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Farmingdale reports $3M WIIA award, progress on Well 1-3 and GAC installations
Summary
Village staff reported $3,000,000 in WIIA funding in Gov. Hochul’s budget, $4,624,000 committed for a Phase 2 GAC installation on Ridge Road, and ongoing work on Well 1-3 and Plant 2 GAC facilities; staff were directed to follow up on applications and testing.
Village water-department staff reported substantive progress on water treatment and distribution upgrades at the March 18 Farmingdale work session.
Deputy Clerk Daniel Ruckdeschel told the board that $3,000,000 has been awarded to the village in Governor Hochul’s WIIA (Water Infrastructure Improvement Act) budget and that $4,624,000 in funding is committed for a Phase 2 project at Ridge Road to install new granular activated carbon (GAC) treatment. Plant 2 construction was reported as underway with the GAC building nearing completion, and AOP installation and SCADA testing are complete to meet health department requirements.
Staff reported that Well 1-3 is currently out of service and was pulled to add a stage to the pump; the well screens are being cleaned and progress is described as "slow but steady." A lead-and-copper survey is underway. The minutes note that PWGC handled the WIIA application narrative; PRI is named as the contractor/engineer coordinating cut-ins and system tie-in work. Deputy Clerk Ruckdeschel was assigned follow-up to pursue the state funding application and grant processes.
John Falbo, identified in the minutes as a water-department contributor, reported that isolated valves and hydrant work restored service to several locations, including replacement of a hydrant at 600 Fulton St. and reactivation of a buried isolation valve at 400 Fulton St. The minutes also say that bonds have been sold to pay for some water-department upgrades.
The board was not provided with roll-call vote tallies on grant-related directions in the minutes; next steps include application follow-up and required testing to secure the cited funding sources. The water-department items were presented as project updates rather than votes.
The village record lists these items as updates and directs staff to pursue state funding and testing that may be prerequisites for grant disbursement and construction sequencing.
