Great Neck Water Pollution Control District

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]

Great Neck Water Pollution Control District
District overview
Formed1914
TypeSewage treatment
StatusActive
Headquarters236 East Shore Road, Great Neck, NY
40°47′43″N 73°42′45.5″W
Websitegnwpcd.net

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

References
  1. "Long Island Index: Interactive Map". www.longislandindexmaps.org. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  2. "Great Neck Water Pollution Control District – GNWPCD – Great Neck, NY". Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  3. "Great Neck Water Pollution Control District – History". Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  4. Schaden, Marco (2019-07-26). "From Cesspools To Sewers". Manhasset Press. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  5. "Price to convert corridor to sewer system as much as $40M". Newsday. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  6. Schaden, Marco (2021-01-31). "Sewering Manhasset Gets A Restart". Manhasset Press. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  7. Weldon, Rose (2021-04-28). "Locals launch petition for Plandome Road sewers - Manhasset Times". The Island Now. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  8. Weldon, Rose (2020-12-01). "Great Neck sewer district issues support for Plandome Road sewer project - Featured". The Island Now. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  9. West, Teri (2019-05-20). "Americana sewer project breaks ground after state approval - Featured". The Island Now. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  10. "GNWPCD Awarded $150,000 Grant to Conduct Sewer Feasibility Study". Great Neck, NY Patch. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
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