Wastewater Management

An environmental symposium on Wednesday at Stony Brook University attracted industry leaders and many Long Island towns to discuss solving the region’s waste management crisis. But new state goals could drive collaboration between Suffolk County’s local governments.

Connecticut and New York have gotten most of their water pollution issues under control due to wastewater management of the Long Island Sound.

Federal income taxes were do Monday. Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone called on the IRS to provide tax relief for residents who participated in the county’s septic improvement program.

In Suffolk County high levels of nitrogen can be found in household wastewater, and officials call it the greatest source of water pollution on Long…