Wastewater Treatment

The federal government is giving the town of Huntington on Long Island $1 million to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant. U.S. Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) said the funds will extend the sewer lines, shore up the plant’s defenses against flooding and build microturbines powered by methane gas from the plant.

The GOP-dominated Suffolk County Legislature stalled a ballot referendum for this November, which would have asked voters to approve a small sales tax hike to fund advanced septic systems and sewer upgrades.

Environmentalists urge the Town of East Hampton to put an end to Montauk wastewater treatment plant on 14 acres of public parkland.

Aging cesspools in Blue Point on Long Island will be connected to a sewage treatment plant in Patchogue to mitigate water pollution and improve water quality in the Great South Bay.

Why does Suffolk County want to upgrade its wastewater systems? In an extended interview, WSHU’s J.D. Allen speaks to Suffolk County Water Czar Peter Scully.

The Coalition for Fire Island Wastewater Solutions wants $500,000 in state funding to figure out the best way to update the island’s sewage…

Suffolk County has submitted a $50 million funding request to New York State to help homeowners replace aging wastewater treatment systems.A coalition of…

In order to cut nitrogen levels in the Western Bays, Nassau County will divert wastewater from the Bay Park Treatment Plant in East Rockaway to one in…

The Suffolk County Legislature has approved a $10 million grant program to help homeowners pay for new septic systems as part of an effort to combat…

In Suffolk County high levels of nitrogen can be found in household wastewater, and officials call it the greatest source of water pollution on Long…