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To comply with State regulations, the Village of Florida, annually issues a report describing the quality of your drinking water.  The purpose of this report is to raise your understanding of drinking water and awareness of the need to protect our drinking water sources. This report provides an overview of last year’s water quality.  Included are details about where your water comes from, what it contains, and how it compares to State standards.

If you have any questions about this report or concerning your drinking water, please contact Keith Herbert, Chief Water Operator, at (845) 651-7630. We want you to be informed about your drinking water.  If you want to learn more, please attend any of our regularly scheduled Village Board Meetings, the meetings are held at 7:30 P.M. every 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Village Hall, 33 South Main Street,  Florida , N.Y.

Where does our water come from?
In general, the sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells.  As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activities. Contaminants that may be present in source water include: microbial contaminants; inorganic contaminants; pesticides and herbicides; organic chemical contaminants; and radioactive contaminants.  In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the State and the EPA prescribe regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems.  The State Health Departments and the FDA’s regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water which must provide the same protection for public health. Our water source is Glenmere Lake. Glenmere Lake is located along Glenmere Road in the Towns of Warwick and Chester. From Glenmere Lake Reservoir, the water is pumped up to the Village of Florida’s filtration plant. After filtration, and corrosion control treatment, disinfection and pH adjustment, the treated water enters the distribution system, which feeds a 530,000-gallon tank on Rose Street and a 410,000-storage tank located at Glenview Estates. A 100,000-gallon storage capacity is also utilized at the filtration plant.