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Two national utility trade groups representing many of Long Island’s water providers filed a new federal lawsuit this week seeking to overturn the limits established on toxic “forever ...
The Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations operates and maintains the water supply and sewerage system. It is also responsible for the operation of the Staten Island Bluebelt, a natural alternative to storm sewers, which occupies approximately 15 square miles (39 km 2) of land in the South Richmond area of Staten Island.
Long Island drinking water is sourced from a large aquifer which is at risk of contamination if chemical pollution continues. Long Island is one of the most developed areas in the United States with a majority of the high intensity development located closer to New York City and lower intensity development moving east across the island. High ...
Fire Island National Seashore Map. Fire Island is not a separate town, but its villages are listed here due to its geographical isolation. Villages in the Town of Islip: Ocean Beach, Saltaire; Hamlets in the Town of Brookhaven: Cherry Grove (a.k.a. Fire Island), Fire Island Pines.
Firefighters on New York's Long Island gained control of a wind-driven brush ... The governor's office said four state National Guard helicopters had conducted 88 water drops — totaling more ...
Four separate fires blanketed Long Island’s East End Saturday, as thick black smoke filled the sky, threatening homes in middle class communities and wealthy parts of the Hamptons.
The Manhasset–Lakeville Water District was founded in 1911, thus making it one of the oldest public water suppliers on all of Long Island. [1]In 1958, voters in the district voted against a controversial proposal to add fluoride to the district's water supply.
All of Long Island's water supply comes from underground water reserves held in aquifers. Stacked one on top of the other like layers in a cake, three major and one minor aquifer make up the Long Island aquifer system. In sequence from shallowest to the deepest, the Long Island aquifers are: the Upper Glacial, the Magothy and the Lloyd Aquifers.