| District overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1914 |
| Type | Sewage treatment |
| Status | Active |
| Headquarters | 236 East Shore Road, Great Neck, NY 40°47′43″N 73°42′45.5″W / 40.79528°N 73.712639°W |
| Website |
gnwpcd |
The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District (abbreviated as GNWPCD) is a public sewer district in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It serves large portions of the Great Neck Peninsula and portions of Manhasset. [1]
History
The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District was established in 1914. [2] [3] A major upgrade project took place in 1990, during which the district's sewage treatment capacity was increased to 3.8 million gallons per day. [3]
In the 2010s and 2020s, plans were made to connect Plandome Road in Manhasset to the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District's sanitary sewers. [4] [5] [6] [7] Similar proposals have been discussed for decades but were historically met with opposition, which killed some of the previous proposals to sewer the area. [4] [5] [6] The planned project is supported by the district. [8]
In 2019, ground was broken on the extension project connecting the Americana Manhasset to the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District's sanitary sewers. [9]
In 2021, a $150,000 grant was awarded to the district in order for it to conduct a sewer feasibility study for connecting unsewered areas of Great Neck Estates and Harbor Hills to the sewer system. [10]
Statistics
- Treatment capacity: 5.8 million gallons per day [3]
- Sewer network length (as of 8/2021): Approximately 72 miles (116 km) [3]
Communities served
- Great Neck Gardens [1] [3]
- Great Neck Plaza (partial service) [1] [3]
- Great Neck [3]
- Harbor Hills (partial service) [1] [3] [10]
- Kensington [1] [3]
- Manhasset (partial service) [1] [3]
- Saddle Rock [1] [3]
- Saddle Rock Estates [1] [3]
- Thomaston [1] [3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Long Island Index: Interactive Map". www.longislandindexmaps.org. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ "Great Neck Water Pollution Control District – GNWPCD – Great Neck, NY". Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Great Neck Water Pollution Control District – History". Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ^ a b Schaden, Marco (2019-07-26). "From Cesspools To Sewers". Manhasset Press. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ a b "Price to convert corridor to sewer system as much as $40M". Newsday. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ a b Schaden, Marco (2021-01-31). "Sewering Manhasset Gets A Restart". Manhasset Press. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ Weldon, Rose (2021-04-28). "Locals launch petition for Plandome Road sewers - Manhasset Times". The Island Now. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ^ Weldon, Rose (2020-12-01). "Great Neck sewer district issues support for Plandome Road sewer project - Featured". The Island Now. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ^ West, Teri (2019-05-20). "Americana sewer project breaks ground after state approval - Featured". The Island Now. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ^ a b "GNWPCD Awarded $150,000 Grant to Conduct Sewer Feasibility Study". Great Neck, NY Patch. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-08-24.