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1. Liberty Superfund Site Decision Benefits South Farmingdale and Massapequa Water Districts and its Consumers
2. South Farmingdale Water District Water is Among the Lowest Utility Bills

Liberty Superfund Site Decision Benefits South Farmingdale and Massapequa Water Districts and its Consumers

April 28, 2008, South Farmingdale, NY – After years of legal negotiations, South Farmingdale Water District and Massapequa Water District have reached a settlement over the Liberty Superfund Site.

The Principle Responsible Parties (PRPs) will reimburse the South Farmingdale and Massapequa Water Districts for the costs of permits, construction, design, sampling, and installation of the outpost monitoring wells, which were installed by the two water districts in 1997.

The outpost monitoring wells were placed upstream from Plant #2 Site on Lourae Drive, South Farmingdale. The monitoring wells provide an early warning system to alert both Districts if contamination from the U.S. EPA Superfund Site at the Liberty Industrial Site was approaching – therefore enabling the Districts to react to potentially contaminated water in an expedient amount of time. The last round of sampling showed absolutely no signs of contamination from the site, but both Districts will continue to monitor the situation.

The Liberty Site has been the focus of cooperative activity for cleanup for decades. The South Farmingdale Water District and Massapequa Water District jointly worked on the project, to control costs and protect the taxpayer.

The mission of the South Farmingdale Water District has always been to protect the taxpayers in its community from bearing the cost of cleanup operations, as well as to ensure a high quality water supply now and for future generations. The commissioners want to assure community members that they will continue to be vigilant in carrying out this objective.

Local residents requesting more information are invited to contact the South Farmingdale Water District’s office at 40 Langdon Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735. Telephone: (516) 249-3330, or visit www.sfwater.com.

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From The Desk Of…
Charlie Prucha, Superintendent
South Farmingdale Water District


South Farmingdale Water District Water is Among the Lowest Utility Bills

I’m proud to say that for over 75 years, the South Farmingdale Water District has produced and delivered extremely high quality water at prices that rank lowest among most public services.

As ‘cost-to-consumer’ for other utilities climb year after year, South Farmingdale customers can rest assured that access to safe and reliable water is stabilized at only about a dollar a day, significantly less than most homeowners’ costs for telephone, cable, Internet service, heat or electricity.

Besides being the lowest priced utility, water accounts for the lowest portion of a town resident’s tax bill when compared with other services. If fact, the average homeowner contributes an extremely low percentage (less than 1.7%) of their annual taxes to their local water supplier, as compared to over 60% for schools.

Our water district personnel are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to ensure that safe drinking water is available to you at all times. The District’s team of dedicated and knowledgeable water service providers acts as a safeguard against any possible contaminations, and they are prepared to repair water main breaks at a moment’s notice.

We are here to serve you. So if you have any questions, concerns, comments or suggestions, contact us by phone anytime at (516) 249-3330, or visit our website at www.sfwater.com and click on the ‘Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)’, or contact us by email.

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