A Friend to Local Change and Foe to Sewage

With raw sewage and industrial waste affecting Long Island’s waterways each year, the local area has experienced detrimental overflows and widespread health-threatening toxins.

According to the Citizen’s Campaign for the Environment, “Many communities throughout New York State and Connecticut are served by aging and failing sewage infrastructure. Sewage infrastructure that is overwhelmed or dilapidated can result in billions of gallons of raw or partially treated sewage being released into the environment before reaching a treatment plant. When infrastructure fails to protect local waterways more than just water quality is lost: beaches are forced to close, the tourism industry suffers, and local economies lose revenue. Properly functioning sewage collection and treatment facilities are instrumental in assuring a safe environment, thriving economies, and healthy citizens.”

The Long Island way of life depends on clean water. Due to sewage pollution, water run-off and chemicals, swimming and fishing are no longer acceptable activities. Long Island’s natural resource should not be put at risk, it should be enjoyed. AWWT’s strong water quality standards can help protect the community’s natural resource through partnerships at the local and state levels. Because the Citizen’s Campaign for the Environment works to create policies that eliminate sewage pollution, they needn’t search far for solutions with AWWT being a friendly neighbor. We are the only wastewater treatment plant on Long Island certified to accept oil and petroleum impacted water.

Advanced Waste & Water Technology operates as a full-service water treatment facility. Our typical customers are large oil companies, petroleum marketers, municipal entities, industrial facilities, and any other businesses that operate, maintain, and service underground storage tanks. Our company accepts, treats, and discharges petroleum-impacted waters associated with the removal, collection, or clean-up of virgin petroleum. We provide practical and reliable solutions to protect the water on Long Island and allow our neighbors to maintain healthy, pollutant-free lifestyles.