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.
Environment
Water usage at ‘dangerously high levels,’ Suffolk County Water Authority warns its customers
The Suffolk County Water Authority is urging all of its customers to reduce their water usage, which has reached “dangerously high levels” due to hot, dry weather.
Environment
Suffolk County Water Authority’s proposed North Fork pipeline: officials, residents question needs and benefits at Riverhead Town forum
Skepticism abounded at a public forum convened by Riverhead Town last night to discuss the Suffolk County Water Authority’s plan to run a 24-inch transmission line through the township to boost its supply to customers in the Town of Southold.
Government
Riverhead to hold public forum Wednesday on proposed water authority pipeline
Riverhead will hold a public forum Wednesday at Town Hall on a Suffolk County Water Authority pipeline that would run through the town.
News
Comments welcome on scope of environmental review for North Fork water main extension through July 11
The Suffolk County Water Authority is moving ahead with plans for a new water main through the Riverhead Town to deliver drinking water to its customers in Southold. The revised route along Sound Avenue concerns Riverhead officials worried about traffic on the high-volume road.
Environment
Suffolk County Water Authority begins impact review of pipeline through Riverhead
The water authority, as lead agency, determined that the project is likely to have adverse environmental impacts and should be the subject of an environmental impact statement to identify those impacts and develop ways in which to mitigate them.
Community News
Riverhead officials told Manorville residents they’d never have public water. It took a decade, but yesterday, residents proved them wrong.
It was a sight to behold. And one that was a long time coming. Suffolk County Water Authority contractors who are installing mains that will carry clean drinking water to homes in a remote section of Manorville crossed into Riverhead Town from Brookhaven yesterday.
Guest Column
Manorville’s clean water story: A tale of two towns
Guest column: Water mains are already being installed by the Suffolk County Water Authority in the Brookaven portion of Manorville. But in Riverhead Town? The wait goes on.
Environment
Suffolk County commits $1.5 million to Manorville extension project, closing funding gap
The funding, received by the county from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act, will cover a more than $600,000 funding shortfall for the construction of the water mains in the Manorville hamlet, as well as the cost of the private service line for each of the 64 homes in the extension area.
News
Water authority’s NoFo pipeline is not actually under construction; last week’s ‘groundbreaking’ was ‘ceremonial kickoff,’ SCWA spokesman says
The Suffolk County Water Authority’s groundbreaking in Laurel last week on an eight-mile pipeline to deliver public water to the North Fork wasn’t a groundbreaking at all, a water authority spokesperson told RiverheadLOCAL this week.
