Aging infrastructure and new regulatory requirements to improve municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants are driving investments in clean water and wastewater infrastructure around the region.
About 25% of New York State’s 610 wastewater facilities are operating beyond their useful life and others are using outmoded and inadequate technology, according to a 2008 New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) study. Many clean water systems, including New York City’s, are more than 100 years old and still use some original infrastructure that is often overwhelmed during storms.