Village of Red Hook SEWER DEPARTMENT REPORT
July 2025
Operations continue to go well. The two test reports in July were in full compliance with our SPDES permit. DEC did an inspection on July 15[th] which resulted in a report that stated the plants were “operating in a satisfactory manner, and no major deficiencies were noted…”. The full report is available on the Village website under Departments/Sewer Department/ Wastewater Treatment Plants Operations, toward the bottom of the page.
We received no odor complaints in the month of July.
DPW Foreman Jake Smith set up an alarm to go off if the EQ tank gets too full. We have approved a contract with Vector Security to update the alarm system at the WWTPs. Will update with timing when confirmed.
We received a Consent Order from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation on July 3, 2025 via email. This consent order stems from the Notice of Violation dated April 14, 2025, from the DEC site inspection visit on March 21, 2025. DEC has amended our Consent Order, reducing the fine to be paid to $5,000. The remaining amount is suspended as long as we comply with the requirements of the Consent Order. The Consent Order was approved by the Board at a special meeting on August 4[th] . It has been signed along with the fine and sent to DEC as required. The original Consent Order and the revised one are also on the Village website on the WWTP page at the very bottom.
H2O Innovation Operation & Maintenance LLC officially became our Water & Wastewater Operator as of August 1, 2025. We are looking forward to working with them to maintain proper operations of the WWTPs and to layout long term maintenance and capital plans to ensure that we stay up to date with our operations.