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Water Authority Plans Rate Hike To Meet Costs Of More Demand, Mostly On South Fork

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The Suffolk County Water Authority constructed a 900,000 water storage tank in the woods of northern Amagansett to help maintain water pressure during times of peak demand. The tank cost more than $2 million to construct, a cost that is shared by all SCWA customers countywide.

The Suffolk County Water Authority constructed a 900,000 water storage tank in the woods of northern Amagansett to help maintain water pressure during times of peak demand. The tank cost more than $2 million to construct, a cost that is shared by all SCWA customers countywide.

authorMichael Wright on Mar 31, 2021
31The Suffolk County Water Authority announced last week that it expects to increase the water delivery rates for 2022 for all county customers by about 3.7 percent to help fund... more

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