NEWSEvansville Water Treatment Plant – built in 1897 – in need of replacement Denny SimmonsCourier & PressFiltered water drains into the next level of treatment at the Evansville Water Treatment Plant. The EWSU is hoping to replace the facility with a new plant with a $177 million price tag to go along with another $43 million for water main replacement and relocation projects.DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESSA section of the Evansville Water Treatment Plant built in 1897. The EWSU is hoping to replace the facility with a new plant with a $177 million price tag to go along with another $43 million for water main replacement and relocation projects.DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESSImpurities are removed from the water at the Evansville Water Treatment Plant. The EWSU is hoping to replace the facility with a new plant with a $177 million price tag to go along with another $43 million for water main replacement and relocation projects.DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESSA section of the Evansville Water Treatment Plant built in 1897. The EWSU is hoping to replace the facility with a new plant with a $177 million price tag to go along with another $43 million for water main replacement and relocation projects.DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESSWater is pumped from the Ohio River into the Evansville Water Treatment Plant, left, and filtered of debris and sentiment, right. The EWSU is hoping to replace the facility with a new plant with a $177 million price tag to go along with another $43 million for water main replacement and relocation projects.DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESSA section of the Evansville Water Treatment Plant built in 1897. The EWSU is hoping to replace the facility with a new plant with a $177 million price tag to go along with another $43 million for water main replacement and relocation projects.DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESSA section of the Evansville Water Treatment Plant built in 1897. The EWSU is hoping to replace the facility with a new plant with a $177 million price tag to go along with another $43 million for water main replacement and relocation projects.DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESSA section of the Evansville Water Treatment Plant built in 1897. The EWSU is hoping to replace the facility with a new plant with a $177 million price tag to go along with another $43 million for water main replacement and relocation projects.DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESSWater is pumped from the Ohio River into the Evansville Water Treatment Plant. The EWSU is hoping to replace the facility with a new plant with a $177 million price tag to go along with another $43 million for water main replacement and relocation projects.DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESSA section of the Evansville Water Treatment Plant built in 1897. The EWSU is hoping to replace the facility with a new plant with a $177 million price tag to go along with another $43 million for water main replacement and relocation projects.DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESSImpurities are removed from the water at the Evansville Water Treatment Plant. The EWSU is hoping to replace the facility with a new plant with a $177 million price tag to go along with another $43 million for water main replacement and relocation projects.DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESSWater is pumped from the Ohio River into the Evansville Water Treatment Plant. The EWSU is hoping to replace the facility with a new plant with a $177 million price tag to go along with another $43 million for water main replacement and relocation projects.DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS