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Tivoli trustees approve rider to fund lead remediation at former water-tank site
Summary
The Tivoli Board of Trustees approved a rider to an intermunicipal agreement with the Dutchess County Water and Waste Water Authority to remediate lead-contaminated soil at the former village water-tank site; the work will be funded by remaining Environmental Facilities Corporation financing and is expected to occur in spring.
The Tivoli Board of Trustees voted to approve a rider to an intermunicipal agreement with the Dutchess County Water and Waste Water Authority (DCWWA) authorizing a remediation plan at the former village water-tank site, the board said at its July meeting.
The rider follows post-construction soil testing after the water tank was removed as part of a multi-year transfer of the village water system to the DCWWA. The board said the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation identified residual lead likely from decades of lead-based paint on the tank; the planned remediation will remove a soil area “the size of two parking spaces” to a depth of about two feet and replace it with clean fill.
The board said funding will come from remaining financing tied to the earlier capital project: the DCWWA obtained Water Financing through the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) to cover costs created by the tank replacement and related capital work, and those funds will cover the remediation cost. Board members said the site is currently capped with topsoil and sod and fenced off; they described the remediation as a final step that would allow the parcel to be consolidated into the park and used for park improvements once work is complete.
Background and scope: the village conveyed its water system to the DCWWA under agreements dating to 2019 and a deed executed in November 2023; the capital project included demolition of the former tank, refurbishment of wells and replacement of distribution lines. Post-demolition testing raised the need for the limited excavation at the former tank site, and the DEC report documenting those findings is on file with the DCWWA, the board said. The board said the remediation work is not expected to take place until the spring and that the cost will be covered by the previously secured EFC financing tied to the water system revenue zone of assessment.
Trustees did not identify any opposition during the discussion; the motion was moved by Trustee Baldino and seconded (second not specified in the meeting record). Trustees recorded aye votes; no nays or abstentions were noted in the transcript.
The board said it is awaiting a final work plan before construction scheduling. Officials also said that once remediation and deed consolidation are complete, they will begin planning park improvements for the parcel.
