Garden City Gets $16.6 Million In Grants To Improve Water System

GARDEN CITY, NY — The Village of Garden City has received more than $16 million in grants from the state to help pay for work to clean the village's water.

The state's Environmental Facilities Corporation awarded nearly $640 million in grants today to water projects across the state. Garden City is getting $16,680,000 in grant money for four projects.

"Modernizing our state's water infrastructure is critical to ensuring every New Yorker has access to clean drinking water," Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement. "Protecting the public health of New Yorkers will always be a top priority for my administration and this funding is a testament to that commitment. We will continue working collaboratively with every level of government to empower localities with the funding they need to improve water quality statewide."

Garden City is getting money for purification projects at its No. 7 and No. 9 plants, as well as at four wells around the village. They are ongoing projects to remove contaminants, such as 1,4-Dioxane.

In all, Long Island municipalities received more than $255 million in grants. The state estimates that the work for the grants will create more than 12,000 jobs across the region.