Suffolk County to Install New Ocean Outfall Pipe for $152 Million
(Help Us, Steve Levy! Help Us!)
Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy recently announced that his county will soon begin construction of a new ocean outfall pipe for the Bergen Point Sewer Plant to replace the deteriorating pipe that is currently there.
The county is going to dig a tunnel beneath the Great South Bay and underneath Fire Island to send the effluent of the plant into the Atlantic Ocean 2.6 miles offshore. The cost of the pipe is spread out over three years in Suffolk’s capitol budget and is expected to take approximately 3 years to complete.
Meanwhile the cost of an ocean outfall pipe for the Bay Park sewer plant continues to rise by the minute. It was first touted to cost about $200 million, then during months of arguing with county legislators, the cost rose to about $300 million. Now Nassau County DPW Commissioner Ray Ribiero is stating the cost of an ocean outfall pipe for Bay Park is $431 million. I’ve heard of inflation, but this is ridiculous!
It’s obvious the dunderheaded administration in Nassau County doesn’t know how to get a bargain and is an easy mark for unscrupulous ocean outfall pipe installers who know a sucker when they see one and keep inflating their prices.
On behalf of all concerned residents of Bay Park/East Rockaway and the surrounding communities, we are asking Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy to reach out to Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi and explain to him how to get an ocean outfall pipe built for a reasonable cost.
