NYS awards $17 million in funding for water quality projects across Long Island
Long Island municipalities will receive more than $17 million in state money for water quality projects aimed at improving sewer systems, reducing nitrogen pollution and enhancing storm resiliency, according to state officials.
The projects, spanning from Port Washington in Nassau County to Sag Harbor on the East End, are among 81 across the state slated to receive a total $146 million through the Water Quality Improvement Project grant program, the state recently announced.