The Riverhead Sewer District plant was
originally constructed in 1937 as a primary treatment plant with
chlorination for disinfection. In 1959 the plant was upgraded to a
secondary treatment facility with the installation of trickling
filters. The plant was upgraded again in the year 2000. The
improvements included the installation of sequencing batch reactors (SBR’s)
and the use of ultraviolet light for disinfection.
The plants permitted capacity is
1,200,000 gallons per day with a current flow of about 800,000 gallons
per day.
The Riverhead Sewer District
boundaries mainly include the hub area and business district of
Riverhead. There are twelve (12) pumping stations and approximately 25
miles of sewer mains that transport sewage to the treatment plant.
A pilot project is currently
underway to determine the impacts of irrigating the neighboring Indian
Island Golf Course with approximately 350,000 gallons per day of highly
treated effluent. One of the main goals of this project is to reduce
the nitrogen loading into the Peconic Estuary.
In addition, the Town of
Riverhead also owns the Riverhead Scavenger Waste plant. The scavenger
waste plant treats waste from private and commercial septic systems or
cesspools. Septic waste from the five East End towns and Eastern
Brookhaven is transported to the plant by private haulers. The current
dump fee is $.075 per gallon or $75.00 per thousand gallons. A list of
permitted carters is available below.
The Town of Riverhead formed the
Calverton Sewer District in 1999 when the old Grumman property was
transferred to the Town. The district consists of 550 acres which makes
up the industrial core area. There are three pumping stations which
transport wastewater to the treatment plant that was constructed in the
early 1950’s. An upgrade of this facility is scheduled to start within
the next two years.
For a resident to connect to the
Riverhead Sewer District, please
complete the form below and return to the District office at 2 River
Avenue. (Off Riverside Drive)
Sewer Connection Application
To become an authorized
Drain layer for the Town of Riverhead:
1 - Write a letter to the Town Board requesting to become a Drain layer
for the Town of Riverhead.
List your Sewer experience in the letter and
refer to jobs you have previously completed.
2 - Post an Irrevocable
Letter of Credit in the amount of $5,000.00.
3 - You must
provide a Certificate of Insurance naming the Town of Riverhead and the
Riverhead
Sewer District as additionally insured.
2005 List of Authorized Drain Layers
To
obtain a Scavenger Waste License to dump at the Riverhead Scavenger
Waste Treatment Plant you must provide the following:
1 - Two
hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) fee per truck looking to obtain a
permit
2 - A copy
of Home Improvement License from Consumer Affairs
3 - A copy
of N.Y.S. Drivers' License
4 - A copy
of Vehicle Insurance
5 -
Complete Scavenger Waste Application
(including notarized signature)
6 - A copy
of vehicle registration for every vehicle looking to obtain a permit
Items
1-6 must be brought to the Accounting Department, 200 Howell Avenue,
Riverhead, NY 11901 (631)727-3200
