A 1920s planned village.
Wikipedia says developer William Chatlos bought 195 acres here to build an affordable planned community for New York City families, that residents voted to split from East Williston, and that the village incorporated on September 8, 1926; the name honors Samuel Willis, a late-17th-century settler. It covers 0.6 square miles, all land, in the Mill River watershed, bordered by Mineola, East Williston, Albertson, Herricks and Roslyn Heights.
The Census Bureau's latest five-year survey counts about 2,700 homes, with a median year built of 1938. 8% went up in the 1950s, 54% before 1940, and 4% after 1980. 74% are single-family detached houses, 9% are two-family, 14% are in buildings of five or more units, and 79% are owner-occupied.
So a typical house here has drain and water lines around 88 years old unless they've been replaced. Slow drains in several fixtures, a gurgling floor drain or rusty water from one tap are signs to have the main line and supply piping checked. With so many pre-1940 homes, some still have galvanized or older supply piping in the walls; we plan repairs around what's actually there.
Oil to gas means new gas piping.
The ACS shows 85% of homes heat with utility gas and 10% with fuel oil. Switching means properly sized gas piping to the new equipment, and often to the water heater, range and dryer. We do the gas line work. We don't sell or deliver oil.
Sewer.
Nassau County's health department list of sewer collection districts doesn't name Williston Park separately; neighboring Albertson, East Williston and Herricks are listed under the Nassau County Department of Public Works (516-571-6841). A sewer district charge on your tax bill means you're connected. A backup that stops at your house is usually in your own line to the street; we clear it and repair or replace the line. If neighbors are backed up too, call the county at 516-571-6841.
Water: Village of Williston Park's own water system.
EPA's service-area map puts essentially all residents on the Village of Williston Park's own water system; your bill is the final word. In EPA's UCMR 5 testing, the main supplier's highest single PFOA/PFOS result was 5.6 parts per trillion. EPA's 4 ppt limits apply as a running annual average starting in 2029, so one high sample is not a violation, but it's the kind of number a carbon filter is sized against. For a leak at the curb or in the street, call your water supplier. For anything on your side of the meter, call us.
Permits.
Williston Park is an incorporated village, so plumbing permits go through the Village of Williston Park's building department, not the town.
