Port Washington Water Pollution Control District

The Port Washington Water Pollution Control District was established in 1915.{{Cite web|title=Port Washington Water Pollution Control District|url=http://www.pwwpcd.us/About-Us.html|access-date=2021-08-05|website=www.pwwpcd.us}} As of 2021, more than 28,000 residents and business in the Port Washington area are served by the district.

Over the decades following its establishment, the district would be expanded as new developments were built or as requested by residents in areas without sewers.{{Cite news|date=May 10, 1950|title=Port Sewer Area Extension Sparks Lengthy Word Battle|page=17|work=Newsday|via=ProQuest}}{{Cite news|date=December 23, 1953|title=Board Returns Rezoning Plea|page=21|work=Newsday|via=ProQuest}} One such extension took place in the 1950s, shortly after the construction of the New Salem and Westgate sections of Port Washington.

In 1931, the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District acquired a significant amount of the property consisting of Sunset Park, located in the heart of Port Washington.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-01 |title=North Hempstead Town officials want Sunset Park to remain public |url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/port-washington-north-hempstead-l33800 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Newsday |language=en}} It continues to operate as a public park, owned and operated by the district.

In 1968, the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District received funds from New York to upgrade and expand its sewage pumping station.{{Cite news|date=August 8, 1968|title=Sewer District Receives $361,218 in State Funds|page=28|work=Newsday|via=ProQuest}} The grant, worth $361,218 (1968 USD), was part of the Pure Waters program.

In 2016, a $450,000 grant from New York was secured for connecting the North Hempstead Beach Park's sewer system to the sewer system operated by the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District.{{Cite web|last=Eidler|first=Scott|date=January 4, 2016|title=Village nets $450G grant for sewer system|url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/port-washington-gets-450-000-grant-to-replace-septic-system-with-sewers-1.11287756|access-date=2021-08-05|website=Newsday|language=en|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805195705/https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/port-washington-gets-450-000-grant-to-replace-septic-system-with-sewers-1.11287756|archive-date=2021-08-05}} At the time the $1.8 million project was announced, the park's sewer system was in poor condition and was over 40 years old.

In 2023, the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District and the Port Washington Water District announced a partnership in implementing an initiative which plans to save roughly 625,000 gallons of water annually within their boundaries.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-09 |title=PWWD Collaborates with PWWPCD on Conservation Initiative |url=https://patch.com/new-york/portwashington/pwwd-collaborates-pwwpcd-conservation-initiative |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Port Washington, NY Patch |language=en}}

File:Port Washington Water Pollution Control District Manhole Cover on Port Washington Boulevard, Flower Hill, Long Island, New York.jpg in Flower Hill.]]

• Sewer network length: approximately {{Convert|75|mi|km}}.
• Sewer network type: gravity-based; activated sludge.
• Number of pumping stations: 17.
• Plant design capacity: 4.0 million gallons/day.

• Notable users: Notable non-residential users include the Pall Corporation Headquarters in Port Washington and St. Francis Hospital in Flower Hill.

Additionally, the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District is separate from the Nassau County Sewage System.{{Cite web|title=Wastewater Management Program {{!}} Nassau County, NY - Official Website|url=https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/1882/Wastewater-Management-Program|access-date=2021-08-05|website=www.nassaucountyny.gov}}

• Baxter Estates (partial service){{Cite web|title=Long Island Index: Interactive Map|url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/?zoom=0&x=1313564&y=266122.5&code=53264&tab=tabServiceProviders&satellite=false&landuse=true&landuseopacity=0.8&mainlayers=Fire_boundary,LIE,ParkwayMainRd,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities&labellayers=Fire_boundary,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities,LIE&serviceproviderlayers=|access-date=2021-08-05|website=www.longislandindexmaps.org}}
• Flower Hill (partial service)
• Manorhaven (under contract; the PWWPCD treats sewage conveyed by the village from that village's pumping system){{Cite web|date=2019-10-22|title=Repairs To Aging Port Washington Sewers To Begin Next Week|url=https://patch.com/new-york/portwashington/repairs-aging-port-washington-sewers-begin-next-week|access-date=2021-08-05|website=Port Washington, NY Patch|language=en}}
• Port Washington
• Port Washington North

Being a special tax district, the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District is governed by a board of commissioners, consisting of a superintendent and elected commissioners; commissioners are elected to three-year terms, and the elections are staggered.

As of December 2023, the Superintendent of the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District is Windsor J. Kinney, and the Board of Commissioners consists of Donald A. Kurz, Melanie Cassens, and Arduino Marinelli.{{Cite web|title=Port Washington Water Pollution Control District {{!}} Port Washington, NY 11050|url=http://www.pwwpcd.us/index.html|access-date=2021-08-05|website=www.pwwpcd.us}}

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