EditorialCatching the Rain

Catching the Rain

A green roof is just part of substantial efficiency and sustainability at the Village of Lyons treatment plant

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Catching the Rain
Constructed of multilayer pregrown modules, the 1,000 square-foot green roof reduces stormwater runoff by capturing up to 30,000 gallons per year and recycling it through a 2,500-gallon buried holding tank.

A Green Improvement project at the wastewater treatment plant in the Village of Lyons, N.Y. (population 4,000), shows you don’t have to be big to do big things. The installation of a green roof on the plant’s solids building, combined with other energy-savings upgrades, will save...

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