The capital plan for upgrading and replacing the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District’s pump stations is almost complete. Six of the pump stations have been completed, and work is progressing on three more.

Most notably, work is visible at the Steamboat, Piccadilly, and Bayview pump stations.

The pump station nearest to completion is the Steamboat pump station, located on the periphery of the Village of Great Neck.

The pump station is on property owned by the Village of Kings Point and is adjacent to the Great Neck Park District’s Kings Point Park property.

This critical pump station receives flow from the Merchant Marine Academy, Steppingstone Park, the Village of Kings Point’s village hall and Police Department facilities, and the northern area of the Village of Great Neck. As a result of this pump station upgrade, no new areas will be serviced.

The existing Steamboat pump station, originally owned by the Village of Great Neck, was constructed around 1935, with the last upgrade performed in 1999.

The district took over ownership of this pump station in 2014 as part of its consolidation of the sewer system belonging to the Village of Great Neck.

“Our innovative approach to the construction required the use of heavy equipment to deliver and position prefabricated sections of the pump station, so there has been a lot of activity in the area recently,” said District Chairman Steve Reiter. “The good news is that these state-of-the-art construction methods have shortened the timeline for the construction, which is scheduled to be completed early this summer.”

Simultaneously, the district continues its work on the Piccadilly and Bayview pump stations, both of which are due for completion by early 2025.

Once the pump stations are completed, all three will add resiliency and capacity to the district’s entire collection system for decades to come.