The Troy Record from Troy, New York • Page 42

Water Supply Large Enough Four Area Communities SM1XWAT Tm the eaatera part of.the city lo- rated b'y lie the mere bead of jMeet-lrom. the Vamder- beydeii Reservoir, The 323rd J5treet Pumping closed io after the Tombanaoek supply was put" in In the Lansing- burgh Reservoirs "were shut off and the Deep'Kitl Reservoir.wa! taken out of service. After the Tcmbaniiock main: was placed in service, tbe entire supply for Lahsingburgh and the tow service of Troy was obtained, froni the TomhaiinockV- It.was found that tbe entire eity including Lansirigburgh, but with the-exception of the Troy high, be supplied by gravity from- During the first eight years of operation; leaks in the 33-in steel pipe' from Tomhannock necessitated" occasional interruptions-of. water service to the city. Id prevent further shutdowns" ind increase delivery to the cily, a SO-ih cist" iron main was installed parallel to the existing 33-in riveted.

steel rnain. The" "new 30-in cast-iron main from Tomhannock was connected at Gltn Avenue. In 3936 a- cross-connection between the two 24-inch mains from the lower Oakwood Distributing Reservoir was installed and the" reservoir abandoned. The in the eastern portion of the city continued to acquire new homes making it necessary in 1914 to increase tbe rapacity of the Grafton supply. Increased storage capacity was obtained by building the Martin Dunham Reservoir, Transmission capacity from Vander- be-yden Reservoir, to the city was increased by the construction of a new 16-inch main parallel to the 20-inch main in Lake Avenue.

diforiM Used In January 1925 the water supply was treated with liquid chlorine. This was the. first chemical treatment of the city's water supply. In 1929 it was necessary to raise the pressure ol the" upper high service to adequately serve the area higher than the elevation of Vanderheyden Reservoir. This was accomplished by installing, pressure regulating valves east of the Brunswick Reservoir on the transmission main from the Quackcn Kill diverting dam.

A new 16-inch mam was connected from the Quacken Kill supply main at the Brunswick Reservoir along North Lake Avenue to IB- inch main connected to the upper-high service. Diverted In 1938 it was again necessary to supplement the supply to the upjtet high service. A 16-inch main was laid from the Quack- en Kill diverting dam to Eagle Mills arid then along Pinewoods Avenue to Central Avenue and the main connected lo the up- high service distribution system, In 1953, to provide bctlcr pressure regulation, another regulator was installed on tbe Pinewoods Avenue main half way-between Eagle Mills and Central' Avenue. Until 1955, when a new 20-inch cement-lined cast-iron main was laid in River Street from Glen Avenue, to Federal Street, no major improvements were made to he distribution system. In 1967 a 20 inch east-iron main tar Mating was ia first Street fnm main in Front Street and Liberty Street south to Main Street, primarily: to serve the Village of Menands.

A new spillway channel was construct- at -Tom bannock- Reservoir in which time various m- privetnents were made at the Tomhannock intake. IB ISM a comprehensive engineering study was completed the consulting engineering firm o(Camp, Dresser It McKec of Mass. -Troy was plagued with "black" water, periodic "boil water" orders from the Health Department and an upending number oi large and small water main breaks. several years the city almost ran out of water in stor 1 age in the High and "Upper High Service areas, due to increased consumption and leakage. The engineering study encompassed 1.

The City of Troy, 2. A IJmited Region which included the communities immedi; atcly adjacent to Troy and The entire region which included "most of the populated area ot Southern Rensselaer County. Tenkannock's Importance As a result of the studies it was determined thai the Tom- liannork Reservoir be used to serve the entire water system including the surrounding communities. This would require pumping to the higher clcva- lions of the City and storage in each of the High and Upper Service areas. A major rehabilitation r( the Tomhannock transmission mains and- most of the large distribution mains in the City was required, due io excessive leakage and corrosion, along with the insUllallon ol several large diameter mains.

Actual construction started in 1560 with the cleaning and cement-lining of 13,500 feet of the 33-inch riveted steel-transmission line to the Tomhannock Reservoir. In 1961 the remaining 22,000 feet of the 33-inch pipeline was cleaned and cement-lined to Ihe Tomhannock Reservoir along with 11,200" feel of 20 inch cnst- iron pipe in the distribution system through Frear Park and over Burdett Avenue- to Congress Street. Ah additional 8,800 feel ot.20-inch and 7,300 feet of 12-inch pipe were cleaned in the distribution, system in North Lake Avenue- and Campbell's Avenue respectively. During 1962 the entire 34,000 feet of 30in. cast-iron transmission main to the Tombamwck Reservoir was cleaned and cement lined as well as 4,000 feet of Hi-inch cast-iron pipe in Pawling Avenue: Construction was slarled on.

the Lane Pumping Station to feed the High and the Upper High Service Areas, and construction was started on the 5 million gallon ground Storage Reservoir, which would" feed the High Service Area. Also .2,400 feet of old 20-mch pipe was cleaned and cement-lined through Frear Park lo connect the new pumping station to the High Service distribution system. Tbe old Middle Service Area was discontinued and was combined with the Low Service Area. The City Council unanimously approved in 3963 a $7,000,000 bond issue which assured the construction a new 45 million gallon per day Water Treatment Plant on the sife of fhc old Miami Beach Lansingburgh Reservoir. Construction was begun during the summer on the project that took alwst" three years to build.

