County reports design is ~80% complete; three SPDES applications pending with DEC
Feb 18, 2026
Erik Denega told the advisory committee the design for the Harriman plant expansion is about 80% complete and that staff have three applications in process — an update to the existing SPDES permit, a variance request on treatment limits, and an SPDES application for the 9-million-gallon expansion.
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Erik Denega, Commissioner in the Department of Public Works, told the committee the district currently operates 6 million gallons of permitted capacity and plans to expand to 9 million. "They are about 80% through design at this point," Denega said, and staff have prepared three applications related to the project: an update to the SPDES permit for the existing 6 million gallons, a variance request on treatment limits, and the SPDES permit application for the proposed 9 million expansion.
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