Wastewater improvement projects from Oakdale to Huntington Station totaling $3.5 billion could be first in line for Suffolk County funding from its Water Quality Restoration Fund based on the newly formed board's rankings of 30 projects.

The board also recommended the county increase its grants for homeowners to upgrade to enhanced septic systems by $5,000.

The recommendations were part of an implementation plan approved this week by the 21-member Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Fund Board of Trustees, which is tasked with overseeing the fund and recommending projects for approval. The plan was initially set to be released in the spring, but experienced delays.

Suffolk County has collected $21.1 million toward the fund between March 1 and July 22 through an eighth of a percen

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