West Hempstead water commissioner re-elected to Nassau Suffolk Water Commissioners’ Association

The Nassau Suffolk Water Commissioners’ Association elected new board members for the 2019 term, which runs through Dec. 31. Among the newly elected board members was Second Vice President Kenneth P. Wenthen Jr., of the West Hempstead Water District.

“Speaking on behalf of this outstanding NSWCA Board, we are looking forward to a very active year in 2019,” NSWCA President Michael F. Rich III said in a news release. “There has been a great upsurge in interest about Long Island’s water and aquifer as well as conservation and long term sustainability, which is long overdue. Ensuring purity and supply while protecting our sole source aquifer requires continual education. As the suppliers closest to the water, the NSWCA plans expansion of our Educational Series and Seminars in 2019 to provide Commissioners from all of our 21 member districts as well as the public they serve with the latest scientific and environmental information relating to Long Island water issues and concerns.”

Other members of the newly elected board include First Vice President William Schuckmann, of the Hicksville Water District; Secretary Amanda Field, of the Plainview Water District; and Treasurer Lawrence F. Zaino Jr., of the Carle Place Water District.

-Compiled by Nakeem Grant