03.24.2026 News Riverhead hires lawyers to fight SCWA lawsuit over $35M North Fork pipeline Riverhead Town has hired an outside law firm as officials dig in for a legal fight against the Suffolk County Water Authority over the controversial $35 million North Fork...
02.16.2026 News SCWA sues Riverhead Town over pipeline project The standoff between Riverhead Town and the Suffolk County Water Authority over zoning control has reached a boiling point, with the SCWA commencing legal action against the town to...
12.30.2025 Year in Review 2025 Year in Review: Controversial SCWA pipeline project moves forward The Suffolk County Water Authority proposed a 12-mile pipeline across the North Fork to supplement existing systems in Southold Town. Tapping wells in Flanders, the plan routes 12 miles...
12.03.2025 Featured Story SCWA pipeline project moves to environmental review phase The Suffolk County Water Authority pushed forward its controversial North Fork pipeline, despite a standoff with Riverhead over whether the regional authority can bypass local zoning control. In a 67-page Final...
10.14.2025 News Riverhead, SCWA clash over zoning control of proposed $35M pipeline The Suffolk County Water Authority once again said it doesn’t need Riverhead’s approval to build an eight-mile pipeline through town — a claim local officials are calling an overreach...
10.09.2025 News SCWA seeks zoning immunity for 8.15-mile pipeline through Riverhead The Suffolk County Water Authority claimed its proposed 8.15-mile North Fork pipeline through Riverhead is exempt from local zoning laws — setting up a contentious battle over the project....
08.21.2025 News Local impacts of SCWA pipeline weighed at Town Hall With strong claims of a lack of transparency from the Suffolk County Water Authority as to how the construction of its proposed 8.15-mile water pipeline will directly impact the...
08.13.2025 News Public hearing set to determine SCWA pipeline zoning exemptions A public hearing has been set for Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 6 p.m. by Riverhead Town to conduct the Monroe Balancing Test, which will determine whether or not, and...
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