When the power generators are running on diesel fuel at the Bay Park Water Reclamation Facility at times each day, a plume of yellow smoke can be seen spewing from the plant, filling the air in nearby yards and parks with odors and toxins. That has residents worried about the potential health effects of inhaling diesel exhaust.
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By Mike Smollins
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10/10/19
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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 …
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By Mike Smollins
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10/5/16
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The Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant opened its gates last week to more than 50 residents who toured the facility, which is undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation to repair the damage it …
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By Brendan Murray
bmurray@liherald.com
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5/6/15
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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Plant a $97 million advance on the $830 million in federal funds currently allocated to help upgrade and repair the outdated plant after it was destroyed …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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In the reconstituted Legislative District 7, two-term incumbent Howard Kopel (R-Lawrence) is being challenged by Democrat Lisa Daniels, an East Rockaway resident.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/9/13
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Three million gallons of partially treated sewage spewed into Reynolds Channel on May 9 due to an hour-long power outage at the Bay Park Sewage Plant, according to Nassau County’s website.
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By Brian Croce
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5/15/13
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The stench was unbearable.
“We’re concerned about our life in the community, people can’t even open their windows or sit in their backyards, and it will get exponentially worse with the …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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5/15/13
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Bay Park resident Nora Garcia-Osuna described what she found in her backyard after Hurricane Sandy as “mounds of hard, layered, crusted-over sewage” — the likes of which she had never seen …
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By Mary Malloy
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2/14/13
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Research conducted by Stony Brook University and a nonprofit research group indicates that the South Shore’s Western Bays are polluted, and state officials acknowledged that implementation of …
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/30/13
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