Construction is under way of a new 750,000-gallon water tank in Elba that will serve both the village and the town.
Town Supervisor Donna Hynes said planning for the project began in 2015. In 2016, the Town of Elba received a grant and low-interest loan from USDA Rural Development to fund the project in a single phase. The grant is for $3,854,000 and the loan was for $13,658,000.
Hynes said it then took a year to complete SEQRA and all the necessary permits. Project construction began in mid-2018.
The project also includes approximately 248,000 linear feet of 8-inch and 12-inch water mains serving approximately 500 water users.
Construction should be completed this summer, then painted, and in service by early fall.
Photos: Submitted by a reader last week.
