Garden City Gets $3.6 Million Grant To Improve Drinking Water

GARDEN CITY, NY — The Village of Garden City will get more than $3.6 million in state funding to help it build a facility to remove contaminants from drinking water.

Garden City is one of 11 municipalities from across the state to get part of nearly $70 million in funding from the state Environmental Facilities Corporation. The goal of the grants is to speed up the process of building facilities to clean water.

"By investing in improving our state's water infrastructure, we are laying the foundation for regional growth and prosperity while protecting our natural resources," Gov. Kathy Hochul said. "This funding helps ensure that cost will not be a barrier as communities across the state continue to modernize treatment systems with vital infrastructure upgrades — helping usher in a greener, healthier future for New York."

Garden City is the only municipality in Nassau County to receive funding. It is getting $3,653,794 to install Advanced Oxidation Processes and Granular Activated Carbon equipment to treat emerging contaminants at its water treatment facility.

"Bolstering Long Island's water infrastructure and protecting my constituents from harmful contaminants has been one of my top priorities during my time in Congress," said Rep. Kathleen Rice, who represents Garden City. "I am ecstatic to see that Garden City will receive more than $3.6 million to install state of the art equipment to treat emerging contaminants in the village's water treatment facility. Thank you to Governor Hochul for prioritizing our health and protecting our drinking water."