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Commissioners Brigandi and Schuckmann Given Community Service Awards The Hicksville Water District (HWD) is proud to announce that Chairman Nicholas Brigandi and Commissioner William Schuckmann were recently awarded the prestigious Community Service Award by the...

Winter Can Be a Difficult Time for Home Water Systems Winter is just around the corner, bringing with it a number of obstacles to homeowners across Long Island. This is the most difficult time of year for water systems, and the Hicksville Water District (HWD) would...

Critical Maintenance Practice Will Conclude on October 24 The Hicksville Water District (HWD) will be flushing water mains throughout its service area as a part of its regular Distribution System Maintenance Program starting on October 19 through October 24 between...

Mail-In Testing Kits Are Often Attempts to Sell Unnecessary Home Filtration Systems The Hicksville Water District (HWD) was recently contacted by a local resident about a water testing kit that they received in the mail from a private company based in Bay Shore. This...

  Ceremony Celebrates Students’ Passion for Water Conservation The Hicksville Water District (HWD) recently held an awards ceremony to celebrate the 30 winners of the District’s 2025 Water Conservation Poster Contest. An annual tradition in the District, the...

  State-of-the-Art Treatment Technology Went Online in 2024 The Hicksville Water District (HWD) is proud to announce that it recently received a Gold Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York)....

Critical Maintenance Practice Will Conclude on May 2 The Hicksville Water District (HWD) will be flushing water mains throughout its service area as a part of its regular Distribution System Maintenance Program starting on April 27 through May 2 between the hours of 9...

EyeOnWater Software Allows Owner to Solve Water Waste Issue The Hicksville Water District places a strong emphasis on communicating with its residents and local business owners on all things related to their water service. This includes helping to uncover the reasons...

Chairman Brigandi to Lead District Throughout 2025 The Hicksville Water District (HWD) is proud to announce that Commissioner Nicholas Brigandi has been elected to serve as District Chairman for 2025. Unanimously elected by fellow Commissioners Karl Schweitzer and...

Water Main Breaks Are Most Common During the Winter As Long Island braces for the coldest part of the year, the Hicksville Water District (HWD) would like to remind residents that water main breaks are most common during the winter. While the frequency of these...

                Schweitzer Enters 10th Term on Board This Month  The Hicksville Water District (HWD) is proud to announce that Commissioner Karl Schweitzer has been re-elected to the HWD Board of Commissioners following the...

Neighbors and Elected Officials Join District in Celebrating Infrastructure Investment Designed to Remove 1,4-dioxane and PFAS from Water The Hicksville Water District (HWD) recently celebrated the opening of its newest water treatment facility, capable of removing...

Testing Kits in Your Mail Are Not Completely Accurate Earlier this year, the Hicksville Water District (HWD) began receiving reports from several residents of water testing kits arriving in their mail from a private, locally-based company. Unfortunately, they have...

District Officials Spoke with Residents About All Things Water Continuing its years-long tradition of participating in the annual event, the Hicksville Water District (HWD) set up a booth to speak with their community during the recent Hicksville Street Fair. Chairman...

Critical Maintenance Practice Will Conclude on October 25 The Hicksville Water District (HWD) will be flushing water mains throughout its service area as a part of its regular Distribution System Maintenance Program starting on October 20 through October 25 between...

Water Treatment Plant Set to Come Online Soon After three years of planning, construction and testing, the Hicksville Water District (HWD) is proud to announce that its Plant 8 treatment facility, which represents a more than $14.1 million investment into the...

Ceremony Celebrates Students’ Passion for Water Conservation The Hicksville Water District (HWD) recently held an awards ceremony to celebrate the 29 winners of the District’s 2024 Water Conservation Poster Contest. An annual tradition in the District, the poster...

Saving Water While Watering Lawns is Most Important Summer has begun, and the Hicksville Water District (HWD) would like to remind residents that they play a crucial role in helping their community conserve water during these next few months. Water use rises...

The Hicksville Water District (HWD) recently broke ground on a new water treatment system at its Plant 6 treatment facility on Kuhl Avenue. This project will see new Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) and Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) systems will be installed at the...

All HWD Employees Present Proper Identification Upon Arriving at Your Home The Hicksville Water District (HWD) has received a report from a resident that someone tried to enter their home on April 23, having claimed to be an HWD employee who needed to check the...