Village of Red Hook WATER DEPARTMENT REPORT Late January/February 2026
We had operational meetings on Jan. 22, Feb. 5 & Feb. 19 where we reviewed water operations. Present were Village Engineer Robert Flores, Water Operator Les Coon, DPW Foreman Jake Smith, Water Clerk Jen Cavanaugh, Mayor Karen Smythe
WATER OPERATIONS
During the recent power outage, the generator at the Water Treatment Plant did not go on. The new generator inspector has been out to look at the generator to see what is needed to ensure this won’t happen again. The remote monitoring will also help.
The SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system that controls the water operation had a broken fiber. That has been fixed.
As reported at our Feb. 23[rd] workshop meeting, there was a significant water leak on Willow Brook Lane. The DPW crew discovered that the leak was in the service line for 65 Willow Brook Lane – a line that was probably installed when the water main was installed up Route 9 - @ 1930s. The service line is 1600 ft long and likely leaking in more places than just what was found. The owner has been notified. The curb stop has been turned off – so there is currently no water going to this house. The plan is to create a new connection off the water main near the house.
Total Coliform was inadvertently not tested in the month of January. A test was conducted February 5. Results were negative.