The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District (GNWPCD) recently welcomed the Great Neck-based Girl Scouts Troop 612 to its facility for a tour of the District’s plant. Led by GNWPCD Chairman Steve Reiter, Commissioner Mark Berger and Superintendent Christopher Murphy, the scouts were able to get a close-up view on everything the GNWPCD does to serve its community.
“It was such a pleasure to bring Troop 612 into our facility to show them the hard work that we do to protect our environment on a daily basis,” said Chairman Reiter. “We always enjoy giving tours of our plant, but especially so when the attendees are young people. They represent the future of the Great Neck Peninsula, and fostering an appreciation for environmental conservation within them at an early age helps ensure that this community is in good hands for future generations.”
Upon their arrival at the facility, Commissioner Berger provided the scouts with a presentation on how the District operates in a format specifically tailored to elementary students. Following the presentation, the scouts and their parents were led throughout the GNWPCD plant, learning about the many advanced practices that go into treating more than 3 million gallons of wastewater every day. The District is proud to say that it remains at the forefront of wastewater treatment technology in service to such an environmentally-conscious community.
About the GNWPCD
The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District (GNWPCD) is a special commissioner-run district within the Town of North Hempstead. The GNWPCD has provided sewage services for the Great Neck area since 1914, and currently serves more than 25,000 residents and businesses in the villages of Great Neck, Saddle Rock, Kensington, and those parts of Thomaston and Great Neck Plaza east of Middle Neck Road; as well as all unincorporated areas north of the Long Island Railroad and a part of Manhasset. The GNWPCD’s mission is to protect human health, our bays and the environment.
—Submitted by the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District
