The Water Authority of Great Neck North was established in 1985 as a public benefit corporation by Title 8-B, Section 1197, of the Public Authorities Law of the State of New York. In December 1989, the Water Authority purchased the assets of the Citizens Water Supply Company, which was a private for profit business enterprise. Since its creation by the State of New York, the Authority has been authorized to provide potable (drinking) water to the northern areas of the Great Neck Peninsula, which encompasses the villages of Great Neck, Great Neck Estates, Kensington, Kings Point, Saddle Rock, portions of Great Neck Plaza and Thomaston, and portions of the unincorporated areas of the Town of North Hempstead. The Board of Directors of the Authority is made up of the designated representatives from each of the seven villages and the Town of North Hempstead in the Authority's service area.