The Hudson 7 is an intermunicipal council representing the seven municipalities that draw drinking water from the Hudson River.  The council was officially formed on May 31, 2018 when all seven municipalities gathered to sign an Intermunicipal Agreement.

Together, our drinking water systems serve over 100,000 people in Ulster and Dutchess Counties.  The water that supplies our drinking water originates from a broad area of the Hudson Valley.  View a map of the source watershed.

The Hudson 7 came together to join forces to protect our collective water supply through planning, advocacy and action.

Hudson 7 Bylaws  (adopted 8/15/19 with amendments)

Voting Members and Alternates

Village of Rhinebeck
1. Mayor Gary Bassett (Chair)
2. Open (a/o 1/1/23)

Town of Rhinebeck
1. Supervisor Elizabeth Spinzia
2. Open (a/o 1/1/22)

City of Poughkeepsie
​1. Mayor Marc Nelson
2. Technical Advisor, Treatment Plant Operations (PWTF), Randy Alstadt
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​Town of Poughkeepsie
1. Supervisor Jay Baisley (Vice Chair)
2. Councilman Bill Carlos

Town of Hyde Park
1. Town Supervisor Alfred (Al) Torreggiani
2  Town Board member Lynn Ruggiero

Town of Esopus
1. Water Superintendent Nicholas Butler
2. Town Assessor Shannon Harris  (Secretary)

Town of Lloyd
1. Town Supervisor David Plavchak
2.  Russell Gilmore

Dutchess County
Devin Rigolino, Dutchess County Planning 

Ulster County
Amanda LaValle, Ulster County Deputy County Executive

​Non-Voting Members  ​(limit to one per municipality)
Bryan Alix, VoR Chief Water Treatment Plant Operator 
Adam Litman, ToL ​Water and Sewer Administrator 
Dan Shapley (Riverkeeper), Technical Advisor, General
Emily Svenson, Technical Advisor, Land Use
Paul Malmrose, Technical Advisor, Engineering
Dorothy DiNobile, Technical Advisor, Laboratory Analysis
Grant Jiang, Technical Advisor, Drinking Water Source Protection

Source Water Protection Coordinator
Rebecca Martin, Consultant  
VIEW 2023/2024 Hudson 7 Goals (coming soon)
VIEW consultant work plan (coming soon)
VIEW task timeline (coming soon)

Hudson 7 Committee Membership
CHPE/TDI (est. 5/5/21):  Gary Bassett, Bill Carlos, Emily Svenson, Randy Alstadt, Paul Malmrose, Dan Shapley, Shannon Harris

DWSP2 (est. 4/29/22):  Gary Bassett, Paul Malmrose, Randy Alstadt, Dan Shapley, Devin Rigolino

Anchorages (est. 6/29/23):  Gary Bassett, Randy Alstadt, Nick Butler, Dan Shapley, John Lipscomb

Source Water Protection Coordinator/Consultant (set 9/15/21): Elizabeth Spinzia, Gary Bassett, Dan Shapley, Bill Carlos, Devin Rigolino, Amanda LaValle

The Hudson 7 is thankful to Riverkeeper for its leadership and support.