In recognition of Drinking Water Week, May 4-10, 2025, the Town of Southampton is showcasing the safe, high-quality tap water that we enjoy in our Southampton community.
The Town recognizes that high-quality drinking water is not only essential for public health but also for overall community well-being and economic growth. Safe water supports businesses and institutions, strengthens schools and healthcare systems, and enhances quality of life.
“The Town of Southampton and Suffolk County in general, are unique in that we obtain our drinking water from a sole source aquifer. There are no reasonably available alternative drinking water solutions for the residents of our Town should the aquifer become contaminated. We must do everything in our power to protect the environment and preserve our sole source aquifer,” said Southampton Town Supervisor Maria Moore.
The Southampton Town Board also serves as the Commissioners of the Hampton Bays Water District. The Hampton Bays Water District, along with the Suffolk County Water Authority, work diligently to provide high quality drinking water to the residents and visitors of the Town of Southampton.
In 2020 the Town of Southampton committed to a 10 Year Capital Improvement Plan for the Hampton bays Water District. Since then, significant investments into source water protection, advanced treatment, monitoring and communication have occurred. The Town remains dedicated to its goals of maintaining and improving the delivery of high-quality drinking water to the residents of the Hampton bays Water District, as well as doing its part to ensure that the Suffolk County Water Authority can continue to deliver high-quality drinking water to the remainder of the residents of the Town.
“Protecting public health and well-being is at the forefront of everything we do as elected officials,” said Councilman Bill Pell. “Understanding the value of our sole source aquifer and taking any steps we can to protect it is our duty and responsibility. To that end, I am happy that we were able to take a major step recently to continue to protect the aquifer by amortizing sand mining within the Town. Preserving the natural filtration capabilities of our soils will hopefully help maintain the viability of our aquifer for many generations to come,” Pell went on to say.
“I am proud to stand by my colleagues to acknowledge Drinking Water Week as a way to demonstrate our commitment to Clean Water policies in the Town of Southampton,” added Councilmember Iasilli. “This Board, thanks to the leadership of Supervisor Maria Moore, has re-committed itself to protecting our sole source aquifer and the natural environment. We will continue to expand septic improvement and so much more to ensure safe and clean drinking water for all.”
Moore, Iasilli and Pell were joined by the remainder of the Board in expressing thanks to the dedicated professionals of the Hampton Bays Water District for their ongoing efforts to protect and deliver high-quality drinking water to residents.