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Open-water swimmer Lori King, of Rockville Centre, finished third in the 29th Swimming Marathon of Messinian Gulf in northern Greece earlier this month, completing the 30-kilometer race in 8 hours, 56 minutes.
RVC mom racking up miles in open water
“I won’t ever pull myself from a swim, or say, ‘You know what, I’m just not feeling it today,’” said Lori King, a Rockville Centre mother who got her start in open-water swimming about a decade ago. “That’s not an option.” more
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This summer, stay safe in and around the water
Whether it’s the shimmering water of a backyard pool, a lake or the ocean, having fun there necessitates a cautious approach to help ensure that children and adults remain safe. Year after year . . . more
New York state is stepping up efforts to improve drinking water quality and monitoring.
Fresh efforts to monitor drinking water quality
New York state will soon begin implementing changes that will alter the way drinking water is protected and monitored for the better. more
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Guy Mazza, acting director of the Department of Public Service’s Long Island office, presided over a public hearing in Malverne to discuss New York American Water's request for a rate hike in Oct. 2016.
Water company receives lower rate increase
The New York State Public Service Commission announced last week that it had lowered New York American Water Company’s requested rate increase, granting a first-year increase of $3.63 million — less than half of the $8.7 million requested by the company. more
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New York American Water prepared a Malverne street for new water mains last year. The state said last week it will invest $2.5 billion in water infrastructure projects.
State allocates $2.5 billion for water quality
New York state’s new $163 billion budget passed last week, including an allocation of $2.5 billion for the Clean Water Infrastructure Act, which aims to improve water distribution systems’ safety and quality. more
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Tower No. 3 was last rehabilitated in 2005, when it received an additional exterior overcoat. A complete repainting of the structure could cost $2.5 million to $3 million.
Rockville Centre water tower in need of work
Water tower No. 3 sits on Sunrise Highway, next to the village’s Department of Public Works shed and the Mill River Complex Park. The 200-foot-tall, white and baby blue steel monolith is hard to … more
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Red circles on this map, created by the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, mark areas with high 1,4 dioxane levels. Areas with a yellow circle indicate either no testing for dioxane was done, or the levels were unknown. A green circle shows areas with dioxane levels below the EPA maximum for a cancer-causing chemical: 0.35 parts per billion.
Carcinogen found in 39 L.I. water districts
Research from the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, compiled from three years of publicly available water quality reports, found high levels of 1,4 dioxane in water serviced by the 39 water districts, including the Water Authority of Western Nassau, the Franklin Square Water District, New York American Water’s Lynbrook and Merrick Operations Districts, and the Town of Hempstead Water District. more
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The special challenges of winter
Q. We came home from vacation to find water damage from frozen pipes in our new second floor, added last summer. We never expected this, but called the contractor who referred us to the plumber who, frankly, was no help. After 12 tries . . . more
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Times change: Remember the gladiators?
The sweep of history has ushered in the first woman ringmaster for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and, at the same time, swept out the entire circus, which will close in May. After 146 years in business . . . more
Residents denounce proposed water rate hike
Several dozen Nassau County residents, interest groups and politicians came together at a Oct. 26 public hearing to comment on an 8.4 percent rate hike sought by New York American Water to pay for infrastructure, taxes and water delivery costs. The hearing was organized and chaired by the Department of Public Service and held at Malverne Village Hall. more
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