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Town Board
Town of Wappinger
P.O. Box 324
Wappingers Falls, New York 12590
Attention: Constance O. Smith, Supervisor
Reference: Proposed Water Connection
Joint City/Town Water Distribution System
Dear Supervisor Smith & Board Members:
As you are aware, the Town has started to drill wells at the Atlas Wellfield to
augment the supply to the existing water districts of the Town of Wappinger,
most specifically the Central Wappinger Water Improvement.
During our well drilling operation, it has become evident that the flow in the
Wappinger Creek is rather slow. We have researched the existing flow rate at the
existing gauging station, which is just north of the Atlas Wellfield. This service is
provided by the USGS and shows that the actual flow of the Wappinger Creek at
this point for the month of August has been averaging between 5.5 and 8.0 cfs.
Normally, the median flow based on 71 years of records for this area is upwards
of 35-40 cfs.
With that in mind, it would appear that if the Town has any intentions of
constructing a pipe across the Wappinger Creek it would seem to be a opportune
time to do that. I have spoken about this to Dan O'Connor and he concurs with
this whole-heartily.
I am taking the liberty of presenting this at the August 18th, 1999 Town Board
meeting in order that the Board might consider.
I have also taking the liberty of estimating the cost to construct a line from
Vassar Road down to the Atlas Well field with the appropriate sized watermain.
Included in this cost projection is the crossing of Vassar Road, which is a State
Road, construction of appropriate meter pit, appropriate creek crossing and any
other ancillary work.
It would appear that the total project cost for this work is in the neighborhood of
$760,000.00.
Joseph E. PaggI, Jr., P.E.
Ernst Martin, Jr., P.E., L.8.
Charles R. Del Bene, Jr., P.E.
Constance O. Smith
Town Board
Re: Proposed Town Water
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August 16, 1999
Please keep in mind that there will definitely be other contractual costs that will
be associated with this tie-in to the Town of Poughkeepsie. This $760,000.00
cost is the project cost to connect the pipe from Vassar Road to the Atlas
Wellfield.
This work should be considered by the Town to provide additional water over and
above what the groundwater resources of the Town of Wappinger would provide.
That will be necessary to allow for the orderly growth of development in the
Town of Wappinger in the future, and to provide for a backup source which is
desperately needed.
If there are any questions or comments on the above, please do not hesitate to
contact this office.
JEP:law
cc: Hon. Vincent Bettina, Councilman
Hon. Joseph Paoloni, Councilman
Hon. Joseph Ruggiero, Councilman
Hon. Robert Valdati, Councilman
Hon. Elaine Snowden, Town Clerk
Michael Tremper
Daniel O'Connor, P.E.
Albert P. Roberts, Esq.