Sewer System

Voters in Suffolk County are one step closer to seeing a referendum on their ballot this November. The initiative would let residents decide on a tax hike to protect water quality.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said Lexington Village Condominium will be connected through a new sewage pump system near the complex. Suffolk County and the Town of Islip are each contributing $700,000 to the project.

Environmentalists are concerned that time is running out to put a referendum on the November ballot about whether to use a sales tax hike to pay for water quality projects in Suffolk County.

The grant will be used to add 100 homes to the Patchogue River Watershed Project, which is significantly reducing nitrogen pollution in the Great South Bay.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone called the projects key to improving water quality, and attracting more businesses in Mastic Beach.

The Village of Westhampton Beach unveiled its new sewer connection that will protect water quality and boost local business growth.

The Town of Stonington has received over $700,000 in federal funding to help replace and repair two of their wastewater pumping stations.

The town of Islip has received a $3 million federal grant to build a new sewer connection that will allow for the development of restaurants, businesses and apartments.

The next budget in New York includes $22 million to help residents of Huntington Station connect to sewers.

Huntington Station on Long Island will get a much needed sewer infrastructure upgrade, starting in 2024.