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Glens Falls seeks I&I analysis after Washington County Sewer District’s No.1 separation project; district to seek planning grant for EQ tank study
Summary
After positive results from the District No.1 slip-lining separation project, Glens Falls is pursuing an RFQ to evaluate I&I reduction projects and asked the district to quantify offsets. Executive Director Kevin Gorman said he has asked SDA to submit an application for an engineering planning grant to study an equalization tank for the district.
Washington County Sewer District staff told commissioners May 12 that Glens Falls has reached out following the District No.1 slip-lining separation project (completed 2024) to learn whether that work opened capacity or generated offsets that could benefit Glens Falls and Queensbury.
Executive Director Kevin Gorman said Glens Falls is conducting an RFQ to evaluate infiltration and inflow (I&I) reduction projects and asked the district to quantify results from its project. Gorman said he has asked SDA to submit an application for an engineering planning grant to study an equalization (EQ) tank for the district, which could help manage flows and provide additional capacity or offsets under DEC offset requirements. Commissioners discussed existing biosolids and infrastructure data compiled in prior regional sewer studies by the Adirondack Gateway Council and agreed that staff should review those materials again.
The board did not take a formal vote on the EQ tank study request but directed staff to pursue grant planning as appropriate and to report back with outcomes of the RFQ and any grant application status.
Next steps include staff follow-up on the RFQ results, the status of Glens Falls’ evaluation, and the outcome of the proposed SDA planning-grant application.
