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What happened to the urgency of storm protection?
Last week, at the height of hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that forecasters are predicting a higher likelihood of an above-normal season, and increased the predicted number of . . . more
Devorah Crupar, Operation SPLASH educational consultant, far left, and Sean Murray, director of Elementary Curriculum of Long Beach school districts, right, reviewed the program details of the ten-month Adopt a Storm Drain program during a visit to Operation SPLASH in Freeport.
Operation SPLASH to bring canals to the classroom
Operation SPLASH headquartered in Freeport has recently renovated a 75-student classroom and science lab in preparation for the 2017-2018 school year. At the beginning of the month, SPLASH welcomed … more
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City council members are proposing an $18 million project that would convert the existing water treatment plant into a pumping station.
City to vote on $6.3M bond to consolidate sewers
Long Beach City Council members are pursuing an $18 million project to convert the city’s 70-year-old wastewater treatment plant into a pumping station that would stop the flow of waste into … more
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Above, a view of the bays from the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick.
A pipe dream come true?
Engineers have determined that the 110-year-old aqueduct running underneath Sunrise Highway is in “very good condition,” and county officials are preparing for the next stages of a … more
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Brian Schneider, the county’s deputy public works director, said that funding for the $354 million project to reroute effluent from Bay Park to Wantagh via an aqueduct under Sunrise Highway is still being worked out, but preliminary work has started.
FEMA gives $5M for Sunrise Highway pipe project
The federal Emergency Management Agency is providing $5 million to help cover engineering costs for a planned project to send partially treated sewage from the Bay Park Water Reclamation Facility in East Rockaway to the Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control Plant in Wantagh, where it will be sent for discharge three miles out in the Atlantic Ocean. more
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A conduit to cleaner bays in Nassau County
The Rules Committee of the Nassau County Legislature recently approved a contract with a New York City engineering firm to review and inspect a 110-year-old, unused water pipe that runs under Sunrise Highway as a possible conduit for treated waste from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant (now called the South Shore Water Reclamation Facility) to the outfall pipe at the Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control Plant on the Wantagh-Seaford border. more
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Letters to the Editor: East Rockaway, Lynbrook
What’s in a name? A community. To the Editor: The Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant is no more. Please welcome the South Shore Water Reclamation Facility. It may be just a name change to … more
Letters to the editor: East Rockaway, Lynbrook
He’s a believer To the Editor: I would like to congratulate the Lynbrook High School Drama Club for its stellar performances in last weekend’s sold out production of “Shrek The … more
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
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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
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