2024-1512024-151
Resolution Authorizing The Supervisor To Apply For And Receive Funding Under The
2024 NYSDEC Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) Grant Program For Critical
Improvements To The Mid -Point Park Sewer District
At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County,
New York, held at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York, on July 8,
2024.
The meeting was called to order by Joseph D. Cavaccini, Town Supervisor, and upon roll
being called, the following was recorded:
✓ Vote Record - Resolution RES -2024-151
Yes/Aye
No/Nay
Abstain
Absent
2 Adopted
❑ Adopted as Amended
Joseph D. Cavaccini
Voter
Q
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❑ Defeated
William H. Beale
Voter
Q
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❑ Tabled
Angela Bettina
Seconder
Q
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❑ withdrawn
Christopher Phillips
Voter
Q
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Al Casella
Mover
Q
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The following Resolution was introduced by Casella and seconded by Councilwoman
Bettina.
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger (Town Board) was notified by New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) that the State Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (SPDES) permit authorizing the wastewater discharge from the Wappinger Sewer District requires
upgraded disinfection treatment measures to be installed at the sewer treatment facility; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board supports and encourages participation in a variety of grant and loan programs
to reduce the financial burden to residents in the Sewer District; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger prepared a Wastewater Engineering Study under the NYSEFC
Engineering Planning Grant (EPG) Program to determine the preferred alternative for providing proper
disinfection to comply with NYSDEC SPDES permit requirements; and
WHEREAS, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) has made available a
2024 Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) grant program under which the proposed improvements
identified in the Wastewater Engineering Study for the Sewer District are eligible;
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes the Supervisor to prepare and submit a
2024 NYSDEC WQIP grant application on behalf of the Town of Wappinger on or before the grant
deadline of July 31, 2024 for construction of the identified required improvements to Mid -Point Park Sewer
District; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town of Wappinger is hereby committed to using municipal
funds to provide a local cash match of at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the grant request towards
eligible expenses; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that engineering and design of the required improvements is not an
eligible grant expense and therefore the Town of Wappinger hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to
engage the Town's engineering consultant to complete the engineering and final design using non-WQIP
funds; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to
submit a WQIP application to the NYSDEC and is authorized to execute all other documents necessary
for the implementation of this work, and is also authorized to execute all financial and/or administrative
processes relating to the grant program.
The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows
RESULT:
ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER:
Al Casella, Councilman
SECONDER:
Angela Bettina, Councilwoman
AYES:
Cavaccini, Beale, Bettina, Phillips, Casella
Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York
7/8/2024
The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted.
JOSEPH, P. PAOLONI, TOWN CLERK
TOWN SUPERVISOR
Joseph D. Cavaccini
July 2, 2024
OFFICE OF THE TOWN SUPERVISOR
Sean Mahar, Acting Commissioner
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-0001
Re: 2024 Consolidated Funding Application (CIA)
DEC Water Quality Improvement Program (WQIP)
Mid -Point Park Sewer District Improvements
Town of Wappinger New York
Dear Commissioner Mahar,
TOWN HALL
20 M IDDLEBUSH ROAD
WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY 12590
WWW.T0WNOFWAPP1NGER.NY.GOV
(845) 297-4158 - Main
(845) 297-2744 - Direct
(845)297-4558 Fax
On behalf of the Town of Wappinger, I am pleased to submit an application to the Department of
Environmental Conservation (DEC) Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) program for
the Town of Wappinger Mid -Point Park Sewer District Improvements Project
The improvements are necessary to address and satisfy NYSDEC SPDES pen -nit violation
notices and consent orders. A recent modification to the SPDES permit for the facility proposes
lower ammonia and dissolved oxygen limits, making it impossible to meet the permit threshold
with the facility's current infrastructure. The funding requested in the Town's FY2024 WIIA and
WQIP applications will assist in making critical improvements, consistent with the NYSDEC's
compliance period.
The Mid -Point Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), serving approximately 150 single-family
residential units, was constructed nearly 50 years ago, and is nearing the end of its useful life. In
addition, the facility has been experiencing average daily flows into the plant of approximately
100,000 gpd, due to inflow/infiltration issues, which far exceeds the current SPDES permit limits
of 66,000 gpd.
Based on careful evaluation of three viable alternatives through a NYSEFC- EPG funded study,
this project seeks full replacement of the existing facility. This corrective action has the lowest
capital and life -cycle costs, placing less of a financial burden on the Town and district users. The
project includes:
Phase I of the sewer system rehabilitation to resolve leaking laterals and joint
leakage/collapses to minimize I&I flows to the WWTP.
* Phase Hof the project to replace the Mid -Point WWTP with anew Membrane Bio -
Reactor (MBR) -style activated sludge treatment system.
With only 150 single family residential units, the Town cannot comply with the consent order
and violation notice without a WQIP grant award. Thank you for the opportunity to apply for this
funding. I look forward to your favorable response. If I can be of further assistance, please do not
hesitate to contact my office.
Respectfully submitted,
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Joseph D. Cavaccini
Wappinger Town Supervisor