Persistence and patience are bringing a payback to an upstate New York wastewater treatment plant, and facility officials say there could be even more to come. In 2007 the Town of Williamson began applying for grants to help ease the financial pain of upgrades to its 625,000 gpd contact stabilization treatment plant. But whether the sources were local, state or federal sources, the rejection notices kept coming.
“It just seemed our sewer rates were too low for us to attract and qualify for any available maintenance-related funding,” says chief operator John Manahan. “But I’m a real proponent of green energy, so
