Water quality protection fund

Guest column: Suffolk County voters have a once in a generation chance to safeguard the future of the county’s surface and groundwater in Proposition 2. 

The county executive’s proposal to assess a water surcharge in Suffolk to fund the installation of sewers and advanced septic systems won’t be on the ballot in November. The State Legislature ended its 2015-2016 session on Friday without taking up a bill authorizing the referendum.