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The settling tanks at Cedar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Wantagh.
A smooth transition at Cedar Creek
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. more
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Assemblyman Joseph Saladino sponsored the bill, recently signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to clean up the toxic Navy Grumman plume that could have eventually threatened drinking water in Wantagh and Seaford.
Governor orders plume cleanup
New York state took a major step forward in ensuring safe drinking water for Wantagh and Seaford residents recently, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill ordering the cleanup of the toxic Navy Grumman plume. more
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Environmental activist Adrienne Esposito and Assemblyman Joseph Saladino were among those calling for the clean-up of the Navy Grumman plume last week.
Action urged for plume cleanup
Clean drinking water is an expectation of all Long Islanders and Americans, but in portions of Nassau County, it takes some extra effort to deliver that to people’s faucets. more
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The Cedar Creek wastewater treatment plan on the Seaford-Wantagh border will soon by run by United Water.
Questions surround sewer plant transition
The public-private partnership between United Water and Nassau County has been touted as a way to save the county money and improve wastewater infrastructure, but for the county workers at Cedar Creek, the transition process has been bumpy. more
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This image from Liberty Natural Gas’s website shows where the company wants to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean. The company would need to lay 21.7 miles of subsea pipeline to connect its terminal to the existing Transco Lateral, which extends from New Jersey to Long Beach.
Port Ambrose impact report expected
A company’s plans to build “Port Ambrose,” a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 19 miles southeast of Jones Beach, have stalled for months in a federal review process, but that is likely to change next month. A U.S. Coast Guard official estimated that the government will release a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Port Ambrose in December. more
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Unused Land at Cedar Creek would be used to house more than 1,100 solar panels.
Solar panels proposed at Cedar Creek
Under-utilized land at the Cedar Creek Water Treatment Plant could be used for a solar energy project. Nassau County is proposing to enter into a 20-year lease agreement with SunEdison Origination 1 to construct, operate and manage a three-megawatt solar energy project on 12.5 acres of land at the Water Treatment Plant, which abuts both Wantagh and Seaford. more
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New York American Water Company, Inc., the company that supplies the area’s water, has an office at 60 Brooklyn Ave in Merrick.
Water study stresses present costs over future savings
The engineering firm that conducted a study of the area’s water system, analyzing the pros and cons of a municipal authority buying it from current operator New York American Water Company, Inc., went by one yardstick: ... more
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This chart shows George E. Sansoucy, P.E., LLC’s forecast of the cost to operate New York American Water Company, Inc. and two theoretical municipal water authorities through 2044. Sansoucy predicted that municipal water would be more costly in either scenario.
Water authority releases study
In 2010, people in Merrick, Bellmore, Wantagh and Seaford paid nearly five times more for tap water than people in East Meadow, Levittown, Lido Beach and Uniondale, according to an engineering firm working for the Water Authority of Southeastern Nassau County. The first four communities got their water from the company Long Island American Water. The second four got theirs from the Town of Hempstead ... more
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Prepare for a storm before it strikes
That time of the year is here again — the heart of hurricane season — and it’s important to take steps now to make sure you and your family are safe when the next storm hits. more
Kids, and adults, should learn to swim
We’re in the middle of summer, and with so much playing in and around so much water, just how many of us have the requisite swimming skills? more
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