Water infrastructure can last a long time when well maintained. But sooner or later, it wears out and needs replacing.The Village of Sherman in far western New York (population 720) this year finished extensive upgrades to its wastewater treatment and drinking water facilities, investing a total of $9.5 million. And that’s in addition to a new 9.58 MW solar energy array built on the wastewater treatment plant property.The $7 million wastewater plant upgrade replaced an extended aeration activated sludge system with a sequencing batch reactor and a screw press for biosolids dewatering. “It’s less labor intensive,” says Jay Irwin, lead
