FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FLUORIDATION NOTICE - FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Northern Westchester Joint Water Works
Amawalk Water Treatment Facility
Discontinuation of fluoridation to Town of Yorktown and Somers Water Supply
This notice only impacts Yorktown and Somers residents. On or about February 3, 2017, the Northern Westchester Joint Water Works will no longer be fluoridating water produced at the Amawalk Water Treatment Facility. In 2016, approximately 33% of Yorktown’s a daily supply, and nearly 100% of Somers’ daily supply, was produced at the Amawalk treatment facility. The remainder of Yorktown’s supply was provided by our Catskill Water Treatment Facility.
The fluoride feed system at our Catskill Facility is offline and under engineering review. The new chemical feed system is being relocated in order to provide critical redundancy within our transmission system. This project is presently in the design phase with construction beginning in mid-2017.
Until the new chemical feed system is online, the Northern Westchester Joint Water Works will no longer provide fluoride to the residents of Yorktown and Somers. Due to hydraulics associated with Yorktown’s distribution system we cannot guarantee optimal fluoride residuals for all residents until the new feed system is on-line.
Again this notice only affects residents of the town of Yorktown and Somers.
For additional information contact:
Matthew Geho-NWJWW Operations Director
914-737-5380 ext # 111
