Lake George water study could delay commercial construction

The board will vote on the resolution at its December meeting. The moratorium is proposed for six months.

According to a town news release, the board contracted with CT Male Engineering to conduct a study of the town’s water system to assess options for the area’s growing needs.

Lake George Town Supervisor Dennis Dickinson said Richard Schermerhorn’s plans to develop housing on the former Water Slide World site was a driving force in deciding to conduct the study.

“We’ve had some interest from developers for large water use projects and the town has enough water, but they want to make sure they can come up with the volume needed for these projects, so that prompted us to do the water study.” . Dickinson said.

While both the town and village operate water filtration plants, the city-operated facility in Diamond Point serves fewer than 100 residents with a well water system, while the town plant serves more than 1,800 residents. in town and city with more than 1,400 water service connections.

Today, the village’s water is pumped directly from Lake George via a pump station on Beach Road to a modern water filtration station on Ottawa Street and distributed throughout the system.

The town serves users north of Hearthstone Park on Route 9N and south of Route 9L, as well as on the east side of the lake.

The village’s press release cited not only plans for the former Water Slide World site, but also the recent conversion of the former Ramada Inn into residences and numerous other condominium developments on Route 9L and Bloody Pond Road, as reasons for making study water and explore service options.

“Village officials are concerned that the current filtration plant will not be able to handle the increased volume expected and have joined with the Town Board to fund the $43,000 study. The study is expected to last between 12 and 14 weeks,” the Tuesday statement said.

The study is intended to examine the current capability of the system, pinpoint areas of concern or potential limitations, and provide conceptual designs for improvement to continue to accept additional customers in the planned areas of development.

“We don’t want to hinder the growth of the town of Lake George,” said town mayor Bob Blais. “We want to be able to serve all the customers who want town water in the city outside of town and at the same time maintain an adequate reserve for the town.”