Q&A
Updates on the Hillview Reservoir covering project
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Council Member Gennaro asks for updates on the long-standing issue of covering the Hillview Reservoir. Commissioner Aggarwala provides a detailed explanation of the current status and future plans for the project.
- The EPA required NYC to cover the Hillview Reservoir, memorialized in a Department of Justice consent decree
- The consent decree includes a series of steps through to 2049, the final date for complete coverage
- Current work includes upgrades to the intakes at the southern end of Hillview and the Kensico-Eastview Connection project
- The current work at Hillview costs about $800 million, while the Kensico-Eastview Connection is estimated at $1.2 billion
- Next year, DEP must submit a report to DOJ with a preferred design for covering the reservoir
- Several different strategies for covering the reservoir are under consideration
James F. Gennaro
2:00:51
what's the final final on Hillview, another thirty year old issue?
2:00:54
I think Rick told me recently, but might as well just put it on the record that the, you know, like, cover you know, the feds wanted us to cover the Hillview reservoir, you know, DDP, why as you said, is this the best use of, you know, you know, DDP resources to protect water quality?
2:01:11
This has gone around around so many times that I can't remember, like, where it even is.
2:01:15
So but it's some place.
2:01:17
So what's the what's the final final on?
Rohit T Aggarwala
2:01:19
Right.
2:01:19
So so so, yes, despite despite the perspective that New York City embraced at the time EPA did require us to undertake the cover at Hillview.
2:01:35
It was memorialized through a a consent decree, Adam, that was actually now the Department of Justice.
2:01:44
So we have a DOJ consent decree that incorporates a series of steps through to 2045.
2:01:52
2049, which is the final date at which Hillview must be completely covered.
2:01:58
There are a number of milestones that we have to meet One of them is actually well, 2 of them are currently underway.
2:02:05
1 is a set of upgrades to the to the intakes at the southern end of Hillview, which are about to be completely reconstructed.
2:02:15
And another one is the Kunsco Eastview Connectogen, which provides the 2nd connection between Kunsco reservoir and the UV plant, a really important project.
2:02:27
Hillview.
2:02:28
The current work at Hillview is something like $800,000,000.
2:02:31
The KEC is gonna be about 1.2.
2:02:35
This particular project, and then there's actually further work that will have to happen sometime over the next several years.
2:02:43
Ultimately, we will be covering it.
2:02:45
Next year, we have to submit a report to DOJ Mhmm.
2:02:49
As to a preferred design, and there are several different strategies under construct or under under consideration, and we'll have more to say as we get closer.
James F. Gennaro
2:02:58
Great.
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Thank you.
2:03:00
Thank you.
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No.
2:03:11
I don't think I wanna do that.
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Mhmm.
2:03:24
You know what that said?
2:03:25
I think we're I I I I think we're good.
2:03:28
I just wanted to close-up with a with a statement
William Scarborough
2:03:34
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