Source Of
Water: The Village of Dansville obtains its water from two sources, a
surface supply and a well site with two wells.
Water
Impoundment Reservoir: The Village maintains a 15-acre impoundment
reservoir on Reservoir road in Wayland. This impoundment is
accomplished with a cement core earth dam located on Little Mill
Creek. An emergency response plan is on file in the Mayors Office.
Mill Creek
Supply: Currently the major source of supply of raw water for the
Village is Little Mill Creek located east and south of the Village. An
impounding reservoir approximately 15 acres in area is located three
miles east of the Village on Reservoir Road in the Town Of Wayland.
The outflow from this reservoir flows into Little Mill Creek, to the
surface water intake located on the creek approximately two miles
southwest of the impounding reservoir and approximately two miles
southeast of the Village. The water is diverted to the intake by a
small concrete dam, which creates a shallow impoundment. Two sets of
manually cleaned screens remove large materials from the water which
then enters a 12-inch transmission main. The water is conveyed by
gravity flow to the existing treatment facility.
The Mill Creek
supply is currently the main source of water for the Village Of
Dansville. The Perkinsville Well supply is used to supplement our
water supply when the quality of the creek water drops below NYSDOH
standards. (i.e. during storm runoff periods).
Perkinsville
Well Supply: The Village well site is located off County Route 91 in
the Town of Wayland in Steuben County just north of the Hamlet of
Perkinsville. There are two wells at the site, both of which were
installed in 1964. Each well is 18 inches in diameter and 72 feet
deep. The wells are equipped with 20 hp pumps rated at 750 Gallons Per
Minute. The water is conveyed to the treatment site by a 12-inch water
main that runs west from the well site to an abandoned railroad right
of way then north to the treatment site. During 2000, our system did
not experience any restriction of our water source. Water Treatment:
The Dansville Water Treatment Plant site is located approximately
1,000 feet north of Sahrles Hill Road, just east of the Village. The
facilities presently utilize sedimentation, aeration and disinfection
by gas chlorination. Present raw water storage capacity is 7,000,000
gallons. In 1994 the Village constructed a water storage tank with a
1,500,000-gallon storage capacity, to be used as a finished water
storage tank. At this point, the tank is not in service. The tank will
be put in service in August 2001 to be used as a finished water
storage tank.
