County consultants: water feasibility study 45–50% complete; draft expected late spring

Barton & Loguidice told the Wyoming County Water Resource Agency on Feb. 18 that the county’s water feasibility study is about 45–50% complete and that a draft report is expected by the end of spring or early summer. County staff and consultants reviewed possible supply options, intermunicipal transfers and next steps for stakeholder outreach.

Consultants and staff discussed several supply options the study is evaluating. The minutes record that the Villages of Attica and Perry have expressed willingness to sell water and that Letchworth Central School — which the minutes note “consists of 3 wells” — recently purchased filtration equipment to address quality issues and has capacity. The minutes state “4 good wells (600 gpm)” as a capacity note; the minutes do not specify whether the 600 gpm figure is total capacity or per well.

The agency agreed to include county Health Department representatives R. Jines and A. Meyers in future meetings to coordinate technical and public-health review. The minutes also list stakeholder groups to be engaged, including agricultural interests, soil and water districts, the Farm Bureau (a Farm Bureau meeting was noted for 03/10/2026 to socialize the idea), and federal partners such as NRCS/US Farm Service. The feasibility update did not contain any verbatim quotes; the details above are drawn from the meeting minutes.

Next procedural steps recorded in the minutes: consultants will continue work toward a draft report and staff will expand outreach to the named stakeholders. The minutes do not record a final decision on supply selection or a firm timeline for adoption of any recommendation.