JERICHO UNDERHILL WATER DISTRICT

In 1962 the JUWD purchased the existing Underhill Water Company system which had previously provided water to Riverside and Underhill Flats. The source was springs located at 379 Vermont Route 15, Jericho. The system included a cistern or reservoir, a pump, a pressurized tank and water mains. The pump and tank were housed in a small building accessed from Palmer Lane. By the late 1960s, according to a 1971 newspaper account the system was "plagued by inadequate distribution lines and lack of storage capacity. Water use had to be curtailed during the summer and there was insufficient capacity to serve planned residential development"... We serve an area of Jericho around the Jolley Convenance Store on Rte 15 to include Raceway Rd to United Christian Assembly, River Rd to Maple Ridge.,Maple Ridge, Palmer Ln,Dickenson St, Park St, The Underhill Flats area, Rte 15 to Poker Hill, Poker Hill to the storage tank and Meadow Ln... History of the water district.

Primary location: Underhill United States