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Special Districts
The Special Districts Department oversees the operation and billing of the Town’s special improvement districts including the following:
- Birch Hill/Highview Terrace Water District
- Blackberry Hill Water, Sewer, Park, and Lighting Districts
- Brewster Heights Water and Sewer Districts
- Foxhill Water District
- Hillcrest Water District
- Mt. Brook Water District
- Peaceable Hill Water District
- Peach Lake (Vails Grove) Sewer District
- Springhouse Water District
- Starr Ridge Water District
Responsibilities
The Special Districts Department administers the obligations of each district. These responsibilities include:
- Providing safe, potable drinking water meeting State and County requirements to water district residents and users
- Providing customer service to district residents. We encourage you to contact us; we are here to address your questions and concerns
- Overseeing meter reading and quarterly billing of Special District charges
- Acting on behalf of the Town in hiring contractors and engineers to perform necessary work
- Preparing budgets for each of the Special Districts. Monitor and control costs and revenues to achieve balanced budget
- Addressing correspondence from appropriate regulatory agencies (Department of Environmental Conservation, Department of Environmental Protection, NYS Department of Health, and the Putnam County Health Department) concerning the districts
- Overseeing the design and construction of Capital Projects
- Providing the Town Board with recommendations for annual rate changes and district improvements
- Providing each water district with the annual water quality report specific to their district
Contractor of Water and Sewer Operations.
The Special Districts Administrator manages the services Provided by JCO Inc., the contract operator for the day-to-day operation of the water and sewer facilities.
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Rodney Brown
Special District Administrator
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Special Districts
Physical Address
1 Main Street
Brewster, NY 10509
Phone: 845-279-8206Fax: 845-279-2472
24-hour Emergency Service:
Water & Sewer Operations call:
845-888-5755
(except for Vails Grove)
Vails Grove Residents call:
800-880-6165
Special District Office Hours
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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