GOVERNOR PATERSON ANNOUNCES $87 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR DRINKING WATER PROJECTS ACROSS THE STATE
Funds to Improve Aging Drinking Water Systems, Create Jobs, and Boost Local Economies
Governor David A. Paterson today announced
$87 million for drinking water projects across the State through the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. A total of 14 projects will
receive financing to improve drinking water systems, creating jobs and
protecting public health.
“Safe, potable water is necessary for our
lives and livelihood and these economic recovery funds will support
major capital improvements to our drinking water systems,” Governor
Paterson said. “In addition to improving the quality of our water,
these funds will also create new jobs and promote economic development.
I thank President Obama and our Congressional Delegation for setting
aside stimulus funds for these critical projects.”
The funding will support capital
improvements to drinking water systems, including the construction of
new wells, pumps and pump stations, water storage tanks, and
disinfection systems; the replacement of aged water distribution mains;
and the expansion of public water to areas currently served by poor
quality private wells.
The projects will be supplemented with
additional funding through the New York Drinking Water State Revolving
Fund. To ensure that the projects proceed quickly, the State Department
of Health and the Environmental Facilities Corporation, which
co-administer the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, have identified
the projects contracted to begin work by February 17, 2010.
Some of the projects that will receive economic recovery funds include:
The Town of Caneadea in
Allegany County will receive $8.3 million to support the planning,
design and construction of a project to address various drinking water
quality issues. Treatment will be constructed for the existing source.
A new well source will also be provided to conform to current standards
for supply capacity. The project also includes the construction of a
new transmission main, replacement of aged water mains and the
provision of public water to areas presently served by poor quality
private wells.
The Town of Marcellus in
Onondaga County will receive $6.7 million to support the planning,
design and the creation of the Limeledge Water District. Included are
the construction of a new distribution system within the Towns of
Marcellus and Skaneateles, a new common connection with the Onondaga
County Water Authority to serve both the Town and the Village of
Marcellus and upgrades for an existing tank in the Village of
Marcellus.
The Town of Hounsfield in
Jefferson County will receive $4.7 million to support the planning,
design and construction of the Town of Hounsfield Water District No. 3,
which will provide public water to an area relying on private wells of
insufficient quality and/or quantity. The project includes the
installation of a new distribution system and pump station with the
source of water being the Village of Sackets Harbor. An existing
storage tank in the Village, which has reached the end of its useful
service life, will also be replaced.
The City of Amsterdam in
Montgomery County will receive $10.6 million to support the planning,
design and construction for a major upgrade of the City's existing
water treatment plant, which is over 30 years old and cannot meet
current standards. The work includes a new sedimentation/clarification
process to improve pre-filter solids removal, a new ultraviolet (UV)
disinfection system; a new carbon contact system for taste and odor
control, corrosion control treatment and a multi-level intake system at
the City's Steele Reservoir.
The Town of Poestenkill in
Rensselaer County will receive $10.2 million to support the planning,
design and construction of a new water district to provide public water
to the hamlet and Township of Poestenkill. Existing water quality and
quantity concerns will be addressed through the provision of the new
reliable source of potable water for the area. A distribution system
will be constructed, which includes an inter-connection and master
meter vault with the Town of Brunswick.
The Village of Briarcliff
Manor in Westchester County will receive $18.8 million to support the
construction of a new 6 million gallons per day NYC Catskill Aqueduct
Tap with a meter, siphon controls, treatment, and a new pump station.
The tap will be located just above the existing tap shared by Tarrytown
and Sleepy Hollow.
The Suffolk County Water
Authority in Suffolk County will receive $3.8 million to support the
planning, design and construction to provide public water to the Browns
Hills area, a small community with severe water quality issues. The
proposed project includes a transmission main to serve these homes and
would also provide service to numerous additional existing homes in an
area whose water source is vulnerable to saltwater intrusion.
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