New York will deliver nearly $200 million in funding to advance critical water infrastructure improvement projects across nine regions. The funding will ensure cities and water authorities can address essential water and sewer infrastructure projects, ranging from removing emerging contaminants to modernizing outdated systems.
The largest portion of funding, $92 million, will support two projects led by the New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority (NYCMWFA). The first will be a $50 million allocation for the Gowanus Canal combined sewer overflow abatement facilities project. The effort is part of a stormwater and resiliency project associated with the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site cleanup. The project will build underground tanks alongside a network of improvements to bolster the sewer system and reduce sewage and stormwater overflows.
The remaining $42 million awarded to NYCMWFA will fund energy generators for the North River Water Resource Recovery Facility. The project will build these generators to use digester gas and natural gas to cogenerate power and heat for on-site use.
The city of Rochester will spend $24 million to replace more than 3,200 lead service lines. The city’s efforts will address 14% of the total lead and galvanized lines in the water system.
The town of Clymer will receive $10.5 million to install a ground water well and expand source capacity. Additional work to reinforce the town’s water system infrastructure will center around replacing a deteriorated water storage tank with a 200,000-gallon tank and replacing 26,000 feet of watermains, valves, hydrants and appurtenances.
The town of Westfield will use $9.5 million to build a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and improve its collection system.
The remaining projects receiving state support include:
Lowville will spend $9.3 million to improve its WWTP.
Port Leyden will use $8 million to replace around 18,000 feet of water main, replace water meters and upgrade its water treatment plant (WTP).
Chautauqua will receive $7.7 million to develop two groundwater wells and a replacement treatment plant. Additional work will include installing approximately 14,000 feet of transmission and distribution water mains.
Poughkeepsie will spend $6.7 million to rehabilitate the Fallkill Trunk portion of its sanitary sewer collection system.
Ellicott will receive $6.4 million to extend its sewer district.
The Port Washington Water District will receive $5 million to install around 7,500 feet of water main, gate valves, hydrants, meters and appurtenances.
Farmingdale will use $4.6 million to install an advanced oxidation process treatment system and a granular activated carbon treatment system at the Ridge Road Well Site Plant No. 2.
Randolph will receive $4.5 million to improve its WWTP.
Middleburgh will spend $2.5 million to upgrade its WWTP.
The Suffolk County Water Authority will install around 7,500 feet of water main, gate valves, hydrants, meters and additional appurtenances.
Andover will use $1.4 million to develop a groundwater well to replace a noncompliant spring source.
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