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Water

The problems facing our Aquifer System--the underground, sole source of our drinking water--are getting worse. To learn more about these problems and how a Nassau-Suffolk approach to aquifer management could benefit Long Island's water resources, please read this short document: L.I. Aquifer Management Compact. Please email any questions to waterforlongisland@gmail.com.

 

LEAD

Lead has been found in water in over 20 school districts in Long Island.

Find out if there are pipes with lead/lead solder in your home or at your child's school.

Free Lead Test HERE

Also, check out these green tips on water that were posted in honor of World Water Day (3/15/19): https://nylcvef.org/citizens-toolkit/green-tips-celebrating-water-world-water-day-beyond/

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