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...
06.12.2025 News Riverhead residents, officials pose their pipeline concerns Suffolk County Water Authority officials held a scoping meeting with community members at Riverhead Free Library Tuesday to hear their questions and concerns about the proposed $35 million 12-mile...
04.15.2024 News SCWA’s 2023 water main groundbreaking was just ‘ceremonial’ A Suffolk County Water Authority capital project to build an eight-mile, $35 million pipeline linking the Pine Barrens aquifer to Southold Town is not yet underway, and will take...
04.04.2023 News Water Authority aiming to begin Calverton water main extension this year The Suffolk County Water Authority is moving forward with its program to bring public water to Riverhead Town residents in the Manorville and Calverton areas. Riverhead Town has now...
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