KWD JOB VACANCIES:
Motor Equipment Operator
Title: Motor Equipment Operator
Salary: $48,456.16
Classification: Non-competitive
The Board of Water Commissioners of the City of Kingston has an immediate opening for a Motor
Equipment Operator. This is a full time, non-competitive position.
Preference will be given to applicants who have a valid NYS Class B Driver License and who have relevant job experience operating a backhoe or an excavator. Please submit a completed application to the City of Kingston Civil Service Office at 420 Broadway on or before 3pm on May 10, 2019. Candidate may be subject to a practical examination to ensure that they possess the required level of competency. Benefit package includes Major Medical, Dental, paid time off and enrollment in the New York State Retirement System.
Distinguishing Features of the Class:
Operates one or more types of equipment and performs a variety of manual tasks in connection with such
operations; does related work as required.
Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Good knowledge of the operation of trucks and other automotive equipment; ability to understand and
follow simple oral and written directions; mechanical aptitude; dependability; good physical condition.
Minimum Qualifications: Graduation from High School or possession of a High School Equivalency diploma at time of application.
Special Requirement for Employment:
Must obtain a Commercial Driver License within six (6) months of appointment date. Maintain clean driving record throughout employment.
Applications:
Applications must be received in the Civil Service Office by Friday, May 10, 2019 no later than 3:00pm. Applications for this position may be obtained from the Civil Service Office in City Hall, Ground Floor, 420 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401 or on our website at www.kingston-ny.gov under the Employment tab. Applications can be dropped off during normal business hours Monday through Friday with the exception of the 3:00pm deadline on May 10th. This posting is for filling a position permanently, based on passing a probationary period. Preference may be given to City of Kingston residents. For more information about Civil Service employment call (845)334-3921.
The City of Kingston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Laborer
Title: Laborer
Salary: $41,372.96
Classification: Labor
The Board of Water Commissioners of the City of Kingston has an immediate opening for a Laborer. This is a full time position. Benefit package includes Major Medical, Dental, paid time off and enrollment in the New York State Retirement System.
Distinguishing Features of the Class:
The duties performed are primarily of a manual and unskilled nature requiring physical endurance and a willingness to perform heavy work. Constant supervision is maintained over the work.
Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Ability to follow instruction; willingness to perform routine manual work; ability to lift heavy weights; willingness to work under all weather conditions; sobriety; physical endurance; physical condition commensurate with demands of the position.
Minimum Qualifications:
This is a Labor class position. There are no education or experience qualifications for this class. Laborers must be physically able to perform the duties assigned.
Applications:
Applications must be received in the the Civil Service Office by Friday, May 10, 2019 no later than 3:00pm. Applications for this position may be obtained from the Civil Service Office in City Hall, Ground Floor, 420 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401 or on our website at www.kingston-ny.gov under the Employment tab. Applications can be dropped off during normal business hours Monday through Friday with the exception of the 3:00pm deadline on May 10th. This posting is for filling a position permanently, based on passing a probationary period. Preference may be given to City of Kingston residents. For more information about Civil Service employment call (845)334-3921.
The City of Kingston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer 

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2017 Annual Water Quality Report:  annual_water_supply_statement_2017.pdf
2018 Annual Water Quality Report: annual_water_supply_statement_2018.pdf           

2018 Budget:     Budget_2018.pdf

2019 Budget:    2019_Budget.pdf

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 Kingston Water Department Five-Year Capital Plan

Please remember:  Water is precious - Please do not waste it!!!

The City of Kingston Water Department was founded on May 27, 1895 by a special act of the New York State Legislature to provide potable water to the residents of the City of Kingston. It is a financially and administratively independent department within the City of Kingston and is governed by the Board of Water Commissioners. The Board is a continuously sitting body and each member is appointed to a five (5) year term by the Mayor. The Mayor is a voting member of the Board.

The current members of the Board include:

• Steve Noble, Mayor
• Dennis Croswell, President               
• Robert Niedzielski
• Joanne Seche
• Margaret Gruner
• Harold Bonavita-Goldman

Among other responsibilities, the Board sets Department policy and establishes all rules and regulations which it deems essential to the protection of the public interest in the management of the Water Department as defined by the Kingston City Charter. The daily operation is under the direction of Superintendent Judith Hansen. As a financially independent Department, all revenues received from water rents and other related activities remain within the Department to fund its operation. The sales of water accounts for approximately 95% of the Department's revenue and no revenues are received from Federal, State, or local taxes. The Board establishes all water rates and approves all expenditures and the Department currently operates on an annual budget of $4,868,700. Copies of the current rate schedule are available by contacting the Water Department and here on our web page.

System Overview 
Source: The Mink Hollow Stream is the principal source of Kingston's Water. With its headwaters in the Catskills, near Tannersville, NY, the water is of excellent quality. This 8.6 square mile watershed is largely undeveloped and sparsely populated and approximately half of the watershed is under the jurisdiction of the Catskill State Park. Significant portions of this watershed are owned and managed by the City of Kingston and, in this way, we are able to exert direct control over the quality of this resource.

Water from the Mink Hollow Stream is piped into the Cooper Lake Reservoir. Located in Lake Hill, New York, Cooper Lake is Kingston's principal raw water storage reservoir, containing some 1.2 billion gallons of water. From Cooper Lake, water flows to our Edmund T. Cloonan Water Treatment Plant via a system of cast iron transmission mains.

Treatment: The Edmund T. Cloonan Water Treatment Plant was constructed in 1899 and has a nominal capacity of 8 million gallons per day. Treatment consists of Chlorine disinfection, direct-in-line filtration with alum coagulation, and corrosion control via the addition of lime. Although various improvements have been made to this facility, it runs essentially as it was designed and still provides for the needs of our customers. A series of improvements are currently underway that will ensure the Plant continues to serve our community well into the next century.

The Laboratory of the Kingston Water Department is located on the second floor of the Plant and is certified by the New York State Health Department for the bacteriological examination of water. Routine monitoring of various physical and chemical parameters also occurs in the lab. For a modest fee, the lab is open to the public for the microbiological examination of water.

Distribution: Water is piped from the Treatment Plant to the Binnewater Reservoir, our primary storage facility. Located in the Town of Ulster, it contains 12 million gallons of treated water and acts to stabilize pressure gradients on the conduits entering the City. From this Reservoir, three cast iron transmission mains carry water into the City of Kingston. Within the City, there are approximately 100 miles of water mains and nearly 900 hydrants. The system has been evaluated by the Insurance Service Office (ISO) of New York and has received a Class 4 fire insurance rating. There are some 8,500 service connections and the average daily flow is about 3.5 million gallons per day.

Water Quality: The quality of Kingston's water is excellent. It is a low alkalinity, low hardness product with virtually no color or odor and little turbidity. It has no discernible tastes and odors. Like all public water supplies, it is closely monitored by the New York State Health Department and the Ulster County Health Department and meets all applicable EPA and New York State Health Department Standards. Copies of the water quality analyses are available by contacting the Kingston Water Department.