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Nassau County proposes new name for the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant

The protection seawall surrounding the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant is now complete — and, in an effort to give the plant a new identity, Nassau County has proposed renaming the facility the Bay … more

By Mary Malloy | 11/9/16

Bay Park sewage plant earns a B+

The Western Bays Coalition, an environmental watchdog group, held a press conference at Operation SPLASH headquarters in Freeport on Sept. 28 to reveal its report card for the Bay Park Sewage … more

By Mike Smollins | 10/5/16

Letters

Our kids and their cellphones To the Editor: Randi Kreiss’s column “And we did it all without smartphones” (Sept. 15-21) was spot on. People today are too connected for independent … more

9/28/16

We all have a role to play in keeping our water clean

Clean drinking water, a swim in the bay, catching fish to eat and going to the beach are things we easily take for granted as Long Islanders. more

9/22/16

Why mention sewage plant?

To the Editor: We were so happy to receive the 2016-2017 Lynbrook/East Rockaway Guide in the most recent issue of the Herald. It was so gratifying to see that Bay Park was given its own section, … more

9/8/16

Let’s hope county’s plan isn’t just a pipe dream

“The long-term sustainability of Reynolds Channel and our surrounding bays is a pressing environmental concern . . ." more

6/1/16

Nassau County has sent treated sewage into Reynolds Channel and the Western Bays since the late 1940s. A new county plan to divert the effluent to an ocean outfall pipe would end the practice, which would improve water quality in the bays, environmental experts say. Above, a view of the bays from the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick. Photo by Scott Brinton/Herald

County's pipe dream moving forward

Nassau County is looking to divert tens of millions of gallons of treated sewage from the Bay Park treatment plant in East Rockaway to the ocean outfall pipe at the Cedar Creek plant on the … more

By Scott Brinton, Nick Ciccone, Andrew Hackmack and Laura Schofer | 5/20/16

Think global, and local, on Earth Day

On April 22, we will celebrate the 46th annual Earth Day, when, ideally, we should commit to improving the state of our great Mother Ship. Despite our best efforts to discover a second planet where we might lay down roots . . . more

4/21/16

Long Island’s future looks bright in 2016

Twenty-fifteen came and went, and yet, believe it or not, many Long Island residents are still struggling to recover from Superstorm Sandy. Rather than getting back on their feet, they are left waiting for promised relief. Even though the majority of displaced residents have returned to their homes . . . more

1/14/16

All eight sludge digesters at the Bay Park Sewage Plant have been cleaned and are in service.

Sewage plant is now Suez

United Water, a water resources and wastewater service company that runs the day-to-day operations at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, will now go by the Suez brand — but, according to officials, nothing else has changed. more

By Mary Malloy | 11/25/15

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