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10.17.2020 Environment

Nitrogen-reducing septic systems to be required in all new construction projects

A new law adopted unanimously by the Suffolk County Legislature last week will require the use of nitrogen-reducing septic systems in all new construction projects. Lawmakers and environmental advocates...

08.12.2019 Environment

County unveils ‘significant’ $4B plan to address nitrogen pollution

Suffolk County officials last week unveiled a $4 billion plan they say will serve as a blueprint for transitioning away from traditional cesspools, which have been identified as a...

04.07.2016 Government

Riverhead sewer plant upgrade completion pushed back

Riverhead Town’s $24 million sewage treatment plant upgrade, for which work began in April 2014, is now expected to be completed by Aug. 31 — four months later than...

06.01.2015 Environment

Hundreds of dead fish now washing up in Southold Town

Bunker fish lined the bay shores of Southold Town Sunday morning, days after the latest massive fish kill reports in Riverhead and Southampton towns.

10.22.2014 Environment

19 Suffolk homeowners to receive free denitrification systems

It’s no Mega Millions, but 19 Suffolk County homeowners will soon hit the lottery in a county drawing to test new wastewater treatment systems. Suffolk County officials are seeking...

10.10.2014 Government

Riverhead Town floating septic upgrade regulation

Riverhead Town could be among the first municipalities in Suffolk County to take a proactive step in dealing with nitrogen pollution from wastewater, which is wreaking havoc on Peconic...

06.28.2014 Environment

How nitrogen finds its way into surface water

The Nature Conservancy released a report last week on the various ways nitrogen finds its way from the air and land and into surface waters throughout the Peconic Estuary....

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