NEWBURGH, N.Y. -- The public is getting a look at the city of Newburgh's brand new water treatment facility that was officially opened last weekend.

Construction began on the brand new facility in August 2016 after it was discovered months earlier that Newburgh's water supply contained PFOS.

Each one of the carbon vessels in the facility contains 40,000 pounds of granular carbon, which treat the water that is pumped into the city.

The filtration system is currently receiving its water supply from Catskills Aqueduct, which is also used by New York City.

Officials are confident the new treatment plant will produce some of the highest quality of water in the state.

Officials expect that by next month -- water supplying the plant will be from Lake Washington once again.

The total costs of the new system were about $50 million and produce about 9 million gallons of filtrated water per day.

Meanwhile, Newburgh residents were given the chance to learn more about the new treatment facility and ask officials questions about its capabilities during Monday night's City Council meeting.

Representatives from both the Department of Health and DEC attended the meeting to address any concerns -- as well as give an update on the city's blood testing program.

Residents say they're glad to see more action being taken from officials as some issues continue to linger.

The city says they are also planning a single issue meeting in the coming month for residents who want more information on Newburgh water issues.