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Jack Schnirman with a $4,300 bill sent to the county for the fountain behind him.
County looks to plug leaks amid backlash over New York American Water rate hikes
In the Lakeview Peace Garden, water trickles down a fountain into the ground, where it is recycled back up to the fountain. For years, Nassau County paid $50 a month to keep that water running — … more
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After state deal, water rate questions remain
Finally, enough residents got together to complain about New York American Water, and their unreasonably high water bills, and didn’t let up until they caught the state’s attention. more
At a meeting about the New York American Water rate hikes, Baldwin resident Jack McCloy Jr. showed that his water bill is more than $100, but his mother, who lives in South Huntington, is paying only about $8.
New York American Water under fire for rate hikes
Even though New York American Water’s conservation rates were designed to reward customers for limiting water use, the utility’s deputy chief operating officer, Bill Varley, acknowledged at a … more
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Long Island Clean Air Water and Soil Co-director Dave Denenberg, center, showed the Herald his July water bill, half of which went to pay New York American Water’s property taxes, at an August news conference.
Residents sue over water rate increases
The environmental activist group Long Island Clean Air Water and Soil and a number of North and South Shore residents have taken their fight against New York American Water’s rates, which LICAWS described as “unreasonable and unjust,” to the state Supreme Court. more
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New York state is stepping up efforts to improve drinking water quality and monitoring.
Fresh efforts to monitor drinking water quality
New York state will soon begin implementing changes that will alter the way drinking water is protected and monitored for the better. more
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Guy Mazza, acting director of the Department of Public Service’s Long Island office, presided over a public hearing in Malverne to discuss New York American Water's request for a rate hike in Oct. 2016.
Water company receives lower rate increase
The New York State Public Service Commission announced last week that it had lowered New York American Water Company’s requested rate increase, granting a first-year increase of $3.63 million — less than half of the $8.7 million requested by the company. more
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New York American Water prepared a Malverne street for new water mains last year. The state said last week it will invest $2.5 billion in water infrastructure projects.
State allocates $2.5 billion for water quality
New York state’s new $163 billion budget passed last week, including an allocation of $2.5 billion for the Clean Water Infrastructure Act, which aims to improve water distribution systems’ safety and quality. more
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American Water rate increase debated in Albany
The fate of the rate increase remains unknown for the time being. more
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Red circles on this map, created by the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, mark areas with high 1,4 dioxane levels. Areas with a yellow circle indicate either no testing for dioxane was done, or the levels were unknown. A green circle shows areas with dioxane levels below the EPA maximum for a cancer-causing chemical: 0.35 parts per billion.
Carcinogen found in 39 L.I. water districts
Research from the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, compiled from three years of publicly available water quality reports, found high levels of 1,4 dioxane in water serviced by the 39 water districts, including the Water Authority of Western Nassau, the Franklin Square Water District, New York American Water’s Lynbrook and Merrick Operations Districts, and the Town of Hempstead Water District. more
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Residents from multiple community organizations held signs outside of New York American Water’s Headquarters in Merrick protesting the company’s intended rate increase.
Nassau residents protest American Water tax refund
Nassau County residents rallied outside New York American Water’s Headquarters in Merrick as part of an ongoing protest against the company’s intended rate increase. The increase has been pending since June 2016. In that time, residents have criticized NYAW for providing them with dirty water, low pressure, low-quality service and high bills. Tempers continue to flare with the public comment period for another component of the plan nearing its end. more
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