 Phase one of that project begins with the Westside plant. Senator Richard Blumenthal says the facility is out of date, been overburdened, and he says the city needs the investment. When the sound is polluted by sewage overflows or nitrogen effluent from Bridgeport, it affects everyone. Blumenthal says federal funding is just a fraction of what the project needs. He says he'll work with city leaders to secure more money.