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
Proposed water conservation law would require smart controllers for irrigation systems in Suffolk
The law would require residential and commercial automatic irrigation systems to be equipped with a weather-based irrigation controller and at least one rain sensor or soil moisture device or an on-site weather station.
Environment
After public opposition at hearing, proposed water conservation code will be revised
Riverhead’s proposed water conservation law will be revised after some residents on Tuesday said the law was too strict and did not take into account certain irrigation needs not satisfied by the every-other-day watering schedule mandated by the law.
Government
Longtime highway department employee honored, public hearing on water conservation law set: Town Board wrap-up
Longtime Riverhead Highway Department employee Eddie Reeve was honored by the Town Board at its meeting Wednesday. The board also scheduled a public hearing on a proposed water conservation law
Environment
Riverhead looks to make odd-even watering restrictions mandatory April to September
Aiming to conserve water during times of peak demand, Riverhead is considering a local law to restrict water use for watering lawns, washing cars and filling pools based on street address numbers. The proposed law would also ban watering lawns while it's raining.
News
Riverhead to implement immediate, mandatory water conservation measures
Riverhead Water District customers will be required to adhere to an odd/even day schedule for irrigation and No watering will be permitted between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. or between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. every day.
News
Water conservation measures urged to assure Riverhead’s ‘seriously challenged’ water supply remains adequate
Hot, dry weather is challenging the Riverhead Water District's ability to maintain an adequate water supply, supervisor says
News
Town renews plea for water conservation
With another period of hot, dry weather forecast, Riverhead Water District is at risk for not being able to meet demand, due to a sharp spike in water consumption — as much as 80 percent — for irrigation.
Board of Education
School officials ask town to exclude water used for irrigation from calculation of sewer rents, to save $50K-plus annually
The district's sewer fees, charged on an estimated sewage flow calculated according to the volume of water used, have increased by more than 50 percent since the district installed irrigation systems to water its athletic fields and lawns. But the water used for irrigation doesn't flow to the sewer plant.
Greg Blass
Greg Blass Reality check: Water is a finite resource and it’s time to stop squandering it
The time is now for all of us to wake up and take some simple steps to conserve our precious drinking water resource.
