County, state, and federal officials held Wednesday morning a groundbreaking ceremony near this unincorporated town for the $11.7 million Niland Sanitation District Wastewater Treatment Plant and Collection System Improvements Project. “The county today conducted a groundbreaking ceremony on the much expected Niland wastewater treatment plant,” Imperial County Executive Officer Miguel Figueroa said in an interview. “This plant will not only help us serve better the community of Niland, but also grow and expand future capacity needs as Niland and its region grows, obviously considering renewable energy development coming down.” According to the county official, the wastewater treatment plant will help better serve local residents and the future growth of the Lithium Valley and the additional expansion of the geothermal energy plants.