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Riverhead Water District receives $5 million grant for Calverton extensions

by Jan 24, 2024
The Riverhead Water District has received $5 million in grant funding for public water extensions to areas of Calverton with contaminated private wells.

Yale researchers seek participants for study of 1,4-dioxane in Long Island drinking water

by Aug 11, 2023
Scientists studying the poorly-understood “forever chemical” 1,4-dioxane are looking for volunteers on the East End, especially those whose homes have private drinking water wells, for a study of the chemical’s potential health impacts.