Water quality

WSHU’s Sabrina Garone spoke with Maritime Aquarium president Jason Patlis about why the health of Long Island Sound is a reason to celebrate! But there's still a lot of work to be done.

Every year, Save The Sound grades the 197 public and private beaches located on the Long Island Sound. The scores are based on water quality data submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said Lexington Village Condominium will be connected through a new sewage pump system near the complex. Suffolk County and the Town of Islip are each contributing $700,000 to the project.

Stony Brook University ecologist Chris Gobler completed his 2023 Assessment of Water Quality Impairments for Long Island. The map and report aims to provide a guideline for residents and policy makers by comparing water quality to the standards of federal and state regulators.

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.