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Southampton allocates CPF water-quality funds for nine highway projects, board approves seven for immediate funding
Summary
The town approved Resolution 2026-0740 allocating CPF 20% water-quality funding to seven recommended highway projects — including bioswales, hydrodynamic separators and stormwater retrofits — while two projects were sent back for redesign; total recommended amounts include a $971,108 Springville Road project and $469,126.56 for Evergreen Road.
The Southampton Town Board voted to allocate community preservation fund (CPF) water-quality dollars to a slate of highway-department projects intended to reduce stormwater runoff and improve bay health.
Jackie Fenland, director of community preservation, presented nine candidate projects and the water-quality advisory committee’s recommendation to fund seven of them. Projects target multiple watersheds — Shinnecock Bay, Peconic River, Meacox Bay, Paines Creek, North Sea Harbor and Smith Creek — and employ treatment approaches including bioswales, “downstream defender” hydrodynamic separators, pavement reduction and rain gardens.
Key requests noted in the presentation included Argonne Road East ($248,000) and Bay Avenue (~$240,100) to capture and treat roadside runoff, Evergreen Road ($469,126.56) featuring a hydrodynamic separator and pavement removal, and a large Springville Road package ($971,108) that would reconfigure drainage, install inlets and route flows to treatment before they reach the canal. Several projects were recommended for redesign before funding (e.g., Far Pond Road) to better align with water-quality objectives.
“Floatable solids will be trapped before entering the bay in this location,” Fenland said describing Bay Avenue’s bioswale design. Staff and board members discussed permitting and DEC approvals, and the need for downstream maintenance; the highway department would conduct periodic cleanouts for hydrodynamic separators.
On a voice vote following a motion and second, the board approved Resolution 2026-0740 to rise to funding for the recommended projects.
Board members emphasized monitoring and follow-up: staff said some projects will require detailed design and permitting before construction and that the town will continue coordination with trustees and DEC. Fenland said two projects need redesign and the board supported moving forward with the seven recommended projects while refining the others.
