Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone touts $100M plan for sewer projects newsday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Suffolk to invest $100M to improve water quality By: Adina Genn April 22, 2021 Comments Off on Suffolk to invest $100M to improve water quality
Suffolk County is investing $100 million in funding to improve water quality, with projects expected to bring jobs to the region and boost the economy.
The plan includes eliminating outdated cesspools and septic systems that researchers say are the primary source of excess nutrients that have led to “fouled local bays, contributing to harmful algae blooms, beach closures and fish kills,” according to a press release from Suffolk County.
With funding from federal, state and county sources, the region is expected to see completed sewer projects throughout south shore river corridors. The initiative also includes additional funding for a Suffolk program that gives grants to homeowners choosing to upgrade to new nitrogen-reducing septic systems.
Series of projects aim to reduce flooding, improve river in Town of Babylon newsday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Zeldin: Vital wins for Long Island December 22, 2020, by Eldin Ganic
New York Congressman, Lee Zeldin, issued the following statement following House passage of the Senate Amendment to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (H.R. 133), which includes government funding through September 30, 2021, and additional coronavirus relief:
“Throughout December, as Congress’ new COVID-19 relief and annual appropriations legislation was being negotiated, I worked closely with House and Senate leadership, and the White House and other officials in the Administration, to secure important local priorities for Long Island and desperately needed coronavirus relief.
“It’s an honor to have delivered on these vital wins for Long Island and help ensure our communities get back to a normal way of life as soon as possible in the wake of coronavirus, and I look forward to continuing to fight for the priorities most important to our communities.