in the 1920s the city of akron purchased 800 acres (3.2 km²) of land at botzum to build a sewage treatment plant, which opened in 1928 and remains there to this day. there is no longer any sign that there was a community there. along with the sewage plant it is known for a viewing station for great blue herons to the east where bath road crosses the cuyahoga river. there is also a sign on the ohio & erie canal towpath with a photograph of botzum from 1875.