| Port Washington Water Pollution Control District | |
| Type: | District |
| Formed: | 1915 |
| Headquarters: | 70 Harbor Road, Port Washington, New York, United States |
| Chief1 Name: | Windsor J. Kinney |
| Chief1 Position: | Superintendent |
| Agency Type: | Sewage treatment |
| Status: | Active |
The Port Washington Water Pollution Control District (abbreviated as PWWPCD) is a public sewer district in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It serves the Greater Port Washington area of Long Island's North Shore.
The Port Washington Water Pollution Control District was established in 1915.[1] As of 2021, more than 28,000 residents and business in the Port Washington area are served by the district.
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.[2] [3] One such extension took place in the 1950s, shortly after the construction of the New Salem and Westgate sections of Port Washington.
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.[4] It continues to operate as a public park, owned and operated by the district.
In 1968, the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District received funds from New York to upgrade and expand its sewage pumping station.[5] The grant, worth $361,218 (1968 USD), was part of the Pure Waters program.
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.[6] 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.
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.[7]
Additionally, the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District is separate from the Nassau County Sewage System.[8]
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.
As of December 2023, the Superintendent of the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District is Windsor J. Kinney, and the Board of Commissioners consists of Donald A. Kurz, Melanie Cassens, and Arduino Marinelli.[11]