Suffolk County Water Authority activates emergency reponse plan
The Suffolk County Water Authority has initiated its emergency response action plan in preparation for the storm.
Field crews are on standby, phone operators are at the ready to field calls and monitoring showed Sunday that all critical systems are operational, the authority said.
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