Community Connections
United Water is dedicated to making our communities better places where we live and where we work.
We’re your neighbors. We live and work here, too. We are happy to take part in many events that support our community.
Here are some of the organizations and programs that we are honored to support in Rockland County.
- American Cancer Society
- American Heart Association
- Camp Venture
- March of Dimes
- Meals on Wheels of Rockland
- People to People
- Rockland Business Association
- Rockland Home Show
- Rockland Read In
- United Way
Speaker's Bureau
Our customers often call us with questions about our water supply, water quality and conservation. To quench your thirst for information on water-related issues, United Water’s Speakers Bureau offers talks for community groups and schools. Our company representatives can visit your group’s meeting to discuss many topics such as water supply and water quality, conservation, and xeriscape (conservation) gardening. Please contact us for more information.
Plant Tours
United Water offers schools and organizations free tours of our water treatment plant located in West Nyack, NY. We are proud of our water treatment facility and the educational opportunities the tour program provides. Groups can visit our plant to learn how water is purified and distributed to the customers in our service territory.
To schedule a tour, please complete and return the tour request form. For additional information you can call 800 664 4552 x3211.
Recreation and Fishing
United Water's Watershed Recreation Program opens the door to a world of outdoor enjoyment. The program, which runs from April 1 through November 30, allows our customers to enjoy the wooded lands surrounding our reservoirs for fishing or bird watching.
For a nominal application fee, your watershed recreation permit will give you access to three reservoirs - Oradell in New Jersey and Lake DeForest and Lake Tappan, both in Rockland County, New York. A wheelchair accessible area is located Lake Tappan reservoir. In addition the public can enjoy United Water 's nature trail. Five-miles of trails wind through 90 acres of land adjacent to the Oradell Reservoir featuring many natural points of interest along the way. For recorded information, please call our Watershed Recreation Hotline at 1 800 664 4552 Extension 3208.
Customer Advisory Panel
Our customer advisory panel provides input on various programs offered by United Water and help us find better ways to improve customer service initiatives. Members are encouraged to discuss topics of interest to them or their neighbors. These range from water quality issues to new service offerings.
United Water is always looking for new panel members. We look forward to fresh ideas that will further enhance the many programs and information we continue to offer to our customers. The panel is a great way to learn more about the company, its operations, management and future plans
Customers interested in serving on the panel should contact us for more information and request a Customer Advisory Panel Questionnaire.