The Hudson River

“Today the Hudson River is one of the healthiest estuaries on the Atlantic Coast.”
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Did You Know that Over a Dozen Communities use the Hudson River as a Drinking Water Source?

Poughkeepsie, Wappingers Falls, Hyde Park, Rhinebeck and others have relied on the river for many years.

The quality of water collected in the vicinity of the proposed intake structure in the Hudson River compares well with other water treatment plant withdrawals on the Hudson River and other major rivers used for drinking water sources.

The Proposed Project’s location on the Hudson River, and its use of Hudson River water as a water supply, is based on extensive monitoring and analysis. 

Adding a river source to the water supply in Rockland will add to the reliability and diversity of the water supply portfolio.  A mature river, like the Hudson, is abundant with water.  It is able to resist threatening droughts and regional climate change. 

A state-of-the-art purification process used in a test, pilot facility is already producing water that meets or surpasses all federal and state safe drinking water standards and THE RESULTS ARE IN!