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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

By Stapha Charleme | 6/20/14

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

6/19/14

County officials announced a bipartisan deal to re-establish the Clean and Seed program in front of an East Rockaway property, at right, that is vacant as a result of Superstorm Sandy.

Bipartisan support leads to Sandy program renewal

As many South Shore residents continue to pick up the pieces 19 months after Superstorm Sandy, county officials announced a bipartisan agreement to approve $14.4 million in borrowing to re-establish its Clean and Seed program. more

By Brian Croce | 6/17/14

The Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant discharges treated wastewater into the surrounding bays that causes high levels of nitrogen.

Pipe dream quashed by FEMA

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has turned down New York state’s request for funding to build an outfall pipe to send wastewater from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant into the Atlantic Ocean. more

By T.J. Brennan | 6/4/14

Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant in Nassau County.

What does ‘flushable’ mean?

Where does your sewage go? If you live in Nassau County, it goes into a sewage treatment plant. One huge problem for these treatment plants is nylon. Nylon is a strong, stretchy material that slows … more

By Karis Lynch, Emma Nastro and Connor Mangan, sixth grade Oceanside Project Extra students | 1/30/14

We need an outflow pipe to the ocean

Residents and environmentalists have long urged county and state officials to be more aggressive in their efforts to upgrade Nassau County’s aging sewage treatment plants. more

1/23/14

Cuomo is focused on the right issue: tax relief

Friends, the state of our county is good. Our unemployment rate is at 5.1 percent, the lowest in the state. Thanks to the combined efforts of the governor, our county executive and local officials . . . more

1/16/14

An outfall pipe now delivers treated sewage from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant to Reynold's Channel.

Officials seek $600 million for sewage outfall pipe

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano planned to meet with Sen. Charles Schumer and others in Washington on Wednesday to discuss additional funding for a long-discussed ocean outfall pipe to be … more

By Mary Malloy | 1/15/14

The Bay Park plant, which sits just yards from the bay, was knocked out of service for 44 hours after Superstorm Sandy, and roughly 100 million gallons of untreated sewage overflowed into Long Island’s Hewlett Bay.

FEMA funds OK’d for sewage plant

In the wake of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement last Saturday that the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant will see at least $730 million in upgrades thanks to funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state government, residents are now hopeful that they will soon be rid of the loud, annoying noise of generators and the overpowering smell of sewage at Nassau County’s largest waste facility. more

By Brian Croce and Mary Malloy | 1/13/14

Vice President Joe Biden joined Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday as Cuomo unveiled a plan to rebuild New York’s infrastructure, making it more resilient in order to adapt to changing weather.

Planning for a ‘new reality’

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday unveiled a $17 billion plan to overhaul the state’s infrastructure in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, focusing on areas like transportation, weather prediction, … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 1/8/14

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