Tbe year 13S3 tie dedi- fat tfce DriuriMMt, riMfc Utitttfei kflUmf mttk. tl special for tfce cation of the Eddy Lane Pumping Station and the 5 million gallon" Storage Reservoir in October. This placed the entire High Service Area on the Tomhannock supply, and Jed Jo the discontinuance of the Brunswick- Vanderheyden Reservoirs. SoU Brunswick These were later sold to the Town of Brunswick for the establishment of a Town Park. About 2,000 Icet of new 20- inch cement-lined cast-iron pipe was installed in Pawling Avenue to connect the new storage reservoir to the High Service Area.

The same year the cleaning and cement-lining of 23,000 feet of ma5n thru Lan- singbucgh 'o the Eddy Lane" Pumping Statin were finished. When this was completed, all the Tomhannnck water was being transmitted through newly rehabilitated pipes from the Tomhannock Reservoir through Eddj Lane Pumping Slation to the sew 5 million gallon Service Reservoir. A marker 1 improvement was noted in the color of tbe water tbaf had beeis a source of discomfort to the consumers. Sodium hexamclaphosphate treatment was started at the Tomhannock- Intake: to control the rnaganese problem, which was the cadse of brack water complaints. Construction was started on the 4 million gallon elevated Storage Reservoir, which would the Upper High Service and a large area in Town of Brunswick.

Largest Tart In 1964 about 9,000 feet of 24 and Sp-inch; cast-iron cement- lined'wafer pipe was installed, connecting the Eddy Lane Pumping Station with the 4 mil- Ion gallon elevated Tank on Tibbits Avenue. The tank, which is ibe largest elevated steel water reservoir in the United States, was completed and placed in service in 3964, just in time to overcome the affects of tbe severe drought that hi! the northeastern part of the country. The Grafton Ponds and the Martin-Dunham Reservoir were then, taken out of service and sold to the State of New York for consfruction of a SUtc Park. TV Graftrt Station was maintained as a Source of future emergency gravity supply. Due to the construction of the HoosicV Street Arterial Highway in 1965, it was determined to concentrate on rehabilitating the 12-inch water line in the Mrcet and also in the area.

As a result of Water crews clenncrl and cement-lined 24,000 feet of 12-inch pipe in Iloosick Street, 15th Street, -Peoples Avenue, North Lake Avenue, South Lake Avenue, under the Poestenlull Creek and across Central Avenue to Pawling Avenue. Water- pressures had been dropping in 1Vie Albia area during the summer months and rehabilitating the supply main stabilized the pressures. The Rureau of Water maintenance shop and vehicle garage were completed 1965 and all the shop operations and vehicles were transferred Irom the a of the Central Fire Station to tbe new Building. Troy's new, modern Water Treatment Plant was dedicated by Gov. Nelson A.

Rockefeller 'on May 16, 1966. The Gover- nor the switch to start treated water flowing lo Trojans for the first time in 165 years. The water is chlorinated for elimination of bacteria, alum is added for sedimentation of solid matter, lime to reduce corrosive action of the water, carbon for taste and odor control, potassium permanganate for manganese control and flouride for protection of teeth. The plant is capable of being expanded to 100 million per day, by adding basins as required. The Water Bureau offices were out of thft- Central Fire Station to 'he new Administration Building.

A new laboratory was constructed in Administration Building and old. laboratory at Melrose was 1 After new Water Treat- ment Plant was put on the line, it was still necessary to continue the program of rehabili- a i city's old corroded trunk mains in order to supply clean water in sufficent quantity at the consumer's tap. In the Bureau cleaned aid cement-lined 8,500 feet of 24 in. cast-iron water "pipe from Glen Avenue to Fulton and Front Streets. In 1067 feet of 20 in.

ami 4,500 feet of 16-in." cast-iron pipe" was cleaned and cement- lined from Federal anil Fourth Streets to South Troy at Main ami Fourth Streets. Another PineHne Two of the major construction projects in 1068 were the in- slallalion of a 16-inch pipeline in Ferry Street from Front Street to Seventh Avenue to replace the old pipes removed during Ihe construction of Oie Ferry Street Timnel and Arterial, The serious water shortage in the Griswold Heights-Hillsview Heights section was alleviated by the installation of 7.000 feet of 16-inch pipe from Pawling Avenue to the perimeter of the developed area and a new 12- inch line was installed to serve (he Industrial Park. The City of Henssclaer and the Town ot East Greenhush completed a large construction program and commenced taking wafer from the City of Troy in tbe Fall of 1968. Their consumption increased by 3 million gallons per day. Mc- nands began to b'iy water several years ago.

In 1969 an extensive cleaning and cement-lining program was again undertaken during.which .37,000 feet.of wa- ter pipe was rehabilitated in 35th Street, Congress Street, Sixth Avenue, Pawling Avenue and Campbell's Avenue. This year the city is installing 24-inch, and 16-inch water to improve, the distribution system and fire protection in the Low Service. There remains about 30.000 feet of water pipes, ranging from 12-inch to 20-inch, left throughout the water system to complete the rehabilitation program. As a result of the huge construction program undertaken during the past decade the expenditure of about $16 million, Troy sow has one of Cfte most modern and cDickpt wa-, ter systems ol any the country..