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Grumman / Navy Plume Update on Page 2
Fall 2015 Board of Water Commissioners Thomas P. Hand Joseph T. Tricarico Raymond J. Averna Long Island Water Quality Symposium Superintendent Stanley Carey The NSWCA was well represented at the Long Island Water Quality Symposium held 10/22/15 at Carlyle on the Green. Virtually, all 21 NSWCA member Districts were in attendance and the conference covered a multitude of topics pertinent to both Nassau and Suffolk counties via four panel discussions. Business Hours Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. www.massapequawater.com Stan Carey, NSWCA’s LICAP representative and Superintendent of Massapequa Water District updated the assembly on recent efforts by the LI Commission for Aquifer Protection. 24-Hour Emergency Hotline 516-852-0196 NSWCA President and Massapequa Water District Commissioner Thomas Hand was moderator for the panel discussion on Sustainable Infrastructure Management for the Water Industry. In This Issue LONG ISLAND WATER SYMPOSIUM..................P1 MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT.........P2 GRUMMAN/ NAVY PLUME.............................P2&3 WELL # 9 EDUCATIONAL FACILITY .....P3 BROOKLYN AVE REFURBISHMENT............P3 MASSAPEQUA WATER DISTRICT ELECTION...............P4 WINTERIZING SOLUTIONS FOR HOMES................................P4 Massapequa Water District Commissioner Joseph T. Tricarico; Plainview Water District Commissioner Andrew Bader; LIWC Chairman Michael O’Connell; Massapequa Water District Commissioner Thomas P. Hand; and Massapequa Water District Superintendent Stan Carey. Grumman / Navy Plume Update on Page 2 Board of Commissioners Adopt 2016 Budget without an Increase for Fourth Consecutive Year I am pleased to present this issue of Water Talk to the residents of the Massapequa Water District. With the adoption of the 2016 budget, progress on the Grumman / Navy plume, and several infrastructure projects completed, there is a great deal to report. At the September 9th Board meeting, the Board of Commissioners adopted the 2016 budget. The proposed budget had required a public hearing which was held on September 3rd and was posted in both of the local Massapequa newspapers. The Board adopted a budget which has no increases proposed for 2016. This means a 0 % tax increase and no rate increase for next year. This is the fourth consecutive year the Board of Commissioners has prepared a balanced budget without any type of rate increase. The budget has been passed by the Town of Oyster Bay. At the public hearing, Commissioner Joseph Tricarico commented, “We must continue to fi nd ways to hold the line within our budget while maintaining the level of service to our residents”. Since the last issue of Water Talk, the District completed the rehabilitation of its Brooklyn Avenue ground storage tank. This included a complete refurbishment and replacement of both the interior and exterior coatings. This storage tank holds 500,000 gallons of water in reserve which is used during periods of high demand, including a reserve for firefighting purposes. The District also continued its fire hydrant replacement program and water meter replacement program. Over 50 hydrants were replaced during 2015 in coordination with the Massapequa Fire District. Nearly 500 water meters were replaced using the latest radio read technology which minimizes customer inconvenience and assists in identifying undetected leaks. These programs are expected to continue for the 2016 budget year. Be Prepared for Winter Now is the time to take precautions in anticipation of winter. Last winter our area experienced a deep extended freeze. Many residents had frozen pipes and water meters. Please take the time to make sure all pipes are properly insulated and not exposed to the cold. For additional information, please refer to the winter preparations notice in this issue of Water Talk or call 798-5266. Grumman / Navy Plume Update The Massapequa Water District (MWD) has been very active with our long term measures advocating for the appropriate remedial activities to be implemented to contain the Grumman / Navy plume which would prevent potential impacts to our public supply wells. While we have been waiting for the report on Assemblyman Saladino’s legislation to study the feasibility of plume containment, MWD continues to attend the many plume meetings and press forward on a new well permit application. Assemblyman Saladino’s report is being prepared by a consultant hired by the NYSDEC and is due by the end of 2015. The MWD Board of Commissioners continues to make plume containment a top priority and take the protection of our local water supply very seriously. The Board regularly attends public Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meetings to listen to concerns of residents and assure them that MWD is doing everything possible to protect our water supply. Continued on page 3 2 Massapequa Water District Fall 2015 • www.massapequawater.com Grumman / Navy Plume Update Continued from page 2 All of the early warning monitoring wells specifically installed for MWD have been completed. The wells have been sampled and do not show any traces of contamination. While this is good news, the plume continues to show high concentrations of contamination just north of the Southern State Parkway. MWD has been strongly advocating that the NYS DEC require the Navy and / or Grumman install extraction wells to intercept the plume. We have also been advancing a permit with the NYS DEC to install a new well outside of the projected path of the plume. This permit when approved, will give MWD an option to secure clean uncontaminated water should the plume impact one of our northern most supply wells. Although the responsible parties have been identified (Navy and Grumman), forcing them to initiate aggressive plume clean up measures has proven to be a very difficult task. Which party is responsible for onsite and offsite clean up measures is often unclear. For this reason, MWD is investigating a new technology that could directly link the responsible parties to specific contamination locations. The technology being considered is a forensic water analysis where the known plume contaminates are clearly identified through a finger printing type test called an isotope ratio analysis. This is very similar to DNA testing for crime scenes. This type of analysis could prove to be very helpful in the event MWD decides to take court action against the responsible parties. Brooklyn Ave. Ground Storage Tank Refurbishment Commissioner Joseph T. Tricarico joined Cub Scout Pack 696, Den 6 of Massapequa when they recently visited the Massapequa Water District Educational Site to learn where our water comes from. (L-R) Commissioners Joseph Tricarico, Thomas Hand and Raymond Averna are shown inspecting the Brooklyn Ave. Ground Storage Tank after a recent refurbishment project. Well #9 Educational Center The Educational Center was designed to allow community groups to learn more about where our drinking water comes from and how the Massapequa Water District works to ensure the safety of our water. Please call our office if your group, organization or school is interested in a tour. Massapequa Water District Well #9 Massapequa Water District Fall 2015 • www.massapequawater.com 3 Superintendent Stanley Carey Business Manager Constance Belegrinos Massapequa Water District 84 Grand Avenue Massapequa, NY 11758 PRSTD STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID MASSAPEQUA, NY 11758 PERMIT NO. 36 Assistant Superintendent John Speciale Office Manager Kerri Alter PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Long Island Water Conference Nassau-Suffolk Water Commissioners Association Massapequa Chamber of Commerce American Water Works Association, NYS Section - AWWA Government Finance Officers Association BUSINESS HOURS Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. www.massapequawater.com 24-Hour Emergency Number: 516-852-0196 Winterizing Solutions at Home As we move closer to winter, there are a few items the Massapequa Water District would like residents to keep in mind as the temperature continues to fall. 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