During the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District’s reorganizational meeting, the District Board of Commissioners unanimously selected Commissioner Patty Katz to serve as district chairwoman for 2022.
Katz has called Great Neck her home for nearly 40 years and has faithfully served the community as GNWPCD commissioner since 2017. The district has undergone some of its biggest advancements in its history during her tenure, and she hopes to continue pushing the District forward as she takes the helm this year.
“I am honored to assume the position of Chairwoman and continue advancing the proactive agenda the Board of Commissioners has established,” said Katz. “Serving my neighbors as Commissioner since 2017 has been one of the great honors of my life. I am extremely proud of the work we have all accomplished during my tenure on the Board and I am looking forward to paving the way for bigger and better things over the next year.”
Over the last five years, Katz has accrued a tremendous track record of accomplishments as GNWPCD Commissioner. She was instrumental in founding the District’s Shed the Meds event in 2017, which provides residents with a safe and easy way of disposing of their unused or expired medications.
Since the event’s inception, the District has collected over 3,200 pounds of unused medications and tens of thousands of pharmaceutical sharps, preventing these unused medications from entering into our water supply.
Alongside her fellow Commissioners and Superintendent Christopher Murphy, Katz has also overseen some of the most significant infrastructure improvements in GNWPCD history, including the upgrades of three anaerobic digesters and finishing work on a third microturbine.
Katz and the district once again proved themselves to be on the forefront of waste management technology in 2021, completing the first grease receiving station in Nassau County. This enables the district to convert grease from restaurants into a sustainable source of fuel for its facility, saving thousands of dollars in energy costs.
