Government
Riverhead board challenges water authority’s immunity claim on North Fork pipeline route
Riverhead Town on Tuesday again challenged Suffolk County Water Authority's claimed immunity from local land-use regulation as well as the adequacy of SCWA's environmental study.
Environment
Critics tell SCWA the Main Road water main route hasn’t been adequately studied
At a Riverhead hearing, speakers said the SCWA's Draft Environmental Impact Statement fails to assess traffic, wetlands, school and utility impacts of the preferred Main Road route for the North Fork water main.
Environment
‘We’ve heard you’: Water Authority CEO discusses revised North Fork Water Main route
CEO Jeff Szabo discusses the draft environmental impact statement for the North Fork Water Main Project ahead of a public hearing on the project Wednesday in Riverhead.
Environment
Riverhead weighs code changes after groundwater contamination near East Hampton BESS fire
Riverhead officials are revisiting the town’s battery energy storage rules after PFAS contamination was detected in public water supply wells near the site of the 2023 East Hampton BESS fire.
Guest Column
The pipeline that doesn’t ask permission
The Suffolk County Water Authority has decided it doesn’t want to ask permission anymore. It doesn’t want to sit across the table from the people who live here, who deal with the traffic, the trenching, the noise, the disruption that lingers long after the ribbon-cutting photos are forgotten
Government
SCWA sues Riverhead Town over North Fork pipeline project
Suffolk County Water Authority sued Riverhead, seeking a court ruling that its North Fork pipeline project is exempt from local zoning.
Government
Water authority declares itself exempt from Riverhead zoning as pipeline review moves ahead
Suffolk County Water Authority says its North Fork pipeline is exempt from Riverhead zoning as it moves into a full environmental review.
Government
Who’s the decider? Riverhead Town and Suffolk County Water Authority head toward ‘impasse’
Is the Suffolk County Water Authority subject to local regulations as it runs a 24-inch transmission line through the Riverhead? The town says yes. SCWA takes the opposite view. Now what?
Government
Suffolk Water Authority sets hearings to decide its own immunity from local rules for pipeline project
Suffolk County Water Authority will hold hearings on Oct. 7, 8 and 9 to decide whether the balance of public interests makes it immune from local regulation as it runs 24-inch main through Riverhead Town to service Southold customers.
Government
‘No benefit to us whatsoever’: Riverhead supervisor slams water authority pipeline plan during hearing
The Suffolk County Water Authority’s proposed North Fork pipeline drew fire from Riverhead officials and residents alike during a tense public hearing at Riverhead Town Hall Tuesday night.
