Village of Richfield Springs

Water System Improvements

Water Treatment Plant and Storage Tank 
Richfield Springs, New York

 

These projects for a community with an average consumption of 300,000 gpd consisted of upgrading the Village’s water supply, treatment, storage, and distribution system.  Engineering and planning services were provided for all phases of the project as follows:
       

• Preliminary Engineer’s Report 

• Bidding Assistance

• Facility Plan of Proposed Facilities

• Funding Application Assistance

• Construction Administration  

• Full-time Construction Observation
  

• New 0.500 MGD surface water filtration plant.

• Installation of approximately 29,850 lineal feet of 6, 8, and 10-inch water transmission mains and related appurtenances.

• New 350,000 gallon precast prestressed concrete  water storage tank.
  

The total project cost of the 1992 project was $2,500,000.  A grant of $1,800,000 and a loan of $700,000 were secured from the Farmers Home Administration to finance this project.  The total project cost of the 1998 project was $3,150,000.  A grant of $2,316,397 and a loan of $49,603 were secured from the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) to finance this project and a $784,000 cost reduction to Village was realized from coordinating this project with construction of NYSDOT Highway Improvement Project in the Village.