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Riverhead board challenges water authority’s immunity claim on North Fork pipeline route

by Sep 2, 2026
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.

Critics tell SCWA the Main Road water main route hasn’t been adequately studied

by Aug 27, 2026
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.

‘We’ve heard you’: Water Authority CEO discusses revised North Fork Water Main route

by Aug 24, 2026
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.

Suffolk County Water Authority begins work on eight-mile pipeline through Riverhead to bring water from pine barrens to Southold Town

by Mar 26, 2023
The Suffolk County Water Authority broke ground this week on an eight-mile pipeline that will traverse eastern Riverhead Town to connect its water supply and distribution system in Southold Town to water sources in the Central Pine Barrens.