storage tank. This tank will provide potable water to the landfill campus, future businesses at the
Agriculture and Renewable Energy (ARE) Park.
These are among the questions being asked by passersby as they travel past the Madison County Landfill on Buyea Road in Lincoln. Coming and going, the questions are the same as residents come down the hill headed north or for those traveling south as they clear the rise and see a huge concrete tower!
The above ground height of the concrete “pedestal” is 113.5 feet: In comparison to the closed landfill on the opposite side of the road that is 90 feet tall. It is an awesome structure that has changed the vista everyone is accustomed to seeing on their daily commute and at first glimpse it is startling!
The pedestal will be topped off with a water storage tank that will hold 122,700 gallons of water from the Onondaga County Water Authority. The water project, as it is termed by landfill employees, will provide clean and potable (drinkable) water to the landfill campus, future businesses at the Agriculture and Renewable Energy Park and eventually, those residents living along the new water line that runs from Canastota to Buyea Road .
Barton and Loguidice Engineers designed the new water system. The water storage tank can be expanded to hold 245,600 gallons if needed for future businesses at the ARE Park.
So, one person asked, “How does the water get into the tank that will sit on top of the concrete pedestal?
There is a pump station on Oxbow Road near St. Agatha’s Cemetery. This pump station has enough pressure to fill the smaller storage tank that is located on Tuttle Rd. near the Lincoln Highway Garage.
This tank is 37.5 feet tall. There is a second pump station next to the smaller storage tank. Once the smaller storage tank is filled; it holds 151,000 gallons, water is pumped up to the Buyea Road storage tank.
Another plus for the new water project is that folks along the newly installed water line now have fire hydrants. This means that they can contact their insurance carriers and receive a reduction in their homeowners policy, which, depending on the company could be anywhere between $50 to $300.
“Well worth a phone call,” said Director James Zecca.
Still another benefit of this new system is that the County will at long last be able to construct a Fire Training Facility. This facility is something that former Fire Coordinator Joe DeFrancisco advocated for many years and was finally able to get started before his retirement.