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Sewer deal could be boon for county

Nassau County’s aging sewage treatment plants –– the Bay Park plant in East Rockaway, the Cedar Creek plant in Wantagh and the Glen Cove plant –– have for years been a proverbial yoke around the county’s neck. more

5/17/12

Sewer deal could be boon — or not — for the county

Nassau County’s aging sewage treatment plants –– the Bay Park plant in East Rockaway, the Cedar Creek plant in Wantagh and the Glen Cove plant –– have for years been a proverbial yoke around the county’s neck. more

5/14/12

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano recently announced his intent to pursue a public-private partnership to operate and maintain the county’s three sewage treatment plants.

County weighs leasing the sewer system

Facing a $3 billion debt, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano recently announced his intent to pursue a public-private partnership to operate and maintain the county’s three sewage treatment plants. At a news conference in Mineola on Thursday, Mangano, a Republican from Bethpage, said the transaction would earn the county $750 million, alleviating 25 percent of Nassau’s debt –– the highest of any county in New York. more

By David Weingrad | 5/5/12

$Sam Bernhardt, the Long Island organizer for Food and Water Watch, spoke about the potential risks of permitting hydraulic fracturing in New York on April 23, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation Church of Shelter Rock in Manhasset.$

Local residents attend hydro-fracking forum

National organization Food and Water Watch, along with Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Reach Out America and Grassroots Environmental Education, held a public forum on April 23, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Shelter Rock in Manhasset, to rally support for a ban on hydraulic fracturing — a process that involves the injection of millions of gallons of water, chemicals and sand into shale rock formations at high pressure to break apart the rock and release trapped natural gas. more

By Jackie Nash | 5/1/12

$A dock in the City of Glen Cove, home to a wastewater treatment plant that could be required to treat wastewater created through hydraulic fracturing in the future, if proposed local legislations fails.$

Local legislators propose ban on hydrofracking

Nassau County Legislators Denise Ford, Howard Kopel and Dennis Dunne, all Republicans, recently filed legislation to ban the processing of hydraulic fracturing, or “hydrofracking,” waste at county sewage-treatment plants. On March 26, the Republicans’ bill passed out of the Legislature’s Planning and Rules Committee. more

By Jackie Nash | 3/26/12

Long ISland American Water offered a detailed presentation at Lynbrook’s board meeting on Feb. 21.

L.I. American Water plant proposal in Lynbrook

Representatives from Long Island American Water answered questions from Lynbrook village board members and local residents who had concerns about plans to construct a new iron filtration plant … more

By Brian Croce bcroce@liherald.com | 3/7/12

$Eric Weltman, a senior organizer at Food and Water Watch, spoke to supporters of a state ban on hydraulic fracturing last week.$

Locals rally against fracking in N.Y.

More than a dozen local residents gathered outside the district office of State Sen. Jack Martins (R-Mineola) in Garden City Park on Feb. 17 to show their support for a ban on hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” in the extraction of natural gas. more

By Jackie Nash | 2/25/12

LIAW to help provide scholarships for students

The New York Chapter of the National Association of Water Companies recently announced a scholarship program for high school seniors interested in pursuing a career in the water utility industry or … more

2/22/12

A 73-year-old man fell from this dock on New Year’s Day. Upon witnessing the accident from the Oceanside bank, three Good Samaritans raced from the other side of the canal, pulling him to safety. The victim and the rescuers were all camera shy.

Man saved from frigid East Rockaway waters

By Mary Malloymmalloy@liherald.comThree alert boaters averted what could have been a New Year’s Day tragedy when they saw a man slip into the frigid bay waters behind his senior housing complex … more

By Mary Malloy | 1/4/12

At a hearing last week, Public Service Commissioner James Larocca, right, and Administrative Law Judge Rafael Epstein heard from unhappy LIAW customers.

Lynbrook officials react to LIAW plan

By Lee Landor and Clarissa Hamlin chamlin@liherald.com Speaking on behalf of the Lynbrook village board, Deputy Village Attorney Charles Horn said at Monday night’s regular meeting that much … more

By Lee Landor and Clarissa Hamlin | 12/21/11