United Water Begins Water Quality Improvement Program

Work scheduled for California Road and Stewart Street

Chris Riat, operations manager for United Water New Rochelle, explained that the company is making these improvements to meet the standards of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. “United Water currently purchases its water from New York City's Croton, Catskill and Delaware aqueducts. The Croton water supply does not meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements for filtration. In order to meet these water quality standards, the company must find a new water supply source. As a result, we will implement a comprehensive construction program designed to meet EPA criteria.”

Riat noted that the test borings will take about five days to complete. The findings will help determine soil and bedrock conditions vital to the design and construction of the project. The planned pumping station is part of the new water supply project which includes:

United Water Begins Water Quality Improvement Program

• A connection to the Delaware Aqueduct in Yonkers.
• A new transmission main from the Delaware Aqueduct to United Water's existing transmission lines in Yonkers that supply water from the Catskill Aqueduct.
• A new peak capacity 50-MGD pump station (the Delaware Pump Station) in Eastchester.
• Minor modifications to existing pump stations.

For additional information call 914 632 6900.

United Water New Rochelle provides water services to about 137,000 people in Southern Westchester County.