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Nick Consign

Director of the Water Bureau for the City of Rochester, NY, who oversees the city's drinking water supply, treatment, and distribution.

Sep 4, 2026

30:13
So over the course of the next year, we'll be working on the environmental impact statement and working towards making a decision on what the best course of action is late this year, early next year.
30:28
I'll just add, you know, given the location of these reservoirs, the impacts to the parks, we made the decision early to do an exhaustive review and go through this state environmental quality review process.
30:45
Before, again, a refrain we say here, before we were told to, before we had the determination that it was necessary, we said let's do it anyway because then we know if it is necessary, well, we're already there doing it.
31:02
And we will be exhaustive and cover all of our bases to give the community the surety that the decision we ultimately come to was the best decision and that we examined all the options and alternatives.
31:16
And I will mention that Rush Reservoir, our third reservoir, is covered and was brought into compliance through that cover.
31:26
That option was selected there because that's not a public facility.
31:31
It doesn't have a view shed.

10 MINS LATER

41:28
But it's not going to be cheap to get things to where they need to be, to continue to say that we can be reliable and resilient.

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