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12.14.2022 Government

Town Hall Notes: Water committee to reform, Board hears updates on Bay to Sound project

At a Town Board work session Tuesday, Councilwoman Sarah Nappa confirmed she is in the beginning stages of setting up a water committee for the Town of Southold. Five...

12.09.2022 Editorials

Editorial: Report card on Sound’s water quality is must-read

All in all, there is good news in Save the Sound’s 2022 Long Island Sound report card, which gives high grades to the eastern basin of the Sound, but...

11.28.2022 Environment

Report: Eastern Long Island Sound healthy despite concerns over rising water temperatures

The Long Island Sound waters off the North Fork remain in good health, according to a recent report. Save the Sound’s 2022 Long Island Sound report card released on...

10.20.2022 Health

Health official answers community questions after water advisory issued for private well owners in Orient

Suffolk County health officials issued a water quality advisory last week for private well owners in Orient, after detecting “forever chemicals” in local water supplies. The county has been...

10.12.2022 Government

Water quality advisory issued for private well owners in Orient

Suffolk County health officials have issued a water quality advisory for private well owners in Orient, after detecting “forever chemicals” in local water supplies. The county plans to sample...

10.07.2022 Environment

DEC limits shellfish harvest in Southold after rain

Some waters in Southold Town have been declared uncertified for shellfish harvest, after rainfall that may have created conditions that could make the shellfish hazardous for consumption. The state...

02.03.2022 Government

Study recommends $5M groundwater recharge system for Greenport

A feasibility study evaluating wastewater reuse opportunities in Greenport has recommended installing a new groundwater recharge system on the Polo Grounds near Moore’s Lane. Village Administrator Paul Pallas asked...

01.24.2022 Government

Orient Association looking to fund study of water quality and quantity in the hamlet

The Orient Association is raising money to fund an independent study of local water quality and quantity. Citing the degradation of ground and surface waters over the past decades,...

10.13.2021 Environment

Stony Brook scientist: Algae blooms, dead zones are ‘new normal’ in East End waters

Conditions causing low oxygen and harmful algae blooms in Long Island waters — including on the East End — have become a “new normal,” according to this year’s water...

08.01.2021 Editorials

Editorial: Water should be key factor in development decisions

A potentially game-changing issue was raised at a recent meeting of the Riverhead Town Planning Board that could have far-reaching ramifications for large-scale development there, as well as in...

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