“The universal need for clean water transcends all politics.”
Lisa Finn,Patch Staff
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — Voters in Suffolk County showed up in force to protect water quality this Election Day.
Voters overwhelmingly approved Ballot Proposition 2, the Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act, 71.58 percent, or 478,717 votes to 28.42 percent, or 190,159 votes, with seven districts left to report.
According to the Nature Conservancy, the “landmark victory for clean water” will generate $4 billion to modernize wastewater infrastructure and protect Long Island’s waters from nitrogen pollution and $2 billion to protect clean drinking water by conserving open space and wildlife habitats.
