Pound Ridge receives 'critical water infrastructure grant' from state
Millions of dollars from the state are going towards helping with a critical water infrastructure issue in Pound Ridge.
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Millions of dollars from the state are going toward helping with a critical water infrastructure issue in Pound Ridge.
The town has been selected to receive a $7.6 million award through New York state's Water Infrastructure Improvement Grant program.
The goal of the grant is to help with crucial wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects.
That's what town leaders are working on now in Pound Ridge.
"What we found out first was that we had 'PFAS' that we didn't know we had," says Town of Pound Ridge Supervisor Kevin Hansan.
Town leaders say these funds will go toward a project to help bring in what they call, "city water" to the town's business district.
"We will tap into 'Aquarion Water' that comes from reservoirs actually in Pound Ridge and the water will be distributed via pipe," says Alison Boak, co-founder of the town of Pound Ridge Water and Wastewater Task Force.
Hansan tells News 12 they still need to get things sorted out with nearby municipalities. But he says what it comes down to is a straight forward construction plan.
"The core infrastructure is already in there, all we need to do now is pick up that eight inch pipe and continue it all the way into our business district," Hansan explains.
He's hoping work on that will start in 2026.
