Port Washington Water Pollution Control District
Official seal | |
The district's headquarters in June 2022 | |
| District overview | |
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| Formed | 1915 |
| Type | Sewage treatment |
| Status | Active |
| Headquarters | 70 Harbor Road, Port Washington, NY 11050 40°50′21″N 73°41′49″W / 40.83917°N 73.69694°W |
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| Website | www |
The Port Washington Water Pollution Control District (abbreviated as PWWPCD and colloquially known as the Port Washington Sewer District) is a public sewer district in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States.
Description
The Port Washington Water Pollution Control District was established in 1915, and serves large portions of the Greater Port Washington area, located on Long Island's Cow Neck Peninsula.[1][2] The district treats the sanitary sewage from all sewered areas of the peninsula within its boundaries – as well as of that from the Village of Manorhaven's municipal sanitary sewer system, under contract – at its wastewater treatment plant in the hamlet of Port Washington.[1] Upon being treated at the district's plant, the treated wastewater is released into Manhasset Bay.[1]
As of 2025, more than 28,000 residents and business throughout the Greater Port Washington area are served by the district.[3][4]
The district also owns and operates Sunset Park – a major park facility along Manhasset Bay in the hamlet of Port Washington and the Village of Baxter Estates; a sewage pump station is also located within the park.[5][6]
Communities served
- Baxter Estates (partial service)[2][3]
- Flower Hill (partial service)[2][3]
- Manorhaven (under contract; the PWWPCD treats sewage conveyed by the village from that village's collection system, via an interconnection)[2][3][7]
- Port Washington[2][3]
- Port Washington North[2][3]
History
The Port Washington Water Pollution Control District was established in 1915, in order to better treat the sanitary sewage produced in the growing Port Washington area and mitigate the risk of sewage polluting the environment.[3][4] In 1916, it built its first treatment plant – surrounded by a new district-owned park open to the public – on a site along Manhasset Bay, signing a 99-year lease with the Town of North Hempstead for the property.[8] Much of the facility and parkland were constructed on landfill over the bay, extending out into the existing cove, with new bulkheads being installed along the waterfront.[8]
Over the decades following its establishment, the district would be expanded as new developments were built or as requested by residents in areas without sewers.[9][10] One such extension took place in the 1950s, shortly after the construction of the New Salem and Westgate sections of Port Washington.[10]
In 1931, the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District acquired a significant amount of the property consisting of Sunset Park, located in the heart of Port Washington.[11] It continues to operate as a public park, owned and operated by the district.[11]
In 1968, the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District received funds from New York to upgrade and expand its sewage pumping station.[12] The grant, worth $361,218 (1968 USD), was part of the Pure Waters program.[12]
In 2016, a $450,000 grant from New York was secured for connecting the North Hempstead Beach Park's sewer system to the sewer system operated by the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District.[13] At the time the $1.8 million project was announced, the park's sewer system was in poor condition and was over 40 years old.[13]
In 2023, the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District and the Port Washington Water District announced a partnership in implementing an initiative which plans to save roughly 625,000 gallons of water annually within their boundaries.[14]
Statistics
- Sewer network length: approximately 75 miles (121 km).[3]
- Sewer network type: gravity-based; activated sludge.[3]
- Number of pumping stations: 17.[3]
- Plant design capacity: 4.0 million gallons/day.[3]
- Notable users: Notable non-residential users include the Pall Corporation Headquarters in Port Washington and St. Francis Hospital in Flower Hill.[3]
Additionally, the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District is separate from the Nassau County Sewage District, and it is not connected to NCSD's system.[15]
Administration
Being a special tax district, the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District is governed by a board of commissioners, consisting of a superintendent and elected commissioners; commissioners are elected to three-year terms, and the elections are staggered.[3][16]
As of December 2025, the Superintendent of the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District is Windsor "Win" J. Kinney, and the Board of Commissioners consists of Brandon Kurz, Melanie Cassens, and Arduino "Eddy" Marinelli.[16]
See also
- Special districts in New York (state)
- Port Washington Water District
- Port Washington Police District
References
- ^ a b c "Port Washington Water Pollution Control District – Home". www.pwwpcd.us. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ^ a b c d e f "Long Island Zoning Atlas". www.longislandindexmaps.org. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Port Washington Water Pollution Control District – About". www.pwwpcd.us. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ a b "History – Port Washington Water Pollution Control District". Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ^ Fuentes, Larissa (2025-07-22). "Port water control district commish petitions to stop sale of Sunset Park". www.longislandpress.com. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ^ Needelman, Joshua (2025-08-25). "Port Washington sewer district dispute intensifies". Newsday. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ^ Hampton, Daniel (2019-10-22). "Repairs To Aging Port Washington Sewers To Begin Next Week". Port Washington, NY Patch. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ a b "Town's Shore Front for Disposal Plant". Port Washington News. November 12, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
- ^ "Port Sewer Area Extension Sparks Lengthy Word Battle". Newsday. May 10, 1950. p. 17.
- ^ a b "Board Returns Rezoning Plea". Newsday. December 23, 1953. p. 21.
- ^ a b Zou, Dandan (2020-11-01). "North Hempstead Town officials want Sunset Park to remain public". Newsday. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ a b "Sewer District Receives $361,218 in State Funds". Newsday. August 8, 1968. p. 28.
- ^ a b Eidler, Scott (January 4, 2016). "Village nets $450G grant for sewer system". Newsday. Archived from the original on 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ Mendlinge, Jake (2023-02-09). "PWWD Collaborates with PWWPCD on Conservation Initiative". Port Washington, NY Patch. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "Wastewater Management Program | Nassau County, NY – Official Website". www.nassaucountyny.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ a b "Port Washington Water Pollution Control District – Key Personnel". www.pwwpcd.us. Retrieved 2021-08-05.