The Roslyn Water District is excited to announce that it has been awarded a New York State Water Infrastructure Improvement Act grant of up to $3 million.
The grant funding will be used to install Granular Activated Carbon water treatment filters at the RWD’s Plant 5 water treatment facility. The grant was secured thanks to District officials’ advocacy and passion for protecting their community’s water.
“Everything we do here at the Roslyn Water District centers around providing our community with the highest-quality water possible,” said RWD Chairman Michael Kosinski. “We submitted our application for this grant in an effort to advocate for our residents to New York State and we are pleased to see that our efforts have proven successful. We look forward to using this funding to further improve our ability to service the RWD community.”
This project represents the most recent step forward in the RWD’s work to steadily improve the district’s infrastructure.
Last year, district officials cut the ribbon to the Plant 8 treatment facility in Roslyn Estates, adding another location at which the district can treat and distribute water.
In 2022, renovations were completed at the District’s Birch Drive Station, a project that was also funded by a New York State grant.
“Our District has made tremendous strides in our infrastructure improvements over the last several years,” said RWD Commissioner William Costigan. “These GAC vessels will provide an invaluable service to the Roslyn Water District for years to come. We are excited to complete the installation process.”
Since 2015, the WIIA grant program has awarded over $2 billion to water providers and municipalities throughout New York State to make various upgrades to their water infrastructure.
With this most recent round of grant funding, the RWD will be able to make the necessary improvements at Plant 5 while protecting residents’ wallets.
“We do everything we can to keep the cost of water treatment as low as possible for the betterment of our community,” said RWD Commissioner Dr. Sanford Klein. “Applying for grant funding is a great way for us to save our residents money. We thank New York State for its help in bringing these upgrades to our District.”
