The Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority commissioners took a beating from the public when they approved a $170 million clean-water plant upgrade, finished in 2009. As it turned out, that up grade and expansion saved residents and the environment a great deal of grief when Superstorm Sandy came calling on Oct. 29, 2012.The Rahway Valley plant team fought off the storm and operated through it without interruption and without releasing any untreated water, while neighboring plants were swamped by the tidal surge and discharged billions of gallons of raw (diluted) sewage.All told, they ran the facility for 17 days solely on
