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Farmingdale secures county and federal commitments for water treatment upgrades
Summary
Village officials reported completion of AOP/GAC work on Wells 1–3, an expected master schedule completion by May 1, 2025, and funding commitments including a $1 million county grant (half received) and a $1.1 million federal commitment in the 2025/2026 budget.
The Board of Trustees heard detailed updates on the village’s water treatment upgrades during the Feb. 3 work session. Officials said AOP/GAC installation and testing for Wells 1–3 is complete and the wells are fully operational, and that a new steel building covering the GAC tanks has been finished.
The board was told that additional testing for newly monitored contaminants will cost approximately $16,000 per well, and that PRI is preparing a master schedule for completion of all wells, expected by May 1, 2025. The minutes note: "A grant of $1 million has been committed through County Legislator John Ferretti to offset costs of the new water treatment systems. A payment of $500,000 was received." The record also states that Congressman Thomas Suozzi informed the village a $1.1 million commitment is secured in the 2025/2026 federal budget and is "not a reimbursement grant."
Operational repairs and recent emergency responses were reviewed. According to the record from John Falbo, bypass piping was removed and a pressure stand pipe was replaced on Well 1–3 to meet Board of Health requirements; crews completed multiple water main breaks on Sullivan Road, Oakdale Blvd., Route 109 and Soma Place, and located and repaired buried valves that had been under asphalt. The Route 109 break affected Daleview Nursing Home and several apartment buildings. Falbo also reported a power outage on Eastern Parkway in late January that the plant generator handled but required monitoring.
The board was asked to continue pursuing potential funding from legal settlements and federal or county sources; the minutes record that PWGC is following up on required testing to secure such funding and that Deputy Clerk Daniel Ruckdeschel helped finalize submissions.
