New York City DEP Completes Sewer Line Expansion Project
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has completed work on a $2.2 million sewer line extension project in the Town of Shandaken. The project will provide centralized wastewater collection and treatment to additional homes and businesses that currently rely on individual septic systems.
“Decades of data tell us that the proper collection and treatment of wastewater from our watershed is among the most important actions New York City can take to protect the quality of drinking water in its reservoirs,” DEP Commissioner Vincent Sapienza said. “This project in Ulster County will enhance our protection of Ashokan Reservoir while providing local homeowners and businesses with an important utility of their own.”
The project included the installation of approximately 3,600 linear feet of sewer mains along both the north and south sides of Route 28, adjacent to the City’s Pine Hill Wastewater Treatment Plant. DEP also installed approximately 3,600 linear feet of laterals from the sewer main to the foundations of 17 homes and four business that are served by the extension.
Town of Shandaken officials have notified property owners along the route that they can now make arrangements to decommission their septic tanks and connect to the laterals that were installed on their properties. Wastewater collected by the extension will be processed at the Pine Hill Wastewater Treatment Plant, which is owned and operated by DEP.
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