City looks at designs for new water filtration system
NORWICH – According to the City of Norwich Superintendent of Public Works Carl Ivarson, the city is going to need a new water filtration plant, and plans are going to have to be made soon.
At last week’s meeting of the Common Council, a resolution was passed authorizing the city to contract Stearns and Wheler Engineering. The company will begin to look at conceptual designs for the new water filtration plant, and will be paid $39,000.
According to Ivarson, it will take at least six to eight years before the new plant is operational. The current water filtration plant was built in 1904 and has had to be repaired several times over the years.
“We’re setting up a series of meetings with different legislators. We’re trying to make sure we’ll have the funding in place so there is no burden on the taxpayers,” said Mayor Joseph Maiurano. According to the mayor, the project could cost in excess of $5 million.
Maiurano and Ivarson recently met with Congressman Michael Arcuri (D-Utica) who serves on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and discussed the city’s need for a new water filtration plant.
“Arcuri was well versed on the infrastructure needs within New York,” Ivarson said. Maiurano indicated that Norwich was one of the first municipalities to address Arcuri about this issue. “They will be sending us grants that we need to apply for and information on low-interest loans, so we don’t burden the taxpayers,” Maiurano said. The mayor hopes to get other state legislators on board as well. He has scheduled meetings and placed calls to several of their offices.
The new water filtration plant would be located on a 13-acre site below the Plymouth Reservoir on county Route 23.
“By having the plant on the top of the hill, the plant could be gravity fed, instead of using energy sources to have the water piped in,” Maiurano said. He explained that the new plant will help the city and the surrounding area. “It’s vital for the greater Norwich area,” Maiurano said, explaining that the new plant would help with the growth of housing and development in the area. According to the mayor, the city is hoping to place a water holding tank above the reservoir, so more development will be a possibility in that area as well.
At last week’s meeting of the Common Council, a resolution was passed authorizing the city to contract Stearns and Wheler Engineering. The company will begin to look at conceptual designs for the new water filtration plant, and will be paid $39,000.
According to Ivarson, it will take at least six to eight years before the new plant is operational. The current water filtration plant was built in 1904 and has had to be repaired several times over the years.
“We’re setting up a series of meetings with different legislators. We’re trying to make sure we’ll have the funding in place so there is no burden on the taxpayers,” said Mayor Joseph Maiurano. According to the mayor, the project could cost in excess of $5 million.
Maiurano and Ivarson recently met with Congressman Michael Arcuri (D-Utica) who serves on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and discussed the city’s need for a new water filtration plant.
“Arcuri was well versed on the infrastructure needs within New York,” Ivarson said. Maiurano indicated that Norwich was one of the first municipalities to address Arcuri about this issue. “They will be sending us grants that we need to apply for and information on low-interest loans, so we don’t burden the taxpayers,” Maiurano said. The mayor hopes to get other state legislators on board as well. He has scheduled meetings and placed calls to several of their offices.
The new water filtration plant would be located on a 13-acre site below the Plymouth Reservoir on county Route 23.
“By having the plant on the top of the hill, the plant could be gravity fed, instead of using energy sources to have the water piped in,” Maiurano said. He explained that the new plant will help the city and the surrounding area. “It’s vital for the greater Norwich area,” Maiurano said, explaining that the new plant would help with the growth of housing and development in the area. According to the mayor, the city is hoping to place a water holding tank above the reservoir, so more development will be a possibility in that area as well.
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