Great Neck Water Pollution Control District Begins Construction at Grist Mill Site

Great Neck, NY (June 12, 2015) – Great Neck Water Pollution Control District has begun construction to replace the existing above ground waste water pump station located on the Saddle Rock Grist Mill property after it was damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funded project is enabling the District to install a new underground pump station at the Grist Mill. The new waterproof pump station will enhance the reliability of service to the Saddle Rock area.

“The devastation wrought by Superstorm Sandy included massive flooding at the existing pump station. The only option was to replace it,” said District Commissioner Steve Reiter. “This gave us the opportunity to apply for a grant from FEMA, which supplied over $800,000 toward building the new Saddle Rock pump station underground.”

In order to build the new pump station, the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District will be removing the existing aboveground station. Wastewater from Saddle Rock is currently, and will continue to be, pumped to the new state-of-the –art facility on East Shore Road via the new Grist Mill pump station. Before proceeding with the construction of the new pump station, the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District sought and received approval from FEMA and the Nassau County Parks Department as the station is located on the same property as the County-owned historic Saddle Rock Grist Mill.

“The new waterproof pump station will be state-of-the-art,” said District Commissioner Deena Lesser. “We are purposely installing the new waterproof station underground which will be less prone to the type of damage incurred during severe storms like Superstorm Sandy.”

For additional information and updates about the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District, please call 516-482-0238 or visit www.gnwpcd.net.