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GNWPCD Welcomes Hofstra University Students
District Teaches Local Students Environmental Importance of Wastewater Treatment
The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District (GNWPCD) recently welcomed a group of Hofstra University environmental science students to its East Shore Road facility. As part of their academic curriculum, the students got to take a tour of one of the most environmentally conscious wastewater treatment plants in the Northeast.
District Superintendent Christopher Murray shared a detailed account of the District’s ongoing eco-friendly projects and lead students on a tour of the plant. Students were especially interested in the District’s ultraviolet disinfection system, anaerobic digesters, micro turbine systems and a recently completed oxidation ditch.
Students studied the sewer treatment plant with an eye towards promoting similar systems throughout the rest of Long Island and the country.
