Water quality

Water quality monitoring funded by the federal government has ensured safer beaches in Connecticut, despite three victims of water-borne viruses reported since July 1.

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

Residents participated in a study with the Washington D.C.-based Environmental Working Group to collect samples of tap water in 18 states — including in Old Saybrook and Simsbury, Connecticut.

New Haven will be part of a study of urban coastal communities to assess the impact on human health and the environment.

Environmentalists are concerned that time is running out to put a referendum on the November ballot about whether to use a sales tax hike to pay for water quality projects in Suffolk County.

78% of public Long Island Sound beaches in Connecticut and New York received an A or B rating.

A total of $5.2 million from NOAA will fund research activities to reduce land-based sources of marine debris in rivers and coastal waterways in New York.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said the federal money will be used by water companies to remove lead and other toxic contaminants, like PFAS chemicals.

Suffolk County will connect 64 Manorville homes to the public water supply after chemicals contaminated private wells.

The grant will be used to add 100 homes to the Patchogue River Watershed Project, which is significantly reducing nitrogen pollution in the Great South Bay.