Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray and Councilman Anthony Santino announced Feb. 10 that the New York Rising Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Fund has approved a request for …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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2/18/15
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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.
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By Brian Racow
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2/13/15
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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.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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1/29/15
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United Water is making changes at the sewage treatment plants, including the Cedar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, which is expected to realize a $12 million savings to taxpayers this year.
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By Laura Schofer
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1/29/15
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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 …
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By Brendan Murray
bmurray@liherald.com
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1/7/15
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A temporary project to redirect groundwater is under way at the Bay Park is under review by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
As part of the ongoing Bay …
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By Brendan Murray
bmurray@liherald.com
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12/17/14
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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 …
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By Brendan Murray
bmurray@liherald.com
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11/5/14
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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 …
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By Brendan Murray
bmurray@liherald.com
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10/22/14
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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 …
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By Brendan Murray
bmurray@liherald.com
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10/15/14
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The Nassau County Legislature’s seven-member, bipartisan rules committee unanimously passed a plan on July 18 to implement a long-term contract for the control of the county’s wastewater system. Promising to save taxpayers roughly $240 million over the next 20 years ...
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By Mary Malloy and Laura Schofer
mmalloy@liherald.com, lschofer@liherald.com
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7/23/14
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