RESPONSIBILITIES

The Water Department is responsible for the safe treatment and delivery of water to approximately 4500 customers in 7 districts in the Town of Ulster. Duties include:

• Plant Operations
• Water main installation and break repairs
• Water meter readings, repair and replacement
• Water sampling
• General maintenance of the water districts properties

OVERVIEW

• Staff consists of the Water Superintendent, 4 Licensed Operators, an Operator Trainee and the Office Manager
• Each licensed operator must complete 30 hours of continuous training within a three-year period for license recertification
• 3 of our operators, and our superintendent, have been licensed for 10 years or more
• Our office manager handles all customer inquiries, billing and account information.
• The Ulster Water District is supplied by 4 wells located in Lake Katrine producing between 400 to 1,200 gallons per minute
• The water treatment plant processes 1,200 gallons per minute, removes both iron and manganese, and softens the water
• The average hardness for the Ulster Water District is 72 mg/L or 4 grains/gal
• Disinfection is achieved by chlorination
• The Ulster Water District has 3 water storage tanks with a total of 7,000,000 gallons of water in storage
• We provide water to 4,500 customers through 1,637 service connections

LINKS

• Pay your water bill online
  • If payment is made under the wrong district it will be returned
  • Credit Card Fee: 2.65% of total with a $2.00 minimum
  • Check Fee: $1.50 flat fee
  • Weekly limit on E-Check transactions is $15,000 per customer per bank account