New carbon filtration system has been turned on
NEWBURGH – City officials in Newburgh has now dubbed themselves
“the birthplace of the Second Revolution!”
Officials announced on Sunday afternoon that Newburgh is officially producing
water through its new state-of-the-art water treatment plant.
The source of the water is from the Catskill Aqueduct and Newburgh officials
said the new purification process is “more extensive than the New
York City process.” The aqueduct also feeds the Big Apple water
system.
Newburgh’s new granular activated carbon filtration technology means
the plant is also able to prevent endocrine disrupters from entering into
the water supply, “making Newburgh one of the first water treatment
plants in the nation – and the world! – to deliver this historic,
next generation water quality to its community of water consumers,”
city officials said.
“With Newburgh’s new water treatment plant, the City of Newburgh
has raised the bar for water quality standards for other communities to
follow.”
The filtration system was designed and installed by the state, which is
also paying for the water Newburgh has been receiving from the City of
New York through its aqueduct system.
It was in the spring of 2016 that City Manager Michael Ciaravino shut
off the Newburgh water supply at Washington Lake when it was determined
that it was contaminated with the carcinogenic chemical PFOS.
It was later determined that chemical had emanated from the New York Air
National Guard Base at Stewart Airport. Efforts are still underway to
get the federal government to stop the pollution and clean up the years-long
contamination.
