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History Through Pictures

Celebrating 100 years of service to the Hicksville community
After nearly 20 years of service from the Nassau Water Company, residents began to complain as water mains were badly rusted which caused clothes and cooking utensils to be stained. 700 residents petitioned the Oyster Bay Town Board to support forming their own “Hicksville” Water District. The measure was passed on August 30, 1921, and the District was formed!

The District now has 15 wells that are constantly in use to distribute the public water supply to residents. While wells are the backbone of water distribution, the HWD’s water production plants keep your water safe. They house all necessary treatment systems which constantly test samples and rid the supply of any potential contaminants. The District now has 15 wells which, along with water treatment plant sites, currently serve the community.

The water treatment systems of tomorrow are being installed today! Advanced oxidation process (AOP) treatment systems, when combined with granular activated carbon (GAC) filters, are the only proven treatments to rid the water supply of 1,4-dioxane and other emerging contaminants. To learn more about emerging contaminants, click here!
Our staff is at the heart and soul of everything the Hicksville Water District does. They constantly are working on the front lines to fix any water main breaks or manage the plants which distribute only the cleanest and safest water to Hicksville residents. Our employees’ dedication has remained constant in the past one hundred years.

We salute all of the Commissioners who have proudly served the Hicksville Water District since 1921. Their hard work has kept your water safe for over 100 years and ensured your water distribution remains uninterrupted.

William I. Magill 1921-1933 George Kunz 1955-1969
Ernest Francke 1921-1928 Arnold Jeanson 1969-1975
August P. Deppisch 1921-1938 Stanford Weiss 1972-1984
John Puvogel 1928-1943 Edward Schluter 1975
William Rennie 1933-1942 Gilbert Cusick 1975-2003
George Kopp 1938-1941 Richard Humann 1984-2008
Harry Borley 1941-1980 Warren Uss 2008-2014
Laurence Bevan 1942-1949 Nicholas Brigandi 1980-Present
Charles Colthurst 1943-1955 Karl Schweitzer 2003-Present
Laurence Bevan, Jr. 1949-1951 William Schuckmann 2014-Present
William Cisler 1951-1972

Our Superintendents have always been a constant in keeping your water facilities working smoothly for the past 100 years. All of their hard work has not gone unnoticed, and we thank them for their countless contributions to the District.

Shirley Hicks 1924-1943
Frederick “Rollie” Davidson 1943-1962
Harold Hauxhurst 1963-1974
Louis Dettloff 1975-1982
Richard Woodwell 1983-1998
William Schuckmann 1998-2010
Anthony Iannone 2011-2019
Paul Granger 2019-Present