A floating solar panel could soon be making its way to a Peekskill reservoir.

Camp Field Reservoir is the source of drinking water for thousands of people in the area.

According to a proposal, Camp Field Reservoir may be the home to a Floating Solar Array.

News 12 spoke with the Ecological Citizens Project, a Peekskill nonprofit that is working on this proposal.

"This proposed system would sell the electricity generated from the floating solar array and any Peekskill resident could subscribe to get energy from it," said Jason Angell, the co-director of the Ecological Citizens Project.

Angell says there are benefits to projects like this.

"It could help them lower their electricity bill and really have a 25-year fund to help fight food insecurity, but we're always open to hearing what people have to think," Angell says.

At a Tuesday night public hearing, one person spoke in favor of the project.

"The revenues going into funds that are helping this community grow its own food and hardening itself against the shocks, it seems absolutely necessary that we do this," said a Peekskill resident.

But, not everyone is on board.

"Putting it on top of our drinking water reservoirs is really irresponsible," said Peter Korcz, a Peekskill resident. "We have a lot of buildings over here that have roofs without solar panels that can very easily do that, and it will achieve the same exact results without potentially contaminating our water."

Supporters say there is a water treatment plant located on the reservoir site.

The developer says regular water quality testing will be done. If something harmful is found, the developer says it will remove the panels at no cost to the taxpayers.

No decision was made Tuesday night. The city says the project must undergo the environmental review.