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The Suffolk County Water Authority is teaming up with the Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini to monitor groundwater and investigate where pollution is coming from. Sini said they could use that information to eventually prosecute polluters of the region’s water supply.
“The long term goal is to ensure that we leave our future generations what was left to us: the ability to turn on the faucet and drink that water with peace of mind,” Sini said, calling it a “the first-of-its-kind partnership.”
Sini said the first short-term goal is to identify sources of pollution and begin investigations for criminal punishment. Patrick Halpin, chairman of the water authority, said it is vital to the county to protect the only source of water in the county.