History

 The Village’s primary source of drinking water is Little Mill Creek, which is supplied by the discharge from a 15-acre upland reservoir on Reservoir Road in the Town of Wayland. The reservoir is not directly connected to the Village's water treatment plant, but is utilized to supplement flow to Little Mill Creek. A raw water intake on Little Mill Creek supplies water to the treatment plant. The Village can also supplement flow to the plant from two wells on Perkinsville Road in the Town of Wayland. Water flows through the water treatment plant to a storage tank at the plant site that provides system storage and pressure equalization.

Built in 1945, the Dansville Reservoir serves as an impoundment that stores water and supplements flow to Little Mill Creek and is the primary source of supply for the Village of Dansville. Two wells were added in 1964 to supplement flow to the water treatment plant during periods of low flow in Little Mill Creek. The existing water storage tank at water treatment plant was built in 1994. The Villages original water treatment plant was replaced in the year 2000 with a packaged treatment system that provides clarification and filtration. In addition, the raw water in take on Sahrles Hill Road was updated in 2001.

The new project will represent a significant upgrade in the water distribution system, addressing many risks of failure and preparing the community to better support residents both now and in the future with clean, pure drinking water. It is part of the Village's plan to properly care for one of the community's most important assets.