Hudson 7 visit the Dutchess County Water and Wastewater Authority (DCWWA) - Hyde Park System

​Today, Hudson 7 drinking water operators, staff, council members and technical advisors toured the Dutchess County Water and Wastewater Authority (DCWWA)'s Hyde Park System located in Dutchess County, NY.  

​Unlike the other drinking water plants within the Hudson 7 watershed, the DCWWA is a public benefit corporation that was established in 1991 by an act of the State at the request of Dutchess County.  The authority provides drinking water for nearly 22,000 people all throughout Dutchess county.

The DCWWA's Hyde Park water system uses the Hudson River as its drinking water source serves approximately 6,928 persons through 1,258 service connections. The facility is a conventional filtration plant that consists of a raw water pumping station located by the main treatment plant. The raw water station pumps water from the Hudson River to the treatment facility approximately one-half mile away. 

It was a productive and informative morning.  A very special thanks to Jonathan Churins, Michael Keating, Kenneth Underwood, Jr., Alain Petit and Richard Winchester from the DCWWA for making it possible, and for their hospitality.  

About the Hudson 7:  The Hudson 7 is a collaboration of the mid-Hudson municipalities that draw drinking water from the Hudson River:  Town of Esopus, Town of Hyde Park, Town of Lloyd, Town and City of Poughkeepsie, Town and Village of Rhinebeck located in Ulster and Dutchess counties.