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Riverhead’s retiring sewer district superintendent looks back at his trailblazing career

by Mar 12, 2025
One of Riverhead Town’s longest serving senior employees, Sewer District Superintendent Michael Reichel, is set to retire this month after 35 years as its top wastewater treatment official.

Schumer delivers $5 million for Riverside sewage treatment plant in federal omnibus spending law

by Dec 30, 2022
The $5 million appropriation is targeted for construction of the sewage treatment plant, which will cost an estimated $20 million to build. Covering the cost of construction with grants is crucial, Southampton Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said.
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Riverhead to file $2 million claim against county for sewer rate subsidy from quarter-percent sales tax

by Dec 20, 2016
Facing the prospect of having to raise Riverhead sewer district rates as much as 400 percent to cover the $24 million cost of upgrading...