Keyword: Sewage Treatment Plant
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The plant’s current construction schedule that Peter Glaus said was continuing mostly on schedule — with the exception of the community park.
Test sounds false alarm at sewage plant
Test results that showed high levels of a contaminant flowing out of the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant in January were a false alarm, according to representatives of United Water, the company now … more
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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano delivered his 2015 State of the County address on Wednesday in East Meadow.
Mangano: Nassau on right track
In his State of the County speech Wednesday night in East Meadow, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano painted a bright picture of Nassau’s present and future, touting his administration’s efforts to attract young people and families to the county, spur growth in the private sector, downsize government and hold down taxes. more
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At a press conference on Feb. 12 at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola, Shila Shah-Gavnoudias, commissioner of the county Department of Public Works; Jon Kaiman, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s special advisor for Long Island storm recovery; Ed Mangano, the county executive; and Todd Kaminsky, a state assemblyman from Long Beach, announced that the state would provide $150 million to upgrade the Bay Park plant with a nitrogen-removal system.
State promises $150 million to better treat sewage
New York state has pledged to fund the installation of a $150 million nitrogen-removal system at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, which will reduce the environmental harm of the sewage the plant discharges into Nassau County’s Western Bays, state and county officials said on Feb. 12. The officials, speaking at a Mineola news conference, also called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide $550 million more to build an outfall pipe to carry effluent from Bay Park into the Atlantic Ocean. more
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Growing up near the Cedar Creek plant
When I was kid, I spent most sunny spring days at Cedar Creek Park. I’d ride my bike there with my family, play on the playground with my friends, and enjoy rolling down the verdant hills. Something I remember distinctively about the park was a certain sour smell that was always in the air. more
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Members of the United Water executive team toured the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant. From left were Nadine Leslie, president of environmental services; Bertrand Camus, chief executive officer; plant Manager Bill Donovan; United Water Vice President Marie Waugh; and Kanwer Khan, vice president of environmental health and safety.
Bay Park Sewage plant changes hands
The roughly 55 million gallons of sewage and wastewater that runs through the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant now has a new overseer, as United Water took control of the day-to-day operations of the … more
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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, far right, and HUD Development Secretary Julian Castro received a tour of the plant from employees
Bay Park Plant to get $97 million advance for nitrogen issue
New York State has issued the Bay Park Sewage Plant a $97 million advance on the $830 million in federal funds currently allocated to help upgrade and repair the outdated plant after it was destroyed … more
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The large generators at the Bay Park Sewage Plant have been running for 24 hours a day since Hurricane Sandy two years ago
Dirt, debris and 'diaper bucket' smells near Bay Park plant
Even with the promise of upgrades and repairs, residents are still dealing with unpleasant smells and loud noises emanating from the Bay Park Sewage Plant. “The ongoing nature of it all can get … more
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Construction workers installed new underground conduits as part of the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant's new electrical system
Will Bay Park sewage smell stop soon?
Construction continues inside and outside the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, as upgrades that began in July continue to be put in place. Much of the work being done at the plant, which was … more
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The Western Bays provide many recreational opportunities such as kayaking, but scientists say that fertilizer runoff and partially treated sewage effluent threaten the health of the bays. Above, a wetland canal at Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick.
The Western Bays, an ecosystem suffering from all sides
Superstorm Sandy will be remembered as one of Nassau County’s most demoralizing calamities: the miles of rubble that choked the expanses where houses had stood in dignified symmetry, the thousands of Long Islanders living in limbo, forced to use their savings to stay afloat. People weren’t the only ones affected by the storm, though. Sandy devastated wildlife throughout Nassau’s Western Bays, which scientists had already considered to be fragile ecosystems –– many on the brink of collapse –– long before the storm. more
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We'll say it again — fund the Bay Park pipe
The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently rejected the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s request to fund a $690 million outflow pipe that would stretch from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant three miles into the Atlantic Ocean. more
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