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The Forge River Watershed Sewer District, which will connect 1,889 homes to a new treatment plant to be built in Mastic, is part of the larger Suffolk County Coastal Resiliency Initiative.
Initiative will connect thousands of homes to sewer systems to reduce nitrogen loading and improve water quality.
The project known as the Suffolk County Coastal Resiliency Initiative will connect nearly 6,000 parcels along the county’s south shore to sewers.
Projects will create hundreds of jobs, connect 5755 homes to sewers.
Photo by: Suffolk County Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has announced $100 million in funding to eliminate outdated cesspools and septic systems identified by scientists as the primary source of excess nutrients that have fouled local bays, contributing to harmful algae blooms, beach closures and fish kills. The funding from a combination of federal, state and county sources, will be used to complete long-awaited sewer projects along south shore river corridors, and to boost funding for the landmark County program that provides grants to homeowners who choose ...