Wastewater Management

The Town of Brookhaven authorizes an intermunicipal agreement with Suffolk County to allocate $20 million towards a long-sought sewer project for the Mastic-Shirley area.

The Bridgeport Water Pollution Control Authority received $1.5 million in federal funding for facility upgrades. The grant will go towards design and construction, which will begin next year.

New York advocates and lawmakers want more money this year for the state’s Clean Water Infrastructure Act, but Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to cut spending for the program in half.

The Long Island Marine Monitoring Network reports only one out of the 30 waterways tested meets state and federal standards for water quality.

The Sunny Farms Landfill in Fostoria, Ohio is one of the destinations set to receive Long Island’s waste after the planned closure of Brookhaven Landfill. Residents of nearby communities are frustrated and worried about the potential harm Long Island’s garbage will bring.

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…