New York Center for Clean Water Technology

$2 Million Approved for Seed Money for the Stony Brook Clean Water Initiative

Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst's dream of turning Southampton Town into a hub for improving clean water technology might just be coming true.

Governor Cuomo announced he had earmarked $2 million in the state budget for seed money for the Stony Brook Clean Water Initiative. According to Ms. Throne-Holst, the town put together a proposal for the governor and the Department of Environmental Conservation to try to bring septic technology "to where it needs to be."

Nitrogen loading from out-of-date septic systems has caused a series of toxic algal blooms in recent years and scientists fear it could have huge negative repercussions on marine life and drinking water.

Not only do septic systems need to be replaced and updated, but many have called for the need to have denitrifying systems, in order to begin to mitigate some of the damage already done to East End waterways.

"The proposal that we crafted was to create what we have effectively dubbed the Silicon Valley of wastewater technology," Ms. Throne-Holst said last week.

After Governor Cuomo's announcement, Bloomberg Philanthropies, a charity set up by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, pledged to give $1 million toward the development of the New York State Center for Clean Water Technology.

The concept development team for the center is slated to hold its first official planning meeting next week.

Source: The Sag Harbor Express

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