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Brookhaven holds hearing on proposed Mastic Beach sewer district; engineers outline $43M plant, $20M ARPA gap
Summary
Town of Brookhaven officials and project engineers on Thursday presented the map, plan and report for a proposed Mastic Beach Sewer District, a multimillion‑dollar effort intended to enable downtown redevelopment and reduce nitrogen pollution from antiquated cesspools and septic systems.
Town of Brookhaven officials and project engineers on Thursday presented the map, plan and report for a proposed Mastic Beach Sewer District, a multimillion‑dollar effort intended to enable downtown redevelopment and reduce nitrogen pollution from antiquated cesspools and septic systems.
The engineer of record, Steve Hajduk, told the Town Board the plan envisions a roughly 286‑parcel district centered on Neighborhood Road, Mastic Road and portions of Comac Road. The project includes a primarily gravity collection system with two pump stations, and a new wastewater treatment plant currently sized at 300,000 gallons per day. Hajduk said the current capital cost estimate is approximately $43 million and annual operation and maintenance costs are estimated at about $1.1 million.
The town has secured $20 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding from Suffolk County through an intermunicipal agreement,…
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