Glen Cove Gets Over $4M In Grants To Improve Water System

GLEN COVE, NY — The City of Glen Cove has received more than $4 million in state grants to help pay for water quality improvements.

The state's Environmental Facilities Corporation awarded nearly $640 million in grants Tuesday to water projects across the state. The City of Glen Cove is among nearly two dozen water districts on Long Island to get funding. It's getting $4,340,400 in grant money for two 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."

For one of the projects, Glen Cove is getting $3 million for a Packed Tower Aeration System at its Duck Pond Road Station. The system is designed to strip Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) from the area's water supply. VOCs are chemicals that both vaporize into the air and dissolve into water, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and are pervasive in daily life because they are used in transportation, agriculture, and day-to-day activities around the home.

The total cost of the project is $16,273,000, according to state documents. The state's funds will cover just over 18 percent of it.

The City is also getting $1,340,400 to help cover the cost of upgrades at Nancy Court Pump Station. The total cost of that project is $1,690,000.

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.

Basil Seggos, commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Conservation called the grants "generational investments" that will help build "more resilient communities that are better prepared to meet the challenges of climate change."

Click here for a full list of awardees and project descriptions.

Patch's Alex Costello contributed to this report.