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Greene County board approves scaled-down reservoir and treatment plan, 4-1
Summary
The Greene County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to adopt a revised water supply plan that reduces reservoir and treatment-plant capacity to lower initial cost and unlock grant funding, after a lengthy public comment period about costs and emergency services.
The Greene County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to adopt a revised water supply and treatment plan that reduces the initial size of the proposed reservoir and water-treatment plant while preserving a staged path for future expansion.
The vote authorizes county staff to proceed with value-engineering revisions to the project as presented by WW Associates and to pursue permitting and funding opportunities for the reduced-scope design.
Consultant Herb White of WW Associates told the board the value-engineered alternative cuts the reservoir volume from 900,000,000 gallons to 600,000,000 gallons, lowers the initial treatment-plant capacity from 3,000,000 gallons per day to 2,000,000 gpd (with an ultimate expansion to 4,000,000 gpd), reduces the raw-water pump station capacity from 10,000,000 gpd to 8,000,000 gpd, and specifies a 24-inch raw-water main instead of 30 inches. White said those reductions substantially reduce earthwork and plant construction costs and that the firm’s estimate places…
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