.