Wastewater

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Suffolk Water Quality Restoration Act allowing for county voters to decide by ballot referendum ways to fund updated wastewater infrastructure.

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 polio virus is being found in fewer wastewater samples across New York, including in Nassau County where a positive sample was detected in August.

Suffolk County will get $20 million to upgrade wastewater infrastructure.

Yale University researchers collecting samples from a New Haven water treatment facility found substantially fewer incidences of the virus in recent samples than were recorded a month ago.

The mask mandate for schools and childcare facilities in Connecticut will end on February 28.

Experts said COVID-19 samples in wastewater allow them to predict an outbreak in a community five to seven days before testing data catches up.

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

The Bridgeport City Council in Connecticut has authorized a $395 million state-required upgrade to its worn out wastewater system.Council members say the…