Southern Dutchess News February 8, 2012. By Kristine Coulter Staff Writter. This is a weekly local paper that covers Fishkill very well. Subscription is $26.00 a year and call 297-3723 to subscribe as I do.
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Improvements are planned for the Brinkerhoff and Merritt park water districts. The Fishkill town board voted in favor of Rhode, Soyka & Andrews being retained for furnishing the board with a map plan, and report for the improvement and intergration of the facilities on Wednesday, February 1.
"In the Brinckerhoff water district, we have three wells, two are in use. The second, which is very productive and the (Dutchess County) Department of Health has determined that the well is under the influence of the adjacent stream to use it, we would have to filter and disinfect," said Fishkill Supervisor Bob LaColla after the meeting.
The Brinkerhoff water district is in need of storage capacity, as well, said LaColla.
In regards to the Merritt Park water district, there are high levels of chloride out of one well, he said.
The town is "now bringing 80,000 gallons a day of water from the Village of Fishkill for the Snook Well." remarked the supervisor.
The proposal voted on at the meeting was to provide the engineering for the filtration and connection to the one-million-gallon tank at Merritt, explained LaColla.
"It would resolve all three problems," said the supervisor, the well issue, the storage issue and the Merritt Park well issue.
"The early estimate was approximately $1 million, which would most likely be spread over a 20 year note," stated LaColla about the total cost of the project. He added that the cost would be carried by the estimated 1,500 users in the two water districts.
"In addition, we would no longer have to purchase water from the village, reducing cost," he continued. The blending from the village has helped to decrease the levels of chloride in the Snook well in the Merritt Park water district, he said.
The engineering work would be done later this year and the project should be finished in the spring of 2013, said LaColla.
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