It is difficult for the average Terre Haute resident, who dutifully pays a sewer bill, to be enthused about a multi-million project that will eventually boost rates.

Still, Hauteans can at least be assured the Wabash River that runs through this community will be a cleaner, healthier resource as a result of their investment.

Another step in that process unfolded earlier this week.

The Terre Haute Board of Sanitary Commissioners voted to continue moving forward on construction of a new main lift station that will handle 96 million gallons of water per day in its sewage system. The commissioners’ action included an early step toward issuing a $90-million bond measure, which is essentially a construction loan.