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10.06.2021 Government

Riverhead considers uses for $3.67 million in federal ARPA funding

A new $2 million water storage tower in Wading River is the big-ticket item on Riverhead Town’s wish list for American Recovery Plan Act funding. The town received $3.67...

07.23.2021 News

New developments raise concern about sufficient water availability

With several large subdivisions currently in the application stages before Riverhead’s Planning Board, the question some officials are asking is whether there is enough water to supply them all. ...

02.26.2021 Government

Riverhead Town suing manufacturers that used toxic chemicals found in town wells

Riverhead Town on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit against three companies that manufactured products with poly-fluoroalkyl substances, including perfluorooctanoic and perfluorooctane sulfonic acids, contaminants which have been found in...

01.29.2021 Government

Riverhead Water District working to address higher levels of chemicals found in Plant 5 wells

Riverhead Town’s water district will publish a “deferral notice” indicating that the presence of PFOS and PFOA at levels below the maximum New York State standard for drinking water...

01.24.2021 Editorials

Editorial: Turf war for clean water

The Riverhead Town Board quickly went on the defensive last week after the Suffolk County Water Authority wrote to the Secretary of the Navy seeking federal assistance to undertake...

10.05.2020 Government

New coat of paint for town’s water tank to cost about $1.8 million

The big orange, rusty Riverhead water tank just east of United Riverhead Terminals in Northville will need a new paint job, at a cost of about $1.8 million, officials...

07.09.2020 Government

Watering lawns will be restricted to odd/even days in Riverhead Town

Customers of the Riverhead Water District will now be mandated to follow an odd-even policy for activities like watering lawns, filling up pools and washing cars. “We are at...

06.06.2020 Government

Riverhead Water District proposes rate increase to fund repairs to water tanks, facilities

The Riverhead Water District is proposing an increase to its water rates for the first time since 2016, and it is planning to use the increased revenue to repair...

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