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East Hampton disbanded its Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) and terminated Administrator Anthony DeSimone in response to resident opposition against a wastewater treatment plant expansion by Griffin Residuals. The company intended to purchase land for a biosolids facility next to the current plant, prompting concerns over transparency and potential health impacts.

Griffin Residuals withdrew from the sale before the Town Council meeting, where residents expressed relief and criticized the lack of transparency. The Town Council will assume WPCA duties until a new board is established.