Village of Fonda Water Works
Current Drinking Water Initiatives
Protecting our water from source to tap. Providing reliable drinking water requires planning well beyond today's needs.
The Village of Fonda is working with neighboring municipalities, government agencies, engineers and community stakeholders on initiatives intended to protect our raw-water sources, strengthen regional water planning, improve infrastructure and increase the long-term resilience of the public drinking-water system.
Our approach looks at the entire water system — from the source of our raw water to the water delivered to our customers.
From Raw Water to the Tap
The Village Water System
Source Water
Protecting and understanding the raw-water source.
Treatment & Filtration
Maintaining effective drinking-water treatment and filtration.
Storage
Maintaining sufficient and reliable storage for the public water system.
Distribution
Maintaining and improving the infrastructure that carries finished drinking water throughout the system.
Water User
Delivering reliable drinking water to the homes, businesses, institutions and other customers served by the Village water system.
Regional Planning
Regional Water Cooperative
Planning Beyond Municipal Boundaries
Water does not stop at municipal boundaries, and many of the long-term challenges facing public water systems are regional in nature.
The Village of Fonda initiated a regional Water Cooperative effort to bring neighboring public water systems and communities together to evaluate shared needs, opportunities and long-term water-system resilience.
The initiative provides a framework for participating communities to study regional water needs, evaluate potential connections and improvements, and consider opportunities for cooperation that may strengthen drinking-water reliability throughout the area.
The Village has received funding supporting studies associated with this regional planning effort.
Participating Communities
- Village of Fonda
- City of Gloversville
- City of Johnstown
- Town of Mohawk
- Village of Fultonville
The Town of Glen benefits from the regional water system and planning effort.
What Are We Studying?
Regional planning may examine issues such as:
- Long-term drinking-water supply
- System reliability
- Regional water demand
- Existing and future infrastructure
- Potential system interconnections
- Emergency and backup water capabilities
- Storage and transmission needs
- Future community and economic-development needs
- Opportunities for shared planning and cooperation
- Long-term resilience of participating water systems
These are planning and study areas. No specific interconnection, consolidation or construction project has been approved. This is regional planning and cooperation.
Source-Water Protection
Drinking Water Source Protection Program (DWSP2)
Protecting the Water Before It Reaches the Treatment Plant
One of the most important ways to protect drinking water is to protect the source from which that water originates.
The Village of Fonda is participating in New York State's Drinking Water Source Protection Program (DWSP2), a program designed to help communities develop and implement locally driven plans for protecting their public drinking-water sources.
The Village was selected to receive State-supported professional services for this initiative. This assistance consists of professional and technical services provided to support the Village's source-water protection planning.
What Does Source-Water Protection Involve?
DWSP2 looks upstream of the treatment plant. The planning process helps the Village and participating stakeholders better understand the source of our drinking water, identify potential risks and vulnerabilities, and develop strategies that can help protect that source for the future.
The process may include:
- Understanding the drinking-water source and watershed
- Reviewing existing source-water information
- Identifying potential sources of contamination
- Evaluating vulnerabilities
- Identifying protection and mitigation strategies
- Reviewing land-use and environmental considerations
- Strengthening emergency and long-term planning
- Identifying potential future projects
- Developing partnerships among agencies, municipalities and stakeholders
DWSP2 Stakeholders
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Bill Peeler | Village of Fonda |
| Christopher Weaver | Village of Fonda |
| Shaun Schriner | Village of Fonda |
| Sarah Nowalk, PE | NYS Department of Health |
| Doug Cole, PE | KB Engineering |
| Matt Lord, PE | KB Engineering |
| Bill Hovig | Town of Mohawk Highway Supervisor |
| Nicole Tommell | Town of Mohawk Farming Resident (MMT Cattle Inc) |
| Jonathan Bellamy | Montgomery County Emergency Services |
| Chris Menge | Montgomery County Emergency Services |
| Richard DeMallie, Ed. D. | Fonda Fultonville Central School District |
| Corey Nellis | Montgomery County Water & Soil |
| Alex Kuttesch | Montgomery County EDC |
| Sara Boerenko | Montgomery County Health Dept. Director |
| Alison Sawyer | New York Rural Water Association Inc. |
| Susan McGrattan, P.E. | Syracuse University |
| EJ Watt | Village of Nelliston |
| Angelica Apolinaris | H2M architects + engineers |
| Lisa Rickmers, AICP | H2M architects + engineers |
| Liz Podowski King, PLA, AICP | Highland Planning |
| Leanne Volt | Highland Planning |
| Sara Constantineau | Highland Planning |
From Planning to Action
Studies and planning are not the end of the process. They help the Village identify needs, establish priorities and develop well-supported projects that can compete for future State and federal funding.
As recommendations are developed, the Village can evaluate potential improvements based upon factors such as:
- Public-health protection
- Water quality
- System reliability
- Infrastructure condition
- Emergency preparedness
- Long-term demand
- Cost
- Available funding
- Regional benefit
- Long-term sustainability
Not every concept studied will necessarily become a project. Planning allows the Village to make informed decisions before committing public resources.
Infrastructure
Improving the System
Source-water protection is one part of the Village's overall water strategy. The Village is also working to maintain and improve the physical infrastructure of the drinking-water system. Projects are organized according to where they occur in the system.
Source Water
Treatment begins with protecting the raw-water supply.
Current project information will be added as it becomes available.
Treatment & Filtration
Projects involving the Water Works and treatment infrastructure.
Current project information will be added as it becomes available.
Storage
Projects involving water-storage capacity and reliability.
Current project information will be added as it becomes available.
Transmission & Distribution
Projects involving water mains, valves, isolation capabilities and other distribution infrastructure.
Current project information will be added as it becomes available.
Customer / Service Connection
Projects and initiatives involving the final portion of the system serving water customers.
Current project information will be added as it becomes available.
Lead & Drinking Water
The Village is also working to identify and address potential sources of lead within the drinking-water system and service-line infrastructure.
A dedicated Village resource will provide information about current initiatives, service-line identification, regulatory requirements, resident information and future improvements.
Lead & Drinking Water