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Amy Smith Water Department Report — October 6, 2025

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Amy Smith

Reports for Village Board Meeting: Monday, October 6, 2025

Water Department

The mayor gave the report on the Water Department meeting. I can report on water usage and testing results.

H20 Innovations’ report for September water usage shows that the Village used just under 7 million gallons (6,808,646) for a daily average of a little over 250,000 gallons (226,955).

Three locations were sampled on September 19, 2025. All three locations were negative for Coliform and E. coli. The free chlorine residual amounts ranged from 1.5 mg/liter to 1.07 mg/liter.

Events

The Chamber of Commerce submitted their application for a Halloween costume parade in the Village center on Saturday Oct 25, 1 - 2:15 pm. They meet all requirements put before them and I will schedule a check-in meeting one week ahead of the event to ensure we are all in communication.

Grants

The Greenway Compact Grant was the subject of a vote earlier. With Karen’s permission, on behalf of the Village, I contacted Brandee Nelson of TIghe and Bond about the scope of planning work for the proposed grant. Ms Nelson came highly recommended by the County’s Planning Department as a local engineer with expertise in planning pedestrian experiences and improving safety for pedestrians in downtown areas. Tighe and Bond also have a landscape architect as part of their team who would weigh in on the greening of the sidewalk areas.

I am looking at funding possibilities to support the signage that is required for the implementation of the School Speed Zone. The Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee is currently the main contender.

School Speed Zone

This was also the subject of a vote earlier. The proposed school speed zone includes a NYS highway (199/ W. Market) and also a County highway (79/ Linden Ave), there are multiple letters of support needed to bolster the Village’s petition. I have written to the Red Hook Central School District Superintendent, Janet Warden for a letter of support from the schools. The vote tonight constituted the municipality’s support. I have emailed Robert Ballkind, Commissioner of Public Works to get a letter of support from the County as well. That will complete the supporting materials needed for our petition to get the state’s support.

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## Village of Red Hook WATER DEPARTMENT REPORT ## August 2025 H2O Innovation Operation & Maintenance LLC has completed their first full month as our Water Operator. We had an operational meeting on August 20[th] where we reviewed water operations. We discussed the transfer to H2O for the water reports. H2O will be confirming with Dutchess County Department of Health what information they would like to have in our monthly water reports. There have been some low chlorine residuals at certain end points in our water system. We discussed the possibility of adding automatic flushing to the hydrants in those locations. Rich from Rural Water came to the Village to aid in finding possible leaks in the system. He is due to return to confirm certain locations. We reviewed the sampling plan which we have but not in a clear written form. H2O will be aiding in the development of this formal plan. At the Water Treatment Plant, a check valve is scheduled to be installed. There are check valves at each of the Wells, but there is not one in the Plant itself. All the parts are here. The work should be completed in September.
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## Village of Red Hook WATER DEPARTMENT REPORT ## August 2025 H2O Innovation Operation & Maintenance LLC has completed their first full month as our Water Operator. We had an operational meeting on August 20[th] where we reviewed water operations. We discussed the transfer to H2O for the water reports. H2O will be confirming with Dutchess County Department of Health what information they would like to have in our monthly water reports. There have been some low chlorine residuals at certain end points in our water system. We discussed the possibility of adding automatic flushing to the hydrants in those locations. Rich from Rural Water came to the Village to aid in finding possible leaks in the system. He is due to return to confirm certain locations. We reviewed the sampling plan which we have but not in a clear written form. H2O will be aiding in the development of this formal plan. At the Water Treatment Plant, a check valve is scheduled to be installed. There are check valves at each of the Wells, but there is not one in the Plant itself. All the parts are here. The work should be completed in September.

References

This document cites or incorporates the following separate documents:

  • 2025-10-06Water Department Report — September 2025
    Both documents are identical Water Systems Operation Reports for Village of Red Hook for September 2025, submitted on the same date (10/1/2025), representing the same singular monthly reporting artifact in two versions.
  • 2024-07-09Building Department Fee Schedule — Proposed Amendments
  • 2025-09-25Mayor's Report — September 2025
    Document A is a report on October 6 board meeting covering water department, events, grants, and school speed zone; Document B is a separate Mayor's Report from September 25 covering DCTC, crosswalks, tributary/wetlands, sewer project, and watershed council—different reports on different dates with different substantive content and no indication that one revises the other.
  • 2025-10-06Utility Billing Report — September 2025
    Both are separate reports on water/utility matters presented at the same meeting, but Document A is a narrative status report on multiple departments and initiatives, while Document B is a distinct financial/billing report for the water/sewer utility—different documents, different purposes, same topic area.

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