Planning

Water Resources Agency

   
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Water Resources Agency 


History and Purpose

 The Genesee County Water Resources Agency was created in 1998 from the County Legislature’s Water Supply Task Force to assist the Legislature in the implementation of water improvements for the County. The Agency consists of ten (10) members, each appointed for terms of three (3) years by the Genesee County Legislature.

Powers and Duties (per Resolution No. 495 of 1998)

1. To assemble data relating to the water resources available to the County, both within and without its boundaries.

2. To assist in the planning and design of coordinated water resource and transmission projects within the county of Genesee and make recommendations in connection with such projects.

3. To recommend and assist in the development of inter-municipal agreements and grant applications for water supply and transmission pursuant to Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law.

4. To contract for engineering and related technical services within the annual budgetary appropriation provided to the Agency by the County and if requested, to provide said services to municipalities within the County pursuant to contract with said municipalities.

5. To contract for other necessary services to carry out its functions within the annual budgetary appropriation provided to the Agency by the County subject to the provisions of Article 5-A of the General Municipal law and the audit requirements of the County Legislature.

6. To serve as the administrative head or body of any county water district that may hereinafter be created.

7. To coordinate the implementation of any county water resource or transmission project or district with comprehensive planning and land use regulation and consistent with any inter-municipal agreements entered into by other municipalities in Genesee County pursuant to Article 5-J of the General Municipal Law.

8. To have such other powers and duties as may from time to time be lawfully conferred upon the Agency by the County Legislature. It is expressively provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be construed as modifying, transferring or abolishing any power, duty or authority of the County Legislature, any county department or elected or appointed official

The Agency also prepares annual report of its activities in the form required by the County Legislature.


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Phase 3 of the County Water Project
The Genesee County Legislature is considering the financing and construction of improvements for Phase 3 of the Genesee County Water Supply Project, involving an increase of 7.6 million gallons per day in water supplied to Genesee County from the Monroe County Water Authority’s Shoremont Water Treatment Plant through multiple sub-projects including construction of new pump stations, water storage tanks, transmission and distribution mains, together with improvements incidental thereto with the goal of removing the existing City of Batavia Water Treatment Plant from service.
For more details on these proposed projects. Please see the environmental review documentation (SEQR).

Meeting Schedule
This year, regular meetings of the Water Resource Agency are held on the Second Tuesday of the first month of the quarter (except where noted below) at 8:00 AM in the Legislative Chambers at the Old Courthouse in Batavia, 7 Main Street. Please check the agenda below.

Upcoming Meetings
(click link for agenda if available)

Next meeting: March 26, 2024

2024 Meeting Schedule
March 26, 2024
July 9, 2024
October 8, 2024


Minutes  (click link for archived meeting minutes)
January 8, 2019
April 9, 2019
July 9, 2019
October 15, 2019

January 14, 2020
June 16, 2020
October 13, 2020

January 26, 2021
April 13, 2021

July, 13, 2021
October 12, 2021
January 11, 2022
April 12, 2022

July 12, 2022
October 11, 2022

January 10, 2023
April 25, 2023

July 11, 2023
October 10, 2023


Members
Bruno DeFazio, Chair
Diane Fowler, Vice Chair
Shelley Stein, Legislator
Gary Maha, Legislator
Christian Yunker, Legislator
Danielle Cummins
Steve Mountain
Hiedi Librock
Stephen Ferry Jr., Genesee Association of Municipalities (GAM) Representative


Staff & Resource Personnel:
Tim Hens, Water System Coordinator, Highway Superintendent, County Engineer
Tom Carpenter, Engineer, Clark Patterson Lee
Justin Gerace, Assistant County Engineer
Tod Ferguson, Monroe County Water Authority
Felipe Oltramari, Agency Recording Secretary, Planning Director
Matt Landers, County Manager
Mark Boylan, County Attorney
Scott German, County Treasurer
Caroline Pelton, County Environmental Health
Tom Phelps,  Batavia City Superintendent of Water and Wastewater
Nelson Weibel, Chief Water Plant Operator City of Batavia
Rachael Tabelski, Batavia City Manager
Brett Frank, Batavia City Public Works Director

The Genesee County Water Resource Agency was established by Resolution No. 495-1998.


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