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Village of Rye Brook, New York
Chapter 9 Infrastructure and Utilities
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9.1 Water Supply
The Village of Rye Brook is located within Westchester County Wa-
ter District 4 (See Appendix 9.1 for map of County Water Districts).
Water is supplied by a private water company, United Water of
Westchester (UWW). UWW has historically purchased approxi-
mately sixty percent of the water supply from Aquarion Incorporated
of Connecticut which provides water from Putnam Reservoir in
Greenwich, Connecticut. Approximately forty percent of the water is
purchased from Westchester Joint Water Works (WJWW) which
provides water from the New York City Water Supply.
9.2 Sewer Districts
The majority of the Village is in the County’s Blind Brook Sewer
District (See Map 9-1). Sewage in this area is treated at the Blind
Brook Waste Water Treatment Plant in Rye. The Blind Brook Sewer
District serves a population of about 27,000 people and is covers an
area of about 14 square miles. The primary treatment facility was
constructed in 1962 and the secondary treatment facility was con-
structed in 1982. The design flow of the facility is 5 million gallons
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Map 9-2. Westchester County Sewer Districts
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per day (5MGD). The current average actual daily flow is 4.2MGD.
A very small portion of the Village is in the Port Chester Sewer
District. Sewage in this area is treated at the Port Chester Waste
Water Treatment Plant.
9.3 Electric, Gas and Heating Fuels
Consolidated Edison (ConEd) provides electric power and natural
gas to households and businesses in Rye Brook. There are two ma-
jor electric substations located in the Village.
The Tennessee Gas Pipeline, an interstate pipeline owned by Suez
International, runs across the center of the Village (Map 9-3).
ConEd’s gas distribution system connects to this gas line at the
Glennville Road metering station. There is also a Tennesee Gas me-
ter facility near Brookside Way.
Buildings in Westchester County are heated by a variety fuel
sources to include gas, fuel oil, electricity and propane. According
to the Census Bureau, fuel oil was the most common form of heat-
ing fuel for homes in Westchester County, see Figure 9-2. Most of
Rye Brook properties have either oil, natural gas or electric as a fuel
source. Fuel oil is generally delivered by trucks and the fuel is store
in above or below ground tanks. The Westchester County Health
Department regulates any in-ground petroleum tank whose capacity
is greater than one hundred ten gallons. This generally would in-
clude most home heating oil tanks which generally are over 200
gallons.
Map 9-3. Tennessee Gas Pipe-
line System Map
Source: http://www.tennesseeadvantage.com/
Figure 9-2. Home Heating Fuel Use, Occupied Housing Units,
2006, Westchester County
Tennessee Gas Pipeline The Tennessee Gas Pipeline is one of the several interstate pipelines that make up El Paso Corporation’s Pipeline Group. Tennessee is comprised of approximately 14,000 miles and 1.4mm certificated horsepower. The pipeline stretches from the Mexican border to Canada. Tapping supply regions in the Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Appalachia, and Canada, the Tennessee system serves markets across the Midwest and mid-Atlantic regions, including major metropolitan centers such as Chicago, New York, and Boston.
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A. Renewable Energy
Several companies in the Village are energy efficient or use renew-
able energy sources. The Doral Arrowwood Hotel and Conference
Center has a cogeneration facility which is a combined heat and
power system that is expected to reduce 1,800 tons of carbon emis-
sions every year (source prnewswire.com). NYSDEC and
NYSERDA promote the use of renewable energy sources such as
solar and geothermal throughout New York. To learn more about
their business incentives for renewable energy, go to:
NYSDEC Renewable Energy webpage
NYSERDA webpage
Several parcels in the Village have southern exposure topography
and may be good locations for solar power installations. A total of
280.7 acres (or 12.6 %) of the Village are southern facing and have
the potential for solar power development (See Appendix 9.2 for
map of south facing topography). Further analysis is needed to de-
termine the feasibility of these sites for solar energy installations.
For more information about solar energy technologies, click here.
ConEd Business Incentives
ConEd’s economic development specialists work closely with state, County and local economic
development organizations to provide assistance to companies seeking to start up, expand or relo-
cate within Westchester. Known as “Team Westchester,” representatives will meet with firms and
provide information on how businesses can benefit from state and local economic development
programs and will help individual companies in locating sites that meet their specific needs.
ConEd’s Business Incentive Rate offers reductions of up to 25 percent on electricity. It is a 15-year
program with 10 years at full benefits and an additional five years at a declining discount. The
Business Incentive Rate is available to businesses that are receiving a comprehensive package of
economic development incentives from state, County or local government agencies. This can in-
clude development financing, workforce skills training and transportation services. The rate also is
available to businesses who occupy new or vacant buildings that are receiving substantial real prop-
erty tax incentives of at least five years duration. ConEd’s Northern Region (serving the Bronx and
Westchester) is headquartered at 511 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, NY 10580. For additional in-
formation call:(914) 925-6030 or visit ConEdison’s web site