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NY/NJ water battles have long history

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Image of drought's impact on the Wanaque Reservoir

Drought’s impact on the Wanaque Reservoir
Photo/ Chris Pedota The Record of North Jersey

“Some in Rockland County have long chafed at how much water must continuously be released from Lake DeForest, the county’s largest reservoir, and sent down the Hackensack to ensure a supply for Bergen County.

The Rockland Water Coalition, for instance, has said the passing flow down the Hackensack “remains unwarranted and inequitable,” and that it puts Rockland customers “at greater risk during future severe drought solely in order to increase” the water levels in the Bergen reservoirs. [Read more…]

Rockland: Suez proposes nearly 17 percent rate hike

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Rockland’s water company still faces lawsuit against its efforts to recoup $54 million  for desalination plans

“Rockland’s water company has announced a proposal to raise its rates by nearly 17 percent over three years.

The joint proposal with the state Public Service Commission staff would raise rates by 5.9 percent in the first year, 5.6 in the second year, and 5.3 in the third year. This is down from an original request of 13 percent for one year. [Read more…]

Rockland County sues State and Suez

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Photo of Rockland County Executive Ed Day

County Exec Ed Day Press Conference
Photo Ricky Flores/ The Journal News

“Rockland rate-payers are being hosed.”–Ed Day

“Rockland County has taken legal action in state court to try to keep Suez New York water ratepayers from paying the cost of an ill-fated scheme by the utility and two state agencies to build a desalination plant on the Hudson River in Haverstraw.

The legal action claims the state Department of Public Service didn’t verify all of Suez’s expenditures related to the nearly $40 million the company says it spent pursuing the plant, but instead did merely a sample audit of the invoices. [Read more…]

Make Suez pay for leaked water in Rockland

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Letter in The Journal News

Suez New York, which supplies Rockland County homes and businesses with water, is primarily a transporter of water. Suez gets its water free from Rockland County sources; Mother Nature fills up our reservoirs, streams and aquifers with water. .

Consumers pay Suez New York to filter, chemically treat our water, and transport it back to us. So, if there are leaks in the water pipes, consumers pay for the lost filtered, treated and transported water. If we gave our household goods to a transporter (i.e. moving company) to pack and deliver, we would expect to get all items back, not 25 percent of our goods disappearing. Any lost items would be paid for by the moving company. [Read more…]

Water rates meeting

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Water Rates Meeting

Protect your water and say no to $54.5m bailout at this week’s public hearings.

The Public Service Commission (PSC) is holding information sessions and public-statement hearings on Suez Water New York’s new request to increase water rates and add a surcharge to your bill. [Read more…]

PSC Orders Suez to Kill Desalination Plant

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“The state Public Service Commission on Thursday directed Suez, formerly known as United Water New York, to abandon the controversial Haverstraw desalination project. The commission also approved Suez’s plan to avoid the need to draw water from the Hudson River by improving conservation, controlling leaks and finding alternative water sources. [Read more…]

United Water in Rockland, Westchester now named Suez

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“The change is the latest in a progression that has seen Rockland’s major water supplier go from Spring Valley Water to Hackensack Water and then United Water. Suez, which dates from 1858, purchased the company 15 years ago, Madden said. The company has been trying to repair its reputation in Rockland after the state Public Service Commission nixed its plans to build a desalination plant and ordered it to improve its relationship with the community. [Read more…